3E 2019 Community Update

priority benchmarks - defining our goals for the youth of Scottsbluff
Special needs, supports, and services
Number of Scottsbluff students on a health plan
Scottsbluff schools and community are challenged to keep up with the increasing amount
and severity of challenges Scottsbluff youth continue to face. Support plans for students
with special needs continue to help many succeed within the general education curriculum
and enjoy activities and opportunities that all children should be encouraged to access.
2016-17
School Year
N/A
2017-18
School Year
272
2018-19
School Year
260
Number of Scottsbluff students taking Daily Routine Medications
N/A
88
90
Number of K-12 Individualized Educon Plans in Scosbluff Schools
414
480
511
Number of K-12 504 plans in Scosbluff Schools (non-SPED accommoda-
on plans)
96
117
114
Early childhood care and education
Scottsbluff continues to attract young families as census numbers reflect a large number of
children aged birth to three as well as four and five year olds attending preschool. Preparation
for kindergarten is a tremendous predictor of future success and this community continues
to grow its early childhood services. With its model Sixpence Program, initiated five years ago
by Senator John Harms, Scottsbluff provides a model for other communities seeking similar
services for qualifying parents. Additionally, an expanding partnership with ESU-13 and Head
Start will expand the number of public school preschool classrooms
throughout the community.
Percentage of Kindergarteners that aended Preschool
2016-17
School Year
92%
2017-18
School Year
70%
2018-19
School Year
56%
Number of Birth to Three Referrals to Scosbluff Public Schools for
Specialized Early Educaon Services
50
62
70
Number of students grades K-3 were at or above the 50th percenle on
the NWEA Maps assessment in Math
55%
57%
60%
Number of students grades K-3 were at or above the 50th percenle on
the NWEA Maps assessment in Reading
48%
46%
47%