Stakeholder Information

In conjunction with recommendations provided by the Council of the Great City Schools and the District's 2019-20 budget development process, Fresno Unified is seeking community input prior to finalizing next year's Special Education Budget. Through this survey, the Special Education Department is interested in gaining input from staff, parents and community stakeholders regarding its proposed investments.  

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* 1. What is your engagement with the District?

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* 2. I feel increasing the number of special education classroom teachers and paraeducators as outlined in the proposed 2019-20 Special Education budget is a sound investment that supports smaller class sizes and reduces elementary school grade spans.

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* 3. I believe increasing the number of full-time Speech/Language Pathologists (SLP) and contracts will provide additional necessary services and is a solid investment that supports student learning. 

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* 4. I believe increasing the number of full-time Occupational Therapists (OT) will provide additional necessary services and is a solid investment that supports student leaning.

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* 5. I believe increasing the number of full-time Teachers for Assistive Technology (AT) will provide additional necessary services and is a solid investment that supports student learning.

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* 6. I believe increasing the number of full-time Teachers for Orthopedically Impaired (OI) will provide additional necessary services and is a solid investment that supports student learning.

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* 7. Hiring additional special education instructional coaches will provide NEW teachers needed mentoring and assistance as they further build their capacity in providing high-quality instruction.

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* 8. In an effort to support program development and improvement throughout the District, I believe it is important to add two additional special education program managers, to further support students, staff and families.

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* 9. Providing additional professional learning opportunities for District staff and parents should be a vital component of the Special Education 2019-20 budget.

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* 10. With the investment of additional special educational programs, there will be a need to add four new portable buildings and purchase additional classroom materials. These investments are paramount in providing quality instruction and creating a positive learning environment.

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* 11. The District proposes adding five new school psychologist in its 2019-20 budget.  Psychologist will focus on providing multi-tiered system of support (MTSS), social emotional interventions, mental health supports, and staff development.  Investing in these areas with additional human capital and supports is necessary in supporting a student's social emotional learning.

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* 12. In the District's effort to increase graduation rates and career readiness, the 2019-20 budget proposes creating a special education school counselor to support secondary and alternative education sites. This is a key area that I believe the District should be investing in.

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* 13. In order to provide high quality health services every day at every site and increase supports to sites with school based health centers, the 2019-20 budget outlines hiring two additional credentialed school nurses. This will also provide the opportunity to convert health assistant positions to licensed vocational nurses (LVN). Supporting student health with increases in health service support is important in developing Fresno Unified's 2019-20 budget.

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* 14. To further support a safe and healthy learning environment, the Budget proposes adding a health service manager to provide oversight and leadership to the rapid growing health services department.  Supports of this nature are valuable board investments.

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