Study of the Mount Diablo Unified School District - Mt. Diablo Unified ...

District Operations and Associated Financial EffectivenessMDUSD could realize a cost savings if the Assistant Superintendent position is eliminatedand a Director of Special Education position is created. Reclassification of this positionshould include job duties primarily related to special education compliance with state andfederal regulations with a direct report to the Assistant Superintendent of ElementaryEducation in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The assignment of thisproposed position to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction would more closelyalign special education and general education, could further support current collaborativeefforts, and could create a greater emphasis on standards‐based academic instruction,improved achievement of and access to general education curriculum for students withdisabilities, as well as districtwide collaboration among general and special educatorsregarding the continuum of services for students with disabilities.A comparison of special education district staffing is shown in Exhibit 2‐8. MDUSD andFolsom Cardova are the only districts that maintain an assistant superintendent positionwith direct oversight of special education. MDUSD and Folsom Cardova are the onlydistricts that do not have a director of special education position. The average number ofassistant director/administrator positions is 1.88 with Elk Grove and San Ramon having noassistant director/administrator positions. The average number of program specialistpositions is 8.25 with Elk Grove maintaining the highest number at 14 positions and MorenoValley maintaining the lowest number at five positions.EXHIBIT 2‐8MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTAND MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCOMPARISON OF DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF2009‐10 SCHOOL YEARSPECIALEDUCATIONENROLLMENTASSISTANTDIRECTOR/ADMINISTRATOR*RATIOADMINISTRATOR TOSPECIAL EDUCATIONENROLLMENTSCHOOLDISTRICTASSISTANTSUPERINTENDENT DIRECTORPROGRAMSPECIALISTMt. DiabloUnified4,004 1 0 3 6 1:400Clovis 2,830 0 1 2 13 1:177Elk Grove 6,003 0 1 0 14 1:400Folsom Cordova 2,638 1 0 3 6 1:264Moreno Valley 3,960 0 1 1 5 1:565San Ramon 2,901 0 2 0 6 1:363Stockton 3,689 0 1 2 10 1:284West Contra4,406 0 2 4 6 1:367CostaDISTRICTAVERAGE3,804 .25 1.00 1.88 8.25 1:353*Some districts report additional district staff such as Psychology Chairperson, Itinerant Support Special Education Technicians,Administrative Technicians, and Transportation Specialists that are included in the exhibit.Source: Created by MGT of America, Inc. with school district comparison data, 2009.MGT of America, Inc. Page 2‐13