2014/2015 New Mexico Autism Project

End of Year Presentation

Site Visits – Dr. HaughnessDecember 10, 2014– Visited 4 schools

Parkview Elementary

Zimmerly Elementary

Sarracino Middle School

Socorro High School

February 25, 2015 – Visited 1 school

Sarracino Middle School

February 27, 2015 – Visited 3 schools

Parkview Elementary

Zimmerly Elementary

Socorro High School

Review 3 year plan

Goals for 2014/2015 – Year 2

Goal 1 – Implement the Pre-Referral & Referral processes

Goal 2 – Provide Professional Development in identified areas

Goal 3 – Identify the roles and responsibilities of each team member

Goal 4 – Develop the procedures for documenting referrals, recommendations & outcomes to SWAT

Goals for 2014/2015 – Year 2 (Cont.)

Goal 5 – Develop the procedures to ensure that regular education teachers, Special Education teachers, EAs, and supporting staff understand best practices to support positive behavior in children with Autism.

Goal 6 – Offer teachers of children with autism information on best practices in order to serve their students to include assistance with assessment for STARS curriculum and support in implementation.

Goal 7 – Review and distribute educational brochure for support of families of children with Autism.

Goal 1 - Implement the Pre-Referral & Referral processes

SWAT PROCEDURES District screener distributed to SAT at each school

Autism screener included as part of SAT packets

SAT chair delivers completed screener to SWAT member or Special Ed office

SWAT reviews screeners at each monthly meeting

SWAT member meets with teacher to provide recommendations for implementation in classroom

Recommendations will include an Intervention Tracking Spreadsheet with timeline for documentation of implementation & results

Socorro Warriors Autism TeamAutism Screening Form

Check the characteristics that best describe your observations of a student’s typical behavior.

Poor or Limited Social Relationships

____ Avoids eye contact

____ Prefers to be alone or play alone

____ Appears distant or disconnected from others

____ Does not understand social cues e.g. posture, tone of voice

____ Does not react to smiles

____ Does not imitate others

Underdeveloped Communication Skills

____ Never speaks

____ Echoes what others say

____ Babbles or repeats self constantly

____ Speaks in a hard to understand monotone voice

____ Does not respond to his/her name

Repetitive Behaviors/Unusual Interests & Activities

____ Lacks interest in normal activities for age

____ Repeats a single activity over and over again, such as rocking or flapping

____ Makes frequent gestures or fixates on specific objects

____ Resists change or overreacts to small changes in the environment

____ Single minded & resistant to social cues

Altered and confused Sensory Input

____ Unusual sensitivity to sound, smell, taste, sights, and touch

____ Responds to stimulation in unusual ways

____ Sniffs or licks toys

____ Experiences sounds as colors, and touches as sounds

____ Does not like to be touched

Emotional Outbursts

____ Displays unbalanced emotional reactions to normal situations

____ Seems unable to control emotional responses in times of stress

____Displays temper tantrums &/or physical aggression under stress

If you have checked 3 or more of the items, please contact your Student Assistant Team (SAT) AND SWAT.

For further information contact:

A. Montoya, SWAT Leader

(575) 838-3115

Goal 2: Provide Professional Development in identified areas

After site visits, SWAT determined that training in STARS and LINKS curriculum was needed at each school site.

Goal 2: Provide Professional Development in identified areasSocorro to host STARS training

scheduled:

May 5th – May 6th

GRADS BuildingSocorro, NM

Goal 3: Identify the roles and responsibilities of each team member

Roles were determined as follows: Dr. Karen Haughness – NM Autism Project Consultant

Annette Montoya – Team Leader/Data Tracker & Liaison with Consultant

Dr. Maria Williams – Secretary

Sandra Gonzales - RTI Developer

Coyle Domina – Curriculum Implementation

Tara Jaramillo – Media & Resource Development

Goal 4: Develop the procedures for documenting referrals

Goal 5: Develop the procedures to ensure staff understand best practices to support positive behavior.

Goal 6: Offer teachers of children information on best practices, assistance with STARS implementation

Goal 7: Review and distribute education brochure for support of families of children with autism.

Parent Information Brochure – Page 1

Parent Information Brochure – Page 2

S.W.A.T. – We met our goals!

Goal 1 – Implement the Pre-Referral & Referral Processes√ Goal 2 – Provide Professional Development – scheduled √ Goal 3 – Identify the roles & responsibilities of SWAT√ Goal 4 – Develop procedures for documenting referrals√ Goal 5 – Develop procedures for staff to understand best

practices√ Goal 6 – Offer teachers information on best practices and

support in implementation of STARS curriculum √ Goal 7 – Review and distribute education brochure for support of

families of children with autism. √