quarterly in-service staff meeting august 25, 2015
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Quarterly In-Service Staff Meeting
August 25, 2015
Agenda1. Special Education Services - Instructional2. Special Education Services - Related3. Meet our Social Workers4. Awards5. The Great Commitment6. Records Request7. Ed Plan8. Initial Referral Watch List9. Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Language Dominance Testing10. Behavior and Progress Monitoring11. Behavior Intervention Plan12. Curriculum and Instruction - Pacing Guides13. Lakeshore - Supplemental Material to Support Instruction (Elementary Only)14. PSAT - Information15. Mandt - Certification
Janel Cypert Instructional Supervisor (Elementary / Homebound / Private School)Tiffany Kinsey Instructional Supervisor (Child Find)Anthony (Tony) Maxwell Instructional Supervisor (Compliance and EdPlan)Michele Miller-Hayes Director of Special Education ServicesJana Newsom Instructional Supervisor (Elementary)Joshua Pulos Instructional Supervisor (Professional Development)Shea Stark Instructional Supervisor (Secondary)Erin Trussell Administrator of Special ServicesAmber Villines Instructional Supervisor (Secondary)
Special Education Services - Instructional
Mary Crook Transition Specialist - NorthMelissa Eldridge Bilingual Specialist - Pre-K-12Cecile Farrell School Psychologist AdministratorDahn King-Elam OT/PT AdministratorPatricia Martinez Orientation and Mobility SpecialistDr. Roxanne McKnight Speech-Language Pathology AdministratorJeff Newton Transition Specialist - South, Classen SAS, and DouglassVicki Watson Speech-Language Pathology Administrator
Special Education Services - Related
Meet our Social Workers
Anthony HardingJessica TurnerKristi IrvinLeondra MooreSharrell JohnsonValerie Butler-McDaniel
High School Awards
Thank you for your hard work and dedication!!!
Linda Dudley - Tech NowContessa Hubbard-Bass - Parent InvolvementJoanie Johnson - Accommodating for Student NeedsBilly Loch - Accommodating for Student NeedsGena Madison - Always Going Above and BeyondRon Milton - School Work Study
Elementary Awards
Thank you for your hard work and dedication!!!
Margaret Ballard - Volunteering to Write IEPs During the SummerElla Cox - Teaching and Classroom ManagementDiane Crepeau - Professionalism and LeadershipJoAnna Eldridge - First Year TeacherCynthia Johnson - Teaching and Classroom ManagementAshton Woodson - First Year Teacher
Middle School Awards
Thank you for your hard work and dedication!!!
Donna Greenberg - Always Going Above and BeyondKimberly Randall - Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Training
The Great Commitment
Working Together as One, For All Students
1. Culturally Responsive, Rigorous Teaching and Learning2. Safe Climate and Strong Relationships with Families and Community3. Effective Teachers, Leaders and Staff4. Data-Informed, Needs-Based Resource Allocation
The Great Commitment (con’t)Our Team Values
All children will learn, and it’s OUR responsibility to assure their success.
We are defined by what we do.We do not wait for the storm to pass; we learn to dance in the rain.We are a team and family.We believe it is a choice, not chance, that determines destiny.We do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
CourageHopeInterdependenceLearningDetermination
We are centered on the CHILD.
Records Request
When a school district requests special education records (more often than not through the school’s registrar), please ask them to fax a request to Special Education Records at the Administration Building. They may contact either:
Diane Byrd: (405) 587-0413 / [email protected] Nelson: (405) 587-0410 / [email protected]
Fax #: (405) 297-6641
This process will be the same for any school districts within the state of Oklahoma requesting a records transfer through Ed Plan. If this is the case, please refer them to Special Education Records above.
Ed Plan
Please ensure that all students at your school site have a designated caseload. If you find students missing, please send those names to either you Special Education Department Chair or Instructional Supervisor.As a caveat, “Caseload Setup Wizard” is now working which allows you
access to setting up your own case manager list.
There are more Ed Plan trainings being scheduled. Please refer to Generation Ready for further details.
Any concerns? Please contact Anthony (Tony) Maxwell at [email protected].
Initial Referral Watch List
Special Education Teachers, please record on the log:Students for whom general education classroom teacher
has requested a Special Services Response to Intervention (RtI) Packet for the purposes of a referral.
The only time a teacher would request the packet is when considering making a referral for testing, since all other RtI documentation is accomplished through the district's Intervention Delivery Model (IDM) / RtI process (i.e., green folders in elementary schools and AA or Enhancement in secondary schools).
Initial Referral Watch List (con’t)
REDs Required for Initial Referral
Please remember, an initial referral is not complete until the classroom teacher sets a meeting with the team including the school psychologist at which point the team signs the completed REDs.
It is a misperception that the referral is complete when teacher turns in the RtI packet. The RtI packets are documentation, and like other documentation (e.g., hearing / vision screening, language dominance, test scores, etc.), it is not a referral.
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Language Dominance Testing
When can an English Language Learner (ELL) be referred?Students PreK-12th grade can be referred when the classroom teacher and other school professionals believe the
student is exhibiting academic difficulties that may not be related to learning a second language. The Tier 1 process must be implemented.
When should a student not be referred for a Language Dominance Evaluation?Students should not be referred if their WIDA scores are 4.0 or higher, and the Home Language Survey information
states that English is the primary language spoken in their home.When should a Language Dominance Evaluation be requested?Language Dominance Evaluations should be requested within the six-week period of Tier 1.
After the Communication/Language Background Form has been filled out, please send to:Melissa Eldridge, Special Services
Office #: (405) 587-0426Fax #: (405) 297-6594
Email: [email protected]
Behavior and Progress MonitoringWhat is progress monitoring?
A quick but a reliable measure of student performance on specific skillsCollects data for purposes of developing valid, useful Behavior Intervention PlansProvides information to IEP team to adjust instruction / intervention Why collect it?Progress monitoring is collecting data on behavior interventions. We assess to determine
the efficacy and success of our behavioral plan. goals, interventions, etc.In other words, are we providing the support the child needs to build useful skills, become
independent in those skills, and generalize those to other settings?There are three focal points of progress monitoring for teachers:
1. Documentation2. Consistency3. Review and plan based on data
Behavior Progress Monitoring - FormsCurrently, there are two (2) behavior progress monitoring data collection forms in Ed Plan.
Both forms can be located on the “Main Menu Documents” under the “District” tab.Either form can be used and tailored for both the student and teacher’s needs. Both forms will provide valid, reliable data if used according to instructions.Instructions are printed at the top of each form.If you need further assistance, ask your instructional supervisor or school psychologist.
Form A DBR Form
Behavior Packet
Located in District DocumentsBIP Process GuideProgress Monitoring FormsManifestation DeterminationOKCPS BIPExample BIPFBAReinforcer Surveys
Curriculum and Instruction - Pacing Guides
Click on “Departments.”
Click on “Curriculum and Instruction.”
Curriculum and Instruction - Pacing Guides (con’t)
Both Elementary Curriculum Website and Secondary Curriculum Website offers not only the required pacing guides for the district, but also, a myriad of instructional strategies that you can begin implementing in your classroom.
PSAT - Information
Oklahoma City Public Schools will now be affording the PSAT 8/9 to all 8th and 9th graders as well as the PSAT/NMSQT to all 10th and 11th graders.
Per College Board and the Services for Students Disabilities Division, when submitting accommodations requests, SSD Coordinators will be asked for the most recent information regarding academic testing and intellectual/cognitive testing.
Special Education Services is requesting that when you create your caseload list and review your students files, please note beside each student name the date of their last academic and intellectual/cognitive testing and the
name of the test administered.
PSAT - Information (con’t)
Once determined, you can note this information in EdPlan under
“Personal → Notes.”
Mandt - Certification
Mandt Certification is coming.
Special Education Services only certifies Autism, ED, ID, and ID/LD teachers. Certification will begin late September and go through May 2016. Please be on the look out for an email providing logistics for your training date.
Have a WONDERFUL school year!!!