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Minutes \\ The Minutes of the Special Education Committee Meeting held on September 28, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Catholic Education Centre. PRESENT Members Kelly Smigielski, Maria Castiglione, Shawna Belcourt, Melissa Gillespie,

Helen McCarthy, Clare Paterson Absent (by motion) Ruth Ciraulo, Arlene Godby, Laura Quibell, Michelle Montague Administration Anne Marie Duncan, Diane Mather

Recorder: Susan Mariutti

A. Call to Order:

1. Kelly called the meeting to order and asked Diane to lead the group in prayer. 2. Approval of Agenda Motion: Moved by Maria, seconded by Shawna, that the agenda be approved. Carried 3. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest None noted 4. Excusal from Attendance Motion: Moved by Clare, seconded by Maria, that Ruth, Arlene, Laura and

Michelle, be excused from attendance at the September 28, 2017 Special Education Advisory Committee meeting.

Carried 5. Approval of the Minutes of the June 16, 2016 meeting Motion: Moved by Maria, seconded by Shawna, that the Minutes be approved as

presented. Carried 6. Business Arising from the Minutes None noted

B. Recommended Actions/Presentations:

1. Remarks: Chairperson Kelly welcomed the committee. Item # 4 SEAC Goals 2017-2018 deferred to October meeting.

2017 SEAC 24 2. Supporting Learning through Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) (Nancy Jones, Special Education

Consultant)

Interesting presentation on a new resource, ‘Teach Town Basics’ purchased for our Centre for Autism Spectrum Assistance (CASA) programs;

‘Teach Town Basics” is a combination of computer driven and teacher led ABA instruction which focuses on 6 goals

o Adaptive skills o Cognitive skills o Language Arts o Language Development o Mathematics o Social & Emotional

Copy of presentation attached 3. Remarks: Superintendent of Learning/Special Education (Anne Marie Duncan)

Good start up to the school year; schools have made an effort to make their EA allocation work;

All EAs have been deployed; the new process, (committee, pillars of safety & medical) has worked well; EA support is not provided unless there are medical and/or safety needs; intervention check list it to be completed before support staff is deployed;

Itinerant Special Education Support staff (4) have been deployed from the beginning of the school year to help with some transition of students; so far the staff have been in at least 2 schools each;

The Itinerant staff are deployed by the Support Staff Supervisor for a minimum of 3 days to a maximum of 3 weeks; their role is to observe, offer strategies, model strategies for school staff including teachers, support staff, principals and vice-principals;

Board has hired 2 safe school social workers; their responsibilities include working with students, families, and facilitating self-regulation workshops.

2016-2017 SIP claims were all approved by the Ministry of Education and generated an additional 1.6 million dollars in special education funding

Document ‘Professional Learning facilitated by Special Education Services’ was discussed (attached to agenda)

Revised ‘Be Well’ strategic plans was shared with the committee, Stefani Burosch, Mental Health Lead, will be attending SEAC at a later date to make a presentation.

Special education department focus this year is to look at transition plans for students transitioning to grade 9. Ministry of Education expects all students to have a transition plan.

Anne Marie, at the recommendation of a committee member, will begin the conversation with secondary special education curriculum chairs regarding transition plans for students transitioning to the community.

4. SEAC Goals 2017-2018 Deferred to October meeting

2017 SEAC 25 5. Administrative Procedure AP 911 – Mandated Alternate Education Settings

Anne Marie discussed the background and rational to the develop of this administrative procedure; Majority of students who are on an alternate education setting are special education students;

Parents have the right to appeal. 6. Reports from SEAC members

Included with agenda.

C. Information Items D. Old Business E. New Business

F. Next Meeting

1. Thursday, October 19, 2017 Boardroom, Catholic Education Centre 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

2. Agenda Items: EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) and OSSLT (Ontario

Secondary School Literacy Test) Results (Anne Marie Duncan) deferred from June

SEAC Goals 2017-2018 Deferred from September meeting 3. Selection of Member for Opening/Closing Prayer: Kelly G. Conclusion:

1. Closing Prayer: Diane closed the meeting with prayer. 2. Adjournment

Motion: Moved by Shawna, seconded by Claire, the meeting be adjourned. Carried

TeachTown BasicsPRESENTED BY:

Nancy Jones, Special Education Consultant

September 28, 2017

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What is TeachTown Basics?

Teach Town is a combination of computer‐driven and teacher‐led ABA instructionActivities focus on 6 learning domains:• Adaptive Skills• Cognitive Skills• Language Arts• Language Development• Mathematics• Social and Emotional

Why Teach Town?

Strategic Priorities:

• Implement the most effective, evidenced‐based instructional and assessment practices to help all students meet the Catholic School Graduate Expectations

• Embed technology to support digital literacy, creativity, innovation, collaboration, and the learning needs of all students

Features

• Aligns to students’ IEP goals• Generalization Lessons• Automatic progress monitoring/data collection

• Adapts to student’s needs• Built in Reinforcement system• Prompts/prompt fading

Alignment to IEP

Generalization Lessons

Lesson Example

Generalization of concepts

Data Collection

• Pretest determines instructional content• Lessons are geared toward appropriate skills • Post test assesses mastery• Maintenance checks

Student Progress Report

The Student Experience

Flexibility of Program

• Session length is adjustable• Reinforcement schedule can be thinned

• Errorless learning is an option

Facilitator Options

My Account

Thank you for your time!