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WelcomeJane Jacobs Pat KellerFran Loose Tony Thaxton

Michigan Department of Education IDEA Partnership Grant

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Today’s session objectives

Clarify Michigan’s IDEA Partnership’s Purpose

Partners

Work to date

Intended outcomes

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Grant Purpose

Help transform adult learning

in Michigan to support implementation of IDEA and improve child/student achievement.

January, 2005 clarification

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Adult Learning*

Learning among adults

that supports learning

among infants through young adults

with delays and disabilities

using sustained, capacity building formats

* includes PD (professional/personnel development), training…

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Key Design Partners

State Improvement GrantMDE Personnel -- multiple unitsState Board of Education Other state agencies LegislatorsNEA Foundation grantee

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Key Design Partners (continued)

Michigan Staff Development CouncilState Advisory Panel (Part B) State Interagency Coordinating

Council (Part C)

Universal Education referent groupParent Training and Information

Center

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Parents in Stakeholder Groups

Who counts as a parent of a child with a disability?

Different perspectives re: engaging parents-- whose child receives special education

services whose child is too old for special education whose child has disabilities, but does not

receive special education services who represent parent groups/organizations who are also educators who are also in related professions

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Core Work

This grant offers the opportunity to link the varied adult learning efforts into a more comprehensive statewide system

No Child Left Behind Act

State Board of

Education Strategic

Goal

State Board of Education PD Vision and Standards

Individuals with

Disabilities Education

Act

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

Partnership Outcomes:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

Partnership Outcomes:

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Measurable Community Outcomes

A learning community with established commitments to Purposeful integration of adult

learning, Clarified communication structures

and practices to impact statewide implementation of the IDEA

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Learning Community Norms

Represent the views of constituent communities

Engage in “open and focused dialogue” Honor diversity (of persons, partners, viewpoints, ideas) Protect the focus (target the task; silence cell phones;

avoid sidebar conversations)

Actively contribute to individual and collective learning

Actively learn Actively teach

Contribute to the design and ownership of our Partnership work

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As a Result of This Grant so far

We have expanded the learning community to include more

ParentsHigher education representativesPublic and private agenciesProfessional associations and

organizations

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As a Result of This Grant so far

All participants contributed to an affiliation grid that maps the reach of the Partnership.

Two subcommittees have begun work to move the full Partnership’s work forward relative to:

Implementing Standards for adult learning Using Technology to support learning for

students and adults

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As a Result of This Grant so far

Learning Community Rubric draft--

(purpose) Partners help transform adult learning in Michigan to support implementation of IDEA and improve child/student achievement by:

Developing relationships (context);

Engaging in group processes; and

Completing tasks (content).

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Your learning community:

Potential Purpose And Partners:

Consider a potential, comparable activity in your state, district, or CASE affiliate.

Who would be the key partners?

For what purpose would they convene?

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

Partnership Outcomes:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

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Measurable System Outcomes

Comprehensive integration of adultlearning:

Increases integration among groups: The Office of Special Education and Early

Intervention Services The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) The broader community

Meets the spirit & letter of both IDEA & NCLB, Aligns with State Board PD Vision/Standards.

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Adult Learning System Standards

Resources:State Board PD Vision and StandardsNSDC Standards (attached)

NSDC Innovation Configurations IDEA Partnership rubricMichigan Collaborative Position

Statement (attached)

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As a Result of This Grant so far

Partners have increased familiarity with the resource documents

We have explored our current status relative to implementing the PD Vision and Standards

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Braided Resources: Partners and Learning Design

Administrators

Service Providers

Families Policy Makers

Others

Context: What in the local environment affects

the learning plan? Content: What is to be learned?

Process: How should we structure the

learning?

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Your state’s adult learning system

Consider the resources in your

state, district, or CASE affiliate that

could serve as a base for the

learning community initiative that

you discussed earlier. (See slide 16.)

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

Partnership Outcomes

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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IDEIA Reauthorization

Identify adult learning implications of the IDEIA reauthorization.

January 25th meeting questions: What changes in IDEIA 2004 directly relate to

adult learning?

What statewide technical assistance does the OSE/EIS project to support IDEIA 2004 implementation?

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IDEIA 2004 Discussion

To support implementation of IDEIA 2004

How can my organization help with communication and adult learning?

How can the IDEA Partnership help, as it continues to develop as a learning community?

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Core Adult Learning Responsibilities

Recent initiatives support adult learning in high priority buildings

State Improvement Grant Mathematics AYP Study Groups Root Cause Analysis English Language Arts AYP Study Group

Behavior and Learning Support Initiative Autism personnel preparation Early identification/intervention Successful transitions from secondary

programming Comprehensive Parent Service System

Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

Partnership Outcomes:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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State Board of Education

We are responsible to theBoard’s Strategic Goal.

“Attain substantial and meaningful improvement in academic achievement for all students/children with primary emphasis on high priority schools and students.”

What’s New?--January 11, 2005 Universal Education State Board Presentation and field review

State Board of

Education Strategic

Goal

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Learner Support System

EducationalOrganizations& Associations

Business &Community

Organizations

Parent/Student

Organizations

Criminal/Juvenile

Justice System

State Boardof

Education

Advocacy/Groups

Organizations Teacher Training& Pre-ServiceOrganizations

ExecutiveBranch of

Government

Legislature

OtherStakeholders

Human Services System

Agency/Court Placements

AlternativeEducation

HomeSchoolsNon-Public

Schools

OtherEducational

SettingsNeighborhood

Schools

Public SchoolAcademies

OtherFactors

Juvenile Justice System

Involvement

Disability

Physical Health

Pregnant / Parenting

Teens

Youth in Transition

*

Socioeconomic Status

AcademicallyAdvanced &Accelerated

Sexual Orientation

Religious Beliefs

Runaway / Throw-Away

Dropout

Court Involved

Foster Care

Suspended / Expelled

Homelessness

Gender Identity& Expression

Emotional & Mental Health

EnglishLanguage Learners

Race / Ethnicity

Learning Styles

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Universal Education Vision

Every individual’s success is important to our society.

Each person deserves and needs a concerned, accepting educational community that values diversity and provides a comprehensive system of individual supports from birth to adulthood.

Universal Education removes barriers, provides flexible and responsive supports, and facilitates life-long learning for all.

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Universal Education Vision

In order to support the learning of ALL in achieving desired educational outcomes, there must be:

A learning community in which diverse stakeholders play an essential role in the development and education of infants through young adults.

A safe and accepting learning environment characterized by our commitment to educational excellence and mutual support, respect and responsibility.

A foundation of comprehensive and flexible human and fiscal resources designed to prevent learning problems and to build on strengths.

Ongoing adult and student learning resulting in effective, customized, instructional practices informed by student performance data.

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Universal Education Vision

Learners in all of their diversity come from a variety of backgrounds and life situations that may pose barriers to their access to, experience with, and progress in public education.

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Universal education...

Builds a community that values diversity among all stakeholders and students, birth through adulthood.

Engages broad-based working partnerships in removing all barriers which interfere, impede and/or prohibit access to the full range of learning opportunities.

Recognizes and supports the critical, essential role that families/primary caregivers, in all of their diversity, play in the development and education of their children.

Necessitates involvement of a broad-base of stakeholders that influence public policy and practice:- State Board of Education - Parent/teacher/student groups- Educational organizations - Advocacy groups/organizations- Executive branch of government - Legislature- Teacher training/preservice institutions - Business & community organizations- Human service system - Corrections/juvenile justice system

- Other stakeholders

Principles: The learning community

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Universal education... Ensures effective educator preservice and ongoing

professional development.

Implements effective, instructional practices, which align with individual learning styles, interests, and strengths moving the student from the edge of competence forward.

Uses student performance and growth data to design, implement, evaluate, and adjust instruction, school environment and professional development.

Ensures that students will be assessed based on growth in addition to broad, standardized tests or benchmarks of achievement.

Principles: Adult and student learning

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Additional Opportunities to Impact Learning in Michigan

Seclusion Restraint PolicySocial Studies Grade Level Content

ExpectationsSchool Improvement FrameworkParent Involvement PracticesHigh School Reform

Graduation/dropout rates

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Your Learning Community

As a member of CASE, or a district team…

As your learning community evolvesas a partnership, what evidence would document your being an effective learning community, accomplishing important work? (See slides 16 and 22)