bibb county school district program for exceptional children paired zone meeting november 7 and 9,...
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Bibb County School District
Program for Exceptional ChildrenPaired Zone Meeting
November 7 and 9, 2011
Corrective Action Plan
• Actions must be conducted to correct issues of non-compliance following Student Record Review
• Ga DOE Division for Exceptional Students will return without notice prior to March to review folders again
• All issues of non-compliance MUST be within compliance at that time
Standards Based IEPs• PLAAFP explains student’s current strengths
and identifies the needs of the students• Goals/Objectives- must be written to address
the needs identified in the PLAAFP• Needs noted in PLAAFP and corresponding
goals should be highlighted in the same color and maintained in student’s progress monitoring folder (rainbow folders)
CAP Action Standards Based IEPs
• Highlighting MUST be completed and on file by November 18, 2011
• The first review of this will be conducted the week after Thanksgiving break
Least Restrictive Environment
Decision Making Process
Least Restrictive Environment
•LRE Elluminate Session November 26, 2007•http://elluminate.gavirtualschool.org/doe/recordings.html•All PEC Teachers should view by December 2, 2011•Lead Teachers get signed verification of participation and submit to Zone Secretary by December 5, 2011
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• IDEA requires that children with disabilities, to the maximum extent possible, are educated with children who are not disabled. – Includes children who are publically placed:• in public or private institutions• in psychiatric care• in group homes• in state-operated hospitals in Georgia
Determining LRE
• IEP Team determines the LRE, including– Services and supports needed for each eligible
student with a disability according to the GaDOE Special Education Rules.
– Placement must be as close as possible to the child’s home.
– Be reconsidered at least annually by the IEP Team.
Determining LRE• IEP Team must consider– any harmful effects on the child or on the quality of
services needed when selecting the LRE for each student.
• Systems are to ensure – that the full continuum of services are considered. – that alternative placements and services needed
are available to meet the special education and related services needs of the students with disabilities.
Least Restrictive Environment
• IEP Team may not make placement decisions based only on the:– Category of disability– Severity of the disability– Placement options currently available– Availability of educational or related services– Space and staff available– Administrative convenience
Document Current Level of Performance
Develop Student IEP Objectives
How can the objective, or related set of objectives, be taught
in the general education classroom?
For those objectives which cannot be taught in the general education setting, in which
special education and community setting can they be taught?
What additional settings or activities will provide opportunities for interaction with
nondisabled peers?
Evaluation of Student Performance Objectives
Settings
PersonnelSupports
AccommodationsModifications
GeorgiaPerformanc
e Standards
Determining LRE
• Placement outside of the general classroom can be considered– Only when the IEP Team has evidence that even
with the use of supplementary aids and services, education in the general classroom will not be successful
Determining LRE
• If the student is placed in a setting other than general education for a portion of the school day, high expectations for achievement in the GPS and a plan for moving back into less restrictive settings should continue.
Least Restrictive EnvironmentPreschool Age SWD
• General early childhood programs in the public school or in the community:– Head Start– Bright from the Start Pre-Kindergarten– Public or private child care/day care– Preschool programs
• Placement in a separate special education program housed in the public school or residential facility, if necessary
Least Restrictive EnvironmentPreschool Age SWD
• Services in the home as the natural environment for a young child
• Services at the office of a service provider• Any combination of the above based on a
child’s IEP
Full Continuum of Service, 6-21All Areas of Disabilities
• Supports in general education settings personnel supports from paraprofessionals,
interpreters, or others)• Support from itinerant teachers
Full Continuum of Services, 6-21All Areas of Disabilities
• Direct special education servicesconsultative services collaborative services co-teaching services support from itinerant teacher
Full Continuum of Services, 6-21
• Special education pull-out classes• Special schools• Home instruction• Hospital/Homebound• Residential services
General Education: • Students with disabilities are served in the
general education class with no personnel support.
Placement and Delivery Options
Placement and Delivery Options
Consultation: • Students with disabilities receive at least one
segment per month of direct service from the special education teacher.
Placement and Delivery Options
Supportive Instruction: • Students with disabilities receive service from
personnel other than a certified teacher in the general education classroom (i.e. a paraprofessional, interpreter, or job coach).
• This is documented on our IEPs under Supportive Instruction only!!!!
Placement and Delivery Options
Collaboration: • A special education teacher works with
identified students with disabilities and the general education teacher within the general education classroom (less than a full segment daily).
Placement and Delivery Options
Co-Teaching: • The special education teacher provides service
in the general education classroom by sharing teaching responsibility with the general education teacher (full segment everyday). Both teachers are certified teachers.
Placement and Delivery Options
Alternative Placement: • The special education teacher provides
instruction to students with disabilities in a separate classroom, special schools, home environment, hospitals, or institutions such as residential placement.
Related Services
• Related services are services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
• IEP Team determines services needed.
Related Services- Audiology - Interpreting- Psychological services -Transportation- Physical therapy - Occupational therapy- Recreation - Counseling- Rehabilitation counseling - School health services- Parent training/counseling - Social work- School nursing services - Medical services
(diagnostic or evaluative services only)
Related Services
• Must be documented on our IEP form in the related service section
• Be sure to include special education transportation if it is necessary– Information was provided in Oct regarding the
decision making process for determining transportation needs
– Segments indicated for transportation to and from school ARE NOT part of the student’s 30 segment instructional week
Least Restrictive Environment
• Teachers and administrators should be trained in the “Decision Making Model” for determining LRE based on GaDOE State Special Education Rules and IDEA.
• LRE– Is determined at least annually– May be reconsidered at any time by the IEP Team
depending on the individual needs of the child.
Discipline for SWDs
• Reminders– No suspensions beyond 10 cummulative days– Case managers should be monitoring OSS weekly on
students having behavioral issues and monthly for all students
– PEC Manual explicitly defines what needs to occur upon the first day of suspension through any additional suspensions
– District is required to provide services to students who are expelled. Note…. It is NOT the parent’s responsibility to ask for these services…. It is OUR responsibility to offer and provide the services
Understanding FTE
Powerpoint from DOE
Remember why we are here!It’s all about the children!!!
Thank you for your hard work, dedication and commitment to
our children!
Program for Exceptional Children
Questions and Answers