Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

Inclusive Practices Update

November 4, 2010Jeannine H. Brinkley, Inclusive Practices

Statewide Lead, PaTTAN

PaTTAN’s Mission

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance

Network is an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of

Education working in partnership with families and local education agencies to

support programs and services to improve student learning and achievement.

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PDE’s Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Our goal for each child is to ensure Individualized

Education Program (IEP) teams begin with the general

education setting with the use of Supplementary Aids and

Services before considering a more restrictive

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Overarching Themes

• Change that will endure• Innovation • Target high priorities

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Evolution

Building the Foundation

Getting the Message Out

Supporting Systems Change

Focusing our Work

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Building the Foundation

LRE BEC SaS Fact Sheet IEP

Chapter 14 Chapter 49 Chapter 16

Align monitoring & planning

Complaint Investigati

on

Parent Consultant

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Supporting Systems Change

Monitoring

LRE Index

LRE Tier 1 Monitoring

LRE Tiers 2 and 3

ToolsNeeds Assessment –

District and School/ClassroomSaS Consideration

Toolkit

Training Modules

Mini-Grants

Teacher’s Desk Reference

Internal Capacit

yPaTTAN Consultants

and Parent Consultants

IU TaCs

BSE Advisers

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Supporting Systems Change

PartnersLRE Advisory Panel

PTIs

Institute on Disabilities

Arcadia University

PEAC

Technical

Assistance

Customized on-site

Collect and analyze data –

Tiers 1, 2, 3

Focus Low Incidence Institute Strand

PDE Conference

Membership, Participation &

LearningNISL Students with Disabilties Module

for Principals

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Focusing Future Work

Effective

Inclusive

Education

Inclusive Practices in Secondary Transition Folders

Using Data to Guide

Implementation LRE

Opportunities

Parent Booklet

Expand Membership, Participation and Learning

Include Me From the Start

SAS – For All Students

Inclusive Education: Leading & Improving

School-Based Practices

Inclusive Practice Master

Teacher Network

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Agenda• PDE conference and poster sessions• Include Me from the Start Update• Mini-grants – Tier 1 and MPL• TA Data reporting• November 19th with AT Colleagues -

survey• Inclusive Education: Leading and

Improving School Based Practices• New resources: Person 1st Teacher

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• PDE Conference -- Poster Session for Individual Student Success, including Assistive Technology and Inclusive Practices-Thursday, January 13, 2011

• Action: Assist in identifying, recruiting and assisting school teams in developing and displaying posters.

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Include Me From the Start

• Consultants working with schools in 30 SD

• Utilizing SaS Consideration Toolkit and School Level Needs Assessment

• Finalizing identification of student teams and schools

• Webinar is available for administrators to view

• Problem solving/troubleshooting12

Mini-Grants

• 09-10 Tier 1 – received, some approvals, some revisions needed

• MPL – in process of receiving and reviewing

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LRE on-site TA Data reporting

• Continue reporting supports to SD identified as LRE Tier 1, 2 or 3 through June, 2011

• We will revisit at that point any changes

• This will give us a complete data set for two full years plus an additional ½ year.

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Membership, Participation and Learning• Districts in Year 2 and 3

– May 25, 2010 – Year End Wrap Up/Sharing

• Districts in Year 1 training days– September 21, 2010 (Pgh/KOP); 10/19 -

Hbg– December 1, 2010– March 9, 2011– May 11, 2011

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Model Demonstration Project

• National Inclusive Education Institute– University of New Hampshire – Beyond

Access Model – Four PA Schools:

• Northgate SD (IU 3) – Avalon Elementary• Seneca Valley SD (IU 4) – Rowan

Elementary• Southern Columbia SD (IU 16) – Southern

Columbia Elementary • Abington SD (IU 23) – Roslyn Elementary

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Inclusive Education: Leading and Improving School-Based Practices • 09-10 LRE Tier 1 – 1 school per SD –

Leadership Team• Webinar – Nov 3, 2010 – recorded• 4 on-site visits • 3 training days at PaTTAN regional

office– Feb 23-24, 2010– April 27, 2011

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Educating Students with Complex Support Needs • Look for PennLink announcing

upcoming focused PD activities- Awareness- Skill building

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Resources

• Using Person-First language – Teacher Desk Reference

• UDL publication• RTII and Inclusive Practices• LRE in High School

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Upcoming events

• November 19th – Incl practices and AT• PDE Conference sessions - • RTII/ AYP conference; July, 2011 –

Diane Ryndak• Low Incidence Institute August 8 –

11th

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Contact Information www.pattan.net

Jeannine H. Brinkleyjbrinkley@pattan.net 412-826-6878 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Edward G. Rendell, Governor

Pennsylvania Department of EducationThomas E. Gluck, Acting Secretary

Amy C. Morton, Deputy SecretaryOffice of Elementary and Secondary

Education

John J. Tommasini, DirectorBureau of Special Education

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