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Goal: Preparing SWDs for further education, employment, and

independent living

• Universal Design for Learning/Response to Intervention

• Least Restrictive Environment

Core Principles

• Common Core Learning Standards• Teacher Effectiveness• Positive Behavior: Interventions and

Supports

Standards

• Individualized Educational Program• Needs and resources assessment,

FBA/BIP, MDR

Tools

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN NYC SCHOOLS 2003-04

LEARNING DISABILITIES 46%SPEECH & LANGUAGE 24%EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE 13%OTHER 7%

Who Are Our Students with Disabilities in NYC Schools?

1-5% 1-5%

5-10%

80-90%

%

Tier III Interventions• Individual Students• High Intensity

Intensive Individual Interventions• Individual Students• Intense, durable

procedures• Wraparound Plans

Tier II Interventions• Some students

(at-risk)• High efficiency• Rapid response

Group Interventions• Some students

(at-risk)• High efficiency• Rapid response

Tier I Interventions• All students• Preventive,

proactive• All Academic

Areas

Universal Interventions• All settings,all

students• Preventive,

proactive• School-wide

Programming

Response to InterventionAcademic Systems Behavioral Systems

5-10%

80-90%

Tiered Interventions and Supports

What is your school’s tiered interventions and supports process?

What are the resources, the needs of the school?

Who captures data around students missing instructional time?

How is this information addressed?Who is the team that bridges between

behavior and academics?

The IEP is the Cornerstone of the Special Education Process

Identifies how the student will be prepared for adult living

Identifies how the resources of the school need to be configured to support the student’s needs

Provides an accountability tool

Guides the provision of instruction designed to meet a student’s needs

Ensures a strategic and coordinated approach to address a student’s needs

Supports participation in the general education curriculum and learning standards

IEP

The IEP is a strategic planning document that should be far reaching in its impact. An IEP identifies a student’s unique needs and how a school will strategically address those needs.

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IEP teams must determine:• what specially-designed instruction, resources,

and ancillary aids are necessary for achieving goals for their students.

• What access or compensatory skills need to be taught in order engage students more productively in the general curriculum and prepare them for independent community living?

Goals are developed from student’s unique needs and reflect learning standards. UDL dictates that goals must be stated in a way to allow educators to incorporate necessary accommodations or alternate entry points to curriculum.

Aligning to Standards

• Your school, in collaboration with parents, and through the IEP process will refine instructional programs by taking a fresh look at the strengths and needs of students with disabilities.

• The school will also strengthen its systems for analyzing student progress to make necessary adjustments for performance.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOUR SCHOOLS?

Three Important Considerations

1. What are the student’s long term educational goals?

2. Does each student with disabilities have access to the general education curriculum and is she/he educated alongside general education peers as much as possible?

3. Does each IEP include a focused recommendation for services targeted to student achievement?

In the past….

• We made program recommendations and if that placement was not available in the school, parents would have been sent to the Office of Student Enrollment for another placement.

• We have been accustomed to thinking of special education services as a “class” or a “place.”

Now….

• If student is zoned for a school, the school has the flexibility to develop a personalized plan, within the law, to support student achievement and success.

• Services can be used for different parts of the school day and in combination using the full flexibility of the continuum.

What does using the “Full Flexibility of

the Continuum” mean?

• A student may have multiple program recommendations. For example, a student may receive intensive reading instruction in a self contained setting and spend the rest of the day in a general education class with, or without support services.

• Schools will be utilizing a wider array of special education service options.

How Do We Support a Unified Approach?

• A parent goes into his home zoned school in September with his child and his child’s IEP.

• The IEP has a recommendation for a program the school does not have.

• What do we tell this parent?

Suggestions for Welcoming

Parents and Students• Form a team whose members may include :

• An Administrator• Special Education Teacher• Guidance Counselor• An IEP Team Member • Parent Coordinator• Pupil Accounting Secretary

Be ready to discuss…..

• “Our school is taking part in the first phase of an initiative which emphasizes student achievement, student success, and personalized support. In the past, we have thought of special education services as a “class” or “place” where students spend the school day, like Integrated Co- Teaching (ICT), Self-Contained, or Special Class (SC). Your child’s IEP may state he is recommended for a self contained class and here at PS/MS/HS 555 we are servicing our children in a different manner. We will review your child’s IEP and see how we can best meet the needs of your child. If it is necessary to modify your child’s IEP in any way, we will invite you to attend an IEP meeting.”

STRESS THAT…..The child will continue to receive high quality

instructionbased on his/her individualized academic and

behavioralneeds. This is called “flexible scheduling” and is

meant togive the child the services he needs according to

hisindividual needs. All services the child has beenrecommended for will remain the same unless

the parent iscontacted to discuss changes.• Try to avoid…..Having parents think “we

don’t have a class for your child and therefore can not attend his zoned school.”

Come September….• Schools may be faced with the

following situations:• New recommendations (initials and

reevaluations)• Amending the IEP after the annual review• Students entering from outside NYC with a

NYS IEP• Students entering from outside NYS with

an IEP

New Recommendations• Based on an IEP meeting that was either an initial or

reevaluation, the program on the IEP does not match the program in the school.

Suggested Procedures:• IEP team MUST contact parent to schedule a reconvene

meeting to discuss how services will be delivered in the school.• Hold an IEP meeting with all mandated members• Create an IEP using the full flexibility of the continuum based

on students’ needs• Follow all Placement Procedures: Final Notice, Consent,

Authorization• Begin to provide services to the student•

NYC Summary - Student Information211) Present Level Of Performance

9) Participation in State Assessments, and

with Students without Disabilities8) Coordinated Set of Transition Activities

2) Measurable Post Secondary Goals and Transition Needs

7) Testing Accommodations6) 12 month Services (if needed)5) Programs and Services–Modifications & Supports4) Reporting progress to parents3) Annual Goals, Objectives / Benchmarks (if needed)

10) Special Transportation

11) PlacementSections

of the IEP

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