Silver Consolidated SchoolsDistrict’s Autism Resource Team

DART

Our Mission: As Members of the DART, our mission is to support teachers and staff in their efforts to educate students with ASD.

Our team will help provide staff with the tools and information needed in order to provide a quality education to all students who experience ASD in the Silver Consolidated School District.

The DART was created for two main purposes: to help identify and evaluate students who may have ASD, and to provide support to students, educational personnel and families.

Demographics:

Schools

5 Elementary Schools

1 Middle School

3 High Schools

Students (120th Day)

• Enrolled- 2,081

• Identified with ASD-22

Dr. Karen Haughness: District Consultant for NM Autism ProjectStephanie Trujillo: School PsychologistLisa Nelson: Speech and Language PathologistCathy Owens: Special Education Social WorkerCindy Diggs: Special Services Director

District Autism Resource Team

New Beginnings: A Whole New Team and StaffDr. Haughness helped get us started with trainings.

Project Helped Fund Trainings for Staff

Staff Attended Training in HatchThe Strategies Are Already Being Implemented

Great Strategies! Thank You!

New Activities

Music Movement Education

Planning Time:Team meets once per week with staff.

Team meets once per month with Dr. Haughness to be briefed on observations.

Team meets regularly with General Education Staff to discuss inclusion progress and concerns.

Progress With InclusionPreparation

Regularly Scheduled Meeting:Results: There are 6 students in the general education

classrooms in grade levels 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th.Each student is assigned a general education teacher by

the principal.

Inclusion Successes!Our 3rd grade student attends Math in the regular education class

as well as recess.Math assignments are a collaboration between the general

education teacher and the Sped teacher.

Our 4th grade student goes to gen. ed. Each morning and participates in oral reading time. He also goes to library class

and attended the anti-bullying class.

Modified Movement Education and Music ClassThe general ed. Movement Education teacher has provided modified ME for the entire school year and related staff have worked on IEP goals for the students during this class.

The High School Music teacher travels from the High School to provide music weekly. These sessions have been videotaped and the students view the videos at a later time. They enjoy watching themselves participating in music.

Parent Involvement

Parent Involvement

Thank You Dr. Haughness for all your help and support!

Thank You! New Mexico Autism Project!