SPC Refresher Course

Bill HatchNC DPI CTE Support Services

Thank You Donna Reavis

Yadkin County Schools

Agenda9:00 – 10:00 SPC 10:00 – 10:15 High Schools

That Work

10:15 Break

10:30 – 11:45 CDC

11:45 – 12:00 Follow-up

Meeting the requirements of Perkins IV is a local

responsibility; therefore every county will not

choose the same methods of completing this task.

Information in this PowerPoint is subject to change. Please do

not rely on the information included here exclusively. There will be meetings and

other information exchanged that will supplement or change

items listed here.

1.“Special Populations” is unique to CTE, and specifically defined by Perkins IV. Students must be, or have been, enrolled in Career and Technical Education courses to be included in Special Populations.

2. “Special Education”, Exceptional Children, or IDEA, provides for free appropriate public education with an IEP designed to meet the needs of a student with a disability that adversely affects their educational performance.

3. “Special Needs” gets used often, but it does not have any legal significance.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN:

Who Are Special Populations Individuals?

Those with:

• with disabilities – • from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children•preparing for nontraditional careers•who are single parents, including single pregnant women•who are displaced homemakers• with Limited English proficiency, and• with academic disadvantages

MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE SPC

• Accountability and Planning•Assessment and Prescription•Coordination with other Service Providers•Monitoring Access, Progress and Success•Outreach and Recruitment•Professional Development

(The complete SPC Job Description and Appraisal System are provided in Appendix materials. )

ACCOUNTABILITY & PLANNING

Perkins IV specifies that information isprovided to students who are potential members of special populations, and their parents, at least one year before the students enter or are of an appropriate age for the grade level in which CTE programs are first generally available. The information needs to be provided, to the extent practicable, in a language and form that the parents and students understand.

Note: Include Notice of Nondiscrimination on all printed materials. Include NONTRADITIONAL pictures, etc. on recruitment materials.

Set up a “calendar of work” or “plan of work”

Accountability & Planning continued…..

*Refer to Guide for a list of month to month SPC responsibilities.*If you “wear more than one hat”, this will help you to prioritize and to also let others know your job duties.

What you should be doing in August?

Meet with CTE teachers both new and experienced to review expectations and responsibilities concerning students in

CTE’s Special Populations

August

Coordination with other Service Providers

After 10 days, begin the identification process. Request the following:

• Exceptional Children’s lists• 8th grade EOG level I and II (from guidance)• LEP lists (from authoritative source ESL)• Free and Reduced lunch lists (from Child Nutrition)• Lists of at risk students (from guidance)• Lists of students with excessive absences (from data

manager)• Lists of students in foster children program • Lists of 504 students (from 504 Coordinator)• Lists of pregnant students or student parents

September

From the data collected, set up a spreadsheet or database for each school to

use in identification for VEIS (CTE Enrollment

Reports) and information for

CDPs and CDP+s

September

Check information on

spreadsheet to be sure that

all students have a Course

of Study, etc. Make

corrections where needed

and notify guidance.

September

Check to make sure that all teachers receive a list of

modifications and other IEP, 504, & LEP information. Some

EC staff/coordinators do this for you. In some LEAs we have to

do it ourselves.

September

Do you know the difference between Modifications & Accommodations?

MODIFICATION an item that changes the measurement of work in order for the student to succeed in the regular classroom setting. They may be changes in the course curriculum or in the method of testing Some include:

• Grading• Abbreviated assignments• Alternative materials• Modified blueprints• Alternative Testing

ACCOMMODATION is defined as, a change in a procedure that does not change the measurement of work completed. Some include:

• Dictation to a Scribe• Interpreter/Translator, Signs/Cues Test• Keyboarding Devices• Magnification Devices• Reads Test Aloud• Multiple Testing Sessions• Scheduled Extended Time• Testing in a Separate Room• English dictionary

• Accommodations will not change the curriculum that is tested or how the test is graded.

• Stress to your teachers that accommodations and modifications should apply throughout the semester, not just at end of course.

• This includes EC, 504, & LEP students that have legal binding documents.

Participate on the IEP Team for students enrolled in CTE courses, as needed

Meet with the Special Educator and develop a yearly plan of Career Technical Education-related activities.

August-September

Assist teachers with planning for and implementing classroom and testing modifications. Some SPC may meet

with EC teachers to develop a plan of Career Technical Education-related

activities for OCS students.

September

Check with teachers to be sure that they

are using required

modifications. The I.E.P. is the law and cannot be ignored.

September

NOTE: NC WISE uses the terms VEIS and Workforce Development Education (WDE) in reference to the CTE Enrollment Reports.

VEIS, which stands for the Vocational Education Information System, is the name previously used for this data collection process.

Collection of enrollment data supports the intentions of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV), requiring that special populations students be identified to determine if they are receiving mandated services.

CTE enrollment data are collected at the end of the third and seventh school months.

THE VEIS REPORT

Begin to enter information from the lists requested in August into a spreadsheet or

database to be used for updating VEIS information and for CDP+ preparation.

October/November

Assist teachers with planning for and executing classroom and testing modifications

Check with teachers to be sure that they are using required modifications. The I.E.P. is the law and cannot be ignored.

Update CDP+s

These things will be done each month

Check with teachers to get a list of students who are not succeeding so that intervention can be started.

End of September

Just a Reminder……….

ASSESSMENT AND PRESCRIPTION…

The CDP plus is one of the Most Important Elements of Special Populations

• ALL SP students should have a CDP+ on file, either electronically or paper file.

CDP+ is an ongoing process

Coordinate administration of Interest Inventories and Learning Styles (this could be done at another time, but it

needs to be done) Late October

Assessment & Prescription continues…..

Share the CTE assessment data with the Special Educator for use in registering and placing students

with disabilities in the most appropriate and

least restrictive Career Technical Education

program. November

Outreach & Recruitment ……..

Begin to make arrangements for post tests (accommodations and alternate

assessments)

December

Check with teachers to be sure that they are using required accommodations. The I.E.P. is the law and cannot be ignored.

Update CDP+s

These things will be done each month

Check with teachers to get a list of students who are not succeeding so that intervention can be started.

December

Just another reminder

Make sure that alternate assessments are ready and administered correctly.

JanuaryPost Assessment Time

Arrange for the administration of

posttests for students who require

accommodations.

January

Assessment & Prescription continues…..

The second semester will be

essentially a repeat of the first.

DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND BULLYING

Discrimination“Under federal and state law it is illegal to discriminate against someone because of that person's race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), or disability”.

“Harassment” unwelcome verbal or physical conduct…

Bullying is when a student is repeatedly exposed to negative actions on the part of one or more other students. Bullying is now prohibited under state law, and by SBOE policies.

Grievance Procedures is a school board approved policy of addressing a claim by a student or parent/guardian, or employee of an alleged violation of a specified law or policy; such as incidents of discrimination, harassment and/or bullying.

•Both harassment and bullying can have a direct impact on whether Special Populations students enroll in

CTE courses and/or continue in further courses or programs.

•Make sure your LEA has a Bullying Policy and students are aware where to report bullying.

See Local Planning Systems site at

http://ctelps.dpi.state.nc.us/

Login as “guest” and use password of “guest”

Monitoring Access, Progress, & Success

Do you know where to find your Local Plan & Performance Indicators?

Attend CDC/SPC regional meetings

Fall & Spring

Professional Development

Assist with student registration and make

course recommendations for

SP students

March

Outreach & Recruitment ……..

Coordinate Career

Technical recruitment

activities such as a special

career day or classroom activities

suited for SP students.April

Outreach & Recruitment ……..

Update or create new brochures for parents of SP students (descriptions of courses and services. Same information as

for regular students, easier to read)

April

Note: Include Notice of Nondiscrimination on all printed

materials. Include NONTRADITIONAL pictures, etc. on

recruitment materials.

Work with th

e CTE Director to

do the annual lo

cal plan and your

work plan.

May

Monitoring Access, Progress, & Success

Assist with planning and execution of CTE Post Assessment testing for students with accommodadations as you did first semester. June

Do final updating of CDP+s for the year

June

Attend CTE Summer Conference!!!!

July

Professional Development

Questions?

Bill HatchNC DPI CTE Support Services919-807-3872william.hatch@dpi.nc.gov

Shannon Baker