PBS Update

Special Education Leadership September 15, 2006

107 PBS Schools

Schools by Population

K, 1

Elemen. 52

Middle, 19

High, 10

Alt/ Charter/ Special

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Districts Appoquinimink Brandywine Caesar Rodney Cape Henlopen Capital Christina Colonial DSCYF Indian River Lake Forest

Laurel Milford New Castle County

VoTech Red Clay Smyrna Woodbridge Charters Alternatives

Professional Development

School-wide Cluster

School-wide PBS Cultural Competency Family School Collaboration Assessment

Classroom Management

PBS for Individual Students Cluster Person-Centered Planning Functional Behavioral Assessment Behavior Support Plans Targeted Team Intensive Team/Wrap-Around

Services

46 PBS Star

Schools

PBS Star School Criteria SET-D overall mean score 80% or higher SET-D score of 80% or higher for Behavioral

Expectations Taught School Team meets monthly and is

representative of entire school population School team uses data to make decisions and

submits end of year data analysis School team uses more than one data source

to evaluate program effectiveness Family Involvement Character Education implemented in school

PBS Star School Growth

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Alternative Star Schools

Brandywine

Community

Compass

Cobblestone

CommunitySchool

Appoquinimink Star Schools

Silver Lake

Redding

Middle

MHS

Townsend

BrickMill

CedarLane

Olive B.

Loss

MeredithMiddle

Brandywine Star Schools

Carrcroft

DarleyRoad

Harlan

SpringerMiddle

Claymont

PSDuPont

MapleLane

Cape Henlopen Star Schools

Shields Milton

HO

Brittingham

Rehoboth

Capital Star Schools

Fairview Kent ILC

Charter Star Schools

Academy

of

Dover

Christina Star Schools

Keene

STERCK

Shue-MedillMiddle

Wilson

Downes Gallaher

Newark

HS

Smith ES

Stubbs

Colonial Star Schools

Carrie

Downie GeorgeRead

Middle

Eisenberg

Lake Forest Star Schools

Central

ChipmanMiddle

LFHS

LaurelStar Schools

NorthLaurel

Red ClayStar Schools

Shortlidge

Academy

Stanton

SmyrnaStar Schools

ClaytonES

WoodbridgeStar Schools

WoodbridgeES

Assessment

DSTP Assessment Task Force

Summative Assessment Given Later in School Year

“Formative” Assessment 2 – 3 per year

End of Course Assessments Use Technology Anticipated date – Spring 2009 Accommodations Work Group Update Modified Assessment

DAPA Changes 2006-2007 Lists of students coming soon –

UPDATE!! Timeline for new Alternate

Assessment: 2006-2007 DAPA-II 2007-2008 DAPA-II 2008-2009 New Alternate Assessment

North Carolina Alignment Study Recommended Curriculum – Access to

General Ed.

Changes

Original Signatures Performance Indicators – NO ExPIs IEP Objectives no longer required Grade Changes for Science and

Social Studies

Content Area AlignmentGrade as of 9/1/06 # of Content Areas Content Area

2 2 ELA, Math

3 4 ELA, Math, Sci, SS

4 2 ELA, Math

5 4 ELA, Math, Sci, SS

6 2 ELA, Math

7 2 ELA, Math

8 4 ELA, Math, Sci, SS

9 2 ELA, Math

10 2 ELA, Math

*11 2 Sci, SS

*DAPA portfolio required the first year that the student is in 11th grade

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Portfolio Due Date

All students in grades 2 – 11 (as of September 1, 2006) who meet the participation criteria are required to have a portfolio submitted on…

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

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Test Security “It is a testing security violation for an individual to fail to follow DSTP test administration procedures... School districts and individuals shall not

Fail to report test scores, number of students tested, or any other data element required to be reported to the Department;

Report incorrect or otherwise inaccurate test scores, number of students tested, or any other data element required to be reported to the Department;

Exclude a student from participation except in accordance with the regulations of the Department;

Refuse to disclose to the Department information concerning a violation of the foregoing data requirements;

Refuse to cooperate in the investigation of a suspected data reporting violation whether such investigation is conducted by a school district or the Department. The investigation shall include a review of mitigating circumstances, if applicable.”

Take a minute to review Tab 7 pages 58 & 59

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Test Security

Test security and confidentiality is vital to maintain validity, reliability, and fairness of the test results

All DAPA Test Administrators (a.k.a. developers) must read and understand the Test Security Policy

Violations are subject to investigations and consequences as determined by the school district and the Department

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