Erskine Elementary SchoolACS School Board PresentationNovember 8, 2016

“The vision of Erskine Elementary School is to

create an environment that values tradition,

service and education. Students, staff and

community will celebrate the traditions that

make us unique, provide service to improve

the world we live in, and gain knowledge

through education, in order to establish a

community of life long learners.

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Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupportsLet’s start with the emphasis on “positive.”

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$28,900Grant received from Indiana Department of Education, through

our partnership with Meridian Services.

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Teach

procedures.

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TeachEncourage Promote

Encourage

good

choices.

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TeachEncourage Promote

Promote good decision

making skills.

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TeachEncourage Promote

Addressing Challenging Behavior

◈ Open staffing meetings to

discuss individual student

behavioral issues.

◈ Open to all to share and

learn.

◈ Formal and informal

behavior intervention plans

(BIPs).

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Sensory Tools

Flexible seating

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Sensory Tools

Flexible

seating

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Sensory Tools

Fidgets

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Rewards

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Professional Learning Communities for StaffReaching the end of faculty meetings.

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Erskine Ongoing PLCs

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◈All Things Google with John Sedwick

◈ Inclusion Classrooms with Angie Vickery

◈ Poverty and the Erskine Student with Dr.

Treva Bostica and Erin Smith

◈Book Study on Choice Words: How Our

Language Affects Children's Learning by

Peter H. Johnston

Erskine Individual Professional Development

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◈Canvas

◈ Pivot

◈ IXL

◈NWEA: What Next?

◈Article Discussions from Educational

Leadership

Special Education: InclusionA commitment to each child’s unique abilities.

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636 Total Students

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118 Students with an IEP (not including speech)

17% Students in Special Education

73% Students in Special Education in general classrooms

86 Students with an IEP in Inclusive Setting

7 Inclusion ClassroomsKindergarten through 5th Grade

Mild, Moderate, OI, HI, VI, SLD, ASD, TBI, OHI

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Elementary Alternative EducationPreparing Students for Success

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By the numbers ...2014-2015

◈ 19 students

enrolled

◈ 0 students

successfully

transitioned back

to general

education setting

2015-2016

◈ 16 students

enrolled

◈ 2 students

successfully

transitioned back

to general

education setting

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By the numbers ...2016-2017

◈ 13 students enrolled

◈ 4 students currently

being transitioned

back to general

education setting,

with the expectation

being they will begin

next year at their

home school.

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Welcoming and Safe Atmosphere“Make it a great day, All Stars!”

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Landscaping

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Parent

reception

area

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Erskine

Cafe

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Parent Pick Up benches

26Safe

Secure

academic

wing

27Safe

Enrollment

Station

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THANKS!Any questions?

smerkel@acsc.net

ersk@acsc.net