Pupil & Staff Support Services

The goal of the program is to provide equal access and equal opportunities

for all school children in the Least Restrictive Environment.

How?- Know your Student

- SRBI/Intervention

- 504 Accommodation Plan

- Individualized Education Plan - (IEP)

Be Positive!!!● Solution Focused

○ Look for exceptions to the problem.

■ What is going well?

○ Unconditional Positive Regard

■ Care no matter what

■ Start Fresh Daily

■ Acceptance

● Celebrate success and build upon it

● Know your students

● OWN your students

Referrals● Referrals can come from a variety of people.

They typically come from two sources;○ Faculty

○ Parents/Guardians

● The clock starts ticking on the day of the referral○ State of CT - 45 School Days to implement IEP from day of

referral

Individualized Education Plan

IEP*Legal Contract*● An IEP is a written statement of the

educational program designed to meet a child’s individual needs.

What’s the IEP’s Purpose?● The IEP has two general purposes:

○ To set reasonable learning goals for a child

○ To state the services that the school district will provide for the child

When is the IEP developed?● Abide by mandated timelines

○ Initial Referral - may happen at any time

○ Determine Eligibility - within 45 school days of referral

○ Annual Review - every 365 days

○ Triennial Re-evaluation - must occur every three years

Who develops the IEP?● A team of individuals that includes key

school staff and the child’s parents

● The team meets, reviews assessment available assessment information, and designs an education program to address the child’s education needs that result from his or her disability

What is in an IEP?●Each child’s IEP must contain specific information, as listed within IDEA

(Federal Special Education law) and includes, but not limited to;○ The child’s present levels of academic achievement and functional performance,

describing how the child is currently doing in school and how the child’s disability affects his or her involvement and progress in the general curriculum

○ Annual goals for the child, that the team determined the student can reasonably accomplish in a year

○ The special education and related services to be provided to the student, including supplementary aids and services and changes to the program or supports for school personnel

○ How much of the school day and for what reason the student will be removed from full participation in the regular education curriculum with non-disabled peers.

○ How (and if) the child is to participate in state and district-wide assessments, including what modifications to tests the child needs

○ When services and modifications will begin, how often, where, and how long they will be provided

○ How school personnel will measure the child’s progress toward the annual goals

What is a “Legal” PPT?● At minimum, you must invite;

○ A guardian (biological parent, surrogate parent, guardian, etc.)

○ Special education teacher

○ Regular education teacher

○ Related services staff (School Psychologist, Social Worker, Speech/Language, etc.)

○ Administrator or administrator designee

The administrator designee does not need to be 092 certified, but serves in the role of the adminstrator at the meeting including its decision making functions

Special Education AcronymsIEP - Individual Education Program APE - Adaptive Physical Education

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment ASL - American Sign Language

OT - Occupational Therapy FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment

PECS - Picture Exchange Communication System BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan

PT - Physical Therapy CBI - Community Based Instruction

SRBI - Scientific Research Based Interventions CP - Cerebral Palsy

SLP - Speech and Language Pathologist ED - Emotianal Disability/Disturbance

SLD - Specific Learning Disability ELL - English Language Learner

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ESY - Extended School Year

ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorders IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

AT - Assistive Technology ID - Intellectual Disability

AccommodationsChanges HOW a student access or

demonstrates learning●Setting○ Small group

○ Preferential seating

○ Limited distractions

○ Study carrel

●Presentation○ Chunking

○ Outline/highlight key concepts

●Scheduling○ Occasional breaks

○ Use of timers

●Response mode○ Dictated response

○ Picture symbols

○ Extended time for written response

Examples of Accommodations:●Tests taken orally

●Large print textbooks

●Additional time for tests/quizzes

●Weekly home-school communication tool

●Peer support for note-taking

●Pre-printed notes (outline)

●Highlighted instructions

●Graph paper

●Use of computer for writing

ModificationsChanges WHAT a student is expected to learn

● Requiring a student to learn less material or content

● Revising assignments to reduce expectations

● Reducing test content

Examples of Modifications:● Outline in place of essay for major project

● Reduction of multiple choice options

● Projects substituted for written reports

● Reduction of reading required

● Adjustment of reading level