Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board

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Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board

• Dr. Patrick Carney
• OPA Student Assessment Project

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Needs Assessment / Waitlist

• Staff of 4 Psychs for 22,000
• Survey 42 schools
• 1 page checklist/questionnaire per student
• JK-4 Consideration for Assessnt
• Academic Concerns/Processing Diff
• Existing data (EQAO, PM, Rdg Rec)

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Results

• 7700 students JK-4
• 382 needing Psych Assess
• 43 months wait?
• 255 on Speech/Lang List
• 11 month wait

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Decreasing the Wait

• Hire Psych Associate-in-training
• Utilize Doctoral Intern
• Hire Psychometrist Part Time
• Do Interdisciplinary Assessments for students on
  Psych S/L waitlists

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Enhance Edl Assess Process

• Train KTEAII with new SERTs
• Feedback loop with each Psych Assessment
  Interpretation to School Team
• 3 Main Levels of Assessment Curriculum-Based,
  Educational, Professional

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Supporting Teacher Implementn

• Involve Teacher at Referral Stage
• Respond to Referral Questions
• Interpret Report to School Team
• Partnership with SERTs and Special Education
  Consultants for Recommendations
• Provide Inservice on PA days

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Supporting Teacher Implementn

• What is student good at?
• Main concerns (academic, social, behavioural)?
• D.I. strats to support this student currently?
• Most important question that you have about the
  student that this assessment could address? What
  do you hope to gain from this assessment?

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Sustaining Assessment Process

• New Referral Process (forms)
• Training.
• Enhanced Partnership and Efficiencies with Speech
  Language Pathologists
• Enhanced Partnership for various forms of
  Assessment, considering Expert Panel Reports