ESC Region XIII Curriculum Special Education Leadership Network

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ESC Region XIIICurriculum Special
EducationLeadership Network

• September 16, 2004

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Legal Update
• Highly Qualified Special Educators
• Organization Reports
• Accountability Update
• Performance Based Monitoring
• ARD Decision Making Guide
• SSI 3/5
• PGP
• SBOE Update
• To Do List
• Lunch

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Welcome

• Welcome to our network meetings
• ESC Staff
• Community Website
• Listserv

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Legal Update

• Mark Goulet
• Walsh Anderson

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Highly Qualified Special Educators

• Eileen Reed

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Organization Reports
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Assessment

• Personalized Study Guides
• National Comparative Data Study
• (512 Districts Materials by Sept. 29)
• Exit Level in October
• Three Year Grads currently classified as 11th
  graders who will graduate before Sept 2005 may
  take this as first time test takers
• TELPAS
• 2005 will come with RPTE results
• RPTE
• RPTE II Field Test 2006
• TPRI Track delivery
• SDAA II ARD decision Making
• Grade 8 Science TAKS Field test April 18
• 2004-05 Testing Calendar Changes
• Make up days added for SDAA II Grade 10 ELA
• Make up day for second administration of SSI
  Tests

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Accountability

• AEIS
• Data in the Mail
• September 30
• AYP
• Change in timeline for Schools in Improvement
• USDE Rulings
• TELPAS
• Title II Part D Teacher STaR Chart

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Accountability Update

• AYP guidelines
• Side by Side (AEIS/AYP)
• School Improvement
• CHANGE In Notification Dates
• Issues for assessment of students with
  disabilities
• Functional Assessments
• Instructional Level Testing
• Level One ARD Expectation
• Baseline SDAA II

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Performance Based Monitoring

• John Fessenden
• Craig Henderson

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ARD Decision Making Guide
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Student Success InitiativeGrade 3 and 5
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TEC 28.0211

• Students in Grades 3 (reading), 5 and 8 (reading
  and mathematics) must demonstrate proficiency in
  the subjects required in order to advance to the
  next grade.
• Grade 3 in 03
• Grade 5 in 05
• Grade 8 in 08

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Demonstrated Proficiency

• Demonstrated proficiency is defined by law as
  either
• (1) meeting the passing standard on the TAKS for
  the required subject(s)
• OR
• (2) passing a state-approved alternate
  assessment which a district may administer on the
  third opportunity

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Did Not Meet Standard 2004
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Timeline

• Reading (GRADES 3 and 5)
• February 23
• Passesgt Local Policy gt Go to Grade 4 or Grade 6
• Failsgt Intensive Intervention
• April 19
• Passesgt Local Policy gtGo to Grade 4 or Grade 6
• Failsgt Grade Placement Committee Meets
• Intensive Intervention in Summer
• Alternate Assessment
• June 29
• Passesgt Local Policy gtGo to Grade 4 or Grade 6
• Failsgt Automatically retained in Grade 3 or Grade
  5 UNLESS the PARENT appeals
• Failsgt Grade Placement Committee Meets
• Considers appeal against district criteria
• Votes to promote or retain (must be unanimous)
• Develops plan for acceleration (regardless of
  grade placement)

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Timeline

• Math (GRADE 5)
• April 5
• Passesgt Local Policy gt Go to Grade 6
• Failsgt Intensive Intervention
• May 17
• Passesgt Local Policy gtGo to Grade 6
• Failsgt Grade Placement Committee Meets
• Intensive Intervention in Summer
• Alternate Assessment
• June 28
• Passesgt Local Policy gtGo to Grade 6
• Failsgt Automatically retained in Grade 5 UNLESS
  the PARENT appeals
• Failsgt Grade Placement Committee Meets
• Considers appeal against district criteria
• Votes to promote or retain (must be unanimous)
• Develops Plan for acceleration (regardless of
  grade placement)

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Who is affected?

• Students in Special Education who are taking on
  grade level assessments
• LEP students (unless exempt) subject to policy
• LPAC makes assessment and acceleration options
• GPC consults with LPAC
• LEP students in special education decision made
  by the ARD which includes an LPAC representative
• Dyslexic students decisions based on
  potential
• Consider previous information

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Intervention

• Accelerated Instruction
• Clear understanding of legislative intent
• Diagnostic assessment
• Comprehensive program of instruction
• Immediate intervention
• Ongoing progress monitoring
• End-of-year analysis of student achievement
• Instructional leadership

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Diagnostic Assessment

• Published Commissioners List of Early Reading
  Instruments
• Results reported to parent/guardian, local school
  board, Commissioner of Education
• Information used as primary criterion for
  placement in early intervention programs
• Grade Four TAKS
• Other diagnostics

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Using ARI/AMI funds

• 905/Grade 3 student not passing reading in 2004
  (1st administration)
• 905/Grade 5 student not passing math in 2004
• Immediate intervention
• 75/25 distribution formula
• Draw down
• GPC Manual from agency end of September

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NotificationBeginning of the Year

• Prior to TAKS (required)
• Parent Notification Notification of SSI w/
  Student Results
• Parent Notification Student Results with program
  options
• Prior to TAKS (suggested)
• Handbook notification
• Registration packet
• ARI/AMI Planning Documentation
• Student Intervention Plan (folder)
• Progress Monitoring Info

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NotificationEnd of the Year

• After TAKS (required)
• Parent Notification Student Results with GPC
  Information and SSI Info
• GPC Minutes and Action w/Individual Plan
• Parent Notification Student Results with GPC
  Information and SSI Info
• GPC Minutes and Action w/Individual Reading Plan
  Parent Notification Progress Monitoring
• Parent Notification GPC Decision and SSI Info
• After TAKS (suggested)
• Student Intervention Plan (folder)

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PGP

• Personal Graduation Plan (TEC 28.0212)
• (Senate Bill 1108, 78th Texas Legislature, 2003)
• A principal shall designate a guidance counselor,
  teacher, or other appropriate individual to
  develop and administer a personal graduation plan
  for each student enrolled in a junior high,
  middle, or high school who
• (1) does not perform satisfactorily on an
  assessment instrument administered under
  Subchapter B, Chapter 39 or
• (2) is not likely to receive a high school
  diploma before the fifth school year following
  the student's enrollment in grade level nine, as
  determined by the district.

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PGP Cont.

• identify educational goals for the student
  
• include diagnostic information, appropriate
  monitoring and intervention, and other evaluation
  strategies
• include an intensive instruction program
  described by Section 28.0213
• address participation of the student's parent or
  guardian, including consideration of the parent's
  or guardian's educational expectations for the
  student and
• provide innovative methods to promote the
  student's advancement, including flexible
  scheduling, alternative learning environments,
  on-line instruction, and other interventions that
  are proven to accelerate the learning process and
  have been scientifically validated to improve
  learning and cognitive ability.

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SBOE/TEA Update

• Health/PE Textbooks
• Math TEKS Secondary
• Minor revisions for alignment, clarity,
  articulation
• Math TEKS Elementary
• Revision committees formed and ready to meet
• Chapter 74 Enrichment Subjects
• Discussion of Additional Science Course
• School Library Standards
• Ad hoc textbook committee (Miller what is a
  textbook?)
• Make up for second SSI admin?
• Grade 8 Science/SDAA II Information Booklets
• TEA Reorganization

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To Do List

• AEIS Public Hearing
• Highly qualified teachers (hold for HOUSE except
  for those who are not certified)
• ARI Funding
• 2003-04 Early Reading Instruments Report
• 2003-04 ARI/AMI Program Evaluation
• 2003-04 ARI/AMI Final Expenditure
• ARI/AMI Practice/Time of Instruction Report
• Receive CDs
• State Accountability Results (Sept. 30)
• AYP Schools in Improvement (Data released Sept.
  28, Notification Sept 30)

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To Do List

• ARD Decision Making Guide Training (October 19)
• SHIPS Schools
• Texas High School Initiative Grant
• Review Drop Out report
• ARD Training
• TELPAS Reports to parents (Within 30 days of
  start of school year)
• PGPs
• Personalized Study Guides
• John Crain Workshop
• Alternative education campus registration
  (registration period over)
• OEYP Evaluation Report (September 30)
• OEYP Funding

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To Do List

• Steven Krashen (distinguished speaker)
• Paraprofessional Certification
• SSI Letters to Parents
• Early Reading Diagnostic
• LPAC Training
• Register for October CSEN
• Tutorial Plans
• AEIS IT 2004
• PGP 2004
• Side by Sides
• SDAA II Information Booklets distributed
• Grade 8 Science Books Distributed
• OPTIONAL Request change of assessment date
  April 22 UIL/TAKS Conflict

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Lunch