MMD/FMD Professional Learning Day

October 28, 2013

CAP Info

New CAP from KDE regarding Alternate Assessment Eligibility

Mild Mental Disability area of focus. Many documentation issues.

CAP Info - IEPs

IEPs for Alternate Assessment students should include a lot of detailed information in present levels.› What the student can and cannot do, what

supports they need to be able to do those things, etc.

Should include a lot of information about adaptive behaviors, not just misbehavior and/or vocational skills.

CAP Info - IEPs

For a student to be eligible for alternate assessment, there should be a lot of information about adaptive deficits, including goals and objectives.

SDI should also reflect intensive instruction beyond what can be reasonably provided in a general education/resource setting.

CAP – Adaptive Behavior

“Effectiveness or degree with which individuals meet the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for age and cultural groups.”

CAP Info – Adaptive Behavior

Communication Skills Community Use Self-Direction Health and Safety Functional Academics Self-Care Home Living Social Skills Leisure Work Skills

CAP Info – IEPs

Communication Status › Should have information about the

student’s communication abilities compared to same age peers. Student may not receive speech therapy, but likely does not have commensurate communication.

› Include statement indicating that the student is not eligible for speech language therapy, but supports and instruction are embedded within the current class setting.

CAP Info - IEPs

Post Secondary Transition Goals› Eligible students should have goals that

can be met with an Alternative Diploma.› Eligible students should be in need of

Independent Living Supports.

IEP Review

Look at the 2 Present Levels – which one is a special class student?

CAP Info

Phase 1 – Correct specific student errors listed in the CAP

Phase 2 – Clean up other students in the MMD special classes

General Intelligence

Not academic performance. School Psychologists…

Administration Code Training

Review of AAAFs

Trade folders:› Newton to

Heitzman› Heitzman to

Newton› Kimble to Howlett› Howlett to Knapp› Knapp to Gordon› Gordon to Phelps› Phelps to

Benningfield› Benningfield to

Loving› Loving to Kimble

Trade folders:› Sidebottom to

Morrow› Morrow to Edlin› Edlin to Simpson› Simpson to

Sidebottom› Bates to Beard› Beard to Bates

Review of AAAFs

Trade Folders:› England to Newman› Newman to England› Brantley to Radford› Radford to Allan› Allan to Coffman› Coffman to French› French to Brantley

Lunch!!

Unique Curriculum/News 2 You/Attainment

David Allan

How do you decide WHAT to teach? How do you decide WHEN to teach it?

Pacing Guides

Look at each quarter/trimester› What stories, adapted texts, etc. will you

use to teach each skill/concept?› What transition activities and assessments

can you incorporate?