An OverviewApril 2012

Why Wh

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How

Where

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WHY – Federal and State Policies

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IDEA 2004

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Outcomes

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Policy

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Policy

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Policy

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Policy

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WHY – WVDE Policies

WHY – Purpose of SPL

The West Virginia Support for Personalized Learning (SPL) framework is a state-wide initiative that suggests flexible use of resources to provide relevant academic, social/emotional and/or behavioral support to enhance learning for ALL students.

SPL is designed to improve outcomes for students with a variety of academic and behavioral needs.

Core Principles of SPL• Effective leadership at all levels is crucial for the

implementation of SPL.• Positive school culture provides the foundation

on which all instruction occurs and all students are engaged in learning.

• Collaboration among educators and families is the foundation of effective problem-solving and instructional decision-making.

• Ongoing and meaningful involvement of families increases student success.

• Student results are improved when ongoing academic and behavioral performance data are used to inform instructional decisions.

• ALL Students can learn and achieve high standards as a result of effective teaching.

• ALL students must have access to a rigorous standards-based curriculum and research-based instruction.

• Intervening at the earliest indication of need is necessary for student success (Prek-12).

• A comprehensive system of multi-level instruction is essential for addressing the full range of student needs.

• ALL members of the school community must continue to gain knowledge and develop expertise in order to build capacity and sustainability.

Core Principles of SPL

WHAT – Six Essential Components of SPL

Leadership

Improved

Student

Outcomes

School Climate

and Culture

Teams and Processes

Family and

Community

Partnerships

Assessments

Curriculum and

Instruction

State– Guidance Document– Self-assessment tools– Website providing professional development materials and resourcesRESA– Providing Professional Development– Facilitating sharing and building consensus– Forming Regional Leadership Team

District– Developing leadership roles– Defining and communicating criteria used to make decisions– Providing professional development– Acquiring and disseminating relevant resources

School– Supporting team problem-solving– Developing a plan to strengthen essential components of SPL– Managing time and schedules to focus on identified needs

Leadership

School Climate and Culture

• Positive school climate consists of three primary domains:

• Engagement• Safety• Environment

• A positive school culture exists when key elements of a positive school climate are in place.

Practices• Defining and consistently teaching expectations of

behavior for students, parents and educators• Acknowledging and recognizing students and adults

consistently for appropriate behaviors• Monitoring, correcting or reteaching behavioral errors• Engaging teachers in a collaborative team problem-

solving process that uses data to guide instruction• Including families in culturally-sensitive, solution-

focused approach to supporting student learning

School Climate and Culture

Problem-Solving Team• Composed of teachers (general and special

educators), specialists, parents and school level administrator

• Plans intensive instruction for students• Promotes shared responsibility for student learning• Collects and reviews data• Evaluates responsiveness to intense instruction

Teams and Processes

Teams and Processes

Problem-Solving Process

Problem-Solving Process

Teams and Processes

Team Members Steps in the Process

1. School Level Administrator2. Meeting Facilitator3. Recorder4. Time Keeper5. Parent6. Persons with Expertise in:• Data• Customized Instruction— Academic/ Behavioral• Community Resources• Progress Monitoring

1. Identify and Define Needs What is the Problem?2. Analyze the ProblemWhy is the Problem Occurring?3. Develop a PlanWhat are we going to do about it?4. Implement and Monitor the PlanHow will we monitor progress?5. Evaluate and Adjust the PlanDid it work?

• Effective partnerships include:– Parents– Families– Students – Community Members– Educators

• Indicators of effective partnerships:– Sharing information– Problem-solving– Celebrating student successes

• Central to effective partnerships is the recognition of shared responsibility and ownership of student challenges and successes.

Family and Community Partnerships

Key Roles• Collaborate with teachers regarding

identified need• Share information about child and family

as appropriate• Support student learning at home• Attend Problem-Solving Team meeting• Partner in instructional planning and

progress monitoring

Family and Community Partnerships

Purpose of Assessment

• Identify strengths and needs of individual students• Inform problem-solving process• Inform instruction and necessary adjustments• Evaluate the effectiveness of instruction at different

levels of the system (e.g. classrooms, school, district)• Inform educational decisions

Assessment

Screening/Interim Purpose: Inform determination of risk status and indicate need for additional support

and/or assessment Formative/Classroom Purpose: Determine response to instruction and indicate direction for most

appropriate instructional adjustmentsProgress MonitoringPurpose: Determine if students are making progress toward specific skills, processes

and understandings and inform school-wide action plansDiagnosticPurpose: Assist teachers in adjusting the type and degree of scaffolding, in

differentiating instruction, and in picking up patterns of strengths and weaknessesSummativePurpose: Inform the system and provide a longitudinal view of curricular strengths

and weaknesses

Assessment Types

Curriculum and Instruction

CORE• Provides foundation of curriculum and school organization

that has a high probability (80% of students responding) of bringing students to a high level of achievement in all areas of development/content

• Choose curricula that has evidence of producing optimal levels of achievement (evidence-based curriculum)

TARGETED• Supplemental curriculum aligned with CORE and designed

to meet the specific needs of targeted group (15%)INTENSIVE• Focused curriculum designed to meet the specific needs of

the targeted group and/or individual (5%)

Curriculum and Instruction

Curriculum and Instruction

CORE Instruction

• Utilizes differentiated and scaffolded instruction to meet students’ needs

• Incorporates small group activities• Focuses on the most critical standards and objectives• Utilizes evidence from summative and ongoing

formative assessment to make instructional decisions

• Maximizes instructional time • Emphasizes 24/7 learning

Curriculum and Instruction

TARGETED SupportSPL endorses the value of instructional supports at the

TARGETED level including:– Differentiating, scaffolding and using multi-modal strategies to engage

students– Providing explicit instruction that emphasizes skill building as well as

contextualized instruction that emphasizes application of skills– Peer interaction to scaffold student understanding– Teacher use of learning progressions within the standards and

objectives as guidance for constructing scaffolding– Accommodations that affect how a student learns, not what they are

expected to learn

Curriculum and Instruction

INTENSIVE SupportSPL endorses the value of instructional supports at the INTENSIVE level

including:– Intensified scaffolding and time: suggested to occur 3 to 5 times per week for

class sessions of 30 to 60 minutes– Smaller groups of similarly-skilled and needs-alike students or one-to-one– Most likely to occur outside the general education classroom– May occur before, during or after the school day dependent on available

resources and personnel. SPL does not promote:

– INTENSIVE support replacing opportunity to receive instruction in science, social studies, physical education and the arts

– Isolated skill drill requiring students to independently make generalizations and connections back to the CORE content.

HOW-WHEN-WHERE-WHO – Putting It All Together

CORE

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Student

Outcomes

TARGETED

INTENSIVE

Screening

Problem-

Solving

Progress

Monitoring

FOCUS: all students INSTRUCTION: WV Next Generation Content

Standards and Objectives and instructional practices that are evidence-based and incorporate differentiated instruction and scaffolding

LOCATION: general education classroom ASSESSMENT: screening/interim, formative/

classroom; screening all-beginning, some-middle, end

CORE Level – SUGGESTED

CORE Level – SUGGESTED

BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: effective school-wide behavior supports

GROUP SIZE: flexible grouping-students move to groups as appropriate

TIME: sufficient time for mastery of content and behavioral expectations

GOAL: demonstrated learning of grade-level standards or above

TARGETED Level – SUGGESTED FOCUS: students identified through screening as

at-risk or as exceeding grade-level standards INSTRUCTION: targeted, supplemental

instruction delivered to small groups LOCATION: general education classroom or other

general education location within the school; before, during, after school, interim, summer

ASSESSMENT: progress monitoring every 2-3 weeks; diagnostic

TARGETED Level – SUGGESTED BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: specialized positive behavior

plans provided/monitored by teacher, specialists, parents

GROUP SIZE: small groups of students with similar skills and needs

TIME: 15-30 minutes per session, 3-5 sessions per week

LENGTH: 9 weeks minimum prior to INTENSIVE GOAL: eliminate gap between present achievement

and grade-level expectations and the gap between instruction and what students need

INTENSIVE Level – SUGGESTED FOCUS: students who have not responded to

CORE and TARGETED level instruction INSTRUCTION: intensive, supplemental

instruction delivered to small groups or individually

LOCATION: general education location within the school; may be pull-out; before, during, after school, interim, summer

ASSESSMENT: progress monitoring every 1-2 weeks; diagnostic

BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: assessment of student behaviors (FBA) and development of specialized behavior plans with teacher, specialist, parents

GROUP SIZE: individual or very small groups of students with similar skills and needs

TIME: 30-60 minutes per session, 3-5 sessions per week

LENGTH: 9 weeks minimum prior to referral GOAL: eliminate or narrow gap between present

achievement and grade-level expectations and gap between instruction and what students need

INTENSIVE Level – SUGGESTED

SPL FRAMEWORK: A Quick Reference Guide