STUDENT SUCCESS TEAM

TRAINING

WE CHOOSE SUCCESS

Rationale, Procedures

and Support

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STUDENT SUCCESS TEAM

Jennifer Garcia – Third Grade Teacher/Committee Chair

Dave Cammarato – Assistant Principal/Intervention/Scheduling

Cydney Ford – Fourth Grade Teacher/CNTA Representative/Engagement Cube

Margaret Darby – Third Grade Teacher/Community Resources

Erin Monroe – Second Grade Teacher/Early Childhood Development

Brenna Brown – Parent and PTA Liaison/Parent Webinars

Tara Manley – First Grade Teacher/Engagement Cube

Teresa Moya – Bilingual/RSP Aide and Parent Liaison

Alison Bever – School Psychologist/Assessments/Interventions

Bonnie Young – Resource Specialist/Accommodations and Modifications

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Table of Contents

pp. 4-6 ……… District Rationale, Procedures and Timeline

pp. 7-8 ……… Union Position/Collaboration on SSTs

pp. 9-12……...Considerations for Referrals/Links to Milestones

pp. 13-15……..Community Resources/Links

pp. 16-18……. Accommodations Vs. Modifications/Links

pp. 19 …………Clara Barton Elementary School’s 2012 RtI Pyramid

pp. 22 ………… Additional Resources/On-site Consultants

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District Rationale

In 2011, CNUSD was found

disproportionate in the number of

Hispanic students identified for special

education under the eligibility of Specific

Learning Disability.

The district also entered its first year Of

Program Improvement.

These two findings led to the

development of the new Student Success

Team(SST) procedures and forms.

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Old vs. New Procedure

Old Process

Parent conference held

Strategies put into place.

SST Meeting Held

Additional strategies may

be developed. No ongoing

documentation used.

• Follow up meeting held.

-If, through

interview, strategies are

not successful, then a

referral for Psycho-

educational Evaluation

may be presented.

New Process Face-to-Face Parent Interview

Form to be completed.

Strategies developed

Student Intervention Form Started

If unsuccessful, then additional strategies are developed with your Grade-level Team.

If unsuccessful, then the Referral to SST Form is used.

SST Meeting(s) are held.

Additional Strategies are put into place

If those are unsuccessful, then a referral for Psycho-educational Testing may be completed.

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Student Support Team Process – Pre-SpEd Referral

Response to Intervention

Step 1: Teacher assessment – teacher has observed, met with parent and recorded that

the student is performing below grade to typically achieving peers.

* This information may be brought to grade level meetings to identify under-achieving

students.

* This data is assessed and tracked, comparing it with typically achieving peers – Baseline

Data

- Probes and assessment forms should be utilized at this stage.

Step 2: TIER I: Intervention plan is implemented for 6-8 weeks and an initial referral to

SST is made. The SST/Mentor will be able to assist with interventions and/ or progress

monitoring before the initial SST meeting. Tier I interventions need to be in place before the

initial SST meeting, and may continue after the initial meeting to give the student time (6-8

weeks) to respond to the Tier I intervention. Therefore, time is not lost waiting for a meeting

to be scheduled.

Step 3: Intervention plan is reviewed at SST meetings. The SST identifies target areas

of weakness and creates interventions and goals for student progress.

OR No significant progress (student is performing

below same age peers Move to Tier II, as per SST

Step 4: : Intervention Plan tracked and monitored by SST for 6-8 weeks. (TIER II –

targeted intensive prevention or intervention services)

No significant progress – Refer to the Committee of Special

EducationTIER III

Progress Monitor

progress and then drop

program if progress

continues at grade level

PROGRESS – goal is met and student is performing close/at level

with same-age peers.

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Union Position on SSTs

Scheduling Criteria:

SST meetings can be scheduled on Early

Release days after PTT time: 2:30 pm.

*Classroom teachers do not need to

be in agreement in scheduling a SST

meeting after PTT time.

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SST and Teacher

Collaboration

Can Teacher Collaboration Time(PTT) be utilized for discussing individual students?

Teachers are encouraged to plan PTT time to discuss concerns with individual students.

The referring teacher will present the concerns (academic, and or social) to the team, and mention any strategies or resources that have been used to address the concerns.

The team is encouraged to consider and suggest any additional methods, and or resources that can be implemented by the teacher.

Teacher will follow-up with the team to briefly discuss student’s status.

If progress is not evident, then the team will suggest a SST referral.

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What to Consider When Looking at a

Child's Development

What to Consider When Looking at a Child's

Development

1. Maternal Prenatal Issues

-proper nutrition (food and vitamins)

-stress (work or home related)

-mother's age

-diseases and drugs that potentially cause

developmental and cognitive issues

-AIDS, Rubella, and Syphilis

-marijuana, nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol

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2. Birthing Issues

-Premature Birth (born at less than 38 weeks)

-Small-for-Date Birth

-Anoxia (lack of oxygen during birthing process)

*Premature babies tend to developmentally

"catch up" by 2 to 3 yrs old

-Apgar Score (8 reflexes and nervous systems

tested at birth)

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3. Child's Development Milestones

1-2 months: Chin-up and/or chest up in the tummy position3-4 months: reaching and missing, and sitting with support5-6 months: Babbling, sitting on laps and in the highchair, and grasping7 months: Sitting alone, Babbling with intonation8-11 months: Standing with/without help, crawling (creeping), and walking when helped*More babies are beginning to skip crawling due to lack of "tummy time"12 months: Typically saying first words, feeding themselves with a spoon15 months: Walking alone

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Helpful Links

For Staff/Parents

Early Childhood Developmental

Milestones

Speech/Language Development to Age 8

Curricular Standards

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Community ResourcesChanges in services

offered: Previously elementary school

counselors might have been part of the SST process.

Now they are only available in crisis situations, such as the death of a school member, suicidal or homicidal ideation

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What resources are available to parents in the community?

There is a community resource

book available in the

Principal/Assistant Principal’s

Office.

Resources in the Community may

include, but are not limited to:

Sliding scale counseling services

Government Programs such as Child

Protective

Services, unemployment, Healthy

Kids, and WIC

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Planning Ahead

You might make copies of the

pages you are considering offering

to parents before the meeting.

Then offer them if the meeting tone

feels right!

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MODIFICATIONS ARE CHANGES

THAT DO FUNDAMENTALLYLOWER OR ALTER

THE STANDARD OR EXPECTATION OF THE COURSE.

MODIFICATIONS= WHAT

Accommodations Versus

Modifications

Accommodations DO NOT fundamentally alter the standard or what the student is expected to master. The objectives of the course/activity remain intact.

Accommodations= How

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I N P U TVisuals, hands on

activities, cooperative groups

O U T P U TAdapt how the student will

respond to instruction

P A R T I C I P A T I O NAdapt the extent that the

student is actively involved in the task

Types of Accommodations

Quantity

# of items

Time

Extra time

Level of Support

Peer tutors, teacher small group

More Accommodation Ideas

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D I F F I C U L T Y

Scaffold the assignment to lower grade level

A L T E R N A T E G O A L S

Same assignment with a adapted goal

S U B S T I T U T E C U R R I C U L U M

Different instruction or material

Types of Modifications

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Clara Barton Elementary

School’s 2012 RtI Pyramid

Special

Education/504

Assessment

Student Success Team(SST)

Referral.Documentation and Follow-up on

Agreed Upon Interventions.

Parent Interviews and Intervention Logs

In-school Intervention Before/After School Tutoring Cross-age Tutoring

Health Action Plans Behavior contracts Parent Provided Tutoring

Targeted Intervention/Learning Communities Accommodation(seating/time on task)

Common Assessments Pacing Guides PTTs ELD SDAIE Discovery Learning

Standards-based Instruction First Best Instruction Thinking Maps

Eight Engaging Qualities Using the Core with Fidelity *Universal Access

Students not meeting grade level

expectancies following their

participation in documented

interventions are recommended to

the SST team. The SST team will

meet to determine specific

learning and/or behavioral goals

for the student. A follow-up

meeting date is set to discuss the

results of the intervention(s).

Students not meeting

grade level

expectancies in

documented

interventions. These

interventions must

have a measurable

component..

Universal Access is not

just for Special

Education Students*

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What’s in Place For the

2012-2013 School Year

Before/Afterschool Tutoring in Library

Passport

Khan Academy

Pearson Success Net

Cross age High School Tutors

Targeted Interventions

PIQE

Flipping the Classroom

Parent Webinars

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Grade Level ActivityWhere we are now with Level One Intervention?

In our classroom

In our grade-levels

In our school

Where do we go in a perfect, but penniless, world?How can we provide the biggest ‘bang for the buck’?

How can we use the resources we have available to provide interventions for kids?

How can we make Barton a 24/7 school?

What do we need training in so we can create that perfect world? i.e. Data Director, Running Records, Kagan, Classroom Management. We are looking at creating a regular schedule for training and will see if credits/hours can be issued through USD.

Are you an Expert? Are you willing to provide training for others? Names/Expertise, please!!

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W H E N I N E E D I N S P I R A T I O N

Additional Information and On-Site Consultants

Links:

On-Site Consultants:

Staff Success Team

What is a Student Success Team - Detailed Information