The COST/SST Process

Lathrop Intermediate School2011-2012Student Support Committee

COST is an acronym for Coordination of Services Team

SST is an acronym for Student Success Team

COST Team

Lathrop’s COST Team:◦ Assistant Principal – Ms. Rodgers◦ Psychologist – Ms. Van Horn◦ Counselors – Ms. Fosado & Mr. Raya◦ Outreach Consultant – Mr. Ballesteros◦ Teacher on Special Assignment – Ms. Briseno◦ School Nurse (as needed)◦ Speech Therapist (as needed)◦ Attendance Clerk (as needed)

COST-three major functions1. Triage – the coordination, review

and prioritization of student referrals for services based on available data and services.

2. Evaluation of Data – the careful review and examination of all data accompanying the student referral.

3. Case Management – the monitoring and follow-up attention provided to all cases referred to COST.

Role of COST in the SST ProcessCOST and SST are linked because COST

serves as an overseer function (i.e., SST requests are routed through COST before a SST can be formally scheduled).

Once the SST process has begun on a student, COST continues to monitor the progress of the student until they exit, are referred for special education assessment, and are either found eligible for special education services or are referred back for additional SST services and/or interventions.

Pre SST Initiation ProcessTeacher identifies a student

experiencing academic or behavioral difficulties in their class.

Teacher attempts to remediate difficulties normal teacher/student/parent contacts, interventions, and modifications.

Pre SST Initiation Process

Teacher look at students schedule.

Contact student’s other teachers about student.

• It allows the referring teacher to examine if other teachers are having the same difficulties or successes with the same student;

• It promulgates collaborative support regarding interventions for the student;

• It allows further data collection for analysis of student need.

Schedule a teacher student OR parent conference.◦ Direct parent contact should be made

Not a TeleParent call

This gives us 2 pre-interventions before the SST process begins.

Initiation of the SST process

The SST process will be initiated by a referring teacher.

Teacher will gather data on the referred student.

Data packet will be presented to the ORC in a pre-referral conference during the teacher’s prep period.

Before a student is referred to COST for an SST, the referring teacher will complete the Student Academic Profile form and meet with the Outreach Coordinator.

Pre-referral Conference ReportAfter the initial meeting is held with

the referring teacher, a pre-referral conference report will be prepared that includes the following student information:◦Student’s/Family Biographical Sketch◦Student’s Academic Profile◦Relevant data from Data Director/Grades

from Pinnacle◦Samples of student work or portfolio◦Description of Presenting Problem/Issue

Start SST ProcessAfter teachers

have met with student and or parent.

See Ms. Rangel for the key to the cum files .

Fill out the out card to view students cum.

Fill Out the Out Card

Go to the Cum Files to Pull Student Cum Folder

SST CHECK LIST

Meet with students’ teachersStudent/Parent teacher

conferenceMake a direct parent contact

Pull cum Complete Student Academic

ProfileTurn in profile to Mr.

Ballesteros, ORC in counseling…. To start the SST…

SST Team

SST is an acronym for Student Success Team

The SST Team generally consists of the following persons:◦ Student and Parent(s)◦ Student’s teachers◦ Administrator◦ Counselor◦ Outreach Consultant

Written Communiqué re an SST

Prior to the SSTHealth ScreeningParent InterviewPre- SSTBehavior SupportSST Cum File

Checklist

After the SSTSST Follow-upSST Intervention LogSST Form Log SST Parent LetterSST Referral &

LanguageSST Referring

AddendumSST Referring Teacher

PrepSST Summary SST Update

Post-COST Meeting Report to ReferentAfter the COST meeting the

referring teacher will receive a report on the COST meeting regarding its discussions, deliberations and recommendations on his/her referral.