Department+Meeting+Notes

Department Meeting Notes 5/22/09 1. Finished the GEI rubric 2. Discussed -Professional Development Opportunties that are available this summer. a. Digging Into Transition Assessments-Thursday, June 25, 2009-$250.00 Stipend-contact Elaine Cook for further details. b. Instruction Matters-ties General Education Access to the Alternate Assessment c. PBS d. Boardmaker e. Autism If there is another learning opportunity-please add by emailing under "discussion". -Department focus for 2009-2010 We can have the opportunity for a national speaker-discussion mainly around RTI. The two names discussed were Marilyn Friend and Margaret Heritage, Friend focuses on Co-Teaching and Heritage focuses on formative assessment.

Input on how many and what type of department meetings to have (17 respondents) -2 days with a national speaker -meet by Polycom for 2 other days of department meetings (3 respondents) -meet face to face for 2 other days of department meetings (10 respondents -meet monthly -there were many responses to have a shared meeting with the School Social Workers and School Psychologist on issues around compliance (6 respondents) Possible areas of learning -grading practices -data exploration from GEI and Referral Decision Making -KU and other instructional strategies -EER training -Heritiage (4 -Disciplinary issues with students in Special Education-(what is our role in manifestation and FBA/BIP as a Special Education Consultant, resource for LEA regarding rules/regs -IEP compliance -Pro Learning Communities -FBA Profiler -best diagnostic assessments for reading and math -tiered instruction -interventions

Critical Skills of a Special Education Consultant-possible essential skills- In reviewing all of the ideas noted three strands of skills became apparent- 1. Instructional Practices in Special Education (in no particular order) a. Implementation of Behavior Plan within the structure of a classroom b. Co-Teaching framework facilitation c. Para educator management d. Research based instructional practices e. Research based instructional strategies f. Classroom structure, routines, organization g. Classroom Management strategies h. Special Education Rules and Regulations i. Consult with teacher j. Assessments-standardized and formative, data interpretation

2. IEP a. Web IEP b. Transition and the transition process c. Re-evaluation (content and time management) d. Progress Monitoring/Collecting Data/Phase Changes e. FBA's and BIPS (co-author) f. Goal Writing-quality g. Collaborate with parents, students, special education teachers, general education teachers and outside agencies h. Train and assist in management of IEP i. IEP development j. Instructional recommendations based on individual student data h. Co-author FBA and BIP

3. General Education Interventions a. Academic assessments-administer screenings and diagnostic assessments b. Data Analysis-screenings and diagnostic assessments c. Classroom strategies d. Consult/Collaborate with students, parents, administrators, teachers on strategies and materials. e. Data Collection f. Progress Monitoring Strategies g. Instructional recommendations based on individual student data h. Consult on the RtI process i. Co-author FBA and BIP j. Instructional Strategies