Framework for Effective Special Education Services

1. Framework for Effective Special Education Services Ruth Lilly Coordinator for Special Education Sara Newton Learning Specialist for Curriculum & Instruction Horry County Schools

2. Framework for Effective Special Education Services • Participants will: • become familiar with the strategic planning process undertaken by Horry County Schools to address accelerating the learning of students with disabilities • understand the 4 target areas of the Framework • become knowledgeable about the materials being used by Horry County Schools as strategic and intensive interventions in the areas of Reading/ELA and Math at the Elementary, Middle and High School levels.

3. StudentPerformance • MAP testing • PACT • HSAP • DRA Grace 238 Norm 209 Daniel 189

4. How Do We Get All Students There? We chart the course with new tools, a way to measure longitude. HSAP Kindergarten

5. R-238 R-235 R-232 R-230 R-226 R-224 R-214 R-205 L-28 L-16+ L-3 K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Mapping Our Way to the Standards Using the longitudinal measures to customize instruction HSAP

6. How Do We Get Them There? HSAP Advanced Instruction Grace On Target Norm Daniel Accelerated Instruction

7. PACT- ELA 12,470 students administered PACT- ELA 2,513 SWD 859 SWD administered on grade level 1,654 SWD administered off grade level

8. PACT -- ELA Results by % - SWD taking on grade level 859 60 50 40 B P 30 20 B B 10 A 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Grade

9. PACT -- ELA Results by % - SWD taking off grade level 1654 60 50 B 40 P 30 20 B B 10 4th 5th 6th 7th 1st 2nd 3rd Grade

10. School-Wide Systems to Support Student Achievement Intensive 1 – 7% Strategic 5-15% Levels of Intervention Core 80-90% Adapted from Sugai and Horner

11. Building Our Own Railroad Tracks • June work group • Design our tracks….. • What do we believe about special education services in HCS? • What is our purpose of special education services in HCS? • What do we see as the necessary ingredients for quality special education services in HCS?

12. We believe special education services must… • Meet the varied needs of students with disabilities related to the state standards by setting high expectations in an appropriate environment. • Be a support system to move students with disabilities through the general curriculum using research-based interventions. • Instill within students with disabilities skills such as responsibility, independence and advocacy necessary for them to make smooth transitions throughout their educational career and into adulthood. • Move beyond the “letter-of-the-law” to focus on the intent of the laws, regulations and policies that govern the education of students with disabilities.

13. We believe special education services must… • Follow a consistent framework for: • identifying and targeting students’ strengths and weaknesses through meaningful assessment; • designing and implementing early/on-going interventions; • guiding instruction; and • monitoring student progress. • Enable families of students with disabilities to support instruction at home. • Foster inquisitiveness that leads to life-long learning. • Embrace collaborative teaching partnerships to ensure that students with disabilities receive the quality and caliber of instruction equal to their non-disabled peers.

14. The mission of special education in Horry County Schools is to provide the highest quality educational services to students with disabilities by implementing individualized, research and standards-based interventions, instruction and assessments as we prepare them to become productive, responsible members of their community.

15. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services What elements/qualities need to be in place for HCS to accomplish this mission?

16. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services Prevention…What should we see? • A problem-solving process is implemented for analyzing students’ behavioral or academic difficulties. • This analysis provides the foundation for a planned, systematic set of interventions. • Interventions are monitored and evaluated to determine effectiveness. • Resources of general, compensatory and special education are integrated to best meet students’ needs. • Accurate information about student progress is communicated regularly.

17. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services  Assessment & Progress Monitoring…What should we see? • A baseline of functional data provides a profile of student skill, strategy and/or performance deficits and strengths. • This baseline serves as the starting point for instruction. • On-going data collection is used to determine instructional needs and monitor student progress.

18. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services Instruction… What should we see? • Collaborative teaching partnerships ensure students’ access and acquisition of information. • Standards-based content, process and/or product is enhanced with research-based devices, routines and/or specialized strategies. • Instructional accommodations are implemented across environments as needed. • What students learn as well as how students go about making sense of ideas and information is addressed. • Coaching, monitoring and support is available to facilitate the provision of consistent and research-based instruction.

19. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services Instructional Grouping/Planning … What should we see? • Collaborative planning is valued and meaningful. • Flexible, data-driven student scheduling and grouping is based on instructional needs. • Parents are partners throughout the process. • Communication facilitates the transfer of interventions across grade levels and schools. • Class/group sizes facilitate student learning.Whole-class, small group and individual instruction is blended to address students’ strategy, skill and/or performance deficits. • Procedures are consistently monitored and implemented.

20. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services How do we support the implementation of this Framework?

21. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services

22. Framework for Delivering Effective Special Education Services • Learning Strategies/Teaching Routines • (Direct Instruction, Differentiated Instruction, Marzano, Deshler, Payne)

24. Thank You! Questions????