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Welcome to the Inquiry to Action Teams

Welcome to the Inquiry to Action Teams. Goals of the NYC DOE Special Education Initiative. 1) Build system-wide instructional and organizational capacity at the central, network, and school levels.

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Welcome to the Inquiry to Action Teams

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  1. Welcome to the Inquiry to Action Teams

  2. Goals of the NYC DOE Special Education Initiative 1) Build system-wide instructional and organizational capacity at the central, network, and school levels. 2) Close the significant achievement gap by providing students with disabilities increased access to and participation in the general education curriculum. 3) Promote more flexible instructional programs by using innovative approaches and maximizing the flexibility within the Continuum of Services, and learn about these designs from schools.

  3. Students with disabilities who have access to the general education curriculum: • Are more likely to be White than African American or Hispanic • Spend significantly more instructional time with a teacher • Have significantly more and higher post-secondary education attainment • Have significantly higher rates of competitive employment • Have significantly higher rates of independent living • Have significantly higher rates of friendship • Have significantly higher rates of literacy • Have significantly lower rates of incarceration

  4. Comparison of State Level LRE Data (DAC- IDEA Data, 2008) Percent of students, ages 6 through 21, receiving special education services outside the regular class setting more than 60 percent of the school day. This definition includes students with disabilities in public schools, separate alternative schools, residential facilities. parentally placed in private schools, correctional facilities, and home or hospital environments. State Performance Plan Indicator 5: Least Restrictive Environment – School Age 48. Hawaii 28.93 49. New Jersey 29.19 50. New Hampshire 30.26 51. New York 32.4652. District of Columbia 51.96 4

  5. School prison pipeline and racial disproportionality

  6. Banking Model

  7. What is Collaborative Inquiry?

  8. What came out of this work for people last year? • School-wide professional development • School wide systems change around assessments, behavior, and educational service delivery • School based inquiry teams growing inclusive practices • Grants and funding to support inclusive practices

  9. DEFICIT CAPACITY

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