DSCYF Curriculum Frameworks

Educational Excellence for Every Student, Every Day!

Agenda • Anticipation Guide• Overview• Rationale• Intake• Placement in Class• Instruction/Writing across Content Areas• On-going RTI Monitoring• Employability Skills• Transition• Review Anticipation Guide • Data Driven Decision-Making

Overview • The Curriculum Frameworks for Learning and Employment was first

implemented in June of 2008. This framework was chosen based on current research of the diagnostic intervention model. The process is driven by individual student need as determined by ongoing performance on efficient and easily administered progress-monitoring measures. These measures provide an estimate of students’ response to effective instruction. For students who respond less than adequately, increasingly intense instruction/intervention is available within this model.

Instruction

Monitoring

Employment

Transition

Successful

Outcomes

Intake

Placement

Rationale• The process allows educators to improvement in meeting

the needs of all students, including the gifted and talented.

• The process enables educators, parents and students to work as a team to solve difficult academic issues.

• The process assists the team in meeting the over-arching goal of successful transitions.

• “The systematic assessment of student learning outcomes is essential to monitoring quality and providing the information that leads to improvement.” -Middle States Standard XIV

• Curriculum Frameworks

Intake • Transition planning begins on first day.• ED requests records, reviews records/IEP and

assessments, identifies instructional needs and goals, and presents information during EPT meeting (5 days)

• ED completes credit recovery form/transcript and student questionnaire (5 days)

• Administer pre-test –BASI (3 days)• Educators administer secondary testing and curriculum-

based measures –GATES/SAXON (10 days)• Student immediately placed into programming

Placement in Class• BASI outcomes verified by secondary tests (10 days)• Educators develop objectives/benchmarks so students are

able to reach goals set by ED (10 days)• EPT Team meets weekly to review data, prioritize student

needs and adjust instruction/interventions• All team members provide evidence of student

growth/progress• ED/Principal chairs the meeting• ED/EPT Team discusses plan with student

Instruction• Educators provide standards-based instruction with

scaffolds as needed. Units developed via Learning-Focused planning process.

• Educators/ED’s provide necessary interventions• Educators integrate writing and literacy instruction across

all content areas• On-going formative and summative assessments are

conducted• Scaffold Ideas: http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/

Progress-Monitoring• All members collect evidence of student progress and

review during EPT meeting. Every student should be reviewed monthly.

• EPT members continue to meet weekly and make necessary modifications to student’s education plan.

• ED/EPT Team continues to discuss education plan with students.

• Adjust instruction/interventions to meet needs of the student. (Introduce tier II or tier III interventions if student is not progressing) Sample EPT

Employability Skills• ED’s/Educators will assist students in completing Student

Success Plans• Work experiences and job search training are provided to

students who are not returning to school.• ED”s/Educators assist students in completing portfolios

(30 days)• ED’s complete necessary DVR referrals

Transition• Transition Coordinator, ED, Guidance Counselors complete

the transition process with students. (scheduling and conducting meetings, updating transcripts, preparing student for meetings, etc.)

• ED administers the BASI posttest and documents progress• ED provides receiving school/organization with appropriate

records necessary for a successful transition

Consistent Use of these Practices Leads to:

SuccessfulStudent

Outcomes

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