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Inclusive Services for Students Receiving MIS Services. Department of Exceptional Education Contacts : Debbie McAdams, Executive Director Victoria Greer, Director 259-8698 259-3282x8126 [email protected] [email protected]. Session Outcomes. Discuss the Continuum of Services - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Inclusive Services for Inclusive Services for Students Receiving MIS Students Receiving MIS
Services Services Department of Exceptional EducationDepartment of Exceptional Education
ContactsContacts: : Debbie McAdams, Executive Director Debbie McAdams, Executive Director Victoria Greer, DirectorVictoria Greer, Director
259-8698259-8698259-3282x8126259-3282x8126
Discuss the Continuum of Services
Discuss the differences between mainstreaming and inclusive services
Discuss the various inclusive models
Discuss scheduling students and staff
Discuss the supports in general education and related arts
Discuss the importance of collaboration
Talk about successes in MNPS
Inclusive Model
Academic and socialInstruction occurs
Strictly in theSpecial education setting
Inclusive services in general educationActivities with special education support, academicInstruction occurs primarily in the special education
setting
Inclusive services in one to three GeneralEducation subjects and activities with
Support from the exceptional education teacherIncluding pull-out services
Inclusive services in most General Education subjects and activities
with some support from the exceptional education teacher
Inclusive services in all General Education subjects and activities with no support from the exceptional education teacher
Least restrictive environment
Most restrictive environment
West Tennessee RISE Project, 2007
Defining Defining MainstreamingMainstreaming
• Refers to the selective placement of students with disabilities in one or more “general” education classes.
• The student must prove that he or she is able to “keep up” with the work assigned by the regular classroom teacher.
• This concept is closely linked to traditional forms of special education service delivery.
• Remember that all students are general ed. students first.
What mainstreaming is What mainstreaming is
NOTNOT!! • It is “not” inclusion
• It is “not” a privilege
• It is “not” only for “certain students”
• It is “not” a reward
Definition of Inclusive ServicesDefinition of Inclusive Services
Inclusive Services meshes general and special education reform initiatives and strategies in order to achieve a unified system of public education that incorporates every child and youth as active, fully participating members of the school community; that views diversity as the norm; and that ensures a high quality of education for each student by providing meaningful curriculum, effective teaching, and necessary supports for each student.
(Ferguson, 1995; Villa, Thousand, & Nevin, 2004)
What Inclusive Services is What Inclusive Services is NOT!NOT!
•It is “not” a special education “issue.”It is “not” a special education “issue.”
•It is “not” something that you necessarily do.It is “not” something that you necessarily do.
•It is “not” a set of strategies.It is “not” a set of strategies.
•It is “not” a place or placement.It is “not” a place or placement.
•It is “not” a “privilege.”It is “not” a “privilege.”
WHY?WHY?• It It maximizes learningmaximizes learning for all students for all students
• It It connects studentsconnects students to their peers and to their peers and communitycommunity
• It strengthens the connection to It strengthens the connection to real-world real-world experiencesexperiences
• It embraces a more caring and accepting It embraces a more caring and accepting community of learners.community of learners.
WAYS TO INTEGRATEWAYS TO INTEGRATE
“Community of Care and Belonging”
Physical Integration Social Integration
Academic Integration
Inclusive ModelsInclusive Models
• Consultant Model
• Teaming Model
• Collaborative/Co-teaching Model
Students’ Schedules
• Data must drive the placement of each student’s location into the least restrictive environment.
• All educators need to bring all data to the table to make decisions.
• Students need to be part of the scheduling process for student buy in.
• All decisions on scheduling are made as a team not by an individual.
What is Data???
Data is a very small word for information.
ThinkLink, DIBELS, prior/current IEPs, attendance records, office referrals , bus
referrals, teachers’ observations, parents’ input, and student input.
Data needs to be measurable and not just anecdotal.
Educators’ Schedules
• Educators are all staff – General Ed., Special Ed., Related Arts, and Para Pro.
• All Educators’ schedules should be developed to maximize the learning of Students.
• ***Scheduling should encompass common planning time for educators who share students with special needs.***
Beginning on the same page• Every educator who works with a student must sign the IEP
( sign “in review” if the educator did not attend the meeting).
• Every educator who works with a student must have buy in on the student’s FBA/BIP.
• FBA/BIPs are working documents. • Every educator needs to take measurable data on each
student that has an FBA/BIP.• Modifications and accommodations should be collaborated
with all educators and implemented in all classes.• Every educator -Gen. Ed., Sp. Ed., all Related Arts Teachers,
Principal, Para pro., etc.
Inclusive Model
Academic and socialInstruction occurs
Strictly in theSpecial education setting
Inclusive services in general educationActivities with special education support, academicInstruction occurs primarily in the special education
setting
Inclusive services in one to three GeneralEducation subjects and activities with
support from the exceptional education teacherIncluding pull-out services
Inclusive services in most General Education subjects and activities
with some support from the exceptional education teacher
Inclusive services in all General Education subjects and activities with no support from the exceptional education teacher
Least restrictive environment
Most restrictive environment
West Tennessee RISE Project, 2007
Scheduling Mainstream Class
Co-Teaching Class
Pull-out/Resource Class
Self-Contained Special Education Class
Reading
Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Effective Scheduling
• The master schedule should be designed to encompass inclusive service delivery – (i.e. common planning times, identifying teacher
of record etc.)
• Scheduling should describe needed adaptations, materials, time and location of services, and personnel responsible for providing services
• Data should be used to make decisions based on student needs and not staff convenience
West Tennessee RISE Project, 2007
Effective Scheduling Effective Scheduling cont.cont.
• Students with disabilities should be scheduled first “NOT” last
• Allow students to participate in a variety of classes with a variety of students
• Allow student choice for electives, related arts, and exploratory where possible
After a school has placed all students with IEPs into the master schedule, then the staff needs to
be scheduled to work with students and other educators.
All educators’ schedules need to be a part of the master schedule.
IT TAKES A VILLAGEIf you believe it takes a village then
we as educators need to work together for the success of the
students.We do this by collaborating
together.
Common Planning/Collaboration TimeHow does it work?
• If you are not planning/collaborating you are not co-teaching.
• We recommend at least 45 minutes a week for co-teachers to plan/collaborate together.
• You do not need to co-teach to plan/ collaborate together.
• You need to plan and/or collaborate with all Related arts educators and Para pros.
• Remember it takes a Village.
Systems for Effective Collaborative Meetings
• Collaborative Team Roles• Ground Rules• Consensus• Agenda• Roles and Responsibilities
When systems are in place we share supports
Sharing ideas and toolboxes with teachers will support students in all classes and in the whole school environment.
Need to use Differentiated Instructional to help motivate students and bring real world strategies to the students. Teach students the way they learn best.
ActivityNumber off 1 to 4
1. What data will we need to bring to the table to make decisions on students?
2. How do we share our personal toolbox?
3. How do we make the FBA/BIP a working document?
4. How do we show our students who receive MIS services that they are a part of the community of caring and belonging?
When collaborating, When collaborating, two or more peopletwo or more people are are responsible for doingresponsible for doing what what one personone person has historically had to do. has historically had to do.
Collaborative partners Collaborative partners shareshare in the responsibility in the responsibility for student outcomes for student outcomes and make and make planningplanning a a priority.priority.
Decisions are made Decisions are made togethertogether..
Teachers share Teachers share ALLALL roles. roles.
Student needsStudent needs determine classroom practice. determine classroom practice. Both teachersBoth teachers facilitate learning and impact facilitate learning and impact knowledge. knowledge.
1. There is NO set hierarchy for collaboration! The approach used is determined by teacher willingness
and capabilities, student needs, and content being taught.
Ultimately………
The most common goal of educators is to boost
student achievement.• Collaboration supports this goal and is
critical to its success.