Office of Special Education:Vision Statements

Parent Advisory Council – Specialized ServicesNovember 05, 2012Gina Ross - ElementaryMegan McCullough - Secondary

Mission Statement The Office of Special Education is

committed to providing the necessary support and resources to all students, school staff, parents, and the community to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to graduate from high school with a viable plan for future success.

Core Values Integrity Excellence Collaboration Customer Service Innovation Equity

Office of Special Education Vision #1

Improve compliance and content quality of all special education documents

Benchmarks for Vision #1 Develop and provide staff with a clear

description of case manager roles and responsibilities

Develop, implement, and oversee a protocol to monitor case manager and school psychologist timelines Monthly Logs

Develop, implement, and oversee use of document completion checklists

Benchmarks for Vision #1Cont.

Provide ongoing professional development on IEP and NOREP guidelines

Work collaboratively with the Administrative Council to include special education documents compliance and quality content as part of the evaluation process

Office of Special Education Vision #2

Increase student achievement for students with disabilities by developing a systematic approach to Assessment, Intervention & Progress Monitoring

Benchmarks for Vision #2 Provide professional development and

oversight for alternative assessments specific to different supports types at various levels

Provide professional development on standards-aligned instruction by working collaboratively with administrative teams

Benchmarks for Vision #2 Cont.

Oversee implementation of research-based reading and math programs

Develop and implement a clear system for progress monitoring that drives instruction

Increase student access to the general education environment/curriculum

Office of Special Education

Vision #3 Improve Engagement of parents of

students with specialized needs

Benchmarks for Vision #3 Re-establish parent group with

consistent meeting schedule Provide ongoing training to parents

around specific topics Develop focus groups around specific

special education initiatives Use focus group members to lead

trainings to broader parent and community groups

Office of Special Education

Vision #4Work with the Elementary and Middle School Teams to develop viable Emotional Support Programs

Benchmarks for Vision #4 Create a planning committee at each

level Continued research of components of

successful Emotional Support Programs Develop and provide a document

describing a continuum of services for Emotional Support

Work with Administrative Teams to implement the continuum of services

Conclusion

“Unless you know where you are going then you will not know how to get there.”

― Stephen Richards

Potential Training Topics Executive Functioning Behavioral Health and the Impact on

Education Social Skills Sensory Integration Understanding the IEP Process Common Core Medical Assistance in 2012

Potential Training Topics –

Identified by PAC Building an effective Multi-disciplinary

team Transition

Post-Secondary Early Intervention

Special Education and College How to talk to your child about your

disability

Potential Training Topics –

Identified by PAC Cont.

Understanding the Curriculum Testing

PSSA, Keystones Understanding psychoeducational

evaluations

Potential Focus Groups Post-secondary Transition

Early Intervention Transition

Technology and Website

Delivery model of Learning Support

Potential Focus Groups – Identified by PAC ESY Assistive Technology Improving School Life for students with

Disabilities