Jieznas

Best Practice Thematic Conference Workshop Inclusion and special needs Yuesday, 23 May 2017 h 9:00-16:00 Sassari ERASMUS+ ACTION KA2 SCHOOL TO SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP N.2014-1-IT02-KA201-003491_3\1 “Europe for Inclusion“ Protocol for students with Special needs

Jieznas Gymnasium is situated in a small town, in the south of Lithuania. The school is attended by 310 students. There are 45 students that live in the orphanage, but attend lessons at our school. We teach students from the kindergarten to the 12th form. The school recognizes its responsibility to meet learning requirements of all children including those with special learning needs and within its general teaching programs.

Data of school: Total number of teachers-44 Number of curricular teachers-36 Number of special teachers-2 Number of supportive teachers-2 Total number of students-310 Total number of students with special needs-86 Percentage of students with special needs with medical certification (divided in Physical , intellectual , neuropsychiatric, sensory, multiple disabilities)-28%

Number of students with behavioral problems-3 Number of students with dyslexia-0 Number of students with Autism Spectrum Disturb-0 Other-0

Socio-economic disadvantage-13 Linguistic disadvantage-58 Cultural disadvantage-0 Emotional disadvantage-10 Number of educative/didactic plans-26

Professional allocated resources inside the school: Number of special teachers-2 Support teachers-2 Cultural educative assistants-0 Speech therapists-1 Social assistant-2 Assistant for communication-0 Nurses-0

Non-teaching staff: School keepers-5 Administrative office involved with the management of sensitive data-3

What happens in school: Inclusion group-the school welfare commission regularly meets and supports students with SEN, decides on educational and behavioral methods and means for students. Multidisciplinary assessment group – pedagogues meet at least once a term, also at the beginning of the school year and at the end. The teachers discuss about the educational programs, plans, catering of the students, their free time, problems of students with low motivation. Special needs education group- work with SEN students and their parents, diagnose the problems, help to solve them, take students with their parents to the regional pedagogical –psychological service if necessary.

Evaluation of outcomes and measure: Used Model : Index for Inclusion Internal Evaluation: questionnaire in the framework of Erasmus+ Project Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

Development of a curriculum attentive to diversity and promotion of inclusive paths. The common theme of this project is Inclusion.This word has a lot of different meanings. For three years, with different contribution from each country, we have shared our points of view on this theme.This sharing hepled us build new tools and better understanding of Inclusivness.

In the project the Lithuanian team has focussed on the topic ”Didactic Methods for Teaching Students with Mood Disorders”. The teachers have understood how important is to notice risks and prevent suicide crises at schools. The participants of the Mobility have learned that it is necessary to talk about suicide because: suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds in the world, children with mood disorders are at the higher risk of becoming suicidal.

During the LTT session in Lithuania the teachers have learned to recognize students with mood disorders and to teach them problem (conflict) solving:

To help students to feel success in the lessons and after school activities:

How to create an inviting classroom for students with mood disorders:

To use the most effective methods in the inclusive lessons:

To maintain a very good relationship in the classroom: