Closing the Gap for Students with Disabilities Green County Schools Closing the Gap for Students with Disabilities

Populations and Schools Total Enrollment in Green County Schools – 1626 December 1, 2012 Special Education Enrollment – 180 Preschool/Headstart Blended Program – 99 ESL- 3 Green County Primary School Green County Intermediate School Green County Middle School Green County High School

Special Education Staff PASS Coach and Assistant at the GCHS Speech Language Pathologists - 2 Occupational Therapist - 1 Teacher of the Visually Impaired - 1 Special Education Teachers -15 Special Education Instructional Assistants - 10

District Level Support District Walkthroughs, Improvement Plans and Co- teaching Practices DoSE attendance at ARC Meetings. All individuals providing accommodations are trained using the Inclusion of Special Populations Document. Confirm that all speech only students are being identified on the assessments. Confirm that Section 504 students are receiving the accommodations that are written in their plans. Monitoring common assessments based on standards and targeting students for interventions. RTI Commitees

Green County Primary School Response to Intervention Program Intervention Programs Sidewalks Reading Series Kentucky Numeracy Intervention Strategies Number Worlds Florida Center for Reading Research KDE Instructional Menus Reading First Reading A-Z Starfall Brain Pop SEDL-Reading Resource JCPS RTI Writing Strategies

Green County Primary and Intermediate Assessments GRADE GMADE DIBELS MAP

Green County Intermediate School KASA 2011 Principal of the Year Continue to Align the Curriculum with the Common Core Standards   Administer five common assessments after units of studies during the school year   Analyze Common Assessments by Content Items   Teach Daily Learning Targets & Reteach as Needed   Pre-test & Post-test with measurable objectives   ESS Tutoring: Daytime & After-School   Write & Rewrite Constructive Responses to Proficiency   5th Gr. Writing Projects: Opinion, Informational, & Narrative Writing Experiences Using Stadium Seating District Literacy (Writing) Plan

Green County Intermediate School The master schedule is modeled from the DuFour Group 45 minutes periods/ 90 minutes reading Continuous monitoring of student progress using GRADE, GMADE and common assessments RTI Program- Discovery Period- 30 minutes daily Alternating reading and math CIITS: Using the assessment module and “Express Bank” PLC’s Lesson Plan Documentation Lesson Plan Evaluations

Green County Middle and High Schools Marathon of ARCS Dates for spring arcs are scheduled in the fall. In January Annual Review Meetings Form is sent to teachers. Schedule students in GCHS classes then submit to counselor, principal and special education department head. Complete the accommodations/modification form during the meetings. Provide students with the accommodations they need not a blanket. Departmentalize the special education teachers as much as possible at the high school.

Testing Practices at Middle and High Schools Schedule the library for all students with disabilities. Teachers collect student(s), test(s) and go to their assigned locations. Avoid testing students in groups. One-on-one is best practice. Schedule testing rooms in advance with proctors assigned to those rooms. Once the student is finished with the test, take the individual to another location. Students cannot go back to the population who have not completed the assessment.

Testing Practices Continued Try to schedule teachers who possess “buy in”, content knowledge and an understanding of accountability. Emphasize caution when using instructional assistants to provide the testing accommodations. Attached accommodations form to each students test. Use Freshman teachers to provide accommodations to students within their content areas. Use the best teachers! Counselors, principals and the DoSE provide accommodations. Don’t allow students to excuse themselves from the accommodations. Bring alternative school students back to the schools for testing. Select testing administrators who have a relationship with the student.

Testing Practices Continued Meet with students to explain the testing accommodations. Students take possession of testing by selecting time and requesting the proctor. Select a special education teacher to organize the testing event. Teachers should be instructing students throughout the school year on how to request accommodations. When regular education teachers provide accommodations during testing, their understanding of the process improves. Awards/incentives at the high school involve two containers; one for students with disabilities and one for students without disabilities.

Testing Practices Continued MS pair teachers with students during scrimmages, etc. Each test at the MS has a folder with that contains each students accommodations.

Green County Success Academy APEX Students with Disabilities return to GCHS for the ACT and K-PREP testing. End of Course Assessments are administered at the SA.

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