Henrico County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee November 10, 2015

Social Emotional Support team Counseling and social skills support for students/families Code of Student Conduct Supporting SWDs: Category 4 Additional Behavioral Supports (BLISS) Coordinator of Behavior Support

NWEA 50% is consider a good score 55.6% of SWD met growth targets 58.3% of general ed. met targets Focus on specialized reading instruction (Language Live at the secondary level) Instructional coaches working with special education and general education teachers

Closing the discipline gap SWD were five times more likely to be suspended than general educ. Peers Now, SWD are three times more likely Still have work to do but moving in the right direction Working on strengthening core instruction and effective collaboration (PD, coaching, modeling, feedback)

Parent Resource Center has been rebranded: Family and Educator Resource Center Increased collaboration (Child Savers, Communities in Schools,) Middle school SWD working with transition team on Henrico Christmas Mother project

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Things are not always as they seem (Look deeper – find truth)

…and sometimes things are as they seem

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