PBS Update Special Education Leadership September 15, 2006
107 PBS Schools
Schools by Population
Districts Appoquinimink Brandywine Caesar Rodney Cape Henlopen Capital Christina Colonial DSCYF Indian River Lake Forest Laurel Milford New Castle County VoTech Red Clay Smyrna Woodbridge Charters Alternatives
Professional Development
School-wide Cluster School-wide PBS Cultural Competency Family School Collaboration Assessment Classroom Management
PBS for Individual Students Cluster Person-Centered Planning Functional Behavioral Assessment Behavior Support Plans Targeted Team Intensive Team/Wrap-Around Services
46 PBS Star Schools
PBS Star School Criteria SET-D overall mean score 80% or higher SET-D score of 80% or higher for Behavioral Expectations Taught School Team meets monthly and is representative of entire school population School team uses data to make decisions and submits end of year data analysis School team uses more than one data source to evaluate program effectiveness Family Involvement Character Education implemented in school
PBS Star School Growth
Alternative Star Schools Brandywine Community Compass Cobblestone Community School
Appoquinimink Star Schools Silver Lake Redding Middle MHS Townsend Brick Mill Cedar Lane Olive B. Loss Meredith Middle
Brandywine Star Schools Carrcroft Darley Road Harlan Springer Middle Claymont PS DuPont Maple Lane
Cape Henlopen Star Schools Shields Milton HO Brittingham Rehoboth
Capital Star Schools Fairview Kent ILC
Charter Star Schools Academy of Dover
Christina Star Schools Keene STERCK Shue-Medill Middle Wilson DownesGallaher Newark HS Smith ES Stubbs
Colonial Star Schools Carrie Downie George Read Middle Eisenberg
Lake Forest Star Schools Central Chipman Middle LFHS
Laurel Star Schools North Laurel
Red Clay Star Schools Shortlidge Academy Stanton
Smyrna Star Schools Clayton ES
Woodbridge Star Schools Woodbridge ES
Assessment
DSTP Assessment Task Force Summative Assessment Given Later in School Year Formative Assessment 2 – 3 per year End of Course Assessments Use Technology Anticipated date – Spring 2009 Accommodations Work Group Update Modified Assessment
DAPA Changes Lists of students coming soon – UPDATE!! Timeline for new Alternate Assessment: DAPA-II DAPA-II New Alternate Assessment North Carolina Alignment Study Recommended Curriculum – Access to General Ed.
Changes Original Signatures Performance Indicators – NO ExPIs IEP Objectives no longer required Grade Changes for Science and Social Studies
Content Area Alignment Grade as of 9/1/06# of Content AreasContent Area 22ELA, Math 34ELA, Math, Sci, SS 42ELA, Math 54ELA, Math, Sci, SS 62ELA, Math 72 84ELA, Math, Sci, SS 92ELA, Math 102ELA, Math *112Sci, SS *DAPA portfolio required the first year that the student is in 11th grade 6
Portfolio Due Date All students in grades 2 – 11 (as of September 1, 2006) who meet the participation criteria are required to have a portfolio submitted on… FEBRUARY 1,
Test Security It is a testing security violation for an individual to fail to follow DSTP test administration procedures... School districts and individuals shall not Fail to report test scores, number of students tested, or any other data element required to be reported to the Department; Report incorrect or otherwise inaccurate test scores, number of students tested, or any other data element required to be reported to the Department; Exclude a student from participation except in accordance with the regulations of the Department; Refuse to disclose to the Department information concerning a violation of the foregoing data requirements; Refuse to cooperate in the investigation of a suspected data reporting violation whether such investigation is conducted by a school district or the Department. The investigation shall include a review of mitigating circumstances, if applicable. Take a minute to review Tab 7 pages 58 & 59 59
Test Security Test security and confidentiality is vital to maintain validity, reliability, and fairness of the test results All DAPA Test Administrators (a.k.a. developers) must read and understand the Test Security Policy Violations are subject to investigations and consequences as determined by the school district and the Department 60