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

2. 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

3. 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

5. 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

7. 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

9. Green County Primary and Intermediate Assessments
GRADE
GMADE
DIBELS
MAP

10. 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

11. 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

16. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

24. 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.

25. Questions?