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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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)

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

9. …and sometimes things are as they seem

10. Questions