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Participation Requirements
SELN Conference October 14, 2011 Laura Abbott Joy Hunsucker Ann Jacobson
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What do these things have in common?
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They are all ways to make State Assessment Decisions.
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What happens if we don’t have a process in place?
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ONLY ON REGION XIII
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Accommodations Curriculum Services Test Graduation
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Accommodations STAAR Curriculum Services Test Graduation
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Accommodations Modified Curriculum Services Test Graduation
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Accommodations Alternate Curriculum Services Test Graduation
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Based on educational need and instruction Why STAAR is not appropriate
Not solely based on: disability category/race/SES/attendance service time/service location Why STAAR is not appropriate Why Modified/Alternate is appropriate All eligibility criteria are met Based on multiple sources of data Not based solely on previous state assessment ARD Committee decision Not cap-driven administrative decision
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Are you sure about your district?
Participation Requirements: Are you sure about your district?
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Participation Requirements:
Raise your hand! Raise your hand! If you…
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So what can we do?
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Goals Objectives Benchmarks
GOBs: academic Goals Objectives Benchmarks functional modify prerequisite
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Functional Performance
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
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How is the student performing on academic tasks that are affected by his or her disability?
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A “well-rounded picture of the whole student”
Parents Student Teachers Service Providers
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PLAAFP should Provide a focus or a spotlight on the child’s needs
Serve as a preview as to which skills will need some instructional support and focus Provide specific baseline data supporting their area of need
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Plaafp-lac You do not want…. based on data Noun:
The absence of a well-written PLAAFP based on data
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General Curriculum Disability Involvement Progress How does the student’s disability affect involvement and progress in the general education curriculum?
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TEKS Expectations Can the student tackle the
grade level TEKS as written? or Does the student’s disability affect his/her ability to master the grade level TEKS? Enrolled Gr. Level Modified TEKS Prerequisite Skills
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The Gen. Ed. / Spec. Ed. Team
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Accommodations
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instruction and testing
Accommodations Changes to instructional materials, procedures, or techniques that allow a student with disabilities to participate in grade-level instruction and testing Individualized for each student Used routinely in instruction and testing Evaluated regularly for effectiveness
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SERVICES
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General Education Setting Special Education Setting Co-teach
Indirect Support Co-teach Support Fac.
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Additional Information
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STAAR Modified STAAR Alternate STAAR L
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Assessment Decision Process
Does the student receive instruction in the grade-level TEKS for this subject with or without accommodations? If yes, then the student takes STAAR for this subject.
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Assessment Decision Process
Does the student access the grade-level TEKS for this subject through modifications (modified content)?
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Modified Question #1: Multiple Years Behind Grade-level
Rate of Progress
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Modified Question #2: Modified Enrolled Grade Level Content
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Modified Question #3: Direct, Intensive Instruction
Acquire, Maintain, Transfer Skills
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Assessment Decision Process
Does the student have a significant cognitive disability that requires the student to access the grade-level TEKS through prerequisite skills?
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Alternate Question #1: Significant Cognitive Disability
As determined by his FIE ( ) and ARD Committee meeting (5-2-11), Aaron meets the criteria as having the disability condition of an intellectual disability.
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Specialized supports to access grade-level curriculum
Alternate Question #2: Specialized supports to access grade-level curriculum
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Intensive, Individualized Instruction Variety of Settings
Alternate Question #3: Intensive, Individualized Instruction Variety of Settings
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Alternate Question #4: Prerequisite Skills
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Framework Vertical Alignment
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GOBs
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Alternate Question #5: Primarily Demonstrates Knowledge
through Performance Tasks
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Graduation is affected by:
Curriculum modification High School credits Special education setting State Assessment selection/completion The path we establish in elementary affects students’ chances of graduating like their non-disabled peers…
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Participation Requirements Graduation Assurance
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Does it align?
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Does it align?
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Why not?
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STAAR Modified Slots – $500 per 2% slot OBO.
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Compliance, Inclusion, and Access
ESC Region XIII Special Education Compliance, Inclusion, and Access Laura Abbott Joy Hunsucker Ann Jacobson
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