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LET’S TALK ABOUT KINDERGARTEN
TRANSITION!January 24, 2013
Kyrene School District
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WHO ARE WE? Preschool Teachers Kindergarten Teacher
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AGENDA Kindergarten for all
students
Question and Answer
The Transition Process for special needs students
Question and Answer
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PURPOSE OF TRANSITIONTo ensure that the student begins the new year with all the necessary supports in place to allow him/her to be successful.
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR KINDERGARTEN
All students who are five by September 1st
Early Entrance to kindergarten Students that turn five between September 1st
and December 31st. Have to be screened
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KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Curriculum and Standards
What does the day look like?
What does my child need to know to go to kindergarten.
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MAKING THE TRANSITION SMOOTH
Communication is critical Home and school Preschool and Kindergarten teams-including
related service providers Complete the “What Works” forms and pass on to
home school
Participate in meetings (if there are any) for your child
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MAKING THE TRANSITION SMOOTH Get to know your home school and prepare
your child Sign up for your home school’s and the district
listserve Attend Kindergarten Orientation nights January
24-check your school for the time Attend Meet the Teacher night Visit the school
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MAKING THE TRANSITION SMOOTH Things to keep in mind….
All parties have the student’s best interests in mind
If things aren’t working-revisit Allow for adjustment period for students and
parents
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KINDERGARTEN SUPPORTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
K-3 Math interventions Consulting with other professionals RTI
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GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Home School Registration:
Fill out a registration packet at your home school, you will need birth certificate, immunization records, proof of residence (utility bill is best)
Open Enrollment: Started the beginning of January Complete application online (kyrene.org) Contact Bonny Dolinsek 480-541-1516
Other?
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SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESSIf your child does not receivespecial education services you are
welcome to stay, but feel free to
leave.
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PURPOSE OF THE PROCESS
To determine special education eligibility for kindergarten
To ensure student success To share information with the elementary
school staff To ensure that the necessary supports for
student success are in place
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ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES Preschool
SLI DD PSD HI VI
School Aged SLI DD (until 8 years old) SLD Intellectual Disability (mild,
moderate, severe) Autism Other Health Impaired Orthopedic impairment Emotional Disability Traumatic Brain Injury Multiple Disabilities Multiple Disabilities with
Severe Sensory Impairment VI HI
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TRANSITION PROCESS FOR CHILDREN
RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Transition Team: Parent
Anyone parents invite Preschool staff
Teacher Speech Pathologist Related Service Providers
OT; PT; Vision: Hearing; Nurse; Behavior Specialist Home school staff-
Administration Psychologist School age speech pathologist General education teacher (for the MET and IEP) School age special education teacher
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PROCESS AND MEETINGS Preschool notifies home school of incoming
students RED (review of existing data meeting) Evaluation (if needed) MET (multidisciplinary-educational team
meeting) IEP (if needed)
Best setting for meeting a child’s needs (LRE) is determined at this meeting.
• Decisions are made as a team-parents are a critical part of this team.
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RED First Meeting
RED: Review of Existing Data What do we know about your child? What do we need to find out in order to
determine continued eligibility? What is our plan?
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MET Second meeting
METMulti-Disciplinary Evaluation TeamExamine the summary of testing dataDiscuss the eligibility criteria for all categories of disability
Does the child meet eligibility criteria for special education when they enter kindergarten?
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IEP Part two of second meeting OR third meeting
IEP Individual Education Plan If child qualifies for special education as a
kindergartener, a new IEP will be written Will provide supports for remainder of preschool
and kindergarten In what setting will this IEP be put into place for
Kindergarten? Least Restrictive Environment
General education classroom with supports in place
Resource classroom Extended resource classroom
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS