special education program update january 2010. current teachers and staff rio –theresa wheeler,...
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Special Education Program UpdateJanuary 2010
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Current Teachers and Staff
• Rio– Theresa Wheeler, Special
Education Teacher– Jennifer Garcia, Special
Education Teacher– Shana Kinsman, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Diane Rosellini, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Rupi Rai, Special Education
Paraprofessional– Janeen Marquez, Special
Education Paraprofessional
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Current Teachers and Staff
• Cobblestone– Tara Worthington, Special
Education Teacher– Alles Reis, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Juli Watri, Special Education
Paraprofessional– Teresa Drake, Special
Education Paraprofessional
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Current Teachers and Staff
• Riverside Meadows– Paige Milgate, Special
Education Teacher– Debbie Delaney, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Marci Cuff, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Rhonda Ledford, Special
Education Paraprofessional– Ellen Foley, Special
Education Paraprofessional
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Current Teachers and Staff
• Plumas Lake Charter School– Theresa Wheeler, Special
Education Teacher
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Specialists Contracted with Yuba County Office of Education• Adapted P.E. Services
– Diane Freitas
• Speech and Language Services– Lisa Squires and Teresa
Root
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Specialist Contracted with Sutter County Office of Education• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Teacher (DHH)
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Specialists Contracted by PLESD
• Steps Therapy Inc. – Tara Delaney, Jesus Carrillo
and Rebekah Fox• Occupational Therapy
• Together Behavior Services– Eve and Danny Dineen
• Behavior Support Plans, Behavior System Development, Social Skills and Interaction support
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History• Before 2004
– All Services were provided by the Yuba County Office of Education
– 12/2002: three students with IEP’s
– 12/2003: five students
• 2004-2005– 1 special
education teacher
– All other services provided by the Yuba County Office of Education
– 12/2004: 29 students with IEP’s
– 12/2005: 51 students with IEP’s
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History• 2006-2007
– 12/06: 64 students with IEP’s– 4 Special Education Teachers-
special education services and intervention support
• 2 Special Day Classrooms• 2 Resource Specialists• Special Education
Paraprofessionals-special education services and intervention support
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History
• 2007-2008– 12/07: 70 students with
IEP’s– 4 Special Education
Teachers-special education services and intervention support
• 2 Special Day Classrooms• 2 Resource Specialists*mid year transitioning to
Learning Center Model Special Education Paraprofessionals
-special education services and intervention support
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History
• 2008-2009– 12/08 61 students with IEP’s. – 4 Special Education Teachers
• 3 Learning Centers-serving a variety of student needs and continuing to have an Special Day Classroom structure if needed and intervention support
• 1 Special Day Classroom, focus on serving students with Autism and Severe Speech and Language Impairments
• Special Education Paraprofessionals-special education services and intervention support
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Current
• 2009-2010– 12/09: 56 students 1/21/10: 61
students receiving PLESD special education services
– 4 Special Education Teachers• 3 Learning Centers providing
Special Education Services and intervention support
• 1 Special Day Classroom, focus on serving students with Autism and Severe Speech and Language Impairments
• Special Education Paraprofessionals-special education services and intervention support
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Learning Center Service Model• Idea began in 2000 with the
introduction of collaborative models of instruction
• Learning Centers started to be put in to place in school around 2004– Part of a tiered system of
instruction• Support in the core classroom• Support/instruction in the
learning center• Instruction in a special
education classroom only
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Learning Center Service Model• Pros
– Allows students to spend the most time possible in their classroom with core instruction
• Students are part of the school population
• They have a homeroom classroom
– Allows students the most amount of time possible with nondisabled peers
– Allows for flexible grouping based on student needs
• More support or less• Specific explicit instruction in a
skill area
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Learning Center Service Model
Pros cont.– Allows for ongoing progress
monitoring by two teachers or more
– Creates an environment where all students feel welcome not just those who receive special education services and begins to dissolve the social stigma attached to “being a special education student”.
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Learning Center Service Model• Challenges
– Scheduling– Collaboration– Communication – Parent/Caregiver concerns– Requires more staff management
skills– Staff Training– Understanding-staff, students
and community
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Goals for the Future
• That the services PLESD is able to offer continue to grow. (Long Term)– 2 Learning Centers per site
• Expanded levels of student and teacher support
– Ability provide Speech and Language Services
• The County does a spectacular job but there are limits to how we can integrate their staff into our support schedules.
– Increase support for students on the Autism Spectrum
• Support at each school site
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Goals for the Future• Increased training for teachers and
paraprofessional (Short Term)
• That staff and the community will have a greater understanding of what Special Education Services are and how they affect students. (Short Term)
• They are not Special Education Students. – They are PLUMAS LAKE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS who
receive special education services.
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Questions
• Any questions that I can answer?