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Title: TULSA ADMINISTRATORS


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2005 - 2006
Child Study Team Training Presentation
8-30-2005
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Pre-referral process Child Study Team Process
  • Each school needs to establish a Child Study
    Team.
  • The Child Study Team is a regular education
    process.
  • The responsibility of the Child Study Team is to
    help increase student performance toward state
    standards by attempting various interventions.

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Purpose of Child Study Team
  • The Child Study Team (CST) exists to assist the
    regular teacher in developing strategies/intervent
    ions to improve student achievement and/or
    behavior.

4
Definition of Child Study Team
  • A team should be made up of a minimum of two
    teachers, (one of which is the referring
    teacher), school psychologist, building principal
    or designee.
  • Additional members could include other regular
    teachers, speech pathologist, OT/PT, nurse, etc.

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The Role of each member of the Child Study Team
  • Referring teacher will identify the problem,
    bring work samples and reports on attendance,
    progress and behavioral issues.
  • Team members will brainstorm intervention
    strategies.

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When does the Child Study Team meet?
  • At a designated time as determined by the
    building principal.
  • Meeting could take place once a week, every two
    weeks or once a month, depending on the needs of
    the school.
  • Meeting could be before, during or after school
    hours.

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What to bring
Child Study Team Meeting
Samples of students work
Attendance records
Health Records
Cumulative Folder
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Paper or Paperless??
  • Continue to use NCR (paper) CST forms.
  • CST forms include Request for Child Study Team
    and Intervention Plan
  • Go on-line to www2.tulsaschools.org under forms
    to order from the warehouse.

This will stop when available on OKIEP program.
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Documentation of Child Study Team Process
  • A one page form called a Request for Child Study
    Team has been developed for the school to use.

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i.e., Case Study
  • Referring teacher will identify learning issues
    strategies attempted and what assistance the
    teacher is requesting from the team

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Documentation of Child Study Team Process
  • A one page Intervention Plan Form will be
    completed by the Child Study Team indicating the
    regular education interventions to be implemented
    with the student.

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i.e., Case Study
  • CST will brainstorm to identify possible
    interventions to try
  • CST will decide who will implement the
    interventions
  • CST will decide how long to try the intervention
    and when to reconvene to discuss results

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A red referral folder will be created
  • For each Child Study Request a folder will be
    established by the school
  • The contents of the folder will include
  • Request for Child Study form
  • Intervention Plan form
  • Samples of students work

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Child StudyPre-referral Interventions
  • Prior to referring a student for an initial
    evaluation, evidence must be supplied which
    indicates that pre-referral interventions (Child
    Study Process) have been implemented for a
    sufficient length of time and were unsuccessful
    in assisting the student with the identified
    areas of concern .

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  • What do you do after the Child Study Team has
    exhausted their interventions?
  • What do you do after the Child Study Team
    suspects there is something else causing the
    student not to progress as expected?

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Child Study Team
  • Meet to discuss possibility to refer student for
    formal evaluation.
  • If the decision is to refer for testing, parent
    consent for assessment is necessary.

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  • The CST completes the Review of Existing Data
    OSDE Form 3, pages 1 through 4.
  • The building psychologist/speech pathologist
    signs OSDE Form 4 page 1 (Parent Consent) as
    District Official and checks the appropriate
    boxes for testing on page 2.
  • The team will provide the parent with a copy of
    Parents Rights.

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  • OSDE Form 3, Page 1 of 4
  • NAME OF CHILD STUDENT ID
  • FIRST MIDDLE LAST
  • BIRTHDATE AGE GRADE SEX FEMALE ?
    MALE ?
  • Month/Day/Year
  • DISTRICT/AGENCY BUILDING/SITE
  • PARENTS PHONE
  • ADDRESS
  • STREET ADDRESS/ P.O. BOX
    CITY STATE
    ZIP
  • REVIEW OF EXISTING DATA
  • Review by a group of qualified professionals and
    parents does not require a meeting (34 CFR
    300.53n)
  • SPECIFY PRESENTING CONCERN(S) DATA REVIEW
    (Check Reasons)
  • ? Consideration for Initial Evaluation
  • ? Consideration foe Reevaluation
  • ? Other (Explain)_____________________
  • Building/Site Level Review of Existing School
    Information Present Levels of Educational
    Performance (or Age Appropriate Activities for
    Preschool Children _______________________________
    ______________________________
  • _________________________________________________
    __________________________________________________
    _

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  • A copy of the Request for Child Study Team form,
    Child Study Team Intervention plan, the Review of
    Existing Data, (OSDE form 3 pages 1-4), and
    Parent Consent for Evaluation (OSDE form 4 pages
    1-2) should be turned into ESC/ Special Services
    immediately upon receiving parent consent.
  • When a Learning Disability is suspected, a
    Classroom Observation Form) is completed by the
    regular education teacher and attached with the
    above.

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A red referral folder will include
  • Previous Child Study forms
  • Review of Existing Data (Form 3, pp.1-4)
  • Parent Consent for assessment (Form 4, pp. 1-2)

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Beginning of the Assessments Clock
  • From the date that parent consent for assessment
    is obtained the school assessment team has 45
    calendar days to complete all assessments.
  • ESC/ Special Services will track all referral
    dates.
  • Building principal will receive a bi-monthly
    status report of referrals in progress.

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MEETS OSDE form 5, pages 1, 2, 3
  • The school assessment team will coordinate,
    collaborate and communicate with each other to
    ensure that all evaluations have been completed
    to the degree required to make eligibility
    decisions.
  • The multi-disciplinary team members are to record
    their findings on MEETS OSDE Form 5 pages 1, 2,
    3.

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Assessment Team Members could
include
  • School psychologist and/or a school psychometrist
  • Speech Pathologist
  • School nurse or nurse tech
  • Special education staff
  • Regular education staff
  • OT/PT

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I.D.E.A. Exclusion Clauses for Learning
Disabilities
  • A student may not be identified as Learning
    Disabled if the team has evidence or suspects
    that the discrepancy between performance and
    potential is the result of
  • Environment
  • Culture
  • Social economic status
  • Lack of instruction

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How do you determine if Exclusionary
Clauses apply?
  • Mobility? Has the student attended numerous
    schools.
  • Attendance rate? If the student attendance is
    significantly lower than the school average.

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Conclusion of the Assessment Clock
  • Notification of Meeting is sent to parent
  • MEETS meeting is to be conducted within 60
    calendar days from parent consent. MEETS OSDE
    form 5, page 4 is to be completed.
  • If the student is found eligible, the team will
    complete the IEP.

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Not Eligible for IDEA??
  • Consider eligibility for 504
  • (the form can be found on the OKIEP program,
    under the category of Other)
  • A student is eligible when a physical or mental
    impairment substantially limits the students
    ability to receive an appropriate education.
  • Student must have, or appear to have, a
    disability.

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Not Eligible for IDEA or 504??
  • Consider other alternatives in the school
    environment. i.e. reading clinic, before-after
    school tutoring, peer tutors, Partners in
    Education, and other options as developed by the
    school.

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  • Send copies of the following to ESC
  • REDS (Form 3, pp.1-4)
  • Parent Consent (Form 4, pp. 1-2)
  • MEETS (Form 5 pp. 1-4)
  • IEP (if eligible)
  • 504 (if eligible)

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  • MEETS teams are not authorized to overrule the
    assessment data to determine a child has a
    disability.
  • A staff member who disagrees with the assessment
    data must write a dissenting report and send to
    Dr. Kay.
  • The Assistant Superintendent for Special Services
    shall review all dissenting reports to determine
    if a new MEETS meeting should be reconvened.
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