Continuous Improvement Monitoring System Improving Outcomes for Children with Disabilities EC Divisi

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Continuous Improvement Monitoring
SystemImproving Outcomes for Children with
DisabilitiesEC Division, Dept. of Public
Instruction

• Self-Assessment
• Carteret County
• Public Schools

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Section 1 Stakeholders Steering Committee Summary

• Pollye Pruitt, EC Director
• Debbie Sewell, Asst. Director
• Johnny Clevinger, Parent
• Sharon Woodling, Parent
• Becky Misner, Principal BES
• Sherrill Moraven, Special Ed Teacher WCHS
• Ron Jones, General Ed. Teacher BCMS
• Guy Sanderson, General Ed. Teacher BCMS

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Section 1 Stakeholders Steering Committee Summary

• Brittany Whittaker, CHS Student
• Sarah Hartshorn, Voc. Rehab.
• Joanie Martin, EC Data Manager
• Joyce Parish, EC Admin. Asst.
• Ad Hoc Members
• Dr. Welmers, Asst. Superintendent
• Dr. Baldridge, Asst. Superintendent
• Dr. Lewis, Director Accountability/Testing

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Section 1 Stakeholders Steering Committee Summary

• Ad Hoc Members
• John Barbour, Director Transportation
• Andrea McLean, Transition Coordinator 1st Sem.
• Candi Tyler, Preschool Coordinator
• Anita Willis, Director SIMS
• Sue Dunlap, Special Ed Teacher CHS
• Janice Carroll, Special Ed Teacher WCHS 1st
  Semester 2nd Semester Transition Coordinator

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Section 2 Promising Practices Special Conditions

• Promising Practices
• Team Work
• Use of research-based approaches to teaching
  reading
• Inclusion co-teaching
• Proactive in establishing programs
• Central Office support for schools

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Section 2 Promising Practices Special Conditions

• Special Conditions
• Teacher recruitment
• Local funding
• Social-economic factors
• Parent involvement
• Population mobility
• Geographic factors
• Other Heritage and University presence

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Section 3 Demographics 12/1/04
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Section 3 Demographics 12/1/04
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Section 3 DemographicsSchool Age SWD 12/1/04
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Section 3 DemographicsSchool Age SWD 12/1/04
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Section 3 DemographicsPreschool SWD12/1/04
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Section 3 DemographicsPreschool Settings12/1/04
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Section 4 Surveys 05/06

• Stakeholders, returned / sent
• Parents 40/144
• Students w/disabilities Grades 4-5 6-12
  154 / 132
• Principals 17/17
• General Ed Teachers 100/110
• Special Ed Teachers 82/82
• Total 393/485

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Section 5 Internal Record Review12/1/04

• Compliance
• 100 ESY, Screenings/Evaluations for 9
  categories, LRE
• 90-99
• Referral, Screenings/Evaluations for SLD, IEP
  team members, IEP timelines, Parent participation
  in IEP meetings, LRE Placement, Continuum

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Section 5 Internal Record Review12/1/04

• Non-compliance
• Screenings/Evaluations for AU, DD, EMD, HI TMD
  Range 20-67
• Reevaluation 20
• Eligibility Placement 15
• IEP Components 28
• IEP Confidential Records and Access Sheet 19

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Section 6 Dispute Resolution2004/2005

• Formal Complaints 0
• Mediation 1 Resolved after 1 meeting
• Due Process 0

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Section 7 Pupil/Teacher Ratio2005/2006

• Class Size
• All class periods except 2 meet the required
  class size and pupil/teacher ratio
• 2 teachers each had 1 class period per day w/more
  than 10 students and no TA
• 11 students 12 students

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Section 8 Related Services2005/2006

• Speech-Language, OT, PT, Audiology, OM,
  Counseling
• Case loads are reasonable
• 9 SLPs 3 contracted SLPs
• 2 OTs 1 contracted part-time
• 1 PT, 1 Audiologist, 1 contracted OM
• All employees contracted personnel are fully
  licensed

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Section 8A Related Services2005/2006

• Transportation Strengths
• Team Work
• Bus Drivers Monitors
• Attendance
• 7/8 Small buses have wheelchair lifts
• Reliability
• Cell Phones

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Section 8A Related Services2005/2006

• Transportation Needs
• Additional monitors for long buses
• Additional small buses
• Separate younger and older students
• Reduce travel time
• Arrival and Departure times non-compliant

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Section 9 Professional Personnel2005/2006

• 100 of the SLPs, OTs and PTs are fully licensed
• 93 of Special Ed teachers fully licensed
• 13 of Special Ed teachers hold National Board
  Certification
• 71 of Special Ed teachers are highly qualified
  under NCLB

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Section 9 Professional Personnel2005/2006

• Non-Compliance
• 4 Lateral Entry teachers
• 3 Long-Term substitutes
• of Special Ed teachers with 1 or more class
  periods comprised of 50 or more students outside
  of teachers certification area
• Example on next slide

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Section 9 Professional Personnel2005/2006

• 50 Rule Example
• Teacher w/25 years experience
• Certification is SLD only
• Has 8 students 3 are SLD, 5 are EMD
• Now there are 2 areas of certification for New
  Graduates
• General Curriculum
• Adapted Curriculum

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Section 10 Program Quality2005/2006

• Strengths based on Observations Teacher
  Interviews
• Parental/Community/School Support
• Instruction
• Administrative support
• Collaborative teaming w/General Ed teachers,
  Special Ed teachers Support personnel

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Section 10 Program Quality2005/2006

• Needs based on Observations Teacher Interviews
• Staff Development
• Administrative/Site-based needs
• Equipment
• Materials Supplies
• EC Programming
• Facilities

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Section 10 Program Quality2005/2006

• Trends or Patterns
• Students w/significant behavioral issues w/a
  multitude of complex needs are difficult to serve
  without appropriate behavioral support
• BIPs developed but not implemented consistently
• Staff Development to address these needs

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Section 10 Program Quality2005/2006

• Trends or Patterns
• Inclusive settings w/co-teaching need common
  planning time for General Ed and Special Ed
  teachers
• Staff development to address
• Roles responsibilities for co-teachers
• Strategies to deal w/academic behavioral needs

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Section 11 Transition 0-3 3-5

• Cooperation, communication teamwork with
  different agencies serving 0-3 year olds
• ITPS case managers meet with PS Coordinator for
  transition of 3-5 yr old children to being served
  by the school system as a child w/a disability
  for the IEP meetings

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Section 11A Transition School-Age

• IDEA requires services to begin by age 16
• NC requires services to begin by age 14
• Carteret County begins services at the end of the
  5th grade year
• Students are invited to meetings participate in
  planning IEP services
• 2004/2005 113 involved in interagency
  collaboration/service

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Section 11A Transition School-Age2004/2005

• Vocational Rehabilitation 75
• OCBHS 6
• Station Club 1
• Community Innovations 3
• Crystal Coast Therapy 1
• The ARC of NC 1
• Workforce Investment Act 3

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Section 11A Transition School-Age2004/2005

• Carteret General Hospital 11
• My School Child Care 2
• Colony Child Care 1
• Morehead Theater 1
• Beaufort ACE Hardware 1
• Live Oak Veterinary 1
• Clerk of Court 1

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Section 11A Transition School-Age2004/2005

• Lowes Foods 1
• Morehead Elementary 1
• Auto Brite 1
• Settle Landscaping 1
• Taco Bell 1

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Section 12 Student PerformanceSWD Math EOG
Grades 3-803/04 04/05
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Section 12 Student PerformanceSWD Reading EOG
Grades 3-803/04 04/05
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Section 12 Student PerformanceSWD Writing Grades
4, 7 1003/04 04/05
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Section 12 Student PerformanceSWD EOCs03/04
04/05
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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13A Disciplinary Suspensions
• General Ed Population 7 suspended for 492 days
• Special Ed Population 20 suspended for 288 days

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13A Disciplinary Suspensions
• Patterns or Trends 21 yrs 3 yrs

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13A Disciplinary Suspensions
• Patterns or Trends Ethnicity

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13A Disciplinary Suspensions
• Patterns or Trends Gender

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13A Disciplinary Suspensions
• Patterns or Trends by Disability Gender

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13B Graduation Drop Outs

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13B Graduation Drop Outs

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Section 13 Student Outcomes2004/2005

• Section 13C Post-school outcomes
• Spring 2005 SWD exiting high school
• Voc. Rehab. Caseload
• 24 employed
• 2 employed part-time, 22 employed full-time
• 52 post secondary education
• 36 community college, 8 4 yr college or
  university, 6 trade school

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Section 14 LEA Summary Improvement Plan

• Prioritize Areas of Need Non-compliance
• 1-6 will be addressed by the LEA during the
  review of the self-assessment by the SEA
• Reduce the percentage of students placed in
  special ed to the 12.5 cap.
• Bring all records into 100 compliance.
• Provide parent education at the LEA and school
  level.

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Section 14 LEA Summary Improvement Plan

• Reduce the time SWD spend on the bus and the wait
  time at school.
• Provide staff development on IDEA and NC
  Procedures for administrators faculty.
• Provide staff development on behavior management,
  positive behavior support, inclusion
  co-teaching.

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Section 14 LEA Summary Improvement Plan

• Reduce the number of males w/disabilities
  suspended.
• Reduce the number of SWD dropping out of school.
• Increase the achievement levels of SWD.
• Develop a system for monitoring post school
  transition activities.

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Section 14 LEA Summary Improvement Plan

• Strengthen the transition services for 5 yr. old
  SWD entering kindergarten.
• Involve students in IEP meetings.
• Inform parents students of outside resources.