Welcome to Tucson Unified School District

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Welcome to Tucson Unified School District
                                                                                          
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To be a teacher is to be a prophet . . .

• Our job is to prepare a child for a world about
  which we do not know.

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TUSDOrganization
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• IDEA 97
• No Child Left Behind
• AZ LEARNS
• BOLD! GAME

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TUSD BOLD! GAME

• By June 2005, TUSD is the premier school district
  in the nation. The Leadership Team (LT) holds
  itself accountable so that
• Every student exceeds all expected performance
  standards.
• Every student graduates and is able to compete
  and succeed in a global society.
• No student is left behind.

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BOLD! GAME MEASURES

• Students exceed expected AIMS standards.
• 100 of students graduate.
• 100 attendance for students.
• 0 student retention.
• 0 suspensions/expulsions.
• 0 dropout rate.
• SAT/ACT scores exceed national average

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• Access to education is not good enough
• Achievement matters
• for every student

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Sticking to It!

• Focus x Competence x Passion
• Equals the Adherence
• To
• Meet the Goal

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Focus

• Student Achievement
• Services to students
• Supports to schools and teachers
• Communication with principals
• Communication with parents

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Competence

• Ongoing Professional Development
• in evidence based practices
• designed to meet the needs
• of students with disabilities

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Passion

• Nothing great
• was ever achieved
• without enthusiasm
• Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Focus on Achievement

• Arizona State Standards/ CORE Curriculum
• Needs of the student identified on the IEP
• Transition Needs

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Special Education is a service - not a place
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TUSD Exceptional EducationMantras

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Person first language.
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Intervention, Intervention, Intervention!

• Use data to identify and develop successful
  strategies
• Use effective strategies with integrity
• Modify the environment
• Accommodate
• Identify cant do vs. wont do

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The solution is where the child is
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Competence

• Effective Instructionfor Every Student

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Passion

• A teacher is. . ..
• A good watcher, listener, thinker,
  problem-solver for students and parents
• An advocate for students and parents
• A seeker of information

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• We are in the age of accountability for all
  students.
• but our job as special educators is to not lose
  sight of the individual diversity of the students
  we support
• to enhance strengths of the students
• to mediate their needs
• to develop the world so that students with
  disabilities are embraced and valued for the
  wonderful gifts and contributions they provide to
  our lives