SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE INDEPENDENCE ASSESSMENT Presenta5on for State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Special Educa,on Local Plan Area SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE INDEPENDENCE ASSESSMENT Presenta5on for State SELPA May 2016

Purpose of Presenta5on § Review § Revised SCIA Process § Staff Training Outcomes § Reinforce the understanding of Free and Appropriate Public Educa,on (FAPE) § Increased Independence benefits § Realign assignment of instruc,onal support to beBer meet student needs 2 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

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Today’s Reality § Increased demands from Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), California Department of Educa,on (CDE), and district administrators aligned to Results Driven Accountability § Emphasis on Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Mul,-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) § Increased expecta,on to serve students in general educa,on environment (> 80% in General Educa,on) § District accountability aligned to Annual Performance Reports (APR) § Scarce resources to serve students 4 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

BoKom Line § Students with disabili,es are en,tled to services and supports that are needed to access the general curriculum and to receive educa,onal benefit 5 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Revised SCIA Process § Focus on independence § Stronger emphasis on pre-referral interven,ons § Streamlined process § Includes communica,on competency and considera,ons for assis,ve technology § Reduce bias in decision making by consistently following data driven steps § Inclusion of Policies and Guidelines § Updated Resources and References 6 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

S5ll Important! § Implement instruc,onal/behavioral interven,ons with integrity prior to or instead of a SCIA Referral § Collabora,ve Behavior Interven,on Plan (BIP) process and monitoring § Be Accountable 7 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Successful Students Are Independent § Take responsibility for own learning and ac,ons § U,lize natural supports for assistance § Generalize skills in a variety of seUngs § Develop posi,ve peer interac,ons § Develop skills to become independent and a life-long learner 8 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Flow Chart Complete Referral for Special If no need to proceed, Circumstance consider how to increase Independence use of current supports Assessement Complete Assessment Process Complete IEP Process Complete SCIA Review 9 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Checklist To be completed by SCIA Team Members § Interven5ons Previously Implemented § Referral Process (Step 1) § Assessment Process (Steps 2-5) § IEP Process (Step 6) § SCIA Review Process (Step 7) Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Interven5ons Previously Implemented Completed by IEP Case Manager/Psychologist Prior to Referral § Exhaust all exis,ng and natural supports § Gather Behavior Data § Review BIP implementa,on data § Gather informa,on from other records, as appropriate: § Academic Progress/Interven,ons and behavioral data § Student’s schedule (including grades and aBendance) § Psycho-Educa,onal Report(s) § Discipline Referral Informa,on § Health Records § Communica,on Competency § Use of Assis,ve Technology 11 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Referral Process (Step 1) Completed by School Site Staff and IEP Case Manager § Complete SCIA Rubric (Step 1 – Form 1) § Complete review of SCIA Behavior IntervenLon Plan and progress on behavior goals (Step 1 – Form 2) § Complete SCIA Referral (Step 1 – Form 3) 12 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Referral Process – Key Points § Student with behavioral challenges should have a current behavior plan § The percentages on the rubric can be as precise as needed or can be used as an es,mate of degree needed 13 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Assessment Process (Step 2-5) Completed by School Site Staff and IEP Case Manager § Complete process to obtain permission to evaluate (Step 2) § Complete Interviews (Step 3) § Obtain Observa,on informa,on (Step 4) 14 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Assessment Process – Key Points Completed by School Site Staff and IEP Case Manager § Interview and observa,on represent the categories of the rubric § Addi,onal spaces have been added for ques,ons unique to the student’s needs § All data collected should inform one or more areas of need iden,fied on the rubric § Compile informa,on into EvaluaLon Report and Independence Plan (Step 5) 15 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

Importance Of The Independence/ Fading Plan 1. The plan iden,fies the skills necessary to increase a student's independence 2. The plan has been simplified and incorporated into the Evalua,on Report 3. It communicates to adults, working with the student, how to teach these skills and build the student’s life long independence by reducing the dependence on adult prompts 16 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

IEP Process (Step 6) Hold IEP Mee,ng and review results of evalua,on § If SCI support IS NOT recommended § Specify natural supports, accommoda,ons, and/or modifica,ons that are effec,ve in student’s IEP § Add IEP goals and objec,ves, if appropriate § Revise BIP , if necessary 17 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

IEP Process (Step 6) § If SCI support IS recommended § Iden,fy IEP goals and objec,ves to be supported by SCI support § Complete Special Factors page regarding behavior, if appropriate § Documenta,on of recommended SCI supports into the student IEP should follow district policy guidelines 18 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

SCIA Review (Step 7) § Select date to review Independence/Fading Plan § Conduct on-going observa,on, necessary interviews, and progress toward independence § Can use SCIA Rubric to document improvement in independence § Review BIP – analyze and revise, as needed § Complete SCIA Review to Determine ConLnued Need for SCI Supports § Review/revise Independence/Fading Plan and document changes to the plan. If the plan requires a change in service – amend the IEP. 19 Special Education Local Plan Area - San Diego County Office of Education

SUCCESS WILL OCCUR…

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