2011+Academy+Archive



=2011-12 MA Special Education Leadership Academy - ARCHIVES=

=OPENING OF ACADEMY= Agenda - Academy Overview - Course Requirements - Opening Power Point Presenter Bios - Participant List - Resource List (Hornus) - District Profiles - Sorted Alphabetically: Sorted by Income  Sorted by Sped Rate

Pre-Academy Survey - @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GRFBDYW

=PRE-ACADEMY SUMMER READINGS=

Summer Reading List - Reading List Questions - 1. Burdette, Paula, Ph.D., **“Performance-based Compensation: Focus on Special Education Teachers,”** //in//Forum, April 2011. - 2. Chingos, Matthew M., **“The False Promise of Class-Size Reduction,”** Center for American Progress, April 2011. 3. Fuchs, Douglas & Lynn and Stecker, Pamela, **“The ‘Blurring’ of Special Education in a New Continuum of General Education Placements and Services,”** //Council for Exceptional Children//, Vol. 76, No. 3, pp 301-323, 2010. 4. Gewertz, Catherine, **“’College for All’ Campaign Getting a Second Look,”** //Education Week//, May 31, 2011. 5. Levenson, Nathan, **“Something Has Got to Change: Rethinking Special Education,”** Future of American Education Project, Working Paper 2011-01. 6. McLaughlin, Margaret, **“Evolving Interpretations of Educational Equity and Students with Disabilities,”** //Council for Exceptional Children//, Vol. 76, No., 3, pp. 265-278, 2010. 7. Perlstein, Linda, **“Unintended Consequences, High Stakes Can Result in Low Standards,”** //American Educator//, Summer 2010. 8. Ravitch, Diane, **“The Myth of Charter Schools,”** //York Review New of Books//, Nov. 11, 2010. 9. Rose, David and Vue Ge, **“2020’s Learning landscape: A Retrospective on Dyslexia,”** The International Dyslexia Association, Winter 2010 (available in pdf, UDL or NIMAS fileset formats). [|Retrospective on Dyslexia] 10. Serpa, Maria de Lourdes, Dr., **“An Imperative for Change: Bridging Special and Language Learning Education to Ensure a Free and Appropriate Education in the Least Restrictive Environment for ELLs with Disabilities in Massachusetts,”** The Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, U Mass Boston. 11. Shah, Nirvi, **“Districts Hire Outsider to Trim Special Ed. Costs,”** //Education Week//, May 24, 2011. 12. Waters, J. Timothy, Ed.D. & Marzano, Robert J., Ph.D., **"School District Leadership that Works: The Effect of Superintendent Leadership on Student Achievement - A Working Paper."** Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), September 2006.

=USING DATA TO DRIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STUDENT SUCCESS=

1.Bernhardt Multiple Measures B - 2. WestWay MCAS Results Case Study - 3. WestWay Multiple Measures Worksheet - 4. WestWay School District Percenual Data NIB - 5. WestWay School District Student Learning NIB - 6. WestWay School District Demographics NIB - 7. WestWay School District Programs Data NIB - 8. Consensogram B - 9. Consensogram Planning Sheet - 10. Data Display 1 - 11. Data Display 2 - 12. Data Discussion Roadmap B - 13. Data Day Final Sample NIB - 14. Describing vs Interpret B - 15. Final Word B - 16. New Strategy to Keep Kids Out of Special Ed B - 17. Describing vs. Interpret NIB - PPT - Using Data to Drive Conversations About Students' Success - Bibliography -

=PROBLEM STATEMENTS= 1. CASE Problem Solving Model - 2. Problem Statement Examples 3. Five Whys Article- 4. Problem Statement Examples Power Point - 5. Case Problem Solving Model worksheet -

=SHARING CAROUSEL=

This section is for Academy Members to share files with each other. If you would like to submit a file to the Sharing Carousel, please send it via email to tpetry@wested.org. If you have questions, you can contact Tanner at 802-951-8221. Newburyport Progress 2011 (Karen Brann) - Program Development Subcommittee Report on Program Visits, Recommendations, and Next Steps (Elisabeth Schaefer ) -

=COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION=
 * Collaborative Evaluation Power Point Presentation** [[file:MA Academy 08-10-11.pdf]]
 * Collaborative Evaluation Led by Local Educators Guide**[[file:neirtec_evalguide.pdf]]

Information Briefs: Gathering Together and Planning - Exploring useful skills for educators to develop through collaborative evaluation Gathering Together and Planning - Developing and using good evaluation questions Preparing to Collect Data - Choosing evaluation methods and data sources Sample teacher interview protocol Sample focus group protocol Sample teacher questionnaire Sample professional development observation protocol Sample rubric for teacher work Sample rubric for student work Developing questionnaires Developing interview protocols Developing focus group protocols Developing observation protocols Developing rubrics for student or teacher artifacts Conducting focus groups Advantages and disadvantages of various evaluation strategies Team planning worksheet Further Collaborative Evaluation Power Point
 * 1) General
 * 2) Personal and telephone interviews
 * 3) Focus groups
 * 4) Questionnaires
 * 5) Observations
 * 6) Analysis of teacher products/artifacts
 * 7) Analysis of student products/artifacts
 * 8) Student achievement scores and project-developed assessments

=LEGAL UPDATE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION= Parent IEP Process OSEP Memo 090-02 - Correction of Non-Compliance - APR Indicators Chart- Report to the Legislature: Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2009-2010 - Massachusetts Part B SPP - Massachusetts Part B APR - Determination Response Table - 2011 Massachusetts Part B Determination Letter - [|OCR] Legal Update Power Point http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/ Post-Dracut Due Process Decision - Court of Appeals Decision regarding reimbursement to parents who had moved out of state

=CHANGE GAME= References Document - Change Game power point-

=RECENT REPORTS AND RESOURCES=

1. Report: //State of Learning Disabilities// (2011). National Center for Learning Disabilities 2. Report: //Survey Finds Special Ed Impacted by Poor Economy// (2011). CEC 3. Report: //Challenging Change:// //How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students// (2008). National Center for Learning Disabilities. 4. Research and Policy Brief: //High Quality Professional Development for All Teachers: Effectively Allocating Resources// (2011). National Comprehensive Center for Teache Quality. 5. Report: //Met Life Survey of the American Teacher: Preparing Students for College and Careers// (2011). 6. Report: //Shifting Trends in Special Education// (2011). Fordham Institute 7. Research and Policy Brief: //Challenges in Evaluating Special Education and English Language Learner Specialists.// National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. 8. IDEA Fact Sheet: //Determination Letters on State Implementation of the IDEA// (2011) 9. Research Brief: //Connecting Leadership to Learning// (2010). The Wallace Foundation. 10. Report: //Learning from Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning// (2010). The Wallace Foundation. 11. Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom -

=SEPTEMBER 22ND AND OCTOBER 20TH SESSIONS= 1. Agenda 2. Reminder letter 3. CASE model project worksheet

=TRANSITIONS= 1. ies Report on post-high school outcomes 2. Secondary Transition Resources 3. NSTTAC Indicator 13 Checklist - Q & A  4. NSTTAC Checklist 5. NSTTAC checklist (enhanced) 6. Transition Power Point 7. Link to NSTTAC - [|NSTTAC website]

=WEBINARS= Useful Resources - Webinar with Vicki Hornus on Nov. 10th at 11:00 a.m. Link to REL archived Webinars http://www.relnei.org/events.webinararchives.php Choose Webinar of your choice and answer questions on form below. Questions for Webinars Webinars Documents for Using web-based resources webinar

=1. Pipecleaner Art -=