West H.S. Special Education Dept.
Weekly Update, December 14, 2015
Co-Teaching as a School System Strategy for Continuous Improvement
Preventing School Failure Pages 29-36
Co-teaching has increasingly been implemented over the past 20 years as an alternative to more restrictive special education models. Results of local school system research in Maryland during this 20-year period suggest that improved special education student performance is associated with increased access to general education classrooms through co-teaching support.
System-level co-teaching implementation strategies are identified that result in successful participation by students with disabilities in co-taught general education classrooms and accelerated outcomes on state reading and mathematics assessments.
A copy of the article is in your mailbox!
Professional Development Opportunities
Special Education Department Meeting
Department Updates
- Due to principals January 20th, and sent home January 27th.
Scheduling for 2016-17 School Year Has Begun!
- You'll receive a scheduling matrix in your email that you'll need to complete for each of the students on your Case Management roster.
- Please complete the matrix and return it to me by January 22nd.
Overdue IEPs
- We have several IEPs that show up as overdue on our building report. I sent a copy of the IEP due report in a separate email. Please check the report for IEPs that are overdue on your Case Management roster.
- Contact Citicia Smith at Hudson if you sent an IEP and it still shows up as overdue.
December Special Education Department Chairs Meeting
- The meeting was cancelled so their is nothing new to report!
Alternate Assessment Training Dates and Times
Initial Training (6 Hours)
RSVP to dmiddleton4829@columbus.k12.oh.us one week prior to each of the 3 sessions you plan to attend. You must attend one 2-hour training each month.
Location: Kingswood Data Center, 1091 King Ave., Lab 1 Classroom
- Choose 1 Day: Dec. 14, 3:15-5:15 OR Dec. 15, 4:15-6:15 OR Dec. 16, 4:15-6:15
- Choose 1 Day: Jan. 12, 3:15-5:15 OR Jan. 13, 4:15-6:15 OR Jan. 14, 4:15-6:15
- Choose 1 Day: Feb. 9, 3:15-5:15 OR Feb. 10, 4:15-6:15 OR Feb. 11, 4:15-6:15
Review / Refresher Training (3 Hours)
Please RSVP to jdickson9058@columbus.k12.oh.us one week prior to each of the 3 sessions you will be attending. You must attend one 1-hour training each month.
Location: Kingswood Data Center 1091 King Ave - Lab 2 Classroom
- Choose 1 Day and Time: December 14, 15, OR 16, 3:15-4:15 OR 4:15-5:15
- Choose 1 Day and Time: January 12, 13, OR 14, 3:15-4:15 OR 4:15-5:15
- Choose 1 Day and Time: February 9, 10, OR 11, 3:15-4:15 OR 4:15-5:15
Optional Q & A Session
This session is for ANYONE giving the Alternate Assessment or is going to be a second rater. Stop in anytime to ask questions. There is no formal presentation.
Location: Kingswood Data Center, 1091 King Ave, Media Room
- February 17, 2:30-5:30