Transforming the Role of Coordinators: Moving Beyond Compliance Julie Conner – New Haven Travena Hostetler – Farmington Kim Turner – Francis Howell Sue.

Transforming the Role of Coordinators: Moving Beyond

Compliance

Julie Conner – New Haven Travena Hostetler – Farmington

Kim Turner – Francis HowellSue Emmons – Lonedell R-XIV

Description of Districts•Francis Howell •Large, suburban school district in St. Charles •4 HS, 5 MS, 10 Elementary

•Farmington•Large, rural school district in St. Francis County •1 HS, 1 MS, 1 Intermediate School, 3 Elementary, 1 Kindergarten Center, ECSE

• New Haven• Small, rural school district in Franklin County• 1 HS, 1MS, 1 Elementary

Our Role Within The District•Francis Howell•4.5 K-12 Special Education Program Coordinators•2 ECSE Coordinators•“Specialized Academic Services”..\coordinator\2015-2016\SPEDProgramCoordinators15-16.docx

•Farmington•4 Program Coordinators First Grade-12•1 Program Coordinator ECSE and Kindergarten•1 Director of Special Education

• New Haven• 1 Director of Special Education • ECSE is contracted out

Addressing Compliance• Francis Howell

• -Summer file review• -Prioritizing• -Building Capacity

• Farmington• -IEP 101 organized and presented by PCs• -Ongoing IEP reviewing• -Yearly file reviews

• New Haven• -Ongoing file review • -Staff model binders• -Monthly special ed staff meetings

Beyond Compliance•Francis Howell•Aligning to school/district initiatives•High quality instructional practices•Customer Service

• Farmington•Special Services intrical part of curriculum development•Connecting with parents, students, and teachers•Working with District and building administration on implementing MTSS•Continued focus on transition •Wilson Reading Initiative

Beyond Compliance - Continued

• New Haven• NEE-some evaluations by sped director• Focus on transition• Aligning to school/district initiatives

Responding to Trends In Special Education

•Francis Howell•MTSS initiative

• Farmington• MTSS Initiative / Reinvent Advisory Board• Collaborative Works • SLO’s

• New Haven• MTSS • SLOs• PETS for transition

Overcoming Challenges

Francis Howell• Continued Collaboration• Middle School Work Group (Gen Ed/SPED)

• Balancing PLC commitments• Benchmarking tool limitations• New IEP system• MTSS manual development • Expert Guidance• Dr. Erica Lembke

Overcoming Challenges

Farmington• Transition: Student run business that are partnered with

local business- Coffee Shop that gives Starbucks a run for its money. Employment of students in local businesses throughout Junior and Senior year leading to post high school employment.

• MTSS- working with current building RTI systems and Care Teams to develop common vocabulary and support in academics and social emotional

• Attendance and performance of subpopulations and super subpopulations

• Common Formative Assessments

Overcoming Challenges

New Haven• Educating students in the school closest to their home• Preparing students for the work force: job skills within

the school district (summer and school year), local businesses• Teacher Support Teams at the different levels• Staying “current”

• Professional development

Looking Ahead• Francis Howell

• Continue with MTSS initiative• Continue monitoring community needs/concerns

• Farmington• Continue analyzing and adjusting strategies to address

student performance• Ensure every student has their needs met while maintaining

rigor• New Haven

• Continue to look for ways to increase student performance

• Continue to find ways to push in to general ed but also meet the needs of the more disabled students

The Future Looks Bright• Where are you headed?

• What questions do you have for us?

• What resources would you like to see?