CTE & SPED Working together*

1. CTE & SPED Working together* Staff Development Workshop Feb. 17, 2012 *Annotated from Region 4

2. What candy did you get?What does that mean?

3. Career and Technical EducationandSpecial EducationWorking Together Goose Creek CISD

4. AGENDA • Why Here???? Why Now???? • Perkins and IDEA • What the CTE and Special Education teachers hear • Meeting the needs • The ARD Committee • Transition assessments • Accommodations and modifications • Resources

5. Why Here???? Why Now???? PERFORMANCE :SPED STUDENTS WHO HAD CTE PEIMS CODES OF 2 & 3 DID NOT MEET STATE STANDARDS ON TAKS AND PERFORMED AT A LOWER OVERALL RATE THAN SPED STUDENTS IN GENERAL ACCESS: VERY FEW SPED STUDENTS (67 district-wide) HAVE A 4 YEAR PLAN WITH A COHERENT SEQUENCE OF CTE COURSES

6. BOARD GOAL 1: Closing the Achievement Gap BOARD GOAL 2: Enhance Career Pathways CTE DIP GOAL 2c: Improve Collaboration between CTE & SPED PBMAS CIP: Ensure Implementation of Non-Negotiables through Training on Strategies for Special Populations http://www.gccisd.net/C&I-NonNegotiables.html

7. What does SPED need to know about Carl D. Perkins? • Carl D. Perkins Act 2006 (up in 2013 for changes) • Academic/CTE Integration • Link to Postsecondary CTE • All Aspects for an industry • Expand the use of technology • Provide Professional Development • Evaluate Perkins-funded Programs • Expand Quality CTE Programs • Sufficient Size, Scope, and Quality • Activities for Special Populations

8. What does SPED need to knowabout CTE? • Career and Technical Education • Achieve Texas – 16 clusters • http://www.careerclusters.org/16clusters.cfm • New CTE TEKS 2010 • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=4881 • Project Share -- Educators version of Facebook • Region IV will train for free • See resource page

9. What does CTE need to know about IDEA 2004? IDEA 2004 • Federal law for special education aligned w/NCLB • Emphasis on strengths and data • Post Secondary Education • Addresses transition • Services must be in place by age 16 (14 in Texas) • Appropriate measurable postsecondary based on appropriate transition assessments, related to education/training, employment and independent living if appropriate • Annual goals to support attainment of postsecondary goals • Coordinated set of activities • Courses to support postsecondary goals

10. Training Video - Laws • Length 8 min • Overview of SPED and CTE

11. What the CTE teacher hears? • CTE courses must be challenging and rigorous • Opportunity for certifications • Articulated and Dual Credit courses • Offer coherent sequence of courses (Pathways) • Participate in the ARD committee process • CTE courses must prepare students for high-wage, high-skill, or high demand careers • CTE courses should integrate academic and TAKS/STAAR objectives because student success in these areas is one way CTE is evaluated • Career and Technical Student Organizations

12. What the CTE teacher hears fromBusiness and Industry? • Meet the needs of business and industry • Build partnerships • Prepare students for post-secondary or the world of work • Student certifications • Work-based learning opportunities

13. What the Special Education Teacher Hears • Students must be given a free and appropriate public education • Education must occur in the least restrictive environment • Special Education students are expected to be college and career ready as is every other student • CTE courses can provide that training • CTE teachers must attend an ARD committee meeting where CTE class is considered • Needs of the student must be determined first and then placement (general education, resource, CTE, etc.) must be determined • At ARD committee meetings, modifications/accommodations must be addressed • Modifications and accommodations individualize instruction and enable students with disabilities to be successful in CTE classes

14. Training Video • 3 min • The ARD committee

15. ARD Committee Process and the CTE Teacher • Scheduling Tips (big picture) • Competency Sheets (small picture… individual classes) • When attending the ARD, be prepared to discuss modifications and/or accommodations that will work for your curriculum and your classroom environment. • When the student is not your student, then serve as Career Advisor, using “Tips” & “Competencies” to help student/parent understand realistic role of career preparation and need for CTE classes when student is not University-bound • Remember, CTE is very different from the traditional lecture and textbook based classroom • Students may need accommodations and modifications that are unique to that student

16. Scheduling Tips

17. Competency Sheet

18. Schedule Accommodations and Modifications

19. Training VideoAccommodations and Modifications • Length 9 min • Accommodations and Modifications

20. Accommodations • Change the size or length of an assignment • Give students more time to process content, respond to questions, or turn in assignments • Change seating • Change text format • (Braille, highlighted text, taped text, use of text reading equipment, etc.) • Provide note taking assistance • Change the way the student is assessed • (i.e. oral vs. written)

21. Modifications • Modify the amount of TEKS the student is responsible for learning • i.e. a student in cosmetology will only have to learn what is required to pass the certification test • Provide an alternate curriculum • i.e. a student in cosmetology will only have to learn how to shampoo hair

22. Which candy did you get? • What is the standard? • Do you have an accommodation? • Do you have a modification?

23. Meeting the Needs • Accommodations/Modifications • Using grouping, peer tutors, cooperative learning • Communicate with stakeholders • In class support (teacher or para-educator) - Document - Actively participate in ARD Committee Process • CTE description/skills requirement --- Career Assessments • Participate in non-traditional CTE class ---Plan coherent sequences • Certifications -- Tech Prep and Industry Standards • High-wage, high-skill, or high demand careers • Integrate academic and TAKS skills • Clear expectation --- Varied Instruction --- Different Learning Styles • Career and Technical Student Organizations • Review local job market --- Integrate soft skills • Partner with community work force

24. On-line Resources http://ctsp.tamu.edu/ • Provides free online tutorials that deal with CTE and Special Populations (SpEd and ELLs) http://www.naviance.com • Provides career assessments, college and scholarship information, and resume tools http://projectsharetexas.org/ • Global online learning community for educators and students that allows collaboration and sharing of resources using a Facebook type interface.

25. COMPLETE SURVEY TO GET CREDIT • You will be emailed a survey soon • You must complete the survey in order to get credit for attending this session