Journey Towards Inclusion

1. Journey Towards Inclusion Presenters: Mike Jamison, Principal Sara Durtschi, School Psychologist Cassie Perkins, General Education Teacher Amy Losacker, Learning Strategy Teacher

2. What is SWIFT? SWIFT is a national K-8 center that provides academic and behavioral support to promote the learning and academic achievement of all students, including students with disabilities and those with the most extensive needs * University of Kansas $26,000,000 five year federal grant to study and disseminate best practices * www.swiftschools.org Five Domains and Features * Administrative Leadership * Multi-Tiered System of Support * Integrated Educational Framework * Family & Community Engagement * Inclusive Policy Structure & Practice

3. SWIFT Selection Process * Sought Exemplar Elem. & Middle Schools as models of best practice * Nationwide nomination process * Identified ~ 60-70 sites * Phone Screening with Building Principal ~ 11 sites * Two Day Site Visits - final selection of six buildings to research * Willard Middle School (6-8), Berkeley, Ca. * WISH Charter School (K-5), Los Angeles, Ca. * Hawthorn Elementary (3-4), Camdenton. Mo. * Newberry Elementary (K-4), Newberry, Fl. * William Henderson Inclusion School (K-5), Boston Ma. * Fox Prairie Elementary (K-5), Stoughton, Wi.

4. Demographics Our School and Community Stoughton pop. 12,500 & SASD serves ~ 17,000 Fox Prairie K–5, 415 students 85% White, 15% of color 26% qualify for free or reduced lunch 8.7% identified with a disability 4.8% ESL

5. Staffing Nineteen Classrooms Average Size: K-2 ~ 19 per room 3- 5 ~ 24 per room * 3 Learning Strategists * 1 S&L Clinician * 2 Reading Specialists * 1 ESL Teacher * 1 School Psychologist * .3 Guidance Counselor * .2 Social Worker

6. Where We Started 15 Years Ago …. * 18.7% incidence rate - 3rd highest in Wisconsin * Terrible outcomes for all Kids, esp. SwD * Students not part of their neighborhood school * All SwD defaulted to pull-out service K-12 * High School SwD Graduation Rate monitored by state * Best thing that could have happened to us * Ugly data led to change

7. History • 2003-2004 Pupil Nondiscrimination Report • 2004 Pupil Services Delivery Committee formed (DSDT) • Analyzed: • Philosophical perceptions • Strengths of student services • Areas of Need • Data • Staff development needed • Staffing needs • 2005 Building Service Delivery Team formed (BSDT) • 2006 Fox Prairie BSDT Survey given to all staff • 2007 Focused Monitoring • Improvement Plan • Engagement of parents • Analyze policies & practices (IEPs) • Professional development for staff around dropout prevention • Additional learning opportunities for students • By 2009: • 9% incident rate @ Fox Prairie • 10% incident rate for District • Renamed DSDT/BSDT as Integrated Comprehensive Services (ICS)

8. Helpful Resources Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students of ALL Abilities From Disability to Possibility Training: • Paula Kluth • Patrick Schwarz • Elise Frattura

9. Reflective Results • BSDT/ICS formed • Cross Categorical model • Special education staff trained in all disability areas • Renamed to Learning Strategists (spec ed, ELL, etc.) • Created IEP-at-a-Glance • Facilitated IEPs • Aligned with grade levels not disability area • Common planning time created • Co-teaching • Pull-out to Push-in • Social justice for ALL • Purposeful scheduling • Natural proportions

10. Student Placement • Grade level teams and learning strategists come together to create class lists • Purposeful student class placement • Emphasis on natural proportions

11. Co-teaching/Differentiation • Collaboration with the experts in our building • Teachers and learning strategists started co-teaching in many different ways • Teachers started differentiating instruction based on individual student needs • Common time is needed for planning

12. Academic Intervention • Master schedule is based around an intervention time for each grade level • Grade-level team members, learning strategists, and EAs are available at this time for interventions • Students receive “what they need”

13. Data Team Meetings • Teams collaborate and discuss strategies around behavior, academic, and social needs • Data teams reflect on practices and to see if correct interventions are being implemented

14. Data Team Meetings • Meetings are led by the grade- level Strategic Leaders • Teams meet on a weekly basis • Based on data, decisions are made in the best interest of the students

15. Building Consultation Team

16. BIP’s and FBA’s • Behavior needs to be in check to see academic gains • Take the time up front to gather the information to make an appropriate plan • Give your intervention time to work

17. Meetings & Paperwork

18. Summer Planning

19. Summer Planning * Set Intervention Blocks * Tier 3 Interventions Assigned * Common “Encore” Time p/grade * Specific Student IEP Support * Summer: 15 staff set - * ESL Support * Class Lists Set * EA’s assigned to Interven. Blks. * Strategist Assignments * Literacy & Math Blocks Built

20. EA Licensure/Scheduling • All EA’s Required to become EEN Certified • EA Job Descriptions and Rate of Pay • Every EA potentially supports SwD • Schedule Interventions and Student Support First, Production Last

21. Success!!!

22. Questions and Answers School Website:http://www.stoughton.k12.wi.us/ Mike Jamison: mjamo@charter.net Sara Durtschi: sara.durtschi@stoughton.k12.wi.us Cassie Perkins: cassie.perkins@stoughton.k12.wi.us Amy Losacker: amy.losacker@stoughton.k12.wi.us