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Special Education. The ARD meeting. Introductions. Statement of Confidentiality. Review Purpose of ARD. Review Assessment Data. Determination of Eligibility. Review Present Competencies. Review IEP Progress. Develop new IEPs. Classroom Modifications. State Assessment Participation.
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Special Education The ARD meeting
Introductions. Statement of Confidentiality. Review Purpose of ARD. Review Assessment Data. Determination of Eligibility. Review Present Competencies. Review IEP Progress. Develop new IEPs. Classroom Modifications. State Assessment Participation. Related Services to be provided. Determination of Placement. The Agenda
Introductions and Confidentiality • Not everyone in the room will know each other. • You MUST not discuss the student with others. • Just the fact that the child receives special ed services is confidential. This even includes Speech services.
Review Purpose of ARD meeting • Briefly and Succinctly • This is a statement for the record, not a discussion. • Long discussions should have already been held in parent-teacher conferences.
Review of Assessment Data • Typically this is where the Diagnostician steps in and presents new information. • Can include LSSP, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, APE, MT, and In-Home Training Instructor. • Teachers also need to provide input into whether or not the data obtained during assessment is backed up by classroom experiences. • Determination of Eligibility is then made before moving on to the rest of the ARD.
Review of Present Competencies • Specific things that the child can do. • Age and grade level are NOT enough. • Have at least 2-3 in each area. • More in area that is of specific concern.
Examples of Good Competencies • Knows all of his letter sounds. • Can add single digit numbers with regrouping. • Can read a passage at 2nd grade level and summarize story in 2 sentences. • Can write a paragraph with moderate errors in punctuation and spelling for grade level.
Review of IEP Progress and New IEP Goals • Done by CMC or Resource Teacher. • Reviewed by the ARD committee and agreed upon. • This is the child’s curriculum in that subject for the next year. • Essentially takes the place of TEKS.
Modifications • Things that this child needs in the classroom in order to succeed that are over and above what you do for other children in the room. • Do NOT go overboard with these.
Modifications and Responsibility • These are now legally binding things that you must do every time for this child. • This is an area that teachers and schools get sued for very often. • Have this list ready before the ARD meeting. • Big time-eater in ARD meetings.
TAKS and SDAA • Three options (TAKS, TAKS-Accomodated, and TAKS-Modified). • There are eligibility requirements for each test. • You must be using the modification in the classroom in order for them to use it on the test.
Related Services and Placement • Related Services include counseling with LSSP, Transportation, OT, PT, Nursing, Audiological, In-Home training, Parent Training and others. • Only now is the determination of placement made (Resource, CMC, SAC). • The whole ARD up to this point has been about what the child needs. Only now do we talk about how to provide it. • This is the most important committee decision.
Remember…… • This is now a legally binding document. • Be succinct and to the point. • Save discussions and long examples for conferences.
These Are Still Your Students! • General Education teachers are still responsible for the education of every student in their classroom. • “Ownership” is shared with the Special Education teachers. • Learn the student’s strengths and weaknesses and use that information.
