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Craven County Schools

Craven County Schools. Exceptional Children’s Program 2019-2020. Think about it…. “If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important .” Barbara Colorose.

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Craven County Schools

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  1. Craven County Schools Exceptional Children’s Program 2019-2020

  2. Think about it… • “If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important.” Barbara Colorose

  3. Did you know? Craven County serves 1788 students with disabilities in 14different areas of eligibility. Take a moment and work with a partner and list as many disability areas that you can think of…

  4. Areas of Eligibility Most prevalent areas are: Learning Disabled Speech/Language Impaired Intellectually Disabled Other Health Impaired Autistic Developmentally Delayed

  5. Program Settings General education classrooms with EC teachers pushing in or pulling out services to address individual student deficits Separate classrooms with intense EC support Howells Residential Center Visiting Private or Home School students ASPIRE-Behavior Specific Program (elementary and middle) Preschool-serves ages 3-5

  6. Program models • Co-Teaching- EC Teacher teams with you for teaching • Resource- students go to the EC area for intervention or instruction for short periods • Separate- students receive most of their instruction in the EC classroom

  7. EC Services • Every school (25) is able to deliver EC services in some capacity to students with IEPs • Not all EC programs will look the same at each school • IEPs are law binding agreements for both regular and special education teachers

  8. IEP Team Membership LEA Representative General Education Teacher Exceptional Children Teacher Parent Student- if necessary or required Someone to interpret test results, if applicable Purpose of IEP team is to develop an individualized educational plan that explains the student’s present level of performance and sets annual goals for the student and how they will be taught (where, how often, and by whom).

  9. IEP Participation • IEP members are required to be present for the entire meeting • If any one of the required members needs to step out or leave, the meeting must come to halt or be rescheduled • If you sign any paperwork for which you did not attend the entire meeting, it considered falsification of records and grounds for dismissal. Think before you sign.

  10. Confidentiality Must have a legitimate educational interest to receive confidential information written, verbally, email When meeting on a student, do not discuss other students by name. Confidential information should not be discussed in a public setting teacher’s lounge, grocery store, playground, church, etc. Confidential information should not be revealed to other students If you unsure if something is confidential, treat is as if it is.

  11. Document, document, document… • Parent contacts • Teacher-parent conferences • Student intervention and data collection • Incidences of discipline, behavior or injury If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen…

  12. Caution… • Physical Restraint • Mechanical restraint • Seclusion • Isolation There should be no circumstance that you would engage in either of these unless of imminent danger or you are an EC Teacher and working with an EC student that has a documented behavior intervention plan (BIP).

  13. Questions?

  14. Reminders • When in doubt ask? • Documentation will be your best friend! • You are the expert in regular education, your EC teacher is the expert in special education. Teamwork is paramount! • Your students are their own best resource, talk to them…

  15. Welcome to Education • “Every child deserves a champion- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best they can be.” Rita Pierson

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