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Special Education Services in the Most Restrictive Environment

Special Education Services in the Most Restrictive Environment. Special Education at the Alexander Youth Services Center. Alexander Youth Services Center. 140 bed juvenile diagnostic/evaluation Center 24 bed serious offender program (SOP) 24 girls Sex offender program

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Special Education Services in the Most Restrictive Environment

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  1. Special Education Services in the Most Restrictive Environment Special Education at the Alexander Youth Services Center

  2. Alexander Youth Services Center • 140 bed juvenile diagnostic/evaluation Center • 24 bed serious offender program (SOP) • 24 girls • Sex offender program • Operated by Cornell Companies, Inc. • 40% to 50% are Special Education Students

  3. Special Education Population • Ages range 12 - 17 • Self-Contained,Resource,Indirect • 34% are MR • 42% have a Specific Learning Disability • 8% have Emotional Disturbance • 6% are Other Health Impaired

  4. Special Education PopulationCon’t • Related Services • Speech Therapy • Counseling • OT/PT as needed

  5. Difficulties and Concerns • Records • Disjointed School Career • Juvenile Movement • School District reluctance • Lack of Family Support • Adequate Treatment

  6. Reading • Major Contributor to Delinquency • Average Grade Level = Grade 9.5 • Average Grade Equivalent = Grade 3.2 • 98% Qualify for Title 1

  7. Identification • Screening questionnaire • Self-Report • Previous Services • Referral by Regular Teachers

  8. Computer Based Learning • Flexibility • Portability • Formative Assessment • Diagnostic Features • A Computer for Each Student • Individualized Instruction

  9. Technology • Plato Learning System • Credit Recovery • Remediation • Reading Instruction • Curriculum Delivery • GED Prep. • Special Education classes

  10. Credit Recovery • Transcript Evaluation • Academic Improvement Plan • Flexibility of the System • Criterion-Based

  11. Remediation • Fastrack Assessment • Title 1 Remediation of Basic Skills • Individualized Assignments • Post Intervention Assessment

  12. Reading Instruction • Fastrack Assessment • All courses in curriculum have reading embedded in courses. • IntegratedReading Strategies • Essential Reading Skills (grade 3 & 4) • Fundamental Reading Strategies (grade 5 & 6) • Intermediate Reading Strategies (grade 7 & 8) • Vocabulary and Reading Comp. (grade 3 – 9)

  13. Focus Reading Program • Phonetic Based Reading Program • Computer and small group instruction • Student reading below Grade 3 • Teaches Decoding strategies

  14. Assessment • All students assessed upon arrival in the INTAKE CLASS • Fastrack Assessment: Math, Reading, Language Arts • Test of Adult Basic Education • Kuder Vocational Interest Assessment • Brigance Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills • Wide Range Achievement Test

  15. Special Education Classes • Resource Classes Aligned with General Curriculum • Individualized Course Assessment to identify specific needs • Individualized Assignments made to remediate deficiencies

  16. Special Education Classes con’t • Self-Contained Classroom on a functional curriculum • Life Centered Career Education Curriculum • Computer lessons aligned with the competencies and sub competencies of the LCCE • Documentation to verify student mastered Transition goals in IEP

  17. Positive Outcomes • Students were engaged 15 to 20 min. per period prior to Plato • Students are now engaged in learning 40 to 45 min. per period • Discipline referrals reduced by 65% • Has reduced Serious Discipline Referrals to average of 10 per month.

  18. Student Academic Improvement • Student Attitude Survey • % of Curriculum Completed • Number of Credits earned • Number of Students promoted • Amount of improvement in reading levels

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