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Autism Team Progress Report 2012

Central Consolidated School District. Autism Team Progress Report 2012. Initial Thoughts . . . . How Hard Can This Be?. Conclusions . . . . 1. No Teacher is an Island. Conclusions . . . . 2 . It takes a Team to Educate a Child with Autism. District Team Members.

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Autism Team Progress Report 2012

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  1. Central Consolidated School District Autism Team Progress Report 2012

  2. Initial Thoughts . . . How Hard Can This Be?

  3. Conclusions . . . • 1. No Teacher is an Island

  4. Conclusions . . . 2. It takes a Team to Educate a Child with Autism

  5. District Team Members • Clyde Howell (Team Leader & Psych) • Phyllis Pine (School Psychologist) • Mary Ann Sherman (Program Coach) • Tina Quintos (Teacher) • Floating OT and Floating SLP • Eric James (Program Coach) • Dr. Andrew Egel

  6. District Demographics • Covers 2200 Square Miles • 1057 Students with IEPs (Not Gifted) • 6500 Total Students • 24 Students with Autism • 17 School Sites + 9 NN Headstarts • 4 Psychs, 12 SLPs, 4 OTs, 1 PT • 95% Native American

  7. Program Year . . . • Program Year 1 for the 2ndtime. • Due to numerous snow days last year and changes in administration, CCSD has been able to address program implementation requirements for SY 11-12

  8. Students with Autism • Beginning of Program = 18 (1 in 361) • Began checking local mercury levels • Pulled records for vaccines used • Looked at # of Math Geniuses • Looked at homes located near power lines • Listened to George Norros AM Coast to Coast radio for subliminal clues. • As of Today = 24 (1 in 271)

  9. Areas of Emphasis for Year 1 • Autism Assessment Team • Autism Technical Assistance Team • Parent and Staff Training • Student Support

  10. Autism Evaluation Team • Key team members received training in the ADOS, the “gold standard” in Autism evaluation tools. CARS and GARS CASL • IEP teams were trained on how to access the Evaluation Team for assistance and evaluations. • Result: Increased number of students identified with Autism AND quality information for intervention planning.

  11. Technical Assistance Team • Electronic referral system – TIENet based. • Team onsite visits. • Research-based intervention responses based on actual observation and data collection. • Result: High quality interventions and some students be referred for testing due to inaccurate diagnosis from the past.

  12. Team Validation • Lawsuit over identification and services • Team qualifications accepted by attorneys and results of testing and interventions administered were validated through legal challenge and subsequent IEP.

  13. What about the $5K?? • Additional training • Resource and Referral website • Professional library • IPADs for intervention teams to electronically collect data and respond to intervention requests • Supplies and Materials

  14. Future Directions • Itinerant Autism Teacher (Ability to spend multiple days in the classrooms) • Pursuit of ICP Model Autism Program • Expansion of website and tools • Expanded support on the collateral areas of autism, specifically cognitive deficit areas and extreme behavior. • PARENTAL SUPPORT for the 24/7 Home

  15. THANK YOU! Your Logo

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