Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities

1. Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities An overview for school staff members

2. Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities or ILCD • Is unique to Nebraska with its self-assessment process. • Is intended to be a component of your district’s School Improvement Process. • Is an ongoing collaboration between the Nebraska Department of Education, ESUs, and local school districts. • Is a result of federal and state regulations to monitor special education programs and their effectiveness.

3. In simple terms, ILCD is a School Improvement Plan for Special Education.

4. Why do you, as a teacher, need to know about ILCD? • Each of you has children with disabilities in your classroom. • Each of you is a member of the IEP team to develop and implement goals, accommodations and modifications for students. • Each of you along with the Special Education Teacher is responsible for improving the learning of students in your classrooms. • Each of you has the responsibility to use ILCD to improve your knowledge and instructional practices.

5. Who makes up the ILCD committee? • Administrator(s) • Special Education Teacher(s) • School Improvement Committee Member • General Education Teachers from Elementary, Middle School, High School • Parents of a Child with Disabilities from Elementary, Middle School, High School, • Related Service Providers such as Speech, Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist • Early Childhood Representatives from Part C (Birth to 3), Planning Region Team Member, Part B (3-5) – Yes, preschoolers do receive services too.

6. What makes up ILCD?

7. What makes up ILCD?