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S pecific L earning D isabilities Criteria Update

S pecific L earning D isabilities Criteria Update. What Districts Must have in Place by December 1, 2013. A refresher…. Three Criteria Inadequate Classroom Achievement (after intervention) Insufficient Progress Consideration of Exclusionary Factors Sources of Data Observation

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S pecific L earning D isabilities Criteria Update

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  1. Specific Learning Disabilities Criteria Update What Districts Must have in Place by December 1, 2013

  2. A refresher… • Three Criteria • Inadequate Classroom Achievement (after intervention) • Insufficient Progress • Consideration of Exclusionary Factors • Sources of Data • Observation • Formal and informal assessment data • Documentation requirements

  3. The sunrise is coming December 1, 2013 Starting December 1, 2013, Significant Discrepancy may not longer be used to determine Insufficient Progress. Instead, all schools must use progress monitoring datafrom a student’s response to intensive, scientific, research-based or evidence-based interventionsfor all initial SLD evaluations of public school students.

  4. Things to Consider ASAP • Notification Requirement • Must be done 10 days in advance (even if your district waits until 12/1) • See SLD webpage for sample language • Posting on a website is not sufficient • Interventions • Ensure you have scientific-research or evidence-based interventions AND the ability to collect weekly progress data • Work with general education to prepare staff who will implement the interventions with fidelity • IEP Team Members • STRONGLY recommended IEP teams practice conversations using the new criteria before formally adopted • Additional team members required…

  5. The Additional Team Members Are • Licensed person qualified to assess data on individual rate of progress • Licensed person who implemented the intensive scientific, research-based or evidence-based, interventions • Licensed person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic evaluations • Student’s general education teacher; or individual licensed to teach a student of the same age (required of all IEP teams) • One team member can serve multiple roles PI 11.36(6)(d)3

  6. Insufficient Progress • Insufficient response to intensive, scientific research-based or evidence-based interventions (SRBIs) • Progress monitoring data from at least 2 SRBIs in each area of concern • Rate of progress compared to same-age/grade peers PI11.36(6) (c) 2.a.

  7. Establishing Insufficient Progress: The Quick Version

  8. An SRBI is… • Scientific research-based or evidence-based • Used with individual or small groups • Focused on single or small number of discrete skills closely aligned to individual learning needs (area of concern) • Culturally responsive • Provides substantial number of instructional minutes beyond what is provided to all students • Implemented with adequate fidelity • Applied in a manner highly consistent with design • At least 80% of recommended weeks, sessions, minutes PI 11.02

  9. Progress Monitoring is…(in SLD rule) • A scientifically based practice to assess student response to intervention that uses valid and reliable tools (probes) • Probes: • Brief, direct measures of specific academic skills • Multiple equal or nearly equal forms • Sensitive to small changes in student performance • Provides valid, reliable measures of performance during intervention PI 11.02 (9)

  10. Updated Guidance • SLD Technical Assistance Guide is being updated and will be posted this fall • FAQs were updated and posted • New SLD forms available • http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_ld

  11. New SLD Forms • New forms reflect state and federal SLD eligibility documentation requirements effective December 1, 2013 • Streamlines documentation • Replaces old ER-2 Additional SLD Documentation Required… AND the SLD Eligibility Checklists • Old ER-2 form and SLD checklists will remain available on DPI website until end of school year • ER-1 has not changed

  12. FAQ… So, What’s New? Administration of achievement test AFTER intensive intervention Significant Discrepancy and evaluations started prior to 12/1/2013 Still do interventions if achievement test before SRBIs doesn’t meet cut score? Progress Monitoring always at age level Non-public school students and progress data from intervention Intensive Intervention Clarification

  13. Online Resources • DPI SLD Page: http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_ld • Wisconsin Framework for RtI: http://rti.dpi.wi.gov/ • Wisconsin RTI Center: http://www.wisconsinrticenter.org/ • Selecting Interventions: http://www.wisconsinrticenter.org/educators/rti-in-action/interventions.html • SLD & RtI: http://www.wisconsinrticenter.org/educators/swd-rti.html

  14. Questions about SLD? Until the SLD Consultant is filled… • Check the website: http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_ld • Email: dpisped@dpi.wi.gov • Call: (608) 266-1781

  15. Thank You!

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