FCPS Department of Special Services Reorganization

1. FCPS Department of Special Services Reorganization

2. New Leadership Kim Dockery Assistant Superintendant Dept. of Special Services Kathy Roed Director Office of Special Ed. Instruction (OSEI) Hallie Marcotte Director Special Ed. Procedural Support Theresa Zutter Director Intervention and Prevention Services Don Long Director Operations, Planning And Communications

3. Office of Special Education Instruction (OSEI) Kathy Roed Director Office of Special Ed. Instruction (OSEI) Marilyn Lovett Coordinator PK-12 Special Ed Instruction Flo Bosch Coordinator PK-12 Adapted Curriculum Donna Lentini Coordinator Related Services and Professional Devel. Marty Humbertson Coordinator Career and Transition Services

4. OSEI Focus for 2009-2010 • Working collaboratively with our Instructional Services colleagues to plan and deliver professional development opportunities and support for teachers, instructional assistants, and administrators. • Increase vertical articulation between elementary, middle and high school special education staffs. • Provide guidance to schools in the areas of reading instruction and math intervention • Provide targeted support to schools in their use of data to support instruction for students with disabilities • Provide guidance for teachers and administrators on how to respond effectively and systematically to students with challenging behaviors. • Provide school-based professional development and support to teachers on how to address the needs of students with Asperger’s syndrome.

5. Services for Students with Autism and Related Disailities Fairfax County Public Schools

6. Curriculum • General Education Curriculum • SOL and FCPS Program of Studies (POS) goals and objectives • With accommodations to address areas of need as defined in the IEP • Curriculum adapted as needed • Foundations courses in HS • Life Skills Curriculum • Individualized skill-based curriculum • Aligned with state assessment objectives • Goals and objectives outlined in the IEP

7. Life Skills Curriculum Framework • Aligned Standards of Learning (ASOL) • Functional Academics • Independent Living Skills • Career Development • Behavior, Communication, Fine Motor and Gross Motor • Community Based Instruction (CBI)

8. Curriculum Focus • Literacy and math • Social and communication skills • Inclusive opportunities • Generalization of skills into practical daily living activities

9. State Assessment • Participation in the Virginia Assessment Program is required • SOL tests • VGLA, VSEP (HS only) • Virginia Alternate Assessment (VAAP)

10. Annual Assessment • Criterion-based assessments using standardized instruments • Brigance Assessments • Early Development II (Yellow) • Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills (Green) • Life Skills Inventory (Blue)

11. Staff Training • Student-focused intervention • Classroom organization and structure • Behavior management • Curriculum across content areas and domains of learning • Instructional strategies/practices • Assessment/data collection • Communication and social skills development

12. Preschool Autism Classes and Enhanced ABA Elementary Services

13. What is ABA? ABA is Applied Behavior Analysis APPLIED • The application of the theory, principles, and procedures of behaviorism to problems of human behavior in natural settings BEHAVIOR • Concerned with observable phenomena ANALYSIS • Deals with objective measures of intervention and change

14. What is ABA? • ABA is… • a science based on learning theory • a set of systematic procedures derived from behavioral principles to improve socially significant behaviors • a methodology used to modify behaviors and to teach skills to children, adolescents, and adults of ALL functioning levels

15. ABA Enhanced Services include: Services: • Comprehensive training plan for all staff • 2:1 staffing ratio in classroom • Early Academic Curriculum Guide • Uniform data system • Bi-annual assessment • ABLLS as a resource • Preschool Autism Class (PAC) summer services • Parent workshops • Website: www.fcps/DSSSE/ABA/

16. ABA Enhanced Services include: Personnel: • Pre-K-12 Adapted Curriculum Coordinator, • Flo Bosch • Applied Behavior Analysis Program Manager, • Becky Lamont • Applied Behavior Analysis Coaches • Specially trained teachers and instructional assistants • Centrally placed instructional assistants • Expert consultants from Autism Partnership and Great Strides

17. Preschool Autism Classes (PAC) • Full day classes • Early Academic Curriculum • Social Skills, Imitation, Behavior, Language, Motor, Self Help, Play, Pre-Academics • Uniform data collection system • Weekly ABA coach support • Fall and spring assessments

18. Elementary Classes • 2:1 student to staff ratio • Use Early Academic Curriculum Guide, Life Skills Curriculum, SOL Curriculum • Uniform data collection system • Weekly ABA coach support • Fall and spring assessments

19. Assessment and Data Collection • Early Academic Curriculum Guide • Verbal Behavior Assessment • Task Analysis of Verbal Operants • Data Sheets • Curriculum Planning form • ABLLS as a resource • Classroom Assistance Checklist

20. Staff Training • Core Staff Training • ABA Fundamentals • VB Fundamentals • Hands On Training • Monthly Training Workshops • On-site Training by ABA Coaches • Ongoing support from Consultants

21. Role of ABA Coaches • Caseload of 13 classes • Provide support to teachers and IAs • Visit classes every 7-9 days • Facilitate the transfer of ABA/VB principles and procedures to the classroom • Make instructional recommendations to staff • Functional assessments, behavior intervention plans • Provide training to instructional staff • Collaborate with outside consultants and private providers

22. Parent Workshops • Monthly day and evening sessions • Parent-generated topics

23. Home School Collaboration • Sharing of data • Classroom observations • Collaborative team meetings • Meet and greet with ABA coach and school team

24. Services for Students at Secondary

25. Students Transitioning to Secondary Programming • Collaboration with elementary services personnel • Continuity in service delivery through the use of ABA techniques • Staff training • Teachers, IA’s, related services staff • Coach support • Support from outside consultants

26. Instructional Focus • Movement toward learning within small and large group formats • emphasis on observational and interactive learning

27. Instructional Focus • Opportunities for career and daily living skill development • life skills, language and social skill instruction embedded • elective classes offer a range of opportunities for skill development

28. Instructional Focus • Focused attention on building communication skills to meet social, emotional, behavioral, independent living and career development needs

29. Instructional Focus • Emphasis placed on fading continuous and direct reinforcement • schedules • token economies • point systems • group reinforcement

30. Independence/Responsibility • Focus on increasing independent functioning in school, community and career settings • Students may participate in self-advocacy training • Increased focus on learning to self-manage behaviors in a variety of settings • Some students may attend their IEP meetings

31. Socialization • Peer interaction is encouraged through participation in after-school activities • Direct instruction in social skills with an emphasis on teaching “cool” and age-appropriate interactive skills

32. School Environment • Lockers • Changing classes • Multiple teachers • Hallway bathrooms • PE changing out • Larger school environment

33. Inclusive Programming • Inclusion into general ed environments • Reverse inclusion • Peer tutoring • Community Inclusion (CBI) • Best Buddies • After school activities

34. Behavior Programming • Balance of practical and programmaticresponses • Explicit plans with reactive and proactiveelements • Occurs throughout the day • Fading toward social, self management, and natural arrangements as soon as possible

35. OSEI Contacts • Katharine M. Roed, Director, Office of Special Education Instruction • KMRoed@fcps.edu • Flo Bosch, PreK-12 Adapted Curriculum Coordinator • FMBosch@fcps.edu • Becky Lamont, Applied Behavior Analysis Manager • RCLamont@fcps.edu • Ellen Agosta, Adapted Curriculum Specialist, Elementry • EMAgosta@fcps.edu • Lisa Wooditch, Adapted Curriculum Specialist, Secondary • LMWooditch@fcps.edu

36. Questions and Discussion