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A Principal’s Guideto Project SUCCESS

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Welcome!

Today’s Presenters: Amy Howie and Meredith Keedy-Merk

Both Former Special Educators, Assistant Principals and Special Education Coordinators

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Agenda

• What is Project SUCCESS?

• Transition of the Alternate Assessment (ISTAR) and Alternate Standards-Content Connectors

• Project SUCCESS Resources

• Project SUCCESS Best PracticeandClassroom‘look-fors’

• How Project SUCCESS can support teachers, principals and directors?

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Learning

Objectives


Evaluators will be able to…

• Explain the role and support of Project SUCCESS.

• Understand how Content Connectors (alternate standards) are aligned to Indiana State Standards and how they guide classroom instruction.

• Identify Project SUCCESS Resources and how they canimpact classroom instruction.

• Discuss best classroom practice for teachers who administer ISTAR


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Indiana Resource

Network





Project SUCCESS provides

targeted PD to individual

districts and special

education cooperatives.

Regional SummerTrainings,

Guest Presenters

Summer Institute

On-site Professional Development

Past monthly WebEx Topics:

Content Connectors, ISTAR

Update, Classroom Formative

Assessments and Open

Office Hours

Webinars

Presented and Co-hosted the

PATINS Fall Conference, as well

as presented with a panel at the

National CEC Conference

StateConference

Unique Professional Development

Targeted for district need:

locally designed assessments,

unpacking Content Connectors

Technical Assistance

Targeted for unique needs of

districts/cooperatives, PD and

classroom coaching

Online Tools and

Resources

Website, parent letter, aligned

Content Connectors, LASSIS

and MASSIS



Indiana's Alternate Assessment

Evolution

• ISTAR: Indiana Standards Tools for AlternateReporting

• AlternateAchievement Standards (Content Connectors)

• Student Response

• Academics- ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Science

• 3 windows-Fall, Winter andSpring

• 3 Tiers- Levels of Complexity

• Multiple Choice online test platform

2014-2015

• NCSC (ELA/Math)

• AlternateAchievement Standards (Core Content Connectors)

• Student Response

• Achievement based onstandards

Prior to 2014-15

• First alternate assessment in Indiana was in 1998.

• ISTAR (2002/2003)

• Functional Standards

• Teacher rated

• Growth based

2015 and

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http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/alternate-assessments


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"If our children are not included in the regular classroom and excluded from the school community, why should we

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community that follows - LIFE."

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Project SUCCESS

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Resources

• Website:www.projectsuccessindiana.com

• Content Connectors-Alternate Standards

• Aligned Content Connector Posters

• Project SUCCESS Community

• LASSIS and MASSIS


Content Connectors or

Alternate Standards


Content Connectors are simplified

from the Indiana State Standards.

Identify priorities in each content

area to guide instruction of students

with significant needs and for the

ISTARAssessment.

Content Areas: English

Language Arts, Math, Science

and Social Studies.

*Highlight the necessary knowledge and skills within the

Indiana State Standards, in order for students to reach the

learning targets at each grade level.




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Evaluating Teachers who administer ISTAR


Things you should see in planning

• Content Connectors (standards) listed

• IEP Goals-Aligned to Content Connectors whenappropriate

• Instructional activities designed around standards and IEP goals (aligned with districtmaps)

• Less focus on schedule and more focus on instruction

• Supports for specific students includingAAC devices and communication needs

• Embedded social activities within academic tasks

• Use of academic vocabulary aligned with Content Connectors and ISTAR

• Instruction focused on Critical and Important Content Connectors

• Academic ‘rich’ resources in the classroom ie anchor charts, posters, number line, andcalculator


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Use in daily academic settings.

Teach students how to respond to vocabulary.

Embed academic vocabulary into daily

lessons.

Understanding the assessment vocabulary is key to students being effectively assessed on

content.

Share academic vocabulary with

teacher assistants for consistent use.

Academic Vocabulary



Are you

Balanced?• We are going to take 10minutes

to work through theactivity.• Use your schedule from last

schoolyear.

Questions:• Are your tasksbalanced?• Which isheavier?

● Making sure there are approximately equal amounts of academic and functional activities

● Balancing the activities throughout a.m.and

• p.m.

● Balancing time with teacher and timewith instructionalaides

Are You BalancedActivity:Things to

Remember

Sample Life Skills Classroom Schedule

Time Activity

7:35-7:50 Locker/unpack/NameActivtiy

7:50-8:00 ShareTime

8:00-8:15 Calendar

8:15-8:25 Break/Reinforcement/XtraMath

8:25-8:45 Mathgroup

8:45-9:15 Language ArtsGroup

9:14-9:30 Snack(Communication)

9:30-10:10 Personal Care Goals & functional Goals/ Art Class

10:15-10:50 Jobs/ SensoryRoom

10:50-11:00 Preparelunch

11:00-11:20 Lunch

11:20-11:45 Hygiene &Rec/Leisure

11:45-12:30 Groups (Social Skills, Concepts, Reading, Goals)

12:30-1:00 Core VocabularyGroup

1:00-1:40 PE

1:40-1:45 Break/Reinforcement

1:45-2:15 Reading Group/News2You

2:15-2:25 Whole ReadingActivity

2:25-2:30 Pack to go home andClean-up

2:30 Walk todismissal

Red- AcademicBlue- Functional Purple- Bothfunctional and academic

Evaluating Teachers who give

ISTAR


Things you should seeobservation/walk-through…

• Academic Instruction with Content Connectors

• Age appropriate materials

• Multiple means of communication

• Support staff with clear focus on goals

• Formative assessments

• Consistent behavior strategies

• Social skills instruction integrated into lessons

• Clear expectations and procedures-visual of procedures and constant modeling/practice

Things you should not see…

• Instructional strategies that you would notwant in general education classes

• Movies

• Materials that are not age appropriate

• Underutilized or counterproductive support staff

• Stand alone “leisure activity” time without academic purpose-free time

• Lack of exposure to curriculum and peers

• Staying in the functional classroom all day


Project SUCCESS: Best

Practice


• Identifying skills within the Content Connectors. Unpacking Content Connectors and using academic vocabulary.

• Delivery of instruction should mirror best practice and expectations ofgeneral education and resource classrooms.

• Include ‘life skills/essential skills’ teachers in all school wide professionaldevelopment, ie curriculum mapping, planning instruction, book studies,and grade level meetings.

• Use of Indiana Resource Centers, part of Indiana Resource Network.

• On-going planning time with support is important. Time for teachers tocollaborate with general educators and subject matter experts, as wellas district wide teachers teaching in the same areas.


Best Practice…continued


• Recognize that PD will shift as teams grow.

• This is a process! We are looking for the evolution.

• Know who to contact: OT’s, PT’s, district support, Indiana Resource Centers

• Don’t be afraid to ask for help!

• Federal expectations


Project SUCCESS

Community





Project SUCCESS

Webinars





LASSIS-Continued



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