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Autism Team Progress Report 2012
Central Consolidated School District
Initial Thoughts . . .
How Hard Can This Be?
• 1. No Teacher is an Island
Conclusions . . .
2. It takes a Team to Educate a Child with Autism
Conclusions . . .
• 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
District Team Members
• 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
District Demographics
• Program Year 1 for the 2nd time.• Due to numerous snow days last year and
changes in administration, CCSD has been able to address program implementation requirements for SY 11-12
Program Year . . .
• 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)
Students with Autism
• Autism Assessment Team
• Autism Technical Assistance Team
• Parent and Staff Training
• Student Support
Areas of Emphasis for Year 1
• 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.
Autism Evaluation 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.
Technical Assistance Team
• 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.
Team Validation
• Additional training• Resource and Referral website• Professional library• IPADs for intervention teams to
electronically collect data and respond to intervention requests
• Supplies and Materials
What about the $5K??
• 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
Future Directions
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