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October 2014 October 2014
Office of Pupil Services
Special Education Special Education
504 Service Agreements
Gifted Education Gifted Education
ALL Students Learning Together
Peters Township School District PTSD Special Education Programs and PTSD Special Education Programs and Services are designed to provide identified students access to rigorous curriculum and students access to rigorous curriculum and programs appropriately delivered through specially designed instruction aimed at specially designed instruction aimed at meeting the unique needs of children with disabilitiesdisabilities.
Special Education
Federal RegulationsI di id l i h Di bili i Ed i A Individuals with Disabilities Education Act –IDEA
State Regulations –Chapter 14 – Special Education Services and p 4 pPrograms
Special Education Regulations
Requires the provision of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to eligible students, including Education (FAPE) to eligible students, including specially designed instruction and related services.
“Appropriate” means a program designed to confer educational benefit.
Special Education Regulations
Disability adversely affects educational f performance
Education reasonably designed to confer b fit benefit
Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)I di id l Ed i P (IEP) Individual Education Program (IEP)
Disabilities Autism Deaf‐Blindness
Orthopedic Impairment
Deaf Emotional
Other Health Impaired
Disturbance Hearing Impaired
Specific Learning Disability T i B i Intellectual
Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury Vi l I i tMultiple Disability Visual Impairment
Specific Learning Disabilities Oral Expression Listening Comprehension g pWritten Expression Basic Reading Skills Basic Reading Skills Reading Fluency Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Math Calculations M th P bl S l i Math Problem Solving
Related ServicesRequired to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education S h d L Speech and Language
Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Audiology Interpreting p g Counseling Mobility Nursing Special Transportation O O P f i l One‐on‐One Paraprofessional
Additional Services and ProgramsF ti l B h i A t (FBA) Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
Positive Behavior Plan (PBP) Communication Plan Communication Plan Screenings and Evaluations
Vision Hearing Assistive Technology
Child Find Gifted and Special Education Plan Extended School Year
L t R t i tiLeast Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Project Max: Presuming Competence,
Raising ExpectationTo increase the capacity of Pennsylvania schools to provide all students, including those with complex instructional needs with maximum access to and instructional needs, with maximum access to and learning of the general education curriculum and the PA Core Standards.
Peters Township School District Inclusive School District About 11% of students have a Special Education IEP Ab % f d h S i Pl About 4% of students have a 504 Service Plan
About 5% of students have a Gifted IEP
Least Restrictive Environment: 70% of our special education students spend 80% or more 70% of our special education students spend 80% or more of their day in the general education environment.
Serving Students in our District: Only .05% of our students are in out‐of‐district placements
ConsultationIntermediate Unit I Intermediate Unit I
School Psychologist Social Workers Audiologist Vision SupportHearing SupportHearing SupportProfessional Development
Children's Institute Autism Assembly B h i C lt ti Behavior Consultation
Consultation cont. Transition Council
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Job Coaching
P TTAN PaTTAN Verbal Behavior Program
Bower Hill Bower Hill McMurray Middle School
Disability under Section 504
Impairment substantially limits one or more life activities more life activities
Education comparable to that provided to di bl d nondisabled
Accommodations Accommodations InstructionalPhysical Physical
Student Need IDEA 504Student Need IDEA 504
Disability adversely
Impairment Substantially limitsadversely
affects educational performance
Substantially limitsOne or more life activities
504 Protection504 ProtectionIDEA Eligibility
Education reasonably d i d t f b fit
Education comparable to that provided to
designed to confer benefit non‐disabled
AccommodationsSpecially designed instruction
l d
Physical Instructional
Related services
Individual Education Program (IEP)
504 Service Plan
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION
Gif d C i i b Ch 6Gifted Criteria by Chapter 16 IQ – 130 or higher 5 Criteria
A b d l l A year or more above grade level Observed or measured rate of acquisition and retention retention
Demonstrated achievement and performance Early and measurable use of high level y gthinking skills
Document that intervening factors not interfering interfering
Gif dGifted Program
Increased focus on Enrichment and Acceleration and Acceleration
f d d f ll dGifted – In Need of Specially Designed Instruction
Gifted – Not in Need of Specially Designed Instruction
Upcoming Event
Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI) Commonwealth Technical Institute (CTI) Hiram G Andrews Center
11th Annual 2014 Career and Transition Fair 11th Annual ‐2014 Career and Transition Fair October 22‐23 (9:00 am ‐3:00 pm)
October 24 – 9 am ‐1:00 pmOctober 24 9 am 1:00 pm
Tours – Demonstrations and Displays 800 762 4211800‐762‐4211 ext 0405
Upcoming Events PNO – Parents Night Out
The IU1 Center for Professional Development is offering The IU1 Center for Professional Development is offering FREE sessions specially designed for parents and families.
October 15 , 2014 – Surrogate Parent Training November 12, 2014 – Skills, Strategies and Adaptations for students in an Inclusive Classroom
January 14, 2015 – Transitioning Assistive Technology f S h l t H for School to Home
PNO continued February 4, 2015 – Cooking with Math March 11, 2015 – How to Read to Your Children A il 8 A ti A T l G di April 8, 2015 – Autism Awareness: Temple Grandin
Movie Night May 13, 2015 – What Should Your Child Know for May 3, 0 5 What Should our Child now for
Kindergarten? May 20, 2015 – Secondary Transition to Post‐School
S tti Setting June 4, 2015 – Transitioning Assistive Technology from
School to Home
In planning….
Peters Township STEAM Academy J l f k July 2015 for 3 weeks Varying Levels of Engagement Grades 7‐12 Speakers and Research with Mentors
Possible Community Survey to determine interest.
ALL Students Learning Together