Guide for Continuum Mapping

The wide range of strategies, programs, services and practices

that are implemented to create conditions that

enhance student learning

Supports for Instruction Family Supports and Involvement Community Partnerships Safe, Healthy and Caring Learning

Environments Child/Youth Engagement Supports for Transitions

Foster healthy cognitive, social-emotional, and physical

development.

Supports for instruction are inherent in the Instructional Decision Making

process which uses multiple strategies to provide supplemental and intensive supports to ensure

that children and youth have the full benefit of quality instruction

Differentiated Instruction

Promote and enhance the involvement of parents and family members in education

PTOBooster Club

Promote school partnerships with multiple sectors of the community to build linkages and collaborations for youth

development services, opportunities, and supports

DNR4-H

Promote school-wide environments that ensure the

physical and psychological well-being and safety of all children

and youth through positive youth development efforts and

proactive planning for management of emergencies,

crises and follow-up

Anti-bacterial foam

Promotes opportunities for youth to be engaged in and

contribute to their communities

Extra Curricular-NHS

Enhance the school’s ability to address a variety of

transition concerns that confront children, youth and

their families

Freshman Orientation

Data recorder compile one list under each content area.

Level 1- Core

Level 2-Supplemental

Level 3-Intensive

Supports that all students receive.

When there is a strong core, in all content areas,

problems are prevented or significantly reduced

Supports that are targeted for groups of students.

When problems are identified early and supports put in place, positive

youth development is promoted and problems can be eliminated or

reduced

Supports that are individualized by students

In your teams, brainstorm a list of learning supports in your building/district

Using the Continuum Mapping Tool

in your District Self Study Guide, (Page 31)

fill in one example for each content area

and each level(Your brainstormed list of

supports will be helpful)

Complete the Continuum Mapping Tool

May be most useful by building Some color code existing supports/

needed supports

Discussion Questions that help you analyze your map

Resource Map (page 32) may be helpful