Kansas Special Education

Eligibility is based upon a student meeting 2 prongs

Prong 1◦ Does the student have an exceptionality?

Prong 2◦ Does the student need special education services

(determined by general education interventions and instruction)?

Schools must carry out interventions and document the child’s progress.

The interventions and progress monitoring data will provide information about the child ’s needs, including:– Intensity of instruction needed– Support required for the child to be successful

General Education Intervention is an integral part of the evaluation process

General Education Intervention and instruction information is required to answer prong 2

SIT teams will be required to keep an intervention record indicating

◦ Skill Targeted◦ Interventions conducted◦ Dates intervention implemented◦ Duration of intervention implemented◦ Group size to which the intervention is implemented◦ Progress monitoring data

Must identify students specific skill deficit◦ Basic Phonics Skills◦ Multiplication facts◦ Attending to instruction

Avoid general terms such as◦ Can’t read◦ Low in all areas◦ He’s all over the place

Interventions must be researched based

Interventions must be specific as to the name of program or intervention◦ Ex. Build up, 15-2 CVC words ◦ Avoid general terms for interventions, ex.“tier 2,”

“Math Tutoring,” “Title services for Reading”

SIT teams must keep record of the specific dates the intervention was implemented.

Progress monitoring data is necessary to determine intervention effectiveness

Progress monitoring of interventions must occur on a regular basis.

Example progress monitoring methods:◦ DIBELS Oral reading fluency◦ Curriculum Based measures◦ Skill based probes◦ Tracking of assignments completed or turned in

on-time◦ Points/stickers earned on a behavioral point sheet

Intervention log and progress monitoring data is required before eligibility and need for special education services can be determined

Intervention documentation will also be required when a parent makes a request for an evaluation

Interventions for all areas◦ www.interventioncentral.com

Florida Center for Reading Research◦ www.fcrr.org

Reading Interventions/Assessments◦ www.cehd.umn.edu/reading/PRESS/resources.htm

l Intervention Guides for Reading and Math

◦ www.centeroninstruction.org