Special Education Support 3 Section November 2009

Developmental Milestone of IE

1970’s

special classes / programmes in ordinary schools

permissive development rather than mandatory

1997

2-year IE pilot project featured by adoption of WSA

Salamanca Statement in

1994

DDO in 1996

Today

full implementation of WSA to IEsegregated settings

Convention on the Rights of PWD (May

2008)

Students with severe learning difficulties and multiple disabilities are placed in special schools for more intensive support. Other students with special educational needs (SEN) are enrolled in ordinary schools with additional support and services.

Prevailing Policy on Integrated Education

• In the past, provisions for students with low achievement / disabilities operated on a se

gregated model

• In 1997, launch of the IE programme with one additional teacher per 5 students with SE

N (mildly ID, ASD, VI, HI and PD) to adopt the Whole School Approach to SEN

• In 2003/04, a New Funding Model based on a per capita grant for students with SEN in

primary schools

• With effect from 06/07, additional graduate teachers are provided for secondary school

s admitting Band 3 and bottom 10% S1 to S3 students (most of students with SEN are

covered)

• With effect from 06/07, introduce Enhanced Speech Therapy Grant

• With effect from 07/08, introduce a 5-year Teacher Professional Development Framew

ork on IE

• With effect from 08/09, raise the ceiling to $1 million, provision of a basic grant of $120,

000 for the first 1-6 tier-3 student

Provisions to Support Students with SEN

The 3-Tier Intervention Model

Tier-1 support refers to quality teaching in the regular classroom for supporting students with transient/mild learning difficulties

Tier-2 support refers to “add-on” intervention for students assessed to have persistent SEN. This may involve pull-out programmes , etc.

Tier-3 support refers to intensive individualized support for students with sever learning difficulties and SEN such as drawing up of an IEP

1st tier support: CEG, additional teaching posts forremedial / specialized teaching, PSM(CD), enhanced SG/SSWsmall class teaching in primary schools (starting from 09/10 at P1 level))

2nd tier support: Primary: Intensive Remedial Teaching Programme, $10,000 under NFM; Enhanced Speech Therapy Grant Secondary: $10,000; Band 3 Initiative (Starting the 2008/09 school year, the ceiling of LSGPS/LSGSS has been raised to $1 million + introduction of a basic LSG of $120,000)

3rd tier support : $120,000 basic LSG (first 1-6 tier-3); $20,000 (the 7th and onward); resource schools to provide short-term intervention program, time-limited programe fee for TA on need basis

Provisions of The 3-tier Intervention Model

Early Identification, Early Intervention, Whole School

Approach,

Cross-sector Collaboration, Home-school Cooperation

Promote public / parent education

Streamline resource packages

Promote inclusive school culture

Teacher empowerment through training

Way Ahead

Thank

You !