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ESE UPDATES 2014-15
Linda S. Novota – Director
Administrator Conference
July 29, 2014
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NEW STAFF
Debbie Anderson –
Deputy Director, ESE
Deborah Ray –
Coordinator of Compliance, ESE
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GRADE LEVEL CONTACT –
YOUR PERSON TO CALL!!
• Debbie Anderson - Elementary School Contact
• Linda Novota – Middle School Contact
• Deborah Ray – High School Contact
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2014 – 2015
• ESE Student Academic Gains vs Compliance
• Diploma Pathways – SB 850
• NO SPECIAL DIPLOMA OPTION – SB 850
• EBD infrastructure district-wide
- HIGHLIGHTS IN
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ESE
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RESEARCH
• National Longitudinal Transition Study –
• 11,000 students w/ range of disabilities
• Increased time with non-disabled peers resulted in:
*Higher academic gains
*Fewer absences
*Fewer behavior referrals
*Better outcomes after high school in employment &
independent living skills
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ESE ACADEMIC GAINS
• 41.7% (GE classes) Gain - math vs 34% (ESE classes) Gain
• Reading similar gains
• Intellectually Disabled Students • 50% Gain (GE classes) vs 37.7% (ESE classes)
• 40% Gain (GE classes) vs 29.5% (ESE classes)
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INCLUSION
• Collaborative Teaching – General term – two teacher instructing in the same
classroom with any kind of model
• Support Facilitation – Formal definition
• Support for a specific group of ESE students
• Certification – ESE only
• Co-Teaching – Formal definition
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Specific certification – ESE and GE
Co-planning - ALL students in class
Co-teaching – ALL students in class
Co-assessing – ALL students in class
NEED TO MOVE TOWARD THIS!
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REVERSE INCLUSION – GE  ESE!
• GE students move into an ESE classroom
• Significant disabilities – higher levels of interaction w/ typically developing
peers
• ESE students gain better communication skills
• ESE make academic gains
• Teaches GE students tolerance and acceptance of disabilities
• Takes away the fear factor
• Helps lower performing GE students to practice their skills!
• MAKES US ALL BETTER HUMAN BEINGS!
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7000 LEVEL ESE COURSEWORK!
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7000 Level classes
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• Personnel Allocations
• Course Codes
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76 . . . .
77 . . . .
78 . . . .
79 . . . .
Numbered course codes
Numbered course codes
Numbered course codes
Numbered course codes
Prek ESE Courses
Elementary ESE Courses
Middle ESE Courses
High School Courses
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ENDING ON TWO POSITIVE NOTES!
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HB 7031 – FIX IT BILL!!
• Not Mr. Emerson – although, he would fix it if you asked him !
• Coercion language – discouraging parents from bringing persons of
their choice to meetings and accompanying paperwork -
ESE Only!
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REMEMBER SB 1108 !
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20 hours of ESE training required - Recertification of Teaching Certificate!
EVERYONE holding a TEACHING CERTIFICATE must complete!
Within five year recertification period!
Even. . . . Mr. Wyrosdick!!
• EVERYONE!
• Except ME! I’m retiring!
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HAVE A GREAT YEAR!!