Curriculum & Instruction, VUSD 10.24.12

Special Education Task Force Talking Points 2012-13

Information Item: Special Education Task Force Talking Points

Date: January 30, 2013

Executive Team Contact: Jeanie Luckey

Talking Points:

1. The Special Education Task Force met for the fifth time on January 30, 2013.

2. The Task Force determined that strategically implemented professional development across

the district is a critical component to the success of this Task Forces’s recommendations: how

to collaborate, accommodate, and develop a culture of respect.

3. How do the general education and special education teachers work together, with

curriculum, to provide benefit to all students?

4. The Task Force needs a clearer definition of the Learning Center Model. More research is

needed including visiting neighboring districts with Learning Center Models.

5. Continue to refine the SST process to be an integral part of the school. This refinement should

include understanding of the roles of participants, coherence across the district, and

enhancing communication between school and home through the SST process.

6. The next Special Education Task Force meeting will take place on February 6, 2013.