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Welcome Special Education Liaisons!. Special Education Liaison Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Today’s Agenda. Welcome Question Box Action on Inclusion Diversity Inclusive School Communities Quality Learning Environment Success in School - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Welcome Special Education Liaisons!

WelcomeSpecial

Education Liaisons!

Special Education Liaison MeetingTuesday, Dec. 6, 2011

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Today’s Agenda Welcome Question Box Action on Inclusion

o Diversityo Inclusive School Communities

Quality Learning Environment Success in School Guest Speaker – Bill Gordon – “Five

Qualities That Make A Difference” Wrap Up 

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Question & Answer

Everyone writes something… On the piece of paper (provided at table),

please ask any question(s) or comment(s) you are thinking about…

Our SS team will do our best to answer all questions…if you stump us, then we will find out the answer and share this with you at a later time today…

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The starting point of an inclusive school community…

DIVERSITY

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In an Alberta school of 500 students,we might expect to see…*

*Please note that this information is taken from current prevalence rates and other Alberta Education data. Some students may be represented more than once.

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• 25 students

with learning disabilities

• 40

studentswith AD/HD

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• 7 students with

autism

• 5 students

with FASD

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• At least 1 student

with a physical disability

• 15 students

with cognitive disabilities

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• 8 students with severe

behavioural/emotional disabilities

• 7 students

requiringsupport for mental health issues

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• 100 students

who will not finish high school within 5 years

• 20 students

whomay require additional challenge

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Diversity could also mean…

For more information, please see Alberta Education’s High School Completion website: http://ideas.education.alberta.ca/hsc/parent-info.aspx

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Diversity could also mean …

Differences in:background

knowledge and experience

learning preferenceslearning strengthspersonal interests

and motivationlevels of

engagement

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Paper Airplane

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Self-Reflection:Quick Write

Take 2 minutes to reflect on what you have just heard in regards to thinking about diversity as the starting point to inclusion and write about it.

Consider…How does our awareness of diversity in our schools impact teaching and learning?

Share your reflections with your table group

Share one highlight with the whole group

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An Inclusive School Community:Placemat Activity

What does the word ‘inclusive’ mean to

you?

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Discussion:Turn & Talk What supports and resources would need

to be in place to allow all school staff to know their students better?

What supports and resources would need to be in place to allow all school staff to include students in the learning process?

What supports and resources would need to be in place to allow all school staff to use multiple means of teaching?

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HomeworkYour Task: Interview 2 teachers who

demonstrate excellent teaching practices and interview them about their perspectives on inclusion

What does the word “inclusive” mean to you? What does it look like?

What inclusive practices are you using? Best practices?

What are some of the barriers? Bring your interview results back

with you to the next meeting

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Welcome Dr. Lissa Steele, Associate Superintendent and the Learning Services team

Quality Learning Environment

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Golf Course

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Back to Back• Find a partner at your table

and stand back to back• Find one thing that you have

in common with them… once you find one… high five

• Repeat this two more times with two different people at your table

• Finish by doing a celebratory dance with your table group

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Success in School:Provincial Protocol Framework (PPF)

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“Every time a youth in care moves to a new placement and new school, they fall

approximately six months behind academically.”

(National Youth in Care Network, 2008)

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Significantly more children and youth incare:

Drop out of school Do poorly on provincial achievement tests

Fall farther behind in school as they get older, and

Are less likely to graduate from high school, compared to students in the general population (Only 17% graduate)

Provincial data findings

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The Provincial Protocol Framework (PPF)- Success in School for Children and Youth in Care

A collaborative initiative between Alberta Education and Children and Youth Services (CYS) to support children and youth in care that:

o Creates a learning team that wraps around the student

o Creates a holistic, strength based Success in School plan

o Assists the student to become a self-advocate

The RESPONSE…

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To improve collaborative practice resulting in children and youth in care feeling welcomed and being supported at school

To allow and support the child/youth’s voice to be heard

To improve transition plans that will move with the student in care to develop consistency

INITIATIVE Goals

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To reduce drop out rates of children and youth in care

To improve achievement test results

To improve high school completion

To increase in communication and sharing of essential information between CFSA, DFNA’s and educational facilities

INITIATIVE GOALS

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Core team members include: The student Caseworkers, Caregivers A school point person The classroom teacher(s), and Any other individual that contributes to the

student’s success

Members help promote success in school by reinforcing the importance of an education, positive peer groups, and connection to supportive adults in the lives of young people in care.

Core Team

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Some Role and Responsibilities: Identifies student(s) in care Establishes a relationship with student Establishes a relationship with caregiver

and caseworker Helps coordinate and develop Success in

School Plan Worked with teachers to address academic

needs on an individual basis

School Point Person

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- Have a Success in School plan for each student in care by the 2013-14 school year

This year’s implementation plan will focus on:

A continuation of the students who had SIS plans last year

Students in care who have an IPP Students in care who have VTRA (Violent

Threat Risk Assessment) Students in our residential programs

Plan

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Reflection:Check with Your Neighbour

What is one thing you learned about Success in School?

What is one question you still have about Success in School?

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Welcome Bill Gordon

The Five Qualities That Make A Difference