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What is the difference between reactive and proactive problem solving?

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Reactive problem solving: responding to a crisis/dilemma that requires attention/action in a very brief time frame. One is focused on resolving the matter. Ex: A fight breaks out in the lunch room.

Proactive problem solving: anticipated situation focuses your attention and triggers the problem-solving process before a crisis occurs. Ex: Starting a school-wide bullying prevention course at the beginning of the school year to prevent future fights from breaking out.

By following problem solving steps, less time may be required for resolving reactive problems, and in turn focusing on prevention and proactive problem solving.

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1. Identify problem target

2. The approach taken (proactive or reactive)

3. Domains of intervention

4. Utilizing data

5. What solutions are available

6. The decision-making process

7. Implementation of the solution

8. Evaluation of the solution's effectiveness

9. Strategy if the solution is effective

10. Strategy if the solution is not effective

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SPED Continuum of Placements and Services

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SPED Continuum of Placements and Services

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Sped services become more intensive (individualized, costly, etc.) as one mores down the graded sequence of placements. More intensive options are reserved for the students with more educational needs

Takes RTI into account. With more sped dollars going towards general education to help fund RTI, more children will be accommodated/reached.

Big supporters of special education being the most intensive tier with little change in the nature of its programs.

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Absence of sped continuum - instead there are tiers of gen ed instruction reflecting a new continuum of placements/services

Belief that special education's purpose should be to "blend itself into the new, tiered structure of general education."

No longer should sped have a separate tier within RTI framework, it shouldn't stand alone.

No more separation between the two - blurring sped and gen ed progams, roles, locations, funding, etc.

"Blurring" = special educators abandon resource rooms and self-contained classroom and instead co-teach

4 Reasons to blur sped:

1. Special Education "doesn't work, isn't necessary, and can be harmful"

2. Promotes full inclusion in schools

3. Gen ed needs sped money to make RTI work

4. Stand-alone sped programs constrict the roles for school psychologists