October 19 LRE TSG Breakout Rooms by https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja Shareout of District Initiatives, Impact of Initiatives + ID of any Gaps and Barriers and How to Address en-us 2023-10-19 13:08:50 UTC 2023-10-19 17:57:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Initiatives: What district/building initiatives, small or large, have begun or been expanded upon? Share out specific steps you have taken on these initiatives. shawnealbero https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754565642 2023-10-19 13:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754565642 Impact: Have your actions had a positive impact on LRE in terms of integration of students with disabilities with general education peers? How do you know? shawnealbero https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754566264 2023-10-19 13:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754566264 Gaps and Barriers: If not what gaps and barriers need to be addressed? How do you recommend this be done? How can the LI RPC/FACE Center support you in addressing these gaps and barriers? shawnealbero https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754567270 2023-10-19 13:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754567270 Hempstead-Added ICT K class and brought back students for an 8:1+2 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983414 MTSS teams at each building in the district

Have a district behavioral specialist]]> 2023-10-19 17:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983414 Looking at RTI supports across the school buildings to create consistency. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983830 WHUFSD: Looking at the IST teams and data this year to create empowered teachers who are able to implement the supports necessary.
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]]> 2023-10-19 17:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983830 LRE CPSE to CSE https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983889 In Middle Country, we have looked to expand LRE on the CPSE to CSE level. We have decreased the number of special classes and increased the number of ICT classes in K]]> 2023-10-19 17:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754983889 At William Paca Middle School we have an Intensive Counseling Program for grades 6-8 so they can stay in district. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754984269 2023-10-19 17:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754984269 Brentwood has been providing training on supporting SWD in the general education settings. Including training for the general education teachers about how to implement strategies on the IEP in their classrooms. Additionally we have added a consultant teacher model. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754986724 2023-10-19 17:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754986724 Copiague https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754987102 We started a 12:1:1 at the elementary level. In past we have expanded our 8:1:1 which has grown over the past 6 years. We expanded our ICT classes at grades 2, 4 and 5. Now have 2 sections in each grade leve. ]]> 2023-10-19 17:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754987102 WFSD-LRE programs are full. Teachers are afraid to let students go from ICT because they are making progress with the support. This makes it difficult to consider LRE when making decisions at Initial Referral CSEs leading to MRE placements or moving students to LRE from MRE https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754988815 2023-10-19 17:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754988815 North Babylon https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754989186 Integrating into our Special area classes into four teams.  Including an 8-1-2, 12-1-2, and 15-1-1 along with gen. ed. 

Grade 3 & 4 self contained 15-1-1 w/dedicated focus on general education class integration - specifically in areas of mathematics, science and social studies. Flexibility of having students attend general education individually, w/para support, and/or special education teacher in co-teaching approach.]]> 2023-10-19 17:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754989186 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754989721 Encouraging more high school special education students to join the expanding Career and Technical Education programs ]]> 2023-10-19 17:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754989721 Review of literacy programs p-8 to see if needs are being met. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754992112 HWPS: Started last year to collect information from each building and had the Tri-State Committee come in to review our programs for general ed and special ed. ]]> 2023-10-19 17:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754992112 William Floyd Learning Center-provides a special education program in district for our behavioral strand of K-5 students who had been suspended from public schools or would typically be in a BOCES program. We also have an Intensive Counseling Program at one of our middle schools and an Alternative HS Program for secondary students. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754992964 2023-10-19 17:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754992964 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754993327 Hempstead-Staff buy in is an issue in some buildings]]> 2023-10-19 17:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754993327 Don't have enough AIS supports; Teachers are reactive and does not seem to have the understanding of giving time for adjustment(6-8 weeks). https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754993920 2023-10-19 17:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754993920 Change is difficult. People are open to listening. However, implementation of differentiation at different levels varies tremendously. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995129 2023-10-19 17:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995129 Flexibility in programming. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995641 2023-10-19 17:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995641 Longwood CSD: https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995854 - Created more ICT sections
- Bring back OOD students
- Hired BCBAs
- Review and revise MTSS procedures
- Trying to convert UPK classrooms to 4410's with Just Kids
- Co-teaching training for ICT teams

]]> 2023-10-19 17:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754995854 Improvement of RTI process to include use of iReady, Savvas k-8 to allow better progress monitoring. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754996129 Amityville has had increased enrollment and multi-language learners who need specific literacy instruction.]]> 2023-10-19 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754996129 WFSD-Our Alternative HS Program (WF Academy) has increased graduation rate. We've had students go to our Learning Center Elementary program for a year or more and then eventually mainstream back into public school programs successfully. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754996557 2023-10-19 17:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754996557 Improvement in State Scores https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754997008 Amityville: felt iReady showed the progress and needs of the students to allow them to better target skills.]]> 2023-10-19 17:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754997008 Copiague: Our use of progress tracking and bolstering AIS programming has resulted in a reduction in students being classified as LD https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754997849 2023-10-19 17:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754997849 Lawrence HS wants to start involving students in looking at their data. Time is an issue. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998532 2023-10-19 17:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998532 Copiague https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998798 Ability to educate all staff on strategies to support students within the gen ed classroom and provide coverages.]]> 2023-10-19 17:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998798 Longwood CSD: https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998840 - Cannot hire enough aides to support our students in less restrictive settings]]> 2023-10-19 17:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754998840 WFSD-Barrier is the lack of AIS support at elementary for math, which leads to referrals and CSE placements. We have a lot of students with huge gaps in learning due to moving around, covid, excessive absences, and other reasons. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754999542 2023-10-19 17:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754999542 Lawrence HS - Time is a challenge https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754999766 2023-10-19 17:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2754999766 North Babylon https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755001417 Student feedback has been very positive. We have anecdotally seen an increase in student interaction and parent support. ]]> 2023-10-19 17:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755001417 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755002505 Hempstead-We are seeing improvements- our Branching Minds platform]]> 2023-10-19 17:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755002505 Lack of AIS supports in middle school and difficulties collecting data to measure growth. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755002668 2023-10-19 17:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755002668 North Babylon https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755003436 Mindset and staffing (TA's)]]> 2023-10-19 17:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755003436 General education support https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755004281 Amityville, HWPS, WHUFSD all reported that there isn't enough support from the general education teachers nor an understanding of how to adjust instruction to meet the needs of our SWDs. ]]> 2023-10-19 17:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755004281 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755007418 Great Neck - continue PD for ISTs and plan training for coteaching teams.]]> 2023-10-19 17:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755007418 Pat-Med- piloted split ICT class between 2 sections with 6 SWD in each section. SE teacher and TA spend half day in each class. https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755007646 2023-10-19 17:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755007646 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755009031 Pat-Med- established consultant teacher and resource room in each elementary building]]> 2023-10-19 17:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755009031 PAt-Med https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755010091 Partnered with 4410 providers to provide SCIS classes within the district's UPK program]]> 2023-10-19 17:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755010091 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755011307 Great Neck - considering mixed programs for elementary students in special classes more often so can be more mainstreaming, provide support outside of special classes, building presentations or meetings with ISTs about LRE.]]> 2023-10-19 17:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755011307 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755013013 Pyramid model trailing to support UPK teachers with tier 1 and 2 supports, Hired UPK social worker and speech therapist to support behavior supports and provide nonmandated speech supports]]> 2023-10-19 17:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755013013 PAt-Med https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755013754 Feedback has been mixed regarding the ICT model.]]> 2023-10-19 17:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755013754 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755015939 Mindset shifts of staff and fear to let the kids go to general education settings]]> 2023-10-19 17:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755015939 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755016479 Training for co-teaching staff. Review of the referral process. Looking at instructional practices and discussing at ISTs. Review of scheduling and looking a TORC data.

]]> 2023-10-19 17:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755016479 https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755017259 Pat-Med- supporting training all teachers on using differentiated instruction and small group instruction.]]> 2023-10-19 17:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shawnealbero/i5mbup37beoogzja/wish/2755017259