ITS-SpEdMeeting

Aug. 8, 2009

Attending: TerryAnn Hill, Sandy McDaniel, Patsy Eckert, Rosa York, Melanie Boecking, Nakisha Harris, Linda Nichols, Nicole Ellenson, Irma Bauer (Absent: Justin Snider) Robert Alford, Robert Autrey, MaryJo Humphreys, Viki Johnson, Jeff Uselman,

Read 180 - Federal Initiative to help struggling readers and ESL, not just for SpEd, 3rd-12rd, all ms, hs, and Voigt & Robertson, Read 180 instruction - 20 min. group instruction, breakouts - 20 min. computer, 20 min reading, 20 min with small group and teacher; fluency, comprehension, Read 180 tracks student, and student has program specific leveled text. Program is based on Lexile, DRA, SRI, TAKS lexile score, etc. will be used to identify students Principals have identified rooms and identified teachers and drops (but must reidentify) Deputy Superintendent Toni Garcia capped class size at 18. Items being purchased, computers, cd's, headophones, Issues: Master Schedules in place -- Linda Noy, Director of SpEd, will pay SpEd teacher salaries Launch date is Sept. 28 Teacher training - Sept. 3 Campus must provide computers; if you have a SpEd teacher - Linda Noy may be able to buy some computers Try to use diagnostician or LSSP machines if you have a SpEd teacher. All diags and LSSP's will go to laptops and no longer have a desktop, Will classrooms need a projector??
 * Rose Fiduk spoke about Read 180.** (Donna Perez is co-leader.)

(Example at Deerpark: Journalism teacher, SpEd, and ESL teachers will be trained.)

FollowUp: Talk to principals to send Donna Perez names of teachers, room numbers, and job of teacher (is she a SpEd teacher) For Sept. 3 and Nov. 17. - need 2 training sites Identify campus machines to be used for the project Who will be the Read 180 lead contact for the campus? Identify who will cover Read 180 at Voigt and Robertson.

Viki Johnson - SpEd is trying to do away with inkjets and move to lasers and color lasers Boardmaker must be printed on color laser; SpEd will purchase ink cartridges for SpEd laser

Alford - reviewed online documentation form submit form on Fridays, you must spend 50% of your time on SpEd (hours to be calculated and turned in at end of semester)

Types of SpEd services on campus:
 * Resource
 * Inclusion classrooms
 * Functional Academic Classroom (FAC) - formerly known as FLS
 * ACHIEVE
 * Structured Teaching Model (STM) - autism
 * Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD)
 * LSSPs
 * Diagnosticians
 * Speech Language Pathology Services

Middle School ITS will meet Aug 27 12:30 - 1 (prior to TA TEKS meeting) to discuss potential conflicts and roles of ITS and SpEd ITS on same campus