LEVEL OF INTERVENTION PROVIDED BY USD 504
by Darrick Perry
November 06, 2008
LEVEL OF INTERVENTION PROVIDED BY USD 504
GENERAL EDUCATION SCREENING
Screening is the first step in the identification of exceptional children. Screening procedures consider all children in a given population in order to locate those who may be in need of special education services. Because all children participate in screening activities, prior written parental consent is not required.
USD 504 has in place a set of systematic procedures to screen all school-aged children for learning assets or deficits which may require special education services. These screenings procedures may include the following:
* Mandatory hearing and vision screening
--Vision every two years, hearing every three years;
* An age appropriate developmental instrument or screening procedure designed to identify those children with possible delays. Such instruments/procedures may include:
--teacher and
parent referrals or self referral by students,
--behavior
checklist,
--group
achievement tests,
--adaptive
behavior observations,
--teacher/parent
observations,
--or other
techniques developed locally by multidisciplinary
efforts.
GENERAL EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS
To ensure a quality educational experience is provided for all students, USD 504 provides a research based core instruction delivered by certified staff. Progress in the curriculum is monitored throughout the year using multiple assessment tools such as DIBELS, Iowa Test of Educational Development, classroom tests/work samples, and Curriculum Based Measurements.
If a student is not making progress in the curriculum based upon the above screening assessments, a student may be referred to the General Education Intervention team, known as the Student Improvement Team (SIT). General education intervention is the process used by regular education to facilitate improvement for students whose needs may not be adequately met in the general education curriculum without individualized accommodations or instruction. The goal of the general education intervention process is to improve student success in the regular education classroom with the least restrictive environment.
General education intervention is a problem solving process which looks at the student’s instruction, curriculum, environment, and individual skills to develop a student improvement plan of strategies targeted at the areas of concern. The SIT team may refer a student for a special education comprehensive evaluation if progress monitoring data indicates multiple research-based interventions have not been successful and the SIT team suspects a disability.
The SIT team may be comprised of the following individuals: parent(s)/legal guardian(s) of the child, regular education teacher, Title teacher(s), school counselor, school psychologist, principal, and special education staff. Students may be referred to the SIT team by the student’s regular education teacher or any other school staff members. Parents may also refer their child to the SIT team by contacting the SIT coordinator, Nicole Dean (Neosho Heights, Service Valley)/ Susan Johnson (Oswego Middle and High School), or by completing a referral form located in the school office.
