Content Proposal for Mercer Island Schools

Content Proposal for Mercer Island Schools

Program Review Proposal for Bainbridge

Possible Team:Gordon Linse, Consultant

Valerie Lynch, PSESD – Facilitator

Kelly Goodsell, PSESD

Laura Matson, PSESD

Rita Reandeau, Director, Office of Special Education, South Kitsap School District

( or 360/443-3625)

Major Questions:

  • How can the Bainbridge Island School District provide a coherent and effective model of services for students requiring additional support to participate in and benefit from the general education curriculum?
  • How can the Bainbridge Island School District provide a coherent and effective special education model of services for students with disabilities who require additional support to participate in and benefit from the general education curriculum and special education?

Questions / Activities / Who / Completion Date / District Support Needed
1. What models are used in terms of content and services for:
  • MTSS/RTI?
  • Special education?
/ 1.1 Interview leadership teams at each school using the RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric developed by the National Center on RTI (7 schools, 2.5-3 hours each)
1.2 Staff survey
1.3 Focus groups
1.4 Other interviews
1.5 Develop an intervention/services map for the school district /
  • District descriptive materials about MTSS/RTI services and the special education program
  • Copies of district and/or school services maps, if available

2. What interventions are available for students (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3/Special Education)? / 2.1 RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric
2.2 Staff survey
2.3 Focus groups
2.4 Interviews
2.5 Intervention/Services map
3. What curriculum and materials are we using for:
  • MTSS/RTI?
  • Special education?
/ 3.1 RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric
3.2 Survey of staff
3.3 Focus groups
3.4 Develop curriculum map using information from the district, Integrity Rubric, and staff survey information / Team
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  • Copies of district and/or school curriculum maps, if available

4. What is the continuum of services available to:
  • Students needing additional support?
  • Students in special education?
/ 4.1 RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric
4.2 Staff survey
4.3 Focus groups
4.4 Interviews
5. What strategies are used to determine the level of support a student requires for:
  • reading,
  • math, and
  • behavior?
/ 5.1 RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric
5.2 Staff survey
5.3 Focus groups
5.4 Interviews
5.5 During observations, select one or two students or small group and review progress monitoring data (MTSS/RTI) or IEP and progress monitoring data (special education) /
  • Observations: intervention groups & students with mild disabilities
  • Copy of district procedures to allocate paraeducators
  • Data of paraeducator allocations over the past 5 years

6. How are decisions made regarding interventions/placement for students requiring:
  • MTSS/RTI support?
  • Special education?
/ 6.1 RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric
6.2 Focus groups
6.3 Interviews
6.4 Intervention/Services map
6.5 During observations, select one or two students or small group and review progress monitoring data (MTSS/RTI) or IEP and progress monitoring data (special education)
7. How does Bainbridge Island compare with other districts in the region in terms of:
  • MTSS/RTI support?
  • Special education?
/ 7.1 Analysis of:
  • Report card data
  • Other state data
  • RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubricdata

General Activities

  • Focus Group Meetings:
  • Related services staff
  • Interventionists
  • Special education teachers
  • Paraeducators
  • Surveys:
  • Special education teachers
  • Interventionists
  • Principals
  • Related services staff
  • Observations:
  • Intervention groups
  • Special education programs – students with mild disabilities
  • Meet with principal at some point during program visitations
  • Interviews
  • Faith Chapel, Superintendent
  • Peter Bang-Knudsen, Assistant Superintendent
  • Bill Mosiman, Director of Instructional Support Services

To Do’s for Bainbridge Island Program Review

Send Bill a copy of the matrix for review (by 1/15/14)

Talk with Bill & others to finalize matrix and determine whether to proceed

Pre-survey note/meeting for staff explaining the purpose of the program review and activities, including survey, program observations, and focus groups

Gather any written information regarding the intervention services/special education in Bainbridge, curriculum/intervention/services maps, scope & sequence, protocols, templates….

Determine potential dates for on-site visit

Finalize comparison districts

Contact possible team member(s)

Create draft on-site schedule

Develop a survey – Survey Monkey or directly from Val

Comparison Districts:

  • Mercer Island
  • Vashon Island
  • Franklin Pierce
  • Issaquah

Quick Facts

  • 7 schools – Bainbridge High School, Woodward Middle School (7-8), Sonoji Sakai Intermediate School
    (5-6), Commodore Options School (Eagle Harbor High School [9-12], Mosaic Home Education Partnership [K-8], Odyssey Multiage Programs [1-8]), Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary (K-4), Ordway Elementary (K-4), Captain Charles Wilkes Elementary (K-4) Where is preschool located?

Questions:

  • Is there a particular focus: reading, math, and/or behavior?

1.8.14(PR.BI.ProgramReviewActivitiesMatrix)

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