Transcript Managing the Transition Process Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council (KSEPAC) January 8, 2015 Elementary to Middle and Middle to High School.

Managing the Transition Process
Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council (KSEPAC)
January 8, 2015
Elementary to Middle
and
Middle to High School
Kyrene Special Education
•Shari Dukes
•Director of Exceptional Student Services
•Cindy Walters
•Special Education Teacher Specialist
•Lori Conroy
•Special Education Teacher Specialist
Tempe Union High School District
Special Education
•William Santiago
•Director of Special Education
Transition Thoughts
•The purpose of a smooth transition is to
ensure that the student begins the new year
in a new school with all the necessary
supports in place to allow him/her to be
successful.
•Provide a high quality experience for each
student and their family.
•Make appropriate transition plan for each
student.
Process
•To ensure student success, new school staff
needs to be made aware of the student’s
needs and the necessary support(s) the
student requires.
•Articulation meeting between current and
new school special education teachers
•Discuss student strengths and needs
•Recommendations
•No IEP decisions are made
Special Education Eligibility
• Special Education services continue
• Student may have a 3 Year Re-evaluation to update
assessment information in current school
• Same related service options (OT, PT, Speech) per
IEP decision
• Educational services may look different
• Unique to High School
• Post-secondary Transition Plan
• Transfer of rights at age 18
• Graduation Requirements
Transition Process
•IEP meeting
•Aug-Dec: begin discussions about new school
program
•Dec-May: IEP meeting or addendum
•Discuss new school options
•Include service times on IEP
•May include middle school resource
teacher
Re-Evaluation
•IEP and/or Re-Evaluation due in August
•Should be done in spring of 5th grade or 8th
grade by current school or district
Open Enrollment (OE)
Elementary to Middle School
•If a student is OE at an elementary, granted
OE for feeder middle school, no application
necessary
•If a different middle school, has to apply for
OE
•OE is different from Least Restrict
Environment (LRE) placement
Open Enrollment (OE)
Middle School to High School
• OE for TUHSD is separate from Kyrene
• OE in Kyrene does not automatically mean OE in
TUHSD
• OE policy is on TUHSD website
• Need IEP with Application
• Based on capacity at school
• Enroll at home high school while waiting
confirmation
• Hold off transition meeting or sharing of
information until OE acceptance
• Deadline for application is February 1
Transition Steps (HS)
• Students attend high school transition meeting
• Students and parents fill out and submit required high
school registration paperwork
• Students and parents attend high school open house.
Transition Thoughts
•Power in Partnership
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Communication is critical
 Home and school
 Current staff and new staff
Trust
 All parties have the student’s best interests
in mind
Process
 If things aren’t working-revisit
 Adjustment period
Differences between
Elementary and Middle School
Students with Special
All Students
Needs
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5 different classes and teachers a day
68 min in a class (60 min on Wednesday)
Academic Lab (30 min/4 days)
Transitioning between classes
Homework
Electives
Lunch!
• No Recess
• Extracurricular activities
• LRE option
• General Education
• Co-Taught
• Pull Out Resource
• Language Arts
• Math
• Extended Resource
• In other classes based on student’s
needs
Differences between
High School and Middle School
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Location
Size
Classes – choices, age variability, requirements
Expectations (homework, behavior, credits)
Responsibility (need to step up to the plate)
Resource Support - varies
Peers – tolerance of behaviors
Access to teachers
• Seeking assistance – self advocacy
• Extracurricular activities (no pass, no
participation)
• Security
• Zero Hour and 8th hour
• Movement from one grade level to the
next
• State and District Tests
Graduation Requirements
• Twenty-Three credits must be successfully completed in the areas listed below to
graduate from Tempe Union High School District Schools.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
English
4.0 credits
Mathematics
Science
4.0 credits
3.0 credits
World History and Geography
1.0 credit
American/Ariz. History
U.S./Ariz Government
1.0 credit
0.5 credit
Economics
0.5 credit
Health Education
Physical Education
0.5 credit
1.0 credit
Fine Arts/practical Arts/Vocational Education (CTE)
1.0 credit
Fine Arts/Vocational Education (CTE)
Electives
1.0 credit
5.5 credits
23.0 credits
• For more information about class offerings, specific programs and course fees please refer to the Tempe Union High School
District course catalog.
• Students IEP Team will determine the level of competency required to meet Arizona State Standards in reading, writing and
math.
Resources (varies by school)
• Study Skills Class
• Math and Spanish Tutoring
• National Honor Society Tutoring
• Teacher Appointments/Office Hours
• Drop Out Prevention Coordinator
• Learning Lab
• Homework Lab
• Guadalupe Liaison
• Math Lab
• Freshman Boot Camp
High School Nuts & Bolts
•Typical Schedule
•Electives
•Core
•Extra Curricular
•Open Enrollment Process
High School Offerings
•High School Course Offering Booklet
•Required Courses
•Course of Study
•Pre-requisites
•Regular Education/Special Education listings
•EVIT (East Valley Technical Institute)
•Extra Curricular Activities
•Clubs
Students with disabilities are more likely to
transition successfully if:
•They establish meaningful relationships with
faculty and staff
•Feel connected to their school
•Establish meaningful relationships with peers
•Establish goals – make a connection between
the here and now and their future
•Know and understand their disabilities and
how to compensate for them.
Parent Information
•All Tempe Union High Schools will be
holding an open house for middle school
students and their families on January 12,
at 6:00pm.
Questions
Next KSEPAC Meeting
•March 26, 2015