SLD Eligibility Peer ReviewApril 2011

Dr. Evelyn S. Johnson Associate Professor, BSU

evelynjohnson@boisestate.eduL

Introduction

Quick Review of the Policy & Form

Process for Peer Review

Case File Examples & Rubric Training4

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Agenda

Purpose & ObjectivesTrain the trainers on the SLD eligibility policy

Explain process for peer review

Practice eligibility form evaluations

Complete 2010-11 SLD file review

Connect the functional & operational definition

Rule Out

Impacts learning

Process disorder

Your Text

SLD

RTI / Achievement

RTI / Screen

Process Eval

Rule Out

Assumptions

•Core is effective

•Fidelity

•Appropriate comparison

•Confirmed

Imperfect

Ability to

Learn

Progress

Class

Performance

Benchmarks

✔

Standard Ach.

Assumptions

•Core is effective

•Fidelity

•Appropriate

•Confirmed

Not primarily due to…

EEC/CLD

Poor

Instruction

Medical

✔

Ensuring CLD not the

primary causeBias

Evidence

base?

Norms

Language

Acquisition

Assumptions

•Connect to Academic Area

•Standard Assessment

Process Disorder

Ipsative

AND

Normative

Obstruct

learning

Narrow,

specific

capacities

✔

Have we met the criteria to establish SLD?

Rule Out

Impacts learning

Process disorder

✓

SLD

RTI / Achievement

RTI / Screen

Process Eval

Rule Out

✓

✓

✓

Review Feedback Process

Review Check/in Check/out

Review Table Documents

Team Assignments4

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Process for Peer Review

Rubric & Form Review

Case Study 1 (whole group)

Case Study 2 (on your own)

Compare/Review Case Study 24

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Case Study Training

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• Supported By:– Idaho State

Department of Education (ISDE), Special Education

• Project Team: – Cari Murphy– Shawn Wright

Statewide Special Education Technical Assistance (SESTA) (New Service Offered through the SDE)

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Contact Information:

Richard Henderson, Director of Special Education, Idaho Department of

Education

rhenderson@sde.idaho.gov

Dr. Evelyn Johnson, Boise State University

evelynjohnson@boisestate.edu