Autism Team Progress Report 2012

Central Consolidated School District

Initial Thoughts . . .

How Hard Can This Be?

• 1. No Teacher is an Island

Conclusions . . .

2. It takes a Team to Educate a Child with Autism

Conclusions . . .

• Clyde Howell (Team Leader & Psych)• Phyllis Pine (School Psychologist)• Mary Ann Sherman (Program Coach)• Tina Quintos (Teacher)• Floating OT and Floating SLP• Eric James (Program Coach)• Dr. Andrew Egel

District Team Members

• Covers 2200 Square Miles• 1057 Students with IEPs (Not Gifted)• 6500 Total Students• 24 Students with Autism• 17 School Sites + 9 NN Headstarts• 4 Psychs, 12 SLPs, 4 OTs, 1 PT• 95% Native American

District Demographics

• Program Year 1 for the 2nd time.• Due to numerous snow days last year and

changes in administration, CCSD has been able to address program implementation requirements for SY 11-12

Program Year . . .

• Beginning of Program = 18 (1 in 361)• Began checking local mercury levels• Pulled records for vaccines used• Looked at # of Math Geniuses• Looked at homes located near power lines• Listened to George Norros AM Coast to

Coast radio for subliminal clues.• As of Today = 24 (1 in 271)

Students with Autism

• Autism Assessment Team

• Autism Technical Assistance Team

• Parent and Staff Training

• Student Support

Areas of Emphasis for Year 1

• Key team members received training in the ADOS, the “gold standard” in Autism evaluation tools. CARS and GARS CASL

• IEP teams were trained on how to access the Evaluation Team for assistance and evaluations.

• Result: Increased number of students identified with Autism AND quality information for intervention planning.

Autism Evaluation Team

• Electronic referral system – TIENet based.• Team onsite visits.• Research-based intervention responses

based on actual observation and data collection.

• Result: High quality interventions and some students be referred for testing due to inaccurate diagnosis from the past.

Technical Assistance Team

• Lawsuit over identification and services

• Team qualifications accepted by attorneys and results of testing and interventions administered were validated through legal challenge and subsequent IEP.

Team Validation

• Additional training• Resource and Referral website• Professional library• IPADs for intervention teams to

electronically collect data and respond to intervention requests

• Supplies and Materials

What about the $5K??

• Itinerant Autism Teacher (Ability to spend multiple days in the classrooms)

• Pursuit of ICP Model Autism Program • Expansion of website and tools• Expanded support on the collateral areas

of autism, specifically cognitive deficit areas and extreme behavior.

• PARENTAL SUPPORT for the 24/7 Home

Future Directions

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