JOB ALIKE MEETINGS

Round Rock ISDLID Restructuring

Concerns – Current LID Services

Student Numbers are Growing: As of November 2011, there were 47 Move-ins to FAC (compared to June

2011 projections) Approximately 10 more move-ins after Winter Break

Structure of Services:

Diverse Student Needs – Instructional Medical Behavioral

Staff: Challenging Instructional Delivery – varying levels of student learning Unique Teaching Strategies / Unique Training Needs

Steps to Restructure – Current LID Services

Round Rock ISD / FAC Infrastructure “Think Tank Group” Stakeholder Group – 24 RRISD Staff:

3 Principals – Elementary 5 Special Education Teachers – 3 ES / 1 MS / 1 HS 2 Parent Reps

Donna Worley Eden Guthrie Jennifer Wilder Kellie Johnson

Phuong Palafox Lesa Cearley Hannah

M. Jan Sartain Rebecca Ehlert Melinda Brac.

Carol Hoover Amy Matthews Candy

Squilla Jeane Johnson Sarah Frith Clare Chung Amy

Hansen Joanna Ryan Kristina Snow Shelly Hohmann

Edie Binns Peggy Wohlgemuth Beverly Jackson Steven Teter

Parent Survey – Considerations for Improved Service Delivery:

Strengths of LID Programs:Strengths of LID Programs:

Concerns Related to LID Programs:Concerns Related to LID Programs:

Staff : Student RatioStudent #sMultiple DisabilitiesClassroom Size /

Environ. Arrangement/sStudent SafetyEd.Asst’s knowledgeLev Change 2nd-3rd SLC

Comments - Parent Survey

Good Teacher: Parent communication

Teacher knowledge of child

Access to support services for families

Level Change from PPCD – LID Services

RRISD LID Staff Survey -- sent out to approximately 270 people. We received 164 responses!

Assessment Staff – 43 responsesLSSP/Diags – 19Speech Language Pathologists – 22ARD Facilitators - 2

Support Staff – 6 responsesSupport Specialists – 4Paraeducators - 2

Related Services – 23 responsesO & M – 1OT – 11PT – 2Other - 9

Administration – 21 responsesCampus Admin. – 19SPED Supervisors - 2

Teachers – 61 responsesPPCD – 15FAC – 23SLC – 2Resource/inclusion – 12Dropout prevention – 1Homebound – 1VISTA – 1VI Teacher – 1APE Teacher - 5

Others – 10 responsesSchool Counselor – 1Parent – 1Department Chair – 4Unknown - 4

Suggestions and Ideas for programming LID Classrooms for

the 2012 – 2013 School Year

More Staff

Cluster sites for students with similar needs

Cap the number of students in each classBring back Resource Plus

SLC for 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade

Encore available off campus

Eliminate Review 360

Provide additional training for teacher and para-educators

Bilingual FAC to be on a bilingual campus

Steps to Restructure – Exploring Other District Service Delivery Models

Like District FOCUS: FOCUS: FOCUS:

Katy ISD (K-12th) Low Communication / High Behavior

Medically Fragile

Life Skills

Klein ISD (K-12th)

Developmental / Medically Fragile

Life Skills

Lewisville ISD (K-12th)

Communication Medically Fragile / Life Skills

Academic & Vocational Life Skills

Leander ISD (K-12th)

Communication Medically Fragile

Academic & Vocational Life Skills

FOCUS:

Round Rock ISD Functional Academics (K – 12th)Structured Learning (K-2nd)

In ALL settings supporting LID students, staff will work to increase independence in the following areas:

Social SkillsSelf AdvocacyPre – Vocational SkillsFunctional RoutinesCommunicationCommunity Integration

Round Rock ISD Proposal for Restructuring LID Services:

ADMINISTRATOR NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES– DONE

INFORMING STAFF - CHANGES FOR 12-13 SCHOOL YR– IN PROGRESS

SITE LOCATIONS / STUDENT ROSTERS SHARED

COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS IN A COORDINATED EFFORT

STAFF TRAINING

Next Steps: