Regional Task Regional Task Force GroupsForce GroupsPrepared Summary of the Prepared Summary of the 2005 – 2006 Final Reports for Initiative #52005 – 2006 Final Reports for Initiative #5NY Higher Education Support Center for NY Higher Education Support Center for SystemsChangeSystemsChangeSyracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversitySeptember 2006September 2006

Regional Task Force Regional Task Force GroupsGroups

6 of 7 Regions actively engaged & 6 of 7 Regions actively engaged & fundedfunded

Regional liaisons and co-liaisons Regional liaisons and co-liaisons coordinate effortscoordinate efforts

Regional TF membership may Regional TF membership may include IHEs, SETRC, RSSC, include IHEs, SETRC, RSSC, Teacher Center reps, LEAs, Teacher Center reps, LEAs, parents, community members and parents, community members and IDEA organizations IDEA organizations

Regional Task Force Regional Task Force GroupsGroups

Regional participation may be Regional participation may be different than engagement at different than engagement at Statewide levelStatewide level

Regional members participating in Regional members participating in Statewide activities (initiatives, Statewide activities (initiatives, study groups, leadership groups, study groups, leadership groups, Learning Communities) provide Learning Communities) provide feedback to regional colleaguesfeedback to regional colleagues

Share common goals Share common goals

Goal 1:Goal 1:

To plan and implement To plan and implement quality quality inclusive teacher preparation inclusive teacher preparation programsprograms, or to enhance the quality of , or to enhance the quality of those already implemented; andthose already implemented; and

Goal 2:Goal 2:

• To engage in and to support the professional development efforts of selected high need schools in the seven regions of New York State.

Long Island – Goal 1:Long Island – Goal 1:

A study of the inclusive education A study of the inclusive education practices of Long Islandpractices of Long Island SIGSIG school school districts: Amityville, William Floyd, districts: Amityville, William Floyd, Roosevelt, Central Islip, and Freeport Roosevelt, Central Islip, and Freeport

the study will inform current and future the study will inform current and future teacher preparation programsteacher preparation programs

Long Island – Goal 1:Long Island – Goal 1:

Summit for Administrators of high need Summit for Administrators of high need schools to share information about schools to share information about inclusive practices and inform teacher inclusive practices and inform teacher preparation programs preparation programs

Long Island – Goal 2Long Island – Goal 2

NYITNYIT continued a 4 year partnership continued a 4 year partnership with with Central IslipCentral Islip Union Free Schools Union Free Schools

NYITNYIT continued four year partnership continued four year partnership with Wyandanchwith Wyandanch

A new partnership between A new partnership between NYIT and NYIT and Amityville. Amityville.

Long Island – Goal 2Long Island – Goal 2

HofstraHofstra has continued the 4 year has continued the 4 year partnership with Amityville partnership with Amityville

HofstraHofstra developed a partnership with developed a partnership with Roosevelt Roosevelt

New Partnership between New Partnership between Molloy Molloy College & Copiague UFSD College & Copiague UFSD

NYC – Goal 1:NYC – Goal 1:

Sponsored a conferenceSponsored a conference, “Creating an , “Creating an Inclusive Environment for All Inclusive Environment for All Students,” at Pace University in New Students,” at Pace University in New York City York City

Increased interaction among IHEsIncreased interaction among IHEs re: re: the issues in designing & the issues in designing & implementing inclusive teacher implementing inclusive teacher preparation programs.preparation programs.

NYC – Goal 1:NYC – Goal 1:

Engaged Engaged Related ServiceRelated Service participation participation in Task Forcein Task Force

Engaged Engaged preservice teachers and preservice teachers and preservice OT providerspreservice OT providers at the at the Conference Conference

NYCTF created NYCTF created electronic resourceselectronic resources for regional use including a directory for regional use including a directory and weblinksand weblinks

NYC – Goal 2:NYC – Goal 2:

Increased the visibility of the NYCTFIncreased the visibility of the NYCTF throughout the public school system throughout the public school system and the school community. and the school community.

Over Over 500 people attended the 500 people attended the conferenceconference. Over 100 people were . Over 100 people were turned away. turned away.

TF members TF members Parent to Parent Parent to Parent arranged for Theater of Dreams arranged for Theater of Dreams (student) performance(student) performance at conference at conference

NYC – Goal 2:NYC – Goal 2: 30 schools were nominated by 30 schools were nominated by

Parents of Inclusive Education (PIE)Parents of Inclusive Education (PIE) and by members of the NYCTF to and by members of the NYCTF to receive certificates for schools receive certificates for schools reaching for excellence in inclusion.reaching for excellence in inclusion.

17 schools completed a brief 17 schools completed a brief questionnaire that provided qualitative questionnaire that provided qualitative and quantitative data on their inclusion and quantitative data on their inclusion programsprograms. .

SEQA presentation on new IDEA regs SEQA presentation on new IDEA regs

Hudson – Goal 1:Hudson – Goal 1:

Focused on strengthening the Focused on strengthening the inclusive perspective of regional inclusive perspective of regional adolescent teacher education adolescent teacher education programsprograms offered by task force offered by task force college/university members:college/university members:

summer 05 and 06 initiative forums & regional summer 05 and 06 initiative forums & regional meetingsmeetings

the high level of regional participation at the the high level of regional participation at the “Think Tank” on inclusive adolescent “Think Tank” on inclusive adolescent education. education.

Hudson – Goal 1:Hudson – Goal 1:

Infused feedbackInfused feedback gathered from gathered from classroom practitioners and new classroom practitioners and new pedagogy for inclusive and pedagogy for inclusive and differentiated instruction differentiated instruction New courses at Mt.St.Mary’s, Dominican, New courses at Mt.St.Mary’s, Dominican,

SUNY New PaltzSUNY New Paltz

Increased TF membership and Increased TF membership and invigorated participationinvigorated participation by IHEs by IHEs

Hudson – Goal 2:Hudson – Goal 2: Yonkers Yonkers high school with Iona College high school with Iona College

PartnershipPartnership The The Mt. VernonMt. Vernon partnership with Pace partnership with Pace

University, Manhattanville College and University, Manhattanville College and College of New Rochelle. College of New Rochelle.

Peekskill School DistrictPeekskill School District and and Marymount College Tarrytown Marymount College Tarrytown Partnership. Partnership.

The The NewburghNewburgh School District and School District and Mount St. Mary College. Mount St. Mary College.

Hudson – Goal 2:Hudson – Goal 2:

Worked closely with SETRC and Worked closely with SETRC and RSSC for training opportunities (data RSSC for training opportunities (data analysis) and staff development effortsanalysis) and staff development efforts

Participated in School Improvement Participated in School Improvement Grant Meetings to promote further Grant Meetings to promote further collaborationscollaborations

Shared experiences with TA networks Shared experiences with TA networks and districts re: and districts re: inclusive adolescent inclusive adolescent programs.programs.

Midstate – Goal 1:Midstate – Goal 1:

Strengthened relationships with Strengthened relationships with RSSC, RSSC, SETRC and SEQASETRC and SEQA

Infused UDL into teacher preparation Infused UDL into teacher preparation programsprograms

Engaged preservice teachersEngaged preservice teachers in Inclusion in Inclusion Conference (UDL presentation)Conference (UDL presentation)

Strengthened inclusive teacher preparation Strengthened inclusive teacher preparation programs with information about programs with information about field practices field practices vs. optimal situation inclusive placementvs. optimal situation inclusive placement

Midstate – Goal 2:Midstate – Goal 2: Reached consensusReached consensus re: the attributes of re: the attributes of

quality inclusive schoolingquality inclusive schooling

Visited and documented inclusive practices Visited and documented inclusive practices in regional schoolsin regional schools::

Levy Middle School - Syracuse City School DistrictLevy Middle School - Syracuse City School District Blodgett Middle School - Syracuse City School DistrictBlodgett Middle School - Syracuse City School District Herman Avenue Elementary School - Auburn City Herman Avenue Elementary School - Auburn City

School District)School District)

Developed a report with LEAs Developed a report with LEAs describing describing the implementation of inclusion in schoolsthe implementation of inclusion in schools visitedvisited

Midwest – Goal 1:Midwest – Goal 1:

Added Added St. John Fisher College and St. John Fisher College and Roberts WesleyanRoberts Wesleyan College to Task College to Task Force membershipForce membership

Collaborative Collaborative ongoing professional ongoing professional developmentdevelopment activities re: inclusive activities re: inclusive education and teacher preparationeducation and teacher preparation

Paula KluthPaula Kluth in Spring 2006 in Spring 2006

Midwest – Goal 1:Midwest – Goal 1:

Engaged more arts and sciences colleaguesEngaged more arts and sciences colleagues Sponsored a regional Sponsored a regional co-teaching initiativeco-teaching initiative

used at University of Rochester, Houghton used at University of Rochester, Houghton College, Nazareth College and St. John Fisher College, Nazareth College and St. John Fisher

Future co-teaching initiatives will support Future co-teaching initiatives will support community members and parent advocates to community members and parent advocates to co-teach at IHEs.co-teach at IHEs.

Midwest – Goal 2:Midwest – Goal 2:

Consortium of IHE’sConsortium of IHE’s worked collaboratively worked collaboratively with SIG schools with SIG schools Clyde-SavannahClyde-Savannah Rochester City Rochester City Alexander School DistrictsAlexander School Districts

Continued active participation with regional Continued active participation with regional network agencies to support network agencies to support professional professional development efforts in other high needs development efforts in other high needs schools schools

West – Goal 1:West – Goal 1: Conducted a seminar for IHE TF members Conducted a seminar for IHE TF members

and other IHE representatives on IDEA 2004, and other IHE representatives on IDEA 2004, to to upgrade faculty working knowledge of upgrade faculty working knowledge of federal and state changes in the legislation federal and state changes in the legislation for integration into course contentfor integration into course content

Co-sponsored our second annual regional Co-sponsored our second annual regional summit, summit, “Making Connections…Regional “Making Connections…Regional Promising PracticesPromising Practices” with the SIG Center of ” with the SIG Center of Upstate New York for IHEs, LEAs, TA Upstate New York for IHEs, LEAs, TA Networks, and BOCESNetworks, and BOCES

West – Goal 1:West – Goal 1:

Engaged with Office of Disability Engaged with Office of Disability Services staff to enhance Services staff to enhance post-post-secondary opportunitiessecondary opportunities

5 regional IHEs 5 regional IHEs presented research & presented research & practice informationpractice information at Inclusion at Inclusion Conference in Rye Brook, NYConference in Rye Brook, NY

In-progress on review of our In-progress on review of our regional regional UDL initiativeUDL initiative implementation. implementation.

West – Goal 1:West – Goal 1:

Assessed the Assessed the induction supports induction supports available to pre-tenure facultyavailable to pre-tenure faculty in the in the region’s inclusive teacher preparation region’s inclusive teacher preparation programs, through the administration of programs, through the administration of an online survey that extended to an online survey that extended to statewide involvement. Final data statewide involvement. Final data analysis and results generation early analysis and results generation early Fall, with a planned 12/06 refereed Fall, with a planned 12/06 refereed article submission. article submission.

West – Goal 2:West – Goal 2:

Continued partnershipsContinued partnerships in the Buffalo in the Buffalo CSD, Jamestown CSD, Dunkirk CSD CSD, Jamestown CSD, Dunkirk CSD through the efforts of Buffalo State through the efforts of Buffalo State College, Niagara University, and College, Niagara University, and SUNY Fredonia. SUNY Fredonia.

FSU recruited a district representative FSU recruited a district representative from from Silver Creek CSD to participate Silver Creek CSD to participate in the Adolescent Inclusive Education in the Adolescent Inclusive Education Think TankThink Tank

West – Goal 2:West – Goal 2: Continued to Continued to dovetail other-funded dovetail other-funded

effortsefforts, to address these systemic , to address these systemic needs. needs. TLQPTLQP activities with high-need schools via activities with high-need schools via

Niagara U and Fredonia have been Niagara U and Fredonia have been conducted with key staff of the regional TF conducted with key staff of the regional TF

The The Young Inquiring ScientistsYoung Inquiring Scientists project project funded under funded under SED Math Science SED Math Science PartnershipPartnership funds (awarded to Dunkirk funds (awarded to Dunkirk CSD) conducted its Year 2 activities in CSD) conducted its Year 2 activities in partnership with TF reps from both FSU and partnership with TF reps from both FSU and BSC. BSC.

Summary AnalysisSummary Analysis

Continued creation and enhancement of Continued creation and enhancement of inclusive teacher preparation programsinclusive teacher preparation programs

Documented, studied and supportedDocumented, studied and supported inclusive education in regional schoolsinclusive education in regional schools

Increased Increased partnerships with high need partnerships with high need schoolsschools for the purpose of improving for the purpose of improving student outcomes and developing student outcomes and developing teaching skills for inservice and teaching skills for inservice and preservice educatorspreservice educators

Summary AnalysisSummary Analysis

Increased awareness of Increased awareness of NYSDOE NYSDOE prioritiespriorities

Increased Increased engagement with TA engagement with TA NetworksNetworks

Increased congruenceIncreased congruence of purpose, of purpose, goals and methods for LEAs, IHEs, TA goals and methods for LEAs, IHEs, TA networks and partners networks and partners