HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.

 Name of Program: Special Education

 Grade Level: 9-12 and/or age 21

 Population:  Students with learning, emotional, and physical disabilities.

 Materials:

·        Computer software

·        Texts

o       Basic English AGS Publishing http://www.agsnet.com/

o       Basic Math AGS Publishing http://www.agsnet.com/

o       General Science AGS Publishing http://www.agsnet.com/

o       Saxon Math Saxon Publishing http://saxonpublishers.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/Products/?im=saxonpublishers

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·        Math videos http://www.videoaidedinstruction.com/634.html

·        Manipulatives

·        Internet for Research Assignments

·        F.A.C.E.S. -Functional Academic Curriculum for Exceptional Students

·        Individualized Educational Plans

·        CLASS Program-“Comprehensive Learner Adapted Scope and Sequence.”

·        CLASS LIFE SKILLS Program—“AFTER” CLASS Curriculum

General Description: High School Special Education Department provides an outstanding program for high school students with learning, emotional and/or physical impairments. Services are available for students in grades 9 through 12 and /or age 21.  The Special Education Department provides instruction in Applied Math 1-4, Communications 1-4, Applied Science 1-4, and Community Citizenship 1-4.  Content Mastery and Life Skills classes are also available through Special Education.  All instruction is TEKS correlated with TAKS, SDAA and CLASS objectives.

Special Services Available

·        Content-mastery Classes

·        Mainstream- Placement into the Regular Education Classroom 

·        Speech Pathologists

·        Occupational Therapists

·        Physical Therapist

·        Resource Classrooms

·        Teaching Assistants and Helpers

·        Teachers for the Homebound

·        Aide Supervision as designated by ARD committee

·        Vocational Adjustment Counselor

·        Special Education Counselor

·        Special Education Notebooks developed for Regular Education Instruction and Instructors working with Special Needs Students

Working Theories: 

·        Brain Based Research

·        Multiple Intelligencies

·        Learning Styles      

http://www.arp.sprnet.org/curric/Dept_Chairs/whole.htm

Policies

SCANS

Character Counts

Staff Development

NCLB

Accommodations and Modifications:

Accommodations/Modifications that have been designated by the ARD committee for individual special needs students are available for regular educators to use with instruction, assessment, assignments and behavior intervention plans.

Classroom Management:

·        Monitoring  and Assisting

·        Curriculum Based on IEP

·        Concrete Manipulatives

·        Discussion/Mental Model

·        Individualized Instruction

·        Aide assisted supervision

·        Assistive Technology—Alpha-smart 3000

·        Interactive Switches

·        Demonstrating and Modeling

Goals:  Goals and objectives for students with Special Needs are determined on an individual basis by the ARD Committee and Criterion Based Assessments, TAKS, TEKS, CLASS, SDAA and LDAA.

Resources:

http://www.mcrel.org

Provides links to abbreviated lesson plans geared to specific TAKS objectives

http://www.ncrel.org/

How to teach children from diverse backgrounds/ how to handle difficult classroom situations

School improvements

Tutorial Options:

·        Content Mastery

·        Resource Classroom- Students return to the resource classroom for assistance when needed as stipulated by the ARD committee and the student’s IEP.

·        Before School begins

·        After school tutorials

Accountability

·        Teacher made tests

·        Benchmark Test each 6 weeks

·        Semester Examinations

·        Final Examinations

·        TAKS, SDAA II and LDAA

·        IEP

 Materials

·        CLASS Program-Comprehensive Learner Adapted Scope and Sequence-This program is designed to provide technical assistance to educators by outlining the basic tools needed to develop IEPs, IEP objectives, Placement Tests, and Competency Tests.  These tests can be used as Benchmark and LDAA assessments

·        Computer Technology Software

a.      Basic English Composition—AGS Publishing

b.     General Science—AGS Publishing

c.     Basic Math Skills—AGS Publishing

d.     Edmark Reading Program –

e.      Science Concepts—GAMCO

f.       Parts of Speech Levels A and B

g.     Essential Grammar Levels A and B

·        Audio Cassette Program “William Shakespeare” Classics—Saddleback Publishing-INC

·        Video Aided Instruction

1.     Elementary Algebra (4 tapes)

2.     Intermediate Algebra (3 tapes)

3.     Percents/Decimals and Fractions

4.     Fractions

·        Saxon Math Program with textbooks

·        Texts

Assessments

·        TAKS-The ARD committee determines that certain students with special needs will take all or parts of the TAKS test with or without accommodations.

·        SDAA II - The ARD committee determines that certain students with special needs performing below their grade level will take the SDAA II for Reading, ELA and Math.

·        LDAA-The ARD Committee determines that certain students with special handicapping conditions which would prevent them from taking the TAKS or SDAA II will be eligible to take the LDAA (Locally Developed Alternate Assessment).

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