Transcript Slide 1

Using the General
Information Bulletin
to Enhance Special
Education Services
Presented by Special Education
Secondary Programs
Fall 2008
Overview: Special
Education Highlights
• Curriculum Information
• Scheduling: Transition
Planning
• Monitoring, Recording &
Reporting Student Progress
• Graduation & Implementation
of SB 673
• Academic Achievement
Record
• Utilizing the Course Options
Strands
• Decisions that impact
student’s academic future
English/Language
Arts: Reading
• Students in the 7th,
8th or 9th grade must
take Reading if they
score below 2200 on
the TAKS
• Students eligible for
Special Education
services may be
placed as determined
by the ARD
• Page 10 (Handout)
Middle/High School Special
Education Program
• Access to the general
education curriculum
is a primary
consideration
• Continuum of
services: 3 levels of
support
•
– External
– In-class
– Specialized
Page 17 (Handout)
Special Education
Services
• Transfer students
• Program Offerings
and Graduation Plan
Selection
• Transition Planning
• Scheduling
Recommendations
•
Pages 19-48 (Handout)
Monitoring, Recording &
Reporting Student Progress
• Admission
• Grading for Special
Education Students
• Promotion/Retention
• Request to Graduate
on a Minimum Plan
• Graduation &
SB 673
•
Pages 55-75
Minimum Standards for the
Academic Achievement
Record
• Official & permanent
record, actual
courses taken
• Seals of Completion
• Course Numbers &
Titles
• Use of Special
Explanation Codes
•
Pages 83-97 (Handout)
Appendix: Course Options: High School
Course Options: Middle School
Impact of Assessment Options
AYP Performance Standards
For More Information
Contact:
• Corey Golomb
– [email protected]
– 972-581-4305
• Tanya Browne
– [email protected]
– 972-581-4123
• Gerard Cortez
– [email protected]
– 972-581-4181