Transcript Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified
School District
Related Services
Department
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Overview of All Related Services
Description of LAUSD Related
Services
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Adapted Physical Education
Assistive Technology
Audiology
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Language and Speech
Occupational Therapy
Orientation and Mobility
Orthopedic Impairments
Recreation Therapy
Physical Therapy
Visually Impaired
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Related Services Position Papers*
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Define the role of Related Services in the education of
students with disabilities within LAUSD
Define in depth the RtI² model of Prevention and PreReferral
Define the process for assessment and determining the
need for service
Define service models within Special Education
Define service completion guidelines
*APE, AT, LAS, OT and PT
Related Services…
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Are a support service to a student’s educational
program.
Use therapeutic activities that may improve
student’s ability to function within the school
environment.
May include the use of environmental
adaptations or assistive equipment.
May include adaptation of tasks or the
environment in order to enhance student
performance.
Related Services provide…
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Services to children Birth –
22 years of age
Prevention and PreReferral services for
students suspected of having
an area of need
Intervention services
provided to students who
meet eligibility criteria under
the California Education
Code
Your Related Services Professionals
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Over 1000 highly qualified
providers serving every
school in the District
State licensed and/or
credentialed
Continuing education is
provided yearly so that our
providers enhance their
expertise and ability to
implement the latest
research, technology and
best practices.
Related Services include, but are not
limited to:
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Audiology Services
Counseling Services
Language and Speech Therapy
Medical Services (for diagnostic purposes only)
Occupational Therapy
Orientation and Mobility Services
Physical Therapy
Psychological Services
Rehabilitation Counseling Services
Social Work Services
Transportation
In LAUSD, the Related Services
Department includes…
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Adapted Physical Education (APE)
Assistive Technology (AT)
Audiology (Aud)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
Language and Speech (LAS)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
Orientation and Mobility (O &M)
Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
Physical Therapy (PT)
Recreation Therapy (RT)
Visual Impairment (VI)
Adapted Physical Education…
Provides developmental or corrective
instruction to students who are precluded
from participation in the activities of the
general physical education program,
modified general physical education
program, or in a specially designed
physical education program in a special
class.
- CCR Title 5, section 3051.5
Adapted Physical Education
includes…
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Perceptual Motor Functions
Object Control
Locomotor Skills
Physical Fitness
Adaptive Behaviors
The Assistive Technology
Program…
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Supports academic access to the
student’s curriculum setting
Assesses for assistive
technology devices and services.
Assists schools in recommending
appropriate devices and services
for students with disabilities.
Assistive Technology…
Supports the educational program for students who
have difficulties in accessing the curriculum in one
or more of the following areas:
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Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Communication
School Language and Speech …
Supports the educational
program of students who
have a communication
disorder that adversely
affect their educational
performance
Language and Speech includes…
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Articulation/Phonology
Language
Fluency (Stuttering)
Voice
School Occupational Therapy…
Services are provided to:
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Improve a student’s ability to
independently perform tasks at school,
if functions are impaired or lost and
limit access to the least restrictive
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Improve, develop or restore functions
related to participation and
performance in the school setting.
School Occupational Therapists assess and
provide service in the following areas:
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Postural stability
Sensory registration and
processing
Motor planning
Fine motor
Activities of Daily Living
Social play/organization of
behavior
Environmental
adaptations/assistive devices.
School Physical Therapy…
Uses therapeutic
activities focusing on
purposeful, goal directed
activities that improve a
student’s functional
performance throughout
his or her school day.
School Physical Therapists assess
in the following areas:
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Motor control and
coordination
Posture and balance
Functional mobility
Activities of Daily Living
Use of adapted
equipment
Low Incidence Programs
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing
(DHH) Program
 Audiology
 DHH Itinerants
Visually Impaired (VI) Program
 Orientation and Mobility
 VI Itinerants
OI Itinerant Program
Low Incidence means…
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“…a severe disabling condition with an expected
incidence rate of less than one percent of the total
statewide enrollment in kindergarten through grade 12.”
- EC 56026.5
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The Low Incidence Programs provide technical program
support for students with Low Incidence eligibilities.
Related Services Position
Paper Components
Pre-referral and Response to
Instruction and Intervention (RtI²)
 Intervention Model within Special
Education
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PRE-REFERRAL AND
RESPONSE TO
INSTRUCTION AND
INTERVENTION (RTI²)
Prevention – A Three Tiered
Model for Pre-Referral
Tier 3: Intensive Instruction and Intervention
“Intensive Intervention,” is for an estimated 1-5% of
students who need individualized and/or very smallgroup instruction that is highly focused, in addition
to Tiers 1 & 2, and designed to accelerate student
progress.
Tier 2: Strategic or Supplemental Instruction
It is expected that 10-15% of students will need
additional time and type of instruction to learn
successfully.
Tier 1: Core Instruction
It is expected that of all of the students receiving
core instruction, 80-85% of students will be
proficient when good first instruction is delivered.
A Problem Solving Cycle in General
Education
After targeted school interventions
and accommodations are in place
and documented for a reasonable
length of time, the SST may, at this
time, determine that a referral for a
special education assessment is
appropriate.
Intervention Models
within Special
Education
Special Education services are gradually
layered on as a student’s need intensifies.
Intervention – A Dynamic Continuum
of Instructional Delivery Models
Service Completion Guidelines
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Area of need no longer affects
educational performance
Student no longer meets the
qualification criteria OR the student no
longer requires the related service in
order to benefit from his/her academic
program
Student’s needs are better served by
an alternative program and/or service
Graduation from high school
Student reaches the age of 22
Related Services Department
Los Angeles Unified School District
333 S. Beaudry
18th Floor
Los Angeles
California
90017
213.241.6200