MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Update on Secondary Learning Center Transition March 23, 2010

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Former Learning Center Students Since 2007, 205 students have been supported in the transition from Learning Centers to their home or consortia schools – 2 transitioned to nonpublic settings –15 withdrew from MCPS – 1 graduated and is currently attending Montgomery College

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Former Learning Center Students 16 students who were originally served in a learning center and recommended for special education services in MCPS through district-wide or quad- cluster programs 162 students are provided central office case management in their home or consortia schools for the school year 9 students receive school-based case management as a result of an IEP team decision based upon their progress and parental input

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND April 2009 Recommendations Support and training for co teaching Follow up to Summer 2009 professional development Differentiation Social skills training Opportunities for parent feedback Job-embedded professional development Review state assessment scores and course grades

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND System-wide Professional Development Collaboration among the following offices: –Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs –Office of Special Education and Student Services –Office of Organizational Development General and Special Education Coteaching Teams –Summers 2007, 2008, 2009: Core content area focus on English, Math, Social Studies and Science –Summer 2009: Inclusion of speech-language pathologists with coteaching teams –Summer 2009: Enhancement of secondary resource model –Summer 2010: Continued focus on coteaching and collaborative planning with speech-language pathologists

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Improving Instruction for Middle School Students with Disabilities Project Team Speech-language pathologists and counselors trained to deliver social skills training Professional Development for 500 paraeducators in November 2009 Professional development activities in December 2009: 90 high school staff trained 135 middle school staff trained Job embedded training developed in response to individual school needs Mini-grants to support collaborative planning at the secondary level Secondary resource room model refinements IEP Parent Feedback Card

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Special Education Institute Project Team Tilden Middle School Implementation Project Team is focusing on: Coteaching models Differentiated instruction Instructional technology University partnership

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Continuum of Services Based on Individual Student Needs Co-taught Supported Classes Small Group Instruction Self- Contained Classes. General Education with Consult from Special Education

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Academic Progress Transitioning Students - All Cohorts, Average Course Mark by Subject and Grade, Marking Period 1, 2009–2010 Middle School Students Transition Group GradeTransition Group Average Course Mark LAD 15+ Average Course Mark English A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E, F, I M, N, P = 0.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Academic Progress Transitioning Students - All Cohorts, Average Course Mark by Subject and Grade, Marking Period 1, 2009–2010 Middle School Students Transition Group GradeTransition Group Average Course Mark LAD 15+ Average Course Mark Reading A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E, F, I M, N, P = 0.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Academic Progress Transitioning Students - All Cohorts, Average Course Mark by Subject and Grade, Marking Period 1, 2009–2010 Middle School Students Transition Group GradeTransition Group Average Course Mark LAD 15+ Average Course Mark Mathematics A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E, F, I M, N, P = 0.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Academic Progress Transitioning Students - All Cohorts, Average Course Mark by Subject and Grade, Marking Period 1, 2009–2010 Middle School Students Transition Group GradeTransition Group Average Course Mark LAD 15+ Average Course Mark Science A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E, F, I M, N, P = 0.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle School Academic Progress Transitioning Students - All Cohorts, Average Course Mark by Subject and Grade, Marking Period 1, 2009–2010 Middle School Students Transition Group GradeTransition Group Average Course Mark LAD 15+ Average Course Mark Social Studies A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E, F, I M, N, P = 0.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Middle and High School Academic Progress 2009– –2010 Transitioning Students 1 st Marking Period Average For All Courses Middle School Average High School Average Cohort Cohort Cohort n/a LAD Data Source Grades: DSA RCARD File 1 st Marking Period. Data Source Special Education Students: DRRA Monthly Enrollment File/Encore.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Continuous Monitoring for Success Case Management Participating in IEP team meetings and parent conferences Monitoring grades Conducting student observations Attending monthly central case manager meetings Reviewing quarterly progress reports Facilitating communication with parents and school staff