1. “All are
Welcome”
All are Welcome: Building the Capacity of Catholic Schools to meet the needs of Students with Disabilities

2. Michael J. Boyle, Ph.D.
Director
@mjboyle3

3. In thinking about serving students with special needs,
What are you wondering about?

4. Overall Outcome of All are Welcome
To build structure, procedures and protocols to create a sustainable approach to providing for the needs of students with disabilities in Catholic schools.

5. “All are
Welcome”

6. All Are Welcome Building Local Capacity Building Experiential Base
Building Wrap Around Plans
Building Local Capacity
Building Experiential Base
All Are Welcome
Building Knoweldge Base

7. Required Courses for the Certificate Program
Coursework
Required Courses for the Certificate Program
CIEP 560: Special Education Administration
CIEP 431: Three-Tiered Prevention: Advanced Primary Supports
CIEP 432: Three-Tiered Prevention: Secondary and Tertiary Supports
CIEP 401: The Exceptional Child

8. Embedded Externship
Interactions with students, families and therapists to enhance the development of dispositions to support inclusive environments.

9. All Are Welcome Building Local Capacity Building Experiential Base
Building Wrap Around Plans
Building Local Capacity
Building Experiential Base
All Are Welcome
Building Knoweldge Base

10. Weak Foundations limit the size of the Tower!

11. Tertiary Prevention Secondary Prevention On-going Assessment
Wrap
Around
Secondary Prevention
Teacher Assistance Team
Targeted Group Interventions
On-going Assessment
Assessment Literacy
Curriculum Design
Instructional Strategies
Behavior Management
Primary Prevention

12. Tier One
Assessment Literacy
Curriculum
Instruction
Behavior

13. Key Indicators

14. Key Indicators-Curriculum
Written, standards-based curriculum
Balanced Literacy program, including directed development of phonics and reading strategies
Balanced mathematics,including balance between calculations and problem solving
Collaborative planning process
Common Assessments
Data-based adjustments to teaching

15. Key Indicators-Instructional Strategies
Talk about effective teaching strategies
Teachers collaborate on implementing
strategies
Values use of DI
Evidence of DI in the classrooms
Explicit system to address students who struggle
Explicit system to address students who excel

16. Key Indicators-Assessment Literacy
Evidenced based decision making
Data collection system in place
Data readily available
Artifacts assist data analysis
Time provided to analyze data
Data informs teaching

17. Key Indicators-Positive Behavior
3-5 agreed upon school-wide behavioral
expectations
System to teach behavioral expectations to
students
transfer students
Plan to celebrate student success
System to collect data on student behavior
Data used to make changes in school
program

18. Professional Development
Leadership
Coaching
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Behavior
Professional Development
Consultation
Related Services

20. The Key is Partnerships

21. The Mustard Seed Project: Inclusive Practices in Catholic Schools
October 9, 2017
Loyola University Chicago
luc.edu/gcce

23. Michael J. Boyle, Ph.D.
Director
@mjboyle3