Programming Students With Programming Students With Disabilities in High SchoolDisabilities in High SchoolDunbar Vocational Career Academy Dunbar Vocational Career Academy

Dr. Camilla CovingtonDr. Camilla Covington

Legal Requirements for Legal Requirements for Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities

Federal- IDEAFederal- IDEA

Receive free and Receive free and appropriate educationappropriate education

Be placed in least Be placed in least restrictive environmentrestrictive environment

General education must be General education must be the first considerationthe first consideration

State- Corey H.State- Corey H.

Include in general Include in general curriculumcurriculum

Include in standards and Include in standards and other accountability other accountability measuresmeasures

Educate with non-disabled Educate with non-disabled peerspeers

Provide with appropriate Provide with appropriate support and servicessupport and services

The IEP Drives ProgrammingThe IEP Drives Programming

IEP

Forces IEP team to thinkAbout upcoming school year

Dictates where servicesWill be provided

Creates yearly goals And accomplishments

Binds school to provide Services and support

Good programming

Developing An Action PlanDeveloping An Action Plan

Review list of all students withdisabilities in school

Amend IEP’s, if appropriate

Program students in appropriate settings

Staff teachers in appropriate

inclusive settings

Align student programs with CTT

schedules

•Ensure accurate computer data•Discuss student’s academic

and social progress

Action Plan TimelineAction Plan TimelineTASKTASK Review IEP’s for Review IEP’s for

all students all students with disabilitieswith disabilities

(Allow 30 days)(Allow 30 days)

Amend IEPsAmend IEPs

(Allow 30 days)(Allow 30 days)

Program Program students with students with disabilitiesdisabilities

(Allow 30 days)(Allow 30 days)

Staff teachers Staff teachers in appropriate in appropriate inclusive inclusive settingssettings

(Allow 30 days)(Allow 30 days)

Start DateStart Date February 1February 1 March 2March 2 April 2April 2 May 2May 2

Target Target Completion Completion DateDate

March 2March 2 April 2April 2 May 2May 2 June 2June 2

Date Date AchievedAchieved

(To be (To be completed by completed by the school)the school)

IEP Grid SheetIEP Grid Sheetand Program Selectionand Program Selection

How do you transfer How do you transfer information from the IEP information from the IEP to the program selection to the program selection

sheet?sheet?

Best Practices for ProgrammingBest Practices for Programming

Program special education students firstProgram special education students first

Save slots for special education studentsSave slots for special education students

Project # of CTT classes for fallProject # of CTT classes for fall

Maximize staffMaximize staff

Common Challenges Common Challenges

Not enough special education teachers Not enough special education teachers and/or paraprofessionalsand/or paraprofessionals

Programming for auxiliary classesProgramming for auxiliary classes

Perception that special education student Perception that special education student takes up all the time of general education takes up all the time of general education teacherteacher

Modification of curriculumModification of curriculum