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Sanger Unified at a glance
My kids vs. your kids
Special Education Reform and RtI
By Matt Navo & Kimberly Salomonson
Where is Sanger?
The Basics of Sanger Located in the Central Valley approximately 20 miles
Southeast of Fresno.
188 square miles, predominately rural.
10,535 students
Schools: 14 elementary schools (2 of which are charter schools)
1 intermediate school
1 comprehensive high school
3 alternative education schools, and an adult school.
1 charter home-school program (K-12).
Sanger Unified at a Glance83% of students are minorities.
76% qualify for free or reduced lunch.
24% are English language learners.
49% of students’ parents do not speak English as primary language.
28% of parents did not graduate from high school.
Welcome to Sanger!
“Home of 400 unhappy teachers!!!”
Where We Were in 2004–2005We were one of the first 98 California school districts
to enter PI status.
Five elementary schools were PI status (one school at PI 4, two schools at PI 3, and two schools at PI 2), as well as intermediate school (PI 2).
The district did not adhere to the state textbook adoption cycle or maintain a focused staff development program.
Schools had little fidelity to state curricular standards. There was no effective district-wide assessment system to monitor student achievement.
SPED: API Journey
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DistrictSPED
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Bringing General Education and Special Education together!
Changing our culture.
PLCs
RtI
EDI
ELD
Structure
OperationsStrategy
Information
IdentityConnections
Relationships
A Systems ViewA Systems View of School ReformAdapted from the work of Margret Wheatley
4 Questions That Drive PLC Work
1. What do we want students to learn?2. How will we know when they have
learned it?3. How will we respond when learning doesn’t take
place?
4. How will we respond when learning has taken place?
Pyramid Response To Intervention
A general education function through an interdisciplinary lens.
Deliberate collaboration focused on student learning
Based on specific student achievement and learning data
Requires continuous monitoring and change focused on ensuring student success
A philosophy…not a program
Fluid not static!
We Include:
A solid core program (Tier 1)
Universal screening
Differentiated supports within the Tier 1 program
Progress monitoring of students within the core program
Supplemental (Tier 2) interventions to students slightly below grade level
Progress monitoring of students within supplemental interventions
Intensive interventions (Tier 3) to students well below grade level
Progress monitoring of students within intensive intervention
Referral for formal evaluation for special education eligibility
Key ComponentsStudents receive 30-45 minutes 4x’s/week
Deployment model: no student misses core instruction
RTI+: Students with special needs learning with their peers BUT individually progress monitored and supported with SPED services.
Findings Percentage of students assessed that qualify
post RTI intervention (90%) as opposed to “wait to fail” model that led to assessment. (20%)
Referrals and placements initially dropped 4-5% but have stayed relatively stable over time. District identified population 7.5% down from 11% over 5 years.
District CommitmentAlthough our Special Education population is
now stable at 7.5% (down from 11%) we are committed to maintaining our staffing ratios as valued members of our PLC’s, greater staff, and Sanger Family.
SPED Staffing Ratios Total ADA: 11,000
Average Elementary RSP caseload: 15
Middle and High School RSP: 22-25
Average SDC caseload: 12
Number of Psychologists: 10.5
Number of Speech Therapists: 10
PPS Counselors: 7
PPS Counselors/MFT’s: 1.2
Project Managers: 3
Our MissionDream Big, Work Hard and Believe!!
Believe all students can and must learn.