TransQUAL Strategic Work Plan #44986

Topic: Program Philosophy
Number: 1a2
Indicator: Infusion of transition outcomes and services occur in all curricular areas.
Current Rating: 3 = Indicator evident across some, but not all, situations
Special educators are well versed in transition planning and incorporate transition topics in their instruction and day-to-day interactions with students. Regular educations are less well informed about transition issues and their relationship to their instruction of student.
4 - Indicator evident across all situations
We intend to educate all staff about post high school planning and outcomes and how that affects their instruction.
 
Task
Presentation on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)and day-long workshops on that topic
Due Date
03/24/2008
Team
Dr. Deb Shea, -
Task
Presentation to high school faculty regarding specific services which include transition serv ices offered by the District special education program.
Due Date
06/30/2008
Team
Administrator for Student Support Services, -
Task
Presentation to high school faculty regarding the importance of post high school outcomes and the regular education teachers' role in helping students achieve those outcomes.
Due Date
04/30/2009
Team
Administrator for Student Support Services, -
 
Combination of district and federal funds.
Administrators will observe teachers planning and teaching lessons featuring universal design characteristics. Attendance will be taken at high school faculty presentations on UDL, special ed. transition services offered and regular ed. role in transition planning
 
This spring and fall we will plan how to implement UDL. In the coming school year, we hope to see UDL become a regular part of instruction at Niskayuna CSD. If administrators observe that UDL principles are not incorporated in teachers' lessons or faculty meetings are not well attended then an alternate presentation will be provided concerning the value of UDL and transition planning.
Internally we will share info. via the First Class website and externally via the District web site and newsletter.
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