February 2015
This Newsletter is published by the
Planning, Data, and Performance Management Department,
Division of Special Education, Los Angeles Unified School District.
Education, Los Angeles Unified School District.
Inside This Issue
Upcoming Events
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Welligent IEP Manager RSP Tracker Instructions
2
High School “A-G” Graduation Requirements and
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Students with Disabilities
Positive Behavior Support – Classroom Management
Welligent Global Announcement – Revisions to
Section K – New CAASPP and CAPA/AA Assessments
Holiday Story Time - Books and Badges
Correction Corner
In the December 2014/January 2015 newsletter on
page 3, the phone number for SESC ISIC was
mistakenly omitted from the “Compliant IEP” section.
The phone number is (213) 241-4999. We apologize
for the error and any difficulties this may have
caused.
Upcoming Events
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Click on this link to access the LAUSD January
2015 newsletter:
 What is School Games?
 The 2014 Fall School Games - Soccer
 The upcoming Spring 2015 Track and Field
School Games
 Volunteer information
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Click on this link for the Wheelchair Basketball
Schedule 2014-15
Bestcolleges.com Website Resource
Smarter Balanced Digital Library
Common Core English Language Arts Article
Expanding the Paraeducator Career Ladder
Supporting Our Alternate Curriculum Classrooms
New and Revised Publications
Microsoft Home Use Package
Professional Development Opportunities
Miscellaneous – Correction Corner, Did You Know?, Elibrary, Newsletter Archive, Sharing Ideas, Strategic Plan
Division of Special Education
ALIGNED STRATEGIC PLAN
KEY GOALS
Improve Student
Outcomes
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Manage
Performance
High Quality Instruction and Services for Students
High Quality Operational Support
System of Monitoring and Accountability
Effective Employees Focused on Improving Student
Outcomes
Resource Optimization
What have you been doing to enhance delivery,
documentation, and monitoring of services to students with
disabilities? Share your comments with Tammy Kirch,
Specialist,at tjh9414@lausd.net and they may appear in a
future publication of the newsletter!
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WELLIGENT Support Section
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RSP TRACKER V.7
is a handy two page quick reference guide for resource
teachers. The headers in the document are:
“Set-up Student Records”,
“Inputting Time (Daily or Weekly
Activity),
“Print Monthly Service Logs”,
“Marking the IEP for RSP Students”,
“Setting/Service Delivery Models”,
“Cancel Codes” ,
“Print Individual Student Log”
Save or print out your guide today!
Classroom Management is critical to
creating a positive and predictable
learning environment.
Structure - Identify and modify variables to
positively influence student behavior.
Teach - Teach students EXACTLY what
behaviors will result in their success.
Observe - Monitor and make decisions based on
objective data.
Interact - (4:1) Interact positively with all
students.
Correct - Correct misbehavior fluently (briefly,
High School “A-G” Graduation
Requirements and Students with
Disabilities BUL – 6257.0 May 19, 2014
Take a closer look at this policy bulletin and the
guidelines with the “A-G” requirements as they relate
to not only students, but also resource specialist and
special day teachers in terms of required teaching
credentials. The headers within the outline are as
follows:
Students with Disabilities Receiving Support from
the Resource Specialist Program,*
Students with Disabilities in the Special Day
Program – Recommended Sequence for “A-G”
Courses,*
Waivers from Selected “A-G” Courses for Students
with Disabilities,*
consistently, immediately, privately).
Key features of classroom
management:
Establish clear behavioral expectations (3-5
positively stated expectations).
Teach these behavioral expectations
consistently and as needed.
Find opportunities to build positive
relationships with students and reinforce
students for meeting behavioral expectations
(i.e whole-group, small-group, individual
student).
Special Education Teacher Credentialing and
Authorization to Teach “A-G” Courses and
Graduation Requirement Courses,
Correct student behavior by having
preplanned responses that are stated calmly
and in a manner that focuses on teaching
how to behave appropriately.
Courses that Require an Education Specialist
Credential and a Single-Subject General Education
Credential/Authorization
Monitor whether students are meeting your
expectations and reteach any expectations
students are struggling with.
*This information is a great resource to refer to at IEP
meetings when discussing courses and
supports/accommodations.
Know the instructional needs of your students
and plan accordingly.
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Welligent Global Announcement
Revisions to Section K: New CAASPP
(Smarter Balanced/Common Core) and
CAPA/Alternate Assessment (CAPA/AA)
State/District-wide Assessments
Holiday Story Time
Books & Badges
In order to maintain compliance with changes in
California’s statewide testing program, revisions to the
IEP Section K have been added to Welligent.
CAASPP is the new acronym for the California Smarter
Balanced/Common Core assessments for students on
the general education curriculum in grades 3 through 8
and 11. IEP teams should add CAASPP tests in ELA
and Math for all students in grades K-11 on the general
education curriculum to identify needed Designated
Supports and Accommodations for both State and
District-wide testing. Students on the general education
curriculum will continue to be tested with either CST or
CMA Science in grades 5, 8, and 10.
CAPA/AA is the new acronym for the alternate
assessments for students participating on the alternate
curriculum in grades 3 through 11. The new Alternate
Assessment in ELA and Math will be administered to
students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in 2014-15 in lieu
of the CAPA ELA and Math. Students on the alternate
curriculum will continue to be tested with the CAPA
Science in grades 5,8, and 10.
For more information about the new testing
requirements, please contact the LAUSD Student
Testing Unit at (213) 241-4104.
This holiday season, in addition to the backpack,
school supply, and toy giveaways, police officers
from the Los Angeles School Police Department
read stories to students who are receiving special
education services throughout the District. This
interaction promotes a love for reading while
building positive relationships. The students,
police officers, and school staff all felt enriched by
the experience.
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabledstudents/
This section of the website* contains resources for
students preparing to enter college:
Click here to access the Updated IEP Section K
Handout (you will need your Welligent sign-on to access
the handout).
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Guidelines for IEP teams on Selecting Designated
Supports and Accommodations for state testing are
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included in the new Reference Guide, REF-6420,
LAUSD Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines
for Smarter Balanced Assessments.
* Legal rights,
* Academic adjustments (accommodations),
* Useful information “while applying” – profile colleges,
schedule a visit, meet with student services, contact
student housing services, try free online courses.
This website also has resources for students, parents,
and teachers (at all grade levels):
*Listed by disability category – deaf and hard of
hearing, visual impairment, learning disabilities, etc.,
*Arranged by resource type – apps, websites,
software.
The information contained within this website is a
good tool to reference at IEP meetings.
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*The website was referenced with permission from a
contributor to this website.
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*Table 2: Four Year Cohort Graduation Rate at
Comprehensive High Schools by Subgroups
Smarter Balanced Digital Library
“The Smarter Balanced Digital Library is an online
collection of resources aligned to the Common Core
State Standards (CCSS) that support K-12 teachers
in using the formative assessments to adjust teaching
in order to improve student learning. It is an
instructional, professional development library with
tools to guide teachers in identifying and using the
best resources for their students’ needs...which
include commissioned, interactive assessment
literacy and exemplar instructional modules on
English-language arts and mathematics.”
Click here to access the Smarter Balanced
Assessment Consortium.
Source: MEM-6423.0, Published December 8, 2014
Click here for an interesting read on the subject of
Common Core Reading and the key shifts in English
Language Arts. The article provides an overview and
also real life example of implementation from a 5th
grade teacher’s perspective.
Source: Linked with permission from:
http://www.npr.org/
All Students
Latino
African- American
Asian
White
English Learners
Reclassified English
Learners
Economically
Disadvantaged
Students with
Disabilities
12-13
Prelim.
65
64
54
75
71
13-14
Prelim.
77
76
71
87
84
Difference
29
79
27
85
-2
6
67
78
11
41
57
16
12
12
17
12
13
*Source: Preliminary Graduation Rate for 2014 by
Subgroups, LAUSD Office of Data and Accountability,
10/21/14.
Expanding the
Paraeducator Career Ladder:
Are you or do you know a talented paraprofessional
interested in becoming a teacher? The District is
expanding the Paraeducator Career Ladder Program
to further develop tomorrow’s teachers. Click here for
more information.
Source: “Board Business for Week of December 8,
2014”, Office of Internal Communications
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Supporting Our Alternate Curriculum Classrooms:
The Division of Special Education has been working interdepartmentally to provide alternate curriculum teachers and
staff with the best possible support to ensure an equitable, rigorous, and meaningful education for students with
significant disabilities.
Teachers are benefiting from ongoing professional development trainings, weekly webinars on a variety of applicable
topics, and weekly newsletters outlining resources available to teachers, staff, and students.
Ongoing professional development trainings offer new and veteran teachers the opportunity to learn about the Unique
Learning System, Oxford Picture Dictionary, and the various supplemental materials we are using in our classrooms
and at our career centers.
The alternate curriculum support team throughout our district is collaborating with the behavior unit, autism team,
school-site administrators, and school staff to fully support alternate curriculum classrooms.
Weekly newsletters allow the Division of Special Education to highlight the many amazing and innovative things
teachers are doing in the classrooms. Alternate Curriculum Teachers across the district share this useful information
with district staff.
As we head into the Spring 2015 semester, the Division of Special Education will continue to support alternate
curriculum classrooms through ongoing trainings and support. Teachers and Paraprofessionals are able to view the
available trainings through the LAUSD Learning Zone or MEM 6283.
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
New and Revised Special
Education Publications
December 2014 – January 2015
MEMORANDUM PUBLICATIONS
Document
Number
MEM-6361.1
Title
Behavior Related
Professional
Development for the
2014-2015 School
Year
Publish Date
Microsoft HOME USE Package
Available for $9.75
Dec. 9, 2014
Thanks to the District's enterprise license
agreement with Microsoft, all active* District employees
can purchase versions of Microsoft Office and Windows
Operating System for their home computers for a low
price (each license includes two installations). Microsoft
understands that employees are more productive when
they have access to the latest versions of software at
work and at home.
REFERENCE GUIDE PUBLICATIONS
Document
Number
Title
Publish Date
REF1341.13
Complaint Response
Unit (CRU) for Parents
of Students with
Disabilities
Dec. 9, 2014
REF- 6449.0
Preschool for All
Learners (PAL)
Special Day Program
Jan. 27, 2015
REF-3557.1
Implementation of
Related Service
Support for Students
with Orthopedic
Impairments in
Special Day Programs
Jan. 27, 2015
REF-2683.1
Clarification of School
Site Administrator
Responsibilities at an
Individualized
Education Program
(IEP) Meeting When a
Student Receives Only
One Related Service
Jan. 27, 2015
REF-715.1
Assessment Plans for
Related Services
Jan. 27, 2015
REF-4826.2
Procedures for
Providing Coverage
and/or Replacement
Pay For Secondary
Adapted Physical
Education Teacher
Absences
Jan. 27, 2015
REF-6337.1
Administrators Role in
Ensuring Compliance
with Federal and State
Special Education and
Section 504 Legal
Mandates
Feb. 3, 2015
To purchase your copy, Click Here
Other software products are available at a discounted
price as well: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Parallels,
Minitab Inc., iGrafx, National Instruments, NCSS, NVivo,
Systat Software, Inc., Wipebook.
*Note: the license only covers users currently employed
with the District; use of home products must be
discontinued upon terminating employment with the
District.
Source: LAUSD IT HelpDesk website page:
http://achieve.lausd.net/msela
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Staff Professional Development
and Workshop Opportunities
MEM 6283.0:
February 20, 2015
Unique Learning System
Staff Professional Development and
Workshop Opportunities (Continued)
MEM 6361.1:
February 5 and 6, 2015
Strengthening Our Behavior Skills Training
March 20, 2015
Unique Learning System
February 18, 2015
Afterschool Behavior Clinics
February 19, 2015
ULS: Implementing with Fidelity
February 24, 2015
PD for ED SDP Teachers (See MEM for
attendance requirements)
March 19, 2015
ULS: Implementing with Fidelity
February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015 (Individual
Dates)
Behavior (Webinar)
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015 (Individual Dates)
Alternate Curriculum Assessment (Webinar)
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MEM 6308.0:
February 10 & 11, 2015
“Structuring the Learning Environment for
Individual Success”: Two-Day In-Person
Workshop for Teachers and Others Working
with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
and Related Disabilities
MEM 6345.1:
February 25 and 26, 2015
Strengthening Our Behavior Skills Training
March 18, 2015
Afterschool Behavior Clinics
March 19 and 20, 2015
Strengthening Our Behavior Skills Training
March 24, 2015
PD for ED SDP Teachers (See MEM for
attendance requirements)
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) Training
(Refer to Attachment B)
Functional Behavior Assessemnt (FBA)
Training (Refer to Attachment C)
On-line Classroom Management Modules:
CHAMPs and Discipline in the Secondary
Classroom (Refer to Attachment E)
Online Functional Behavior Assessment
Overview (Refer to Attachment G)
March 30-April 1, 2015
Preschool Positive Behavior Practices
Certification Training
REF 6378.0
Ongoing
Online Behavior Implementation (BII) Tracking
Course Available in the Learning Zone
In the likely event that you need
to reference information posted in the newsletter, you
are always able to retrieve the current and archived
newsletters on the Division of Special Education
website in the News and Announcements header of
the main page or Newsletters header of the E-Library
section.
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