2013 KID STRONG CONFERENCE Special Services Director Gia Deasy

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Special Services Director
Gia Deasy
gdeasy@access.k12.wv.us
200 Gaston Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554
2013 KID STRONG
CONFERENCE
Marion County Schools
Student population
8,096
SWD
1,137
3 AA High Schools
1 ALC
5 Middle Schools (2 large)
2 K-8 schools
9 elementary schools
14.04%
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/PositiveBehaviorSupportschoolwide.html
WVDE SPONSORED PROGRAMS
WV’s SWPBS Big
Ideas
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LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Influential
Meeting/Agenda
Sharing/Marketing
Representative
Courageous Conversations
DATA
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School Wide Information System
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http://www.swis.org/
Data Driven
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Collecting Data
USING DATA
PROACTIVE APPROACH
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What is happening?
Where is it happening?
Why is it happening?
DATA may illuminate MORE issues
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Problematic environments
Classroom management concerns
Supervision/crowding concerns.
Student-teacher assignments
EXPECTATIONS and GUIDELINES
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How important is it to YOU to know what is
expected of you?
How frequently do YOU depend on signs/cue
card to prompt you?
How do expectations vary across settings?
If students DID what you EXPECTED of them
–how would that impact discipline?
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TEACH
CELEBRATE/ acknowledge
Early Childhood PBS
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Environment
Developmentally appropriate tasks
Schedules/Transitions
Understanding feelings
Friendships and relationships
EARLY Childhood PBS
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ALL PRE K trained
Kindergarten Pilot – 2011 school year
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January 2011 Pilot
June collaborative with Harrison County
WV School Based Mental Health
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Barnes Learning Center Pilot
2011-12 All 3 high schools
3 large middle schools
United Summit Center
Special Education Involvement
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Disproportionality-out of school suspensions
Disproportionality- Emotional Behavior
Disorders
At Risk Factors-associated with SWD
characteristics
Outcomes
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Decreases in OSS
Decreases in EBD identification
Decreases in Pre-K referral rates
“Spill over” effects-school climate
Enhancing School Climate &
Student Behavioral Competence
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School Wide Positive Behavior Supports
Early Childhood PBS
SWIS Data Collection
Kindergarten PBS Project
WV School Based Mental Health
We often overlook
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Supervision
Core TEAM responsibilities
Expectations
TEACH
Keeping up with staff turnover
The DATA
Additional supports
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Book studies for new hires
Book studies for classroom environments
Resources for principals/leadership
Computer/cyber concerns
Using the SWIS data –sharing
Supervision Training
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