Student Success Team Process
For Acceleration
Initial referral submitted by teacher,
Parent, or administrator
Submit referral form for subject or whole
grade acceleration
Teacher meets
with SST coach
and GIS to
review data,
gather evidence,
and complete
form
&
The teacher
conferences with
the student to
discuss current
placement
Parent will be informed of the review of
data, collection of evidence, and student
conference
Instructional Vision
of the Dublin City Schools
We believe that all students can
and must learn at high levels of
achievement. It is our job to create
an environment in our classrooms
that results in this high level of
performance. We are confident
that, with our support and help,
students can master challenging
academic material and we expect
them to do so. We are prepared to
work collaboratively with
colleagues, students and parents to
achieve this shared educational
purpose.
Level 1 intervention will be established to
support the student
Level 1
intervention
is
successful
Level 1 intervention not
meeting student’s needs, plan
for Level 2 intervention
Dublin City Schools
Student
Success
Team -
Acceleration
Process
For additional information …
please contact
your child’s school.
Parents are given verbal & written notice
of additional Level 2 intervention
SST Meeting for further acceleration
consideration
Level 1 and Level 2
interventions are
supporting student,
no further testing
needed
Further testing
needed for
possible
acceleration
placement
SST meeting to discuss results of further
testing and IAS recommendation
Dublin City Schools
Gifted Services Department
7030 Coffman Road
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 614-760-4351
http://www.dublinschools.net
A guide to Subject
or Whole Grade
Acceleration
through the Student
Success Team
What is a Student Success
Team?
The Dublin City School District endorses
the use of building level Student Success
Teams (SST). A Student Success Team is
a resource for general, gifted, and special
education staff, parents and students
that will help provide thoughtful
reflection on the implementation of best
practices, educational environment,
alternative strategies, extensions of
curriculum and/or focused interventions in
order to teach new skills and develop
success in learning. It is also a system
designed to support monitoring progress
as the team tests various hypotheses
about how a student learns most
efficiently. The positive, problem solving
nature of the teaming process is meant to
help students, parents, and staff build an
expanding tool box of ideas to address
current and future problems.
Who is on the team?
The team will consist of parents, students,
and school personnel. The school
personnel on a SST may vary according to
the particular needs of the student. This
team may consist of administrators,
counselor, teachers, GIS, speech/language
pathologist, differentiated specialist,
curriculum support teachers, reading
support staff, related arts staff, English
as a second language teachers, and the
school nurse.
Why is a child referred?
Referrals to the SST occur for many different
reasons.
•
Referrals based upon concerns typically
occur when a child is continuing to struggle
despite interventions that teachers and
parents put in place. The team process
allows for greater exploration of potential
causes and solutions to address the area of
need to help the child experience greater
success.
•
Referrals for acceleration consideration
typically occur when a child is continuously
performing at high levels within the
classroom and the teacher and/or parent
believe that the student may benefit from
additional support.
What are interventions?
Interventions are strategies identified to help a
child experience greater success. They may include
utilizing differentiated instructional strategies,
utilizing enrichment and extension, providing
opportunities to meet with school personnel, or the
development of a behavioral support plan.
Should I attend the SST meeting?
Parents/guardians and students are strongly
encouraged to attend the SST meetings, because
they are vital members of the team who can share
beneficial information. Your active participation is
crucial to maximize the success of this problemsolving session.
Parents will receive verbal notification regarding
the referral from their child’s teacher and an
official written invitation once a success team
meeting has been scheduled.
What will occur during the
SST meeting?
The SST meeting serves as a problemsolving session in which the team can
develop potential ways to support the
student. It is through this process that
effective strategies and interventions
can be suggested, tested, and monitored.
Each meeting will last for approximately
20-30 minutes. The meeting will follow
this agenda:
Focus on the purpose of the meeting
Intervention session where staff,
parent, and student share possible
strategies for support.
Determine a plan of action and select
how progress will be monitored. The
selected intervention strategies and
implementation timelines are
recorded on the Student Success
Team Action Plan Minutes. Parents
are provided a copy of this
document.
Schedule a follow up meeting date.
A follow-up meeting will be scheduled to
review the progress of the Success Plan.
At the meeting the team may determine:
The Success Plan is effective and no
further assistance is needed from
the team. The progress of the
student will continue to be
monitored. No further testing is
needed.
The child qualifies for further
acceleration consideration,
additional testing and use of the
IAS for acceleration placement
recommendation is discussed.