Special Education Collaborative
Resources and Supports
for Parents
March 19, 2015
Dr. Terri Mozingo, Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Jane Quenneville, Executive Director of Special Education
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Essential Questions
1. What supports and services do we provide
at John Adams?
2. How does central office staff
support teaching and learning
at John Adams?
3. What supports and services
are available to parents of
students with disabilities?
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Staff Supports
• Autism and ID City Wide
Programs- Alex Manning
• Literacy- Christina Davin
• Inclusive Practices- Nicole
Barrion
• Early Childhood- Jane
Richardson
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Autism/ID City Wide Programs
• Support students and teachers in city-wide classrooms on all aspects of
teaching and learning
• Provide training to special education and general education teachers
• Weekly visits to city-wide classrooms for training, modeling, and
support to classroom staff
• Work closely with school psychologists and teachers to complete
Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for
specific students
• Provide monthly training for teachers of students with moderate
disabilities
• Coordinate the development of Lunch Bunch social skills group, and
provide ongoing consultation
• Consult with special education teachers regarding IEP development
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Literacy Supports
• Support implementation of reading interventions with
fidelity in city wide classrooms
• Training provided on Corrective Reading and Reading
Mastery
• Provide IEP support goal development and aligning IEPs to
standards
• Support high quality lesson planning with grade level
collaborative learning teams at the 4th grade level
• Support the implementation of Aimsweb progress
monitoring
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Inclusive Practices
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Support co-taught and inclusive classes
Provide training and resources to general education and special education teachers
Collaborate with leadership team to align my supports with the school focus
Led training for special education teachers on Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Support special education teachers with scheduling
Model strategies for general education teachers
Coach general education and special education teachers in differentiation, student
engagement, explicit instruction, and co-teaching practices
Lesson plan with general education teachers
Coordinated the implementation of a research-based math intervention program, Do the
Math
Provide training to all math teachers on Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA)
method
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Early Childhood Supports
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Provide monthly training to EC special education and general education
teachers
Provide quarterly training to EC paraprofessionals
Conduct classroom observations and model and coach teachers in high yield
instructional practices
Consult with ECSE teachers and paraprofessionals regarding supports for ECSE
students
Parent support and collaboration
Consult and coach ECSE teachers regarding IEP development and aligning IEPs
to the Virginia Milestones and Virginia Foundation Blocks
Provide guidance on Curiosity Corner curriculum for ECSE
Coordinate and lead the transition of students from ECSE to Kindergarten in
collaboration with other professional staff and parents
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Child Find Services
Child Find Services
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ACPS Child Find offers free screenings and/or evaluations for children 2 years of age
by September of the current school year, through five years of age who are suspected
of having developmental delays, or a disability that may be impacting his or her
learning or educational performance
Child is screened in areas of development by Early Childhood Special Educators:
– Communication
– Reasoning/ Thinking skills
– Self help/ Adaptive skills
– Personal-Social skills
– Motor skills
Contact Information:
Donna Marsh, Child Find
Specialist
John Adams Elementary
703-578-7217
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Parent Resource Center
Services
• Individual consultations with parents
• Parent work shop training series
• Supports planning in the for the Autism and Career and Transition plans
• Parent support groups for Autism and
Early Childhood
• Training on the special education process
• Disability history and awareness month
activities
• Liaison to the special education advisory
committee
Location: TC Williams, Minnie Howard Campus
3801 W. Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22304
Staff Contact: Janet Reese, Parent support specialist
janet.reese@acps.k12.va.us, 703-824-0129
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Questions and Discussion
Superintendent
Dr. Alvin L. Crawley
School Board
Karen A. Graf, Chairman
Christopher J. Lewis, Vice Chairman
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Kelly C. Booz
Ronnie Campbell
William E. Campbell
Patricia Ann Hennig
Stephanie A. Kapsis
Justin Keating
Marc Williams
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