Guiding Questions March 7 2016

Norms:
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Presume positive intentions

Sustain voluntary attention
Encourage input from all
Stay on topic/limit side conversations
Stay focused but allow for brainstorming and drafting outloud
Use Parking Lot (on guiding question document)
Solution driven conversations

Courses we need to offer 2016-2017

1. What are the current courses offered?
a. Consider the current Center Based EBD, ASD, and DCD classes.
Do buildings still need to offer EBD Math, ASD English, etc. Discuss the
implications, talk with the teachers who are currently teaching these courses as
they are aligned to the curriculum being used in Resource Courses.
b. Do buildings want to identify sections for students with high
incident behaviors and keep those sections at a lower number?
c. Do buildings want to identify sections for students with significant
sensory needs and keep those sections at a lower number?
2. How many sections of each course does your building need to offer based on
current enrollment?
3. Determine who is teaching each course/section offered.
Courses Offered

Number of Sections

Courses that should be created (Proposals/Curriculum Writing)

Person(s) Teaching
Course/Section

1. Determine as a group courses that need to be developed in order to meet student

needs (this will be a joint effort between both high schools once courses are identified).
An example could be a Transition class that spans grades 9-12 (one for each grade level
or skills identified).
Student Need

Course to be Developed

Co-Teaching courses
1. Identify the co-teaching classes that are currently being offered.
2. Identify co-teaching classes that should be created.
a. How are teams identifying co-teaching sections? Please answer.
b. How are teams putting co-teaching services on the IEP? Please
answer.

Current Co-taught Classes

Identified Co-taught Classes to be Created

Essential Outcomes for Guided Study, Skills A, Skills B, and Skills E

Please work as Teams on developing the Essential Outcomes, Learning Targets, and Common
Assessments.

Documents are in your folder to complete.

Next Steps
What do you feel the next steps are in this process?

Further Questions/Parking Lot

What questions have come up during this professional learning day?