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RE-DESIGNING SPECIAL EDUCATION
Supporting Students with Disabilities and Other Struggling Learners
IDEA 2004 and NCLB are calling for educational reform that is intended to provide equitable achievement outcomes for all students. As we step into this newly defined era in public education, it is time for us to examine our data, policies, procedures, and practices.
The District has accepted an invitation from Wayne RESA to participate in an educational reform project that will focus on disability classification rates, general education classroom access, disproportionate representation of minority students in special education, and academic performance.
In December, the District began a process of data analysis and collaborative dialogue on the topic of quality education for all students. Through this self-discovery process, a strategic plan will be developed to bring systemic reform to our district. This reform will be centered on student performance.
Please congratulate your colleagues for their participation on the District’s Re-design Team.
They are:
HIGH SCHOOL
Elizabeth Beckert, WMHS
Susan Caudell, JGHS
Bobby Kelly, WMHS
Walt Pytlak, Special Education Department
John Retzer, JGHS
Kevin Weber, WMHS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Barbara Hodgkins, Franklin
Jill Kunnath, Franklin
Donna Lochrie, Instruction Department
Paul Salah, Marshall
ELEMENTARY
Diane Friese, Hamilton
Mary Anne Garzon, Schweitzer
Judy Handley, Instruction Department
Diane Moore, Hamilton
CO-CHAIR
Agnes Kubrik, Instruction Department
John Mills, Special Education Department
EX-OFFICIO
Dr. Gregory Baracy, Superintendent
Charlotte Sherman, Deputy Superintendent
Meeting topics will include relationship building, teacher role and expectation, effective instruction, lesson development, instruction and leadership, universal design for learning, 21st Century Learning Skills, co-teaching, Michigan Content Standards, analysis of student work, instructional practices and strategies, and rigor and relevance.
Wayne-Westland, along with IDEA and NCLB, will follow the path to increased expectations and insist upon continuous improvement in educational performance. |
