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- What policies do we have in this area?
- What are the numbers and percentages of students in each of these programs, and what are the trends?
- Are we optimizing the benefits of external funding for these programs?
- What is the performance of students in these programs, and what are the trends in performance?
- Are we meeting the federal and state requirements for these programs?
- Have we optimized parental participation in these programs?
- Are we providing the professional development opportunities that staff need in support of these programs?
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- Are student support services integrated into the instructional process?
- What collaboration is available (e.g. AHS/SRS)?
- Who is responsible for student support service programs and compliance issues?
- Are there adequate resources for a quality student support system?
- Does the school have inclusive practices?
- What do the data reveal about the student support system and student results?
- Can student support system programs be made more efficient though collaboration?
- What training do principals, teachers, and paraeducators need to better serve the student support services?
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- What is the school’s comprehensive system of support services?
- Who is responsible for the delivery of those programs?
- How are they integrated within the school? Across the district/SU? Across agencies and other collaboratives?
- Working with the central office, what are the trends that are seen in each area, and what long-range planning must take place?
- At transition points in the district, how are teams determined and plans communicated?
- What are the requirements of NCLB, etc?
- What is the performance of students in these programs?
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- Receive report from superintendent about current programs.
- Discuss data on student numbers, percentages, and performance.
- Review policy.
- Review budget resource allocated for professional development in this area.
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- Review state and federal requirements (program, staffing, and curriculum).
- Review board policies.
- Analyze student support system population.
- Disaggregate data.
- Survey teachers/parents.
- Conduct audit of student results.
- Conduct audit of expenditures.
- Plan for staff development around student support system needs.
- Incorporate student support system needs into the action plan.
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- Review job descriptions and district procedures for entering the student support system.
- Gather and review all documents that outline the comprehensive student support system.
- Develop a system to ensure a link between classroom teachers and SSS staff.
- Review past service plans and budgets to determine alignment
- Ensure that data is available, gathered and analyzed as part of the action plan.
- Determine professional development needs, and work with central office to develop a program, to prioritize needs and to ensure delivery of that program.
- Ensure that all handbooks outline processes to access SSS, along with expectations for faculty around meeting student needs.
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