Attleboro Public Schools Mentor Program
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Monthly Discussion Topics for Special Education Teachers

Special Needs Resource Specialist

Mentor/Mentee

Discussion Checklist


September

· Building a positive relationship between team teachers and inclusion specialist
· Scheduling:
                    Service delivery times
                    Avoiding conflicts with other specialists or specialist times
                    Assuring additional services are scheduled/met
· Grouping students (on-going)
· Available resources
· Supervising ILAs
· Paperwork and time frames for completion
· Planning
· Ordering supplies
· Gathering student data
· File Review
              Search for IEP students by grade
                          Ensure caseload is accurate (check with secretaries, etc. for new                                 students, transfers, etc.)
                          Ensure plans are all signed
· Complete data sheets for Sped Office
· Learn process on Easy IEP

September/October


· Service delivery:  inclusion, pull-out, co-teaching whole class, small group in class, etc.
· Paperwork and time frames for completion
· Report writing
· Easy IEP
· IEP writing
· Informal assessments for writing goals and objectives
· Accommodations; MCAS accommodations (on-going)
· Provide copies of IEP for team teachers to implement
· Create information sheets/IEP student needs by team, for special staff (again in January):
                    Structuring the classroom to meet IEP requirements
                    Review three meeting types:  initial, re-evaluation, review      
                    Team meeting process before first team meeting
                    Presenting reports at team meetings
                    Group management:  behavior, motivation, etc.

November

· Conferring with parents and classroom teachers
· Coordinating with classroom teachers when writing progress reports and report cards (for consistency) (on-going)
· Pre-referral process

January

· MCAS preparation and accommodations
· Extended school year requirements
· Transition from elementary to m.s./m.s. to h.s.:  procedures and contact people

April

· Ordering supplies

June

· End of year note to parents

Any time/building dependent


· Testing
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