Teleconference 16: September 29, 2008

11:30 am Pacific, 12:30 pm Mountain, 1:30 pm Central, 2:30 pm Eastern.
1.5 hours duration

Practical Strategies for Accommodations Monitoring and Training

There are many complex issues surrounding assessment accommodations. This teleconference will explore what we have learned since the original CCSSO Accommodations Manual was published in 2005. Some of the biggest challenges for states are related to training and monitoring. Our presenters will discuss recent directions for practice from a Federal perspective, considerations for updating your state accommodations manual, and suggest approaches for monitoring with implications for training.

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E-mail Rachel Quenemoen at quene003@umn.edu with your questions, comments, and ideas for future telephone conferences, before or after our September 29 call.

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In order to get the most out of our September 29 telephone conference, please review these materials online, or if you prefer, download them to your computer, or print them out. Thank you.

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I. Materials for Teleconference 16

I. Materials for Teleconference 16

a. Sue Rigney materials

1. Peer Review Guidance excerpts

b. Laurene Christensen materials

1. PowerPoint: Accommodations Policies and Training: What Do We Know So Far?
2. (a) Washington State's Accommodations Guidelines for Students with Disabilities and (b) Accommodation Guidelines for Students with Disabilities PowerPoint (7 MB)
3. (a) Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment: Training Guide and (b) Minnesota Manual of Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in Instruction and Assessment

c. Courtney Foster and Suzanne Swaffield materials

1. PowerPoint: Logistics in Monitoring Logistics in South Carolina
2. Forms used for data collection and interviews: (a) Accommodations Monitoring Feedback, (b) IEP Review Log, (c) Monitoring Flowchart, and (d) Student Interview

 

II. Additional Resources

a.  Hints and Tips for Addressing Accommodations Issues for Peer Review

Presenters
Federal perspective: Sue Rigney, USED

Accommodations manual: Laurene Christensen, NCEO, using examples from Minnesota and Washington

Monitoring and training: Courtney Foster, Education Associate for Research and Evaluation Office of Innovation and Grants; and Suzanne Swaffield, Education Associate for Alternate Assessment Office of Assessment, South Carolina Department of Education

Co-hosts for this teleconference: Martha Thurlow, NCEO and Anne Chartrand, SERRC

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