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Dear ,

XX School District has been identified as a recipient of District Assistance and Intervention Team (DAIT) services. The central premise of the DAIT initiative is that the district is the nexus for educational improvement. It provides the leadership, along with the fiscal, human, and technical resources, to fully implement a solid instructional program for all students. The district’s capacities for self-examination and its willingness to implement educational changes to promote the academic achievement of all students are prerequisites to deep and sustainable reform.

The DAIT process begins with a comprehensive needs assessment and continues with the identification, prioritization, and implementation of actions that have the potential to bring about dramatic improvements in district and school operations. An essential component of the needs assessment is the Key Considerations for Students with Disabilities (KCSD) Survey, which includes key stakeholders’ responses to targeted items.

You have been identified as a key stakeholder in the district, and are invited to participate in this survey. Your participation is extremely important to the DAIT process.

If you have any questions about this survey, please call
Anne Danenberg
Springboard Schools
415-348-5502

Thank you for your input.
 
 
 
At what level of the system do you work?
 
Elementary School
 
Middle School
 
High School
 
District Office
 
Other
 
 
 
 
What is your Educational Role?
 
Teacher
 
School Level Administrator
 
District Office personnel
 
Classified Staff
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Answer the following question by checking the appropriate answer


I have been employed for _______ with the district.

 
Less than 3 years
 
3 to 5 years
 
6 to 10 years
 
11 to 15 years
 
More than 15 years
 
Not Applicable
 
 
 
The following questions are meant to accompany California’s Academic Program Survey (APS) which measures a sites implementation of the nine Essential Program Components (EPC). These questions assist the site in expanding their process to include issues related to students with disabilities and thus include these students in their plan for improving outcomes for all students.

DIRECTIONS: Please rate each of the following program items for your school using the scale criteria described below:

Strongly Disagree: Minimal level of implementation. This indicates low faculty participation (<=25%) and/or rare usage (<=25% of the time).

Disagree: Partial level of implementation. This indicates some faculty (26-50%) participation and/or inconsistent usage (26-50% of the time).

Agree: Substantial level of implementation. This indicates significant faculty participation (51-75%) and/or consistent usage (75% of the time).

Strongly Agree: Full level of implementation. This indicates full faculty participation (76-100%) and/or highly consistent usage (76-100% of the time).

E – Elementary Schools M – Middle Schools HS – High Schools (do not answer if your school level is not specified for the given item).
 
 
1.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. As for all students do students with disabilities also have access to and receive instruction in age-appropriate core English/reading/language arts program (E/M) or standards-aligned English/language arts textbooks (HS)?
b. Do students receiving special education services have goals in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) that are aligned with the state adopted English/reading/language arts standards?
c. Are accommodations and supports as described in the IEP used to help students with disabilities become proficient in the English/reading/language arts standards in the general education classroom?
 
 
1.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are appropriate multiple-measures (curriculum embedded assessments, STAR, district benchmark assessments) used to determine if a student with a disability requires reading intervention?
b. Are students with disabilities getting the accommodations they need as described in the IEP in the intervention program to accelerate learning at the same rate as other students in the program?
c. Do special education service providers collaborate with other intervention teachers using student data to plan instruction?
 
 
1.3: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Do students with disabilities have access to their age-appropriate and receive instruction in core mathematics program (E/M) or standards-aligned mathematics and Algebra I textbooks (HS)?
b. Do students receiving special education services have goals in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) that are aligned with the state adopted mathematics standards?
c. Are accommodations and supports as described in the IEP, used to help students with disabilities become proficient in the mathematics standards in the general education classroom?
 
 
2.1: (E,M only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Do students with disabilities receive the appropriate amount of instructional time in the adopted English/reading/language arts program?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations as described in the IEP in the core English/reading/language arts program?
c. Is the core English/reading/language arts program protected from interruptions by scheduling related services for students with disabilities (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the core program?
 
 
2.2: (E,M only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are students with disabilities enrolled in the intervention reading program and receiving the appropriate amount of instructional time?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations as described in their IEP during the intervention reading program?
c. Is the intervention reading program protected from interruptions by scheduling related services for students with disabilities (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the intervention program?
 
 
2.3: (E,M only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are students with disabilities receiving the appropriate amount of instructional time in the core mathematics program?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations as described in their IEP during the instructional time to be successful in the core mathematics program?
c. Is the core mathematics instruction protected from interruptions by scheduling related services for students with disabilities (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the core program?
 
 
2.4: (E,M only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are students with disabilities enrolled in the intervention mathematics program receiving the appropriate amount of instructional time?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations as described in their IEP during mathematics intervention instruction?
c. Is the mathematics intervention program protected from interruptions by scheduling related services for students with disabilities (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the intervention program?
 
 
2.5: (HS only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Do students with disabilities have the appropriate amount of instructional time to master the required skills to pass the language arts and writing components of the CAHSEE?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations as described in the IEP and supports to be successful in the English/language arts core program?
c. Is core English/language arts instruction protected from interruptions by scheduling related services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the core program?
 
 
2.6 (HS only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Do students with disabilities have the appropriate amount of mathematics instructional time to master the required skills to pass the mathematics component of the CAHSEE?
b. Do students with disabilities have appropriate accommodations and supports as described in their IEP to be successful in the Algebra 1 program?
c. Is algebra instruction protected from interruptions by scheduling related services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) outside the student’s algebra class?
 
 
3.1 (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in the use of subgroup assessment data from the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program to improve the achievement of students with disabilities in English/reading/language arts?
b. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to build staff capacity to enhance the English/reading/language arts performance of students with disabilities?
c. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to build staff capacity to provide appropriate instruction in English/reading/language arts for students with disabilities?
d. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to create an inclusive learning environment where students with disabilities have access to the English/reading/language arts core and intervention programs?
 
 
3.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in the use of subgroup assessment data from the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program to improve the achievement of students with disabilities in mathematics?
b. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to build staff capacity to enhance the mathematics performance of students with disabilities?
c. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to build staff capacity to provide appropriate instruction in mathematics learning for students with disabilities?
d. Have the principal and vice-principal completed training in how to create an appropriate learning environment where students with disabilities have access to and receive instruction in the mathematics core and intervention programs?
 
 
4.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are all the school’s special education teachers fully credentialed and NCLB compliant?
b. Are special education teachers included in the core and intervention programs to support students with disabilities?
c. Is there a school/district plan to increase the number of fully credentialed, NCLB compliant special education teachers?
 
 
4.2 (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Does the district include special education teachers in the SB 472 Professional Development Program, featuring the district’s adopted English/reading/language arts program?
b. Does the district provide English/reading/language arts training (SB 472) for paraprofessionals and/or instructional aides who work with students with disabilities?
c. Does the district provide training to all teachers in strategies designed to help students with disabilities master the English/reading/language arts content standards?
d. Does the district provide teachers with training in the development and implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) standards-based goals in the area of English/reading/language arts?
 
 
4.3: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Does the district include special education teachers in the SB 472 Professional Development Program, featuring the district’s adopted mathematics program?
b. Does the district provide mathematics training (SB 472) for paraprofessionals and/or instructional aides who work with students with disabilities?
c. Does the district provide training to all teachers in strategies designed to help students with disabilities master the mathematics content standards?
d. Does the district provide teachers with training in the development and implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) standards-based goals in the area of mathematics?
 
 
5.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Is a universal screening process in place to determine which students need closer monitoring in English/reading/language arts?
b. Are appropriate tools and procedures used for assessing and documenting whether students with disabilities are meeting the standards and achieving their instructional goals in English/reading/language arts?
c. Do special education and general education teachers collaborate to monitor student progress in English/reading/language arts using assessment data?
d. Do students not meeting expected levels of achievement in English/reading/language arts receive research-based interventions?
e. Are the English/reading/language arts interventions monitored to show the learner’s response to the intervention?
f. Are English/reading/language arts interventions implemented with fidelity?
 
 
5.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Is a universal screening process in place to determine which students need closer monitoring in mathematics?
b. Are appropriate tools and procedures used for assessing and documenting whether students with disabilities are meeting the standards and achieving their instructional goals in mathematics arts?
c. Do special education and general education teachers collaborate to monitor student progress in mathematics using assessment data?
d. Do students not meeting expected levels of achievement in mathematics receive research-based interventions?
E. Are the mathematics interventions monitored to show the learner’s response to the intervention?
f. Are mathematics interventions implemented with fidelity?
 
 
6.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are coaches/content experts provided to support teachers instructing students with disabilities in English/reading/language arts?
b. Are the coaches/content experts knowledgeable about key instructional strategies that assist students with disabilities gain mastery in English/reading/language arts standards? (scaffolding, differentiation, behavior management)
c. Are supports such as technology and other instructional devices (including assistive technology) available to teachers to address the needs of students with disabilities in English/reading/language arts?
d. Are support personnel (special educators, psychologists, speech therapists, instructional aides, nurses, etc.) available to assist teachers in meeting the needs of students with disabilities in English/reading/language arts?
 
 
6.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are coaches/content experts provided to support teachers instructing students with disabilities in mathematics?
b. Are the coaches/content experts knowledgeable about key instructional strategies that assist students with disabilities gain mastery in mathematics standards? (scaffolding, differentiation, behavior management)
c. Are supports such as technology and other instructional devices (including assistive technology) available to teachers to address the needs of students with disabilities in mathematics?
d. Are support personnel (special educators, psychologists, speech therapists, instructional aides, nurses, etc.) available to assist teachers in meeting the needs of students with disabilities in mathematics?
 
 
7.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are special education teachers included in grade level/department collaborations for the implementation of the adopted English/reading/language arts program?
b. Is the implementation of student IEP goals discussed in the English/reading/language arts grade level/department collaboration meetings in an appropriate way to ensure confidentiality of the contents of the IEP?
c. Is accommodation planning included in the English/reading/language arts grade level/department collaboration?
 
 
7.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are special education teachers included in grade level/department collaborations for the implementation of the adopted mathematics program?
b. Is the implementation of student IEP goals discussed in the mathematics grade level/department collaboration meetings?
c. Is accommodation planning included in the mathematics grade level/department collaboration?
 
 
8.1 and 8.2: (E,M only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
8.1 a. Does the school’s reading/language arts pacing schedule take into account reteaching that may be necessary for students with disabilities?
8.1 b. Are provisions in place to keep students with disabilities on pace with the reading/language arts program pacing schedule?
8.2 a. Does the school’s mathematics pacing schedule take into account reteaching that may be necessary for students with disabilities?
8.2 b. Are provisions in place to keep students with disabilities on pace with the mathematics program pacing schedule?
 
 
8.3 and 8.4: (HS only)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
8.3 a. Are eligible students with disabilities included in the English/language arts intervention program?
8.3 b. Do students with disabilities participating in English/language arts intervention program receiving the appropriate accommodations?
8.3 c. Are appropriate instructional strategies (scaffolding, differentiation) utilized in the general education English/language arts intervention program to accelerate the progress of students with disabilities?
8.4 a. Are eligible students with disabilities included in the mathematics intervention program?
8.4 b. Do students with disabilities participating in mathematics intervention program receiving the appropriate accommodations as described in the IEP?
8.4 c. Are appropriate instructional strategies (scaffolding, differentiation) utilized in the general education mathematics intervention program to accelerate the progress of students with disabilities?
 
 
9.1: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are funding needs for students with disabilities considered as part of the school plan in English/reading/language arts?
b. Is funding for coaching and professional development for special education service providers included in the school’s English/reading/language arts plan?
c. Is funding available for instructional materials, technology and other supports for teachers working with students with disabilities in the English/reading/language arts core?
 
 
9.2: (E,M,HS)
Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
a. Are funding needs for student with disabilities considered as part of the school plan in mathematics?
b. Is funding for coaching and professional development for special education service providers part of the school plan in mathematics?
c. Are instructional materials, technology and other support needs being provided to teachers working with students with disabilities to meet their instructional needs in math?
 
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