Special Education
Special Education
Special Education
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GROSSMONT UNION HIGH<br />
SCHOOL DISTRICT<br />
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND<br />
ACHIEVE3000<br />
Amy Amerling<br />
Jessica Merschtina<br />
Barbara Ritts Williams<br />
Robin Ballarin<br />
March 9, 2012
About us:<br />
• Amy Amerling<br />
• ECVHS<br />
• LH 10 th grade; Gen. Ed 9 th<br />
grade<br />
• Jessica Merschtina:<br />
ECVHS<br />
• Teaching students with<br />
social, emotional, and<br />
behavioral difficulties<br />
• Barbara Ritts Williams<br />
• El Capitan HS<br />
• Mild-moderate students<br />
in 9 th -12 th grades<br />
• Reading class<br />
• One moderate-to-severe<br />
student as well<br />
Robin Ballarin<br />
Director of Curriculum
In the beginning…<br />
• 2009-10 School Year<br />
• 24,000 Students<br />
• 3,300 Students with IEPs<br />
• 2,500 in LRE, in our general education classes<br />
working with support<br />
Our students can’t READ at the high school level!
Superintendent’s<br />
Charge:<br />
We HAVE to do<br />
SOMETHING!
Barriers:<br />
Funding<br />
Identification<br />
Focus: Lowest<br />
25%
Could fund our<br />
Title I sites and<br />
IEP students<br />
Districtwide
Throughout the curriculum<br />
• Systemic<br />
• Grade level /<br />
Course focus<br />
• Campus-wide<br />
• All students
WE HAVE 1,637<br />
STUDENTS USING<br />
THE PROGRAM.<br />
33% ACCESS IT<br />
OUTSIDE THE<br />
SCHOOL DAY.
Student Motivation<br />
- Use the Achieve3000 poster and<br />
give students stickers next to their<br />
name for every article they<br />
complete with a 75% or higher score<br />
on the first try<br />
- Give students raffle tickets for each<br />
article they complete, and hold a<br />
weekly/twice monthly raffle<br />
- Station adult aides near students<br />
who are having the most difficulty<br />
staying on task
Student Motivation<br />
- Assign the same article to a<br />
specific group of readers and<br />
have the teacher (or aide) work<br />
directly with that group on the<br />
article<br />
- Rearrange the desks in the<br />
class so all students are back-toback<br />
to create less of a<br />
distraction for ADHD students
Student Motivation<br />
- Allow students to play in the<br />
Games section of Achieve3000<br />
when they complete an article<br />
- Give students goals. For<br />
example, when students finish<br />
at least one article every two<br />
days they earn a prize (pencil,<br />
sticker, pen, homework pass,<br />
etc.)
Student Motivation<br />
An example of holding<br />
students accountable for<br />
engagement of material.<br />
Cornell note-taking and<br />
“marking the text”
Parent Involvement<br />
• Use of e-mail within program<br />
• Student results sent weekly<br />
• Parents can “see” all parts of the program<br />
• Plan to bring parents onto campuses more to<br />
engage them in resource<br />
• Partner with grants and AT&T to provide<br />
$10/month high-speed Internet access
“Mary”<br />
• ADHD<br />
• Wouldn’t “do”<br />
anything academic of<br />
any kind<br />
• LOVES “TeenBiz;” has<br />
changed her
The work continues….<br />
• Achieve3000 is the “layer on top,” not “instead<br />
of”<br />
-Teachers incorporate it into their classroom<br />
their way.<br />
• Solution engages students at THEIR reading level<br />
– Mastery is not achieved overnight; steady progress is<br />
“rewarded”<br />
• Ongoing professional development is key<br />
– Localized, personalized, available, and responsive
THANK YOU!<br />
AMY AMERLING: AAMERLING@GUHSD.NET<br />
JESSICA MERSCHTINA: JMERSCHTINA@GUHSD.NET<br />
BARBARA RITTS-WILLIAMS: BWILLIAMS@GUHSD.NET<br />
ROBIN BALLARIN: RBALLARIN@GUHSD.NET
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