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April
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Special Education administrators, teachers, and
staff in Rapides Parish School District are
very proud of the results
regarding our site visit from state monitors in
January, as they found “no evidence of
noncompliance".
Debbie Morrison stated in a letter to
district administrators, special education teachers,
administrators and staff, “In my 28 years in special
education, I have never heard of a school
system that wasn’t cited for some area of
non-compliance! We truly lived up to our motto this
year….08-09 Our Time to Shine………and SHINE we did!!!” |
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Nov. 10, 2008 |
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Initial
Evaluation (7/1/07-6/30/08)
and Risk Ratio for Students
with Disabilities Ages 6-21 by Race/Ethnicity
All Students with Disabilities |
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July, 2008
Congratulations to
Rapides Parish,
the first parish to be featured and in the
"spotlight" for a month (July) on the
LaSIG 2 website.
We thank Susan Dewees, who created a
PowerPoint presentation
that showcases Rapides
Parish district LaSIG initiatives.
LaSIG 2 Spotlight |
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June 3, 2008
One District's Story
LaSIG Day PPT
Value-based presentation by Rapides Parish
on Disproportionality.
Presenter:
Debbie Morrison |
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April 4, 2008
CEC International
Presentation,
Boston
Massachusetts.
Presenters:
Dr. James Patton
Debbie Morrison
Daphne McGinnis
Janice Moreau |
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Direct Instruction
In
the fall of 2007,
Direct Instruction moved into five more schools
in our
district, bringing the total to sixteen. "Direct
Instruction" (DI) is a model for teaching that
emphasizes well-developed and carefully planned
lessons designed around small learning increments
and clearly defined and prescribed teaching tasks.
It is based on the theory that clear
instruction eliminating misinterpretations can
greatly improve and accelerate learning. Correctly
applied, DI can improve academic performance as well
as certain affective behaviors. It is currently in
use in thousands of schools across the nation as
well as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
DI has been extensively studied and evaluated by
reliable researchers and organizations. It is one of
the Programs listed by the
What Works Clearinghouse of the U. S. Department
of
Education.
Universal Design for Learning
Forty general and special education
teachers participated in three days
of professional development on
Universal Design for Learning
(UDL) in October.
UDL
calls for (a) multiple means of
representation, to give learners
various ways of acquiring
information and knowledge; (b)
multiple means of expression, to
provide learners with alternatives
for demonstrating what they know;
and (c) multiple means of
engagement, to tap into learners'
interests, offer appropriate
challenges, and increase motivation.
CAST
(Center
for Applied Special Technology)
in Wakefield, MA, is funded by the
US. Department of Education as the
national center on UDL. |
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