Wicomico Recovery Plan 2020 -2021

60 Appendix F: Additional Professional Development PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF Special education teachers, related service providers, instructional assistants where appropriate On-Line, self- paced Professional Development modules on selected, pertinent instructional topics will be delivered through the Kyte Learning program to all staff. Once completed, small group virtual discussions with supervisors of special education will occur for extension and clarification activities. The modules will include, but are not limited to, the following: • IEP changes for 2020 – 2021 focusing on Secondary Transition updates and general review of the document • IEP development reminders with focus on development of age and grade appropriate content standard goals that are measurable and attainable (comprehensive MSDE audit results review) • Lucy Calkins writing tool rubrics training for improved achievement for students in written literacy • Training in the new Brigance assessment, the Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills (CIBS), an informal screening tool designed for students in Kindergarten through ninth grade, covering a variety of school based curriculum topics through a series of 12 assessments, focusing on reading and mathematics skills, in order to identify and address specific areas of need and allow more comprehensive and specific development of individualized students’ present levels of academic achievement and functional performance • Training in the administration, scoring and analyses of data for the new Jerry L. Johns, Basic Reading Inventory, 11 th edition assessment • Training and updates in the effective use of Goalbook for IEP goals development, scaffolded lesson planning, pre- and post- assessments, progress monitoring, etc. Goalbook Toolkit is an online source for Common Core State Standards-based (CCSS) learning goals and teaching interventions. The site includes hundreds of ready-to-use resources, as well as exemplars, to help teachers implement best practices in the classroom for ALL learners, and a special focus on working with specialized populations to embrace effective interventional instructional best practices which ensure student success. • Updates on the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results for our district in order to address deficit areas and determine effective interventional best practices of eclectic instruction to meet the youngest learners’ needs • Effective strategies and templates for the collection of behavior data electronically during virtual instruction in order to monitor behavioral intervention progress for students with behavior intervention plans (BIPs) Virtual Professional Development staff mini-sessions (45 minutes) with schools (assigned in small groups by feeder patterns thereby allowing for an interactive exchange of presentation, Q & A via Zoom) covering the following topics: • Effective instructional strategies for Co-teaching virtually • Understanding the basics of Blended Instruction as it combines classroom learning with online learning in which students can, in part, control the time, pace and place of their learning in order to maximize individualized learning and achievement of goals • Requirements for IEP team meetings – when, why, how? Amendment processes and effective implementation (No pandemic excuse; must implement IEPs) • Testing teams in schools (coaches) and in our district