Effective Student Support Teams (SSTs) -- Advancing Education, Inc.

Effective Student Support Teams assess a student’s academic performance, determine areas of deficiency particularly in reading and mathematics, identify the essential QCC objectives and instructional strategies for the student, and periodically assess the student’s academic progress. SSTs must focus on the student learning the essential QCC objectives that have not been mastered as well as learning the on grade level curriculum. With the implementation of the promotion and placement mandates of HB 656 and with the importance of achieving adequate yearly progress, it is even more important that SSTs design plans that will move students to grade level performance in the shortest possible time.

Training Provided to Trainers

8:00 AM	Registration
9:00 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks SST Mandates SST Roles & Responsibilities Chairs, Administrators, Teachers, Other Educators, Parents Effective & Efficient SST Processes Referral & Information Gathering First Meeting & Subsequent Meetings Minutes Managing Paperwork Conducting Effective & Efficient Meetings Working with Parents Students with Disabilities Section 504 Students - Developing 504 Plans When To - & Not To – Refer to Special Education Other Legal Issues Promotion & Placement of Students Adequate Yearly Progress
12:00 noon	Lunch (Provided)
12:45 p.m.	Identifying Students’ Academic Deficiencies Analyzing Formal & Informal Student Achievement Data Identifying Essential QCC Objectives that Have Not Been Mastered Writing Effective SST Plans to Move Students to Grade Level Performance – To Include On Grade Level Instruction Essential QCCs that Have Not Been Mastered Differentiated Instruction Accelerated Instruction Additional Instruction Assessing & Monitoring Student Academic Progress Formal & Informal Assessments Assessing Specific QCC Objectives Transitioning to the New QCC Involving Parents in Their Child’s Learning Using Available State & Local Resources QCC Website GLC Website – Lesson Plans Teacher Resource Center Web Sites Academic & Discipline Interventions Websites Many More Case Study – SST Simulation – Write a Plan
4:15 p.m.	Adjourn

EFFECTIVE STUDENT SUPPORT TEAMS (SSTs)

Moving Students to Grade Level Performance

January 15, 2004