Understanding IDEA
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- Mr. Roger's 6th Grade Classroom
- Mr. Roger's is a 6th grade ELA teacher. CCMS has provided knowledge and resources for educators to abide by IDEA. Mr. Roger and his class are about to be introduced to a student with disabilities and it is up to Mr. Roger's to handle the student according to IDEA.
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- Introducing Liana Cruz-Moline
- Liana is a transfer student from Puerto Rico. Liana has been identified as a student with educational disabilities and an English Language Learner. According to Public Law, IDEA ensures that students with disabilities are treated equal and given the same opportunities to learn in a traditional classroom as other students.
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- Noticing and addressing Liana's learning needs
- After a few weeks in his class, Mr. Rogers notices that Liana is not performing well without constant assistance and even then if it is not in her home language she struggles even more. Liana has become withdrawn and goes to sleep in Mr. Rogers' class now. Liana has been recognized as needing more than what she is currently being offered. Mr. Rogers has decided to reach out to Liana's parent to partner with her and the school to see how we can best assist Liana.
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- Notifying parents and requesting conference to address Liana's learning needs
- Parents can have a difficult time navigating through the educational process with a child that has disabilities. When teachers are proactive in providing parents with information and keeping them abreast of their child's performance, parents, who also want what's best for their child see you as an ally instead of an enemy (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, n.d.).
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- Meeting to discuss Liana's learning needs with administration and teacher
- Liana's mother who speaks English as a secondary language was open to collaborating with the school to help her daughter succeed. Studies show that parents who report on their child's skills can improve identifying what the child is struggling with (National Center on Improving Literacy, 2024). After gathering observation notes from all teachers, the team has decided to utilize a 504 plan, which is used to accommodates Liana's disability to assist Liana in her educational journey (Family Network on Disabilities, 2022).
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- Implementing ideas in the classroom
- After the meeting and brainstorming with the ELL, ESE, and Guidance department team, Mr. Rogers begins administering tests in Liana's primary and secondary language. The National Center of Improving Literacy (2024) states, educators are able to receive full pictures of a student's ability when they are tested in both languages. Mr. Rogers notices Liana is keeping up in class when offered lessons in small group and in both languages, helping her develop language skills in English.
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- Not addressing her learning needs
- Now, we have seen how it looks if a teacher does address a student's learning needs, now let's observe what happens when a teacher does not. Mr. Rogers notices that Liana is struggling in class. Liana at first, was putting forth effort and now is not. Liana puts her head down during lessons and is not motivated to complete assignments. Mr. Rogers calls discipline to remove Liana from class every time she puts her head down.
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- Student notifies parent that she is failing and not receiving assistance
- Liana being frustrated that she does not understand the work and is not being assisted goes home to tell her mom. Liana's mom becomes upset because parents only want what's best for their students. Liana's mom who was once a partner, now sees you as an enemy who does not want to assist her daughter.
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- Parents request conference with administration to address concerns in the classroom.
- Parents who are upset with teachers, don't usually address the teacher, they go straight to administration. DOJ has already investigated school systems for not following IDEA policies and targeting students with disabilities. Angry parents is never the goal and administration cannot protect you if you do not follow the policies put in place to protect our students and our educators.
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- Meeting with administration to remind teacher of IDEA policy.
- It is the job of administration to ensure all professionals are adhering to IDEA policies and procedures. IDEA is a law that must be followed and violators have to be confronted and given the opportunity to fix it.
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- Requires teacher to shadow another classroom to see the IDEAS policies implemented in the classroom
- Schools have to educate professionals on how to abide by IDEA policies. The best way to do so is to allow teachers struggling with implementing the policies to shadow other classroom teachers that are known for properly and effectively abiding by the IDEA policies. Using other teachers and district trainings is a great way to refresh teachers on what the policy requires.
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- Teacher to implement IDEA policies in the classroom.
- After watching other teachers and attending a district training Mr. Rogers was allowed back into his classroom and is now implementing small group, ELL services through providing documents in her home language and working with ESE department for push-in services.
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