District:  Farmington Michigan

11,951 Students
27 Schools
140 Paraeducators

1 case of 6 Observations has been completed and reported to the parent. Prior to the data gathering, the parent was unhappy with the level of support for their student. The parent was threatening advocate involvement and litigation. Continue reading…

Executive Summary
Mingo County Schools and Winsor Learning began a partnership in 2008. Mingo was in search of a reading intervention program that would meetthe needs of their special education students and students that were struggling significantly in the area of reading. They were also searching for an instructional tool that would not be cumbersome to implement, but would provide their teachers with the support needed to understand the fundamental components of reading acquisition. Winsor Learning provided a demonstration of the Sonday System line of products for Mingo County staff. Using a small group of Mingo County students, the Winsor consultant modeled a Sonday System 1 lesson, while administration and key teaching personal observed.

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District:  Walled Lake, MI

The District identified student “G” for observation. It was suspected that “G” needed a full time paraeducator. The District initiated a SIBS Case to observe the student then conducted six (6) observations using SIBS.

Outcomes:

1. After all data was gathered and analyzed, it was determined that “G” needed only half time support. The paraeducator was able to help other students during the times “G” did not need support. This saved the District thousands of dollars in student support costs.
2. The District used information gathered during the observations to guide the training of the paraeducator assigned to “G”. They were able to pin point issues using the SIBS Observation Reports and were better able to train and prepare the paraeducator to address the issues before support for “G” was initiated.
3. When submitting the request memo for a part time paraeducator, the administrator was able to state that they used a Data-Driven approach in evaluating the need for a paraeducator. This eliminated the questions that usually come after a request is made for additional support.

Student Inventory for Behavior Support – SIBS
Author: Dr. John A. Caliso, Ph.D.
Published by:
Winsor Learning, Inc
St. Paul, MN 55102
Tel: 800-321-7585 or www.sibsctionplan.com

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