SarahCaswellWarnick

FormativeAssessmentandDataCollection

StudentName:HannahJohnson
Dates:11/3012/14

Date
Attendance
Participation
11/30

Ontime

12/1

20minutes
late

12/2
12/3

Absent
OnTime

Sleptforfirst30
minutes,
participatedin
lab
Completedall
activities

Focus
Ontask
60
minutes

Ontask
70
minutes

Didnotdowarm Ontask
uporexitticket 45
minutes

Warm
Up
0/5

Exit
Ticket
4/5

Not
present

5/5

0/5

0/5

SarahCaswellWarnick
FeedbackForm

StudentName:HannahJohnson

HannahsIEPiscurrentlyupforreview.HelpHannahreachhereducationalgoals
andfullacademicpotentialbyhelpingmeunderstandhowsheisdoingandwhat
sheneedstobesuccessful.Pleasecompletethefollowingwithasmuchdetailas
possibleandreturntomeby12/18.Thanksforyourassistance.

Attendance(tardiness,cuts,absences):
Participation/Focus(classwork

completion,ontaskbehavior):

CurrentGradeandwhy:
Behavior:

Modifications/Accommodations
Homework:
Provided:

ReadingSkills(includegradelevelof
MathSkills:
work):

AreasofGreatestNeed:
Strengths:

WhatcanIdotosupportyouinmakingHannahsuccessfulinyourclassroom?

SarahCaswellWarnick
ParentFeedbackForm

Dear___________________________.

IamHannahsspecialeducationcasemanagerthisyearandwillbeworkingwith
heronallofhereducationalgoals.Asapartoftheteam,Iwanttobesuretoinclude
anyconcernsorgoalsthatyoumayhaveforHannahinherIEPandgoalsfor
progress.

Pleasetakeafewminutestoanswerthefollowingquestionsandreturnthisformto
meatschool.Ifyouwouldprefer,youcancallmetodiscussorschedulean
appointmenttomeetinperson.

1. DoyouhaveanyconcernsregardingHannahsreadingskills?Ifso,whatare
they?

2. DoyouhaveanyconcernsregardingHannahsmathskills?Whatarethey?

3. DoyouhaveanyconcernsregardingHannahsattendanceorbehaviorin
school?Whatarethoseconcerns?

4. WhatareyouracademicgoalsforHannah?Whatwouldyouliketoseeher
focuson?

5. WhatareyourgoalsforHannahafterhighschoolgraduation?


Icanbereachedatschoolat2152915185oryoucanemailmeat
scaswellwarnick@philasd.orgwithanyquestionsortodiscussyourconcerns.Ilook
forwardtoworkingwithyoutohelpHannahachieveheracademicgoals.

Sincerely,

SarahCaswellWarnick

SarahCaswellWarnick
StakeholderReflection

Currently,Idropoffafeedbackformtoeachoftheteachersformystudents
approximately6weeksbeforetheIEPisscheduled.Ieitherpersonallygivethe
formtotheteachersandbrieflydiscussitorIleavetheformintheirmailbox.
Responsesfromtheseformshavebeenmixedanddonotalwaysprovidethe
informationthatIneedtoprovidequantitativedataforprogressmonitoringand
developinggoalsfortheIEP.Someteachersprovidegreatdetails,whileothers
provideheisagreatkidorsheisdoingwell.Itrytofollowupwiththose
teacherstoprovidegreaterstructureastothedatathatIamlookingfor,butsome
ofourgeneraleducationteachersstruggletocollectgooddataforstudentswith
disabilitiesastheyareunsureabouthowtheyshouldmodifyoraccommodatethese
studentsintheirdailylessons.Ihavefoundthatdiscussionsgivemealotofgreat
anecdotalinformationaboutbehavior,attendance,focusandparticipation,butnota
lotofqualitydatathatismeasureableandquantifiable.ThisisanareathatIam
strugglinginastheinformationreallyisneededtotrulyprovidethelearning
supportthatmystudentsneedandareentitledtounderthelaw.

Icommunicatewiththeparents/caregivers/guardiansofmystudentsonamonthly
basistocommunicatethegood,thebadandtheugly.Icommunicatemoreoften
whenneededtomakeapositivecallhomeoracallhometoaddressaparticular
issuesuchasattendance,behavior,classwork,homework,failinggradesoragreat
success.ThisisanareainwhichIhaveachievedsuccessinincludingthefamilyasa
partoftheteam,notjustatthetimetheIEPisdue,butonaregularbasistosupport
theirchildseducationalprogressandgoals.Thiscommunicationhasitschallenges
asmanyofmystudentsfamiliesdonotwanttobelievethattheirchildis
consistentlycuttingclass,refusingtodoclassorhomeworkorsleepingthrough
classes.However,withamixofpositivecallshomeonthegooddays,rapport
buildinghappensandtheparentbecomesavaluablepartoftheteamthatcancarry
overexpectationsandsupportthestudentathome.

Goingforward,Iwouldliketospendtimewithourgeneraleducationteachers
helpingthemtounderstandthedatanecessarytomonitorIEPgoalssothat
measurementcanbecomemorecurriculumbasedandlessbasedonanarbitrary
readingormathprobe.Ibelievethatcurriculumbasedmonitoringisafarbetter
pictureofthetrueprogressaswellasexposureofstrengthsandareasofneedasit
isabiggerpictureandnotanarbitraryprobethatisgivenonadaythatIchoose.I
wouldliketomovetowardsmorecurriculumbasedgoalsandawayfromgoalson
anAimsWebbreadingormathprobe.Iwillalsocontinuetobuildrelationships
withfamiliesandcaregiverstosupporttheirengagementandinvolvementasa
valuablememberoftheIEPteam.Caregiverfeedbackhasgivenmealotofinsight
intomystudentsthatImightnototherwisehave.Buildingateamwithmystudents
familiesandgeneraleducationteachersandbuildingbridgesthatallowforgreater
andmoreregularcommunicationamongallofuswillonlybenefitourstudentsin
thelongrun.