Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills
Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills
Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills
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INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TEAM (IST)<br />
The Instructional Support Team is a team of teachers and administrators<br />
who meet to share ideas and strategies to help students who are<br />
struggling academically or socially to maximize their achievement. It<br />
provides support to teachers, as they strive to meet the needs of each<br />
child.<br />
A referral to the Instructional Support Team is NOT a referral to the<br />
Committee on Special Education (CSE). As per New York State<br />
Regulations, pre-referral strategies must be attempted and documented<br />
BEFORE referring a child to CSE. These strategies may include:<br />
• Participation in Academic Intervention Services (AIS)<br />
o Supportive Reading<br />
o Supportive Math<br />
o Speech Improvement<br />
o Fine Motor Improvement<br />
o Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)<br />
• Classroom modifications and accommodations (i.e. preferential<br />
seating, organizational and study skills strategies, modified<br />
assignments) that will address the child’s needs and demonstrate<br />
differentiated instruction.<br />
Our Instructional Support Team is comprised of:<br />
• Principal<br />
• Assistant Principal<br />
• <strong>School</strong> Psychologist<br />
• Speech Therapist<br />
• Special Education Teacher<br />
• General Education Teacher (Primary and Secondary)<br />
• Reading Specialist<br />
• Math Specialist<br />
• <strong>School</strong> Nurse
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