Interview Q&A
These are three pre-referral strategies classroom teachers use before students are assessed for an IEP.
What are classroom accommodations, pairing struggling students with advanced students, and SST meetings?
Teachers collaborate to inform IEP Goals based on students' Present Level Of Performance
What is the way General Education teachers define appropriate supports and services for students with an IEP?
These two students currently receive Speech Services at CATCH twice a week on a monthly basis.
Who are Jalen Glass and Melanie Fowler?
This setting means that a student who has a disability should have the opportunity to be educated with non-disabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate. They should have access to the general education curriculum, extracurricular activities, or any other program that non-disabled peers would be able to access.
What is the definition of Least Restrictive Environment?
General Education Setting, Push-In Support, Pull-Out Support, and the Learning Center.
What are CATCH's Service Delivery Methods for students with IEPs and 504's?
These are two of the four "alternatives to suspension" that CATCH Prep utilizes.
What are peer-to-peer conflict resolution and PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention & Support) programs?
This is where the Learning Center is located on campus.
What is Ms. T's Classroom (Room 301).
These students receives DHH (Deaf / Hard Of Hearing) services on a monthly basis at CATCH Prep.
Who are Hadrian Carter and Melanie Fowler.
These people/roles make up CATCH Prep's Student Success And Progress Team.
Who are a Parent, Student, Mrs. Redman (Facilitator) Ms. T (Recorder), and any General Education Teachers or people with knowledge on the specific student?
“Are You Puzzled By Your Child’s Special Needs” Brochure
“Complaint Response Unit” Brochure and Poster
“Informal Dispute Resolution” Brochure
“Least Restrictive Environment” Brochure
“Parent Resources for Engagement and Student Success” Brochure
“School and Family Support Services” Brochure
“Section 504 and Students with Disabilities” Brochure
“Title IX and Nondiscrimination” Brochure
“Uniform Complaint Procedures” Brochure
“A Parent’s Guide to Special Education Services” Booklet
“The IEP and You” Booklet
“The ITP and You” Booklet
“Parent Resource Network” Poster
“2016-17 Special Education Parent Training Calendar”
What are the names of CATCH Prep's Special Education pamphlets and resources always available in the Main Office?
This person provides professional development every week about interventions related to misbehavior and serves as a our Behavior Intervention Case Manager.
Who is Dr. Arnold?
This is the name of the district agreement now in place to ensure that the District's special education program will be in compliance with all applicable federal laws.
What is the Modified Consent Decree?
This person is your neighborly-friendly UCP (Uniform Complaint Procedure) designee.
Who is the wonderful and overtly kind Dr. Arnold?
These two students currently have active 504 Plans at CATCH.
Who are Devin Hunt and Christian Heissner?
These specific accommodations make up Devin Hunt's 504 Plan.
What are the option to test in the learning Center, extended time on Math/ELA Quizzes and Assessments (30 minutes), and opportunities to re-take assessments.
This happens if a parent requires oral or written translation during an IEP meeting.
A)Parents are always informed of their right to an oral and written translation of their child's IEP and 504 Plan.
B) Who is CATCH's Oral Translator: Ms. Fuentes?
To meet the terms of LAUSD's Modified Consent Decree, CATCH Prep teachers receive Special Education training in these three ways?
What are regular trainings via LAUSD's The Learning Zone, Monthly MDC Professional Development Topics, ongoing PD on Special Education Issues?
This campus leader is your go-to Modified Consent Decree designee?
Who is the nice young (and bald) man they call Dr. Arnold?
100% Graduation Rate & 0% Suspension Rate.
What are CATCH's Goals as related to the Modified Consent Decree?
These four students currently receive DIS Counseling Services from Ms. Fuentes, per their IEP's.
Who are Lyricc Bernardez, Angel Gaytan, Alexander White, and Kimara Santos?
It is because of these two resources that CATCH Prep teachers fully know and understand their students' individual accommodations and modifications.
What are a student's actual IEP and Miss T's custom-provided Resource Brief (or IEP Cheat Sheet)?
These are the main functions of the Learning Center.
What are providing students with direct instructional services, learning strategies, progress monitoring, and for testing purposes?
One plan is less comprehensive and focuses on accommodations in the classroom, the other plan is a structured plan for students who require supports inside and outside of the classroom.
What is the difference between a 504 Plan and an IEP?
These students receive RSP services in the Learning Center (6th Period).
Who are Lyricc Bernardez, Amilleon Bowden, Hadrian Carter, Kimara Rowe, Jayani Beasley, Manuel Rodriguez, Angel Gaytan, Jaylen Harrell Pichon, A'olani Valentine, Alex White, Jaylen Glass, Recardo Douglas, Amana Smith, Dylann Menefield, and Dhameer Henderson.
These specific accommodations make up Christian Heisnsner's 504 Plan?
What are preferential seating, check for understanding by having Christian repeat back to the teacher, signal upcoming transitions, call student's name and point down to indicate a need to refocus on an assignment, clear and concise multi-modal directions, small group for state and district assessments.