The mission of the Instructional Support Team Process is to identify the
learning needs of students experiencing school difficulties or who are at risk
of failure and to provide them with academic, emotional, and/or behavior
support needed to succeed in school.
What is the
Instructional Support Process?
Instructional Support is a process to maximize individual student success,
while at the same time serving as a screening process for students who may be
in need of specialized education services. Instructional Support is a positive,
success-oriented program which uses specific assessment and intervention
techniques to help remove educational or behavioral stumbling blocks for all
students in the regular classroom. The process consists of a team working
together to identify the student’s needs, set goals, and develop an
intervention plan to achieve those goals.
What are
some of the functions of the Instructional Support Team?
data
collection and maintenance of records
curriculum-based
assessments
perform
classroom observations
conduct
interviews with parents, teachers, and students
establish
meeting schedules
identifying
concerns and goals
monitor
the intervention plan
coordinate
efforts of teachers, parents, and outside agencies
model
strategies for students, teachers, or parents
coordinate
referrals for available services
What Are the Benefits of
Instructional Support?
Identifies students in need of academic,
emotional and/or behavioral support.
Identifies students at risk of failure
through a variety of screening methods and referral procedures.
Provides initial and timely assistance to
teachers, students, and parents.
Uses a team approach that always
encourages parent participation.
Systematically searches to identify and
prioritize problems as well as strategies to assist students.
Monitors the progress of the student.
Evaluates progress and determines
recommendations.
Summary
One main question that will
always discussed by the team is, “What resources can we use to increase the
success of a student in the regular classroom?”
IST answers this most important question through a team approach that
provides for greater cohesiveness, coordination, and instructional continuity
while complementing the existing school curriculum and instructional programs
at our school.
The IST process is based on team work.
During the meetings, the team determines which strategies need to be
implemented to help the student achieve success in the regular classroom
setting. Collaboration and joint
planning occur throughout the entire decision making period. Each member of the team has equal input in
helping to determine what methods, learning strategies, or special techniques
best address the student’s needs.
The Instructional Support Team process involves a three step approach.
First, it identifies a
student’s need for academic or behavioral support.
Next, it determines the
strategies needed to assist the student.
Finally, the team implements
the intervention strategies through a continuum of services.
The strategies are evaluated
by the team after the first thirty day period.
If the teacher reports a
positive change, then the strategies are continued. Additional interventions may be added to help
the student continue to maintain a proper level of success in the
classroom.
The IST process is a
problem-solving model. At the core of
the process is the belief that all students can learn and all students matter.
IST Meeting Dates for 2010-2011
September
29
October
20
October
27
November
17
December
8
Meeting Place – Franklin Academy High School
Conference Room
Members of Instructional Support Team
Candy Gadway
Jerry Griffin
Rebecca Fiske
Jennifer Massaro
Amanda Soulia
Lori Tourville
Resource Room Teachers (dependent on
grade level)
Guidance Counselor (dependent on last
name)
School Psychologist (when available)