This Final report submitted by Amanda Fenlon details the efforts of the Study Group on Positive Behavior Supports to meet their goals of

• Explore How to Implement/Utilize PBS QIs in Teacher Preparation Programs
• Collect and analyze data and implementation of QI activities
• Collaborate with SETRC in using QIs

(See attached pdf)

Submitted by Howard Weiner, group facilitator, 8/30/09

The focus of the current study group’s work derived from issues raised last year by the first Special Education Practices study group. Two SETRC documents, Quality Indicators Review and Resource Guide for the Delivery of Special Education Services, and a survey
of IHE use of quality indicators in teacher preparation programs, provided the original group’s information base for discussion and findings.

(continued in the attached pdf)

This document is a summary prepared by Peter Kozik in November 2008.  The summary covers the following initiatives:

• Initiative # 5-8-3 Regional Task Force Structure and Leadership,
  Partnerships, and Summer Symposia 2007-2008
• Initiative #23 Study Groups for Literacy, Positive Behavioral Supports, and
• Effective Special Education Practice in Schools 2007-2008 Initiative #24: Investigating Effective Practices Pilot

prepared for the New York State Education Department
October 2002

This report is available in a series of attached pdf documents in the order listed below.

1) Executive Summary
2) Table of Contents
3) SIG Annual Report
4) District/School Goals Table
5) Table Definitions
6) Activities Table
7) IHE/District Activities Table
8) Region Table
9) Initiative Tables
- Initiative 1
- Initiative 2
- Initiative 3

Executive Summary

The 2005 version of the continuing series of reports issued by the New York Higher Education Support Center for Systems Change and its Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling, this summary report focuses on intiatives including faculty fellowships and leadership groups.

A report summarizing five initiatives form 2003-2004 Regional Task Force

Annual report on the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schools

Annual report for the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schools

Summary description of the results of 4 initiatives run by the NYHESC

Annual report on the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schools

Annual report for the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schools

Annual report filed by Gerald Mager for the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schools

Report on #1 Seeds for Co-Teaching Grants, #2 Partnership Exploration Grants, and #3 Regional Task Force Summer Action Grants.

Asked institutions to indicate their overall plan for developing or modifying their teacher education programs to prepare all teachers for working successfully with students who have special needs. This document is a final report of the project.
(96 pages - PDF)