▸“The term "performance improvement plan" shall mean a plan, designed by a district with input of the employee, that may include mentoring, coaching, recommendations for professional development and intensive supervision based on the contents of the rating tool provided for under this section.”
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▸Making CCS Determinations
▹Collect data on student progress toward IEP goals and adjust programming to reflect each student’s unique educational circumstances, which includes considering the pandemic’s impact on a student’s rate of progress.
▹Specifically identify and describe educational gaps, loss of learning or skills, and other concerns.
■Encourage narrative descriptions in progress reporting in addition to data collection.
■Note whether in-person SDIs that cannot be effectively provided and whether or not there is a negative educational impact during remote instruction without those SDIs
▹Be systematic by modifying the forms and processes with which your staff is already familiar to include prompts for information related to COVID circumstances and COVID educational
▹Regression does not have to be “significant” per the DoE and PDE guidance.
▹Math formulas or only looking at a student’s past goals are not required per DoE and PDE guidance
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Court declines to dismiss plaintiff’s Section 1983 claims.
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