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Student Assistance Team (SAT)
Introduction
Any student who presents significant problems that hinder
his or her ability to succeed within the educational program should be referred
to the Student Assistance Team (SAT).
Student Assistance Team (SAT) is school-based, problem
solving group whose purpose is to assist one another in developing intervention
strategies for dealing with the needs of students who are “at risk” for school
failure.
The team meets on a regular basis to consider new
referrals, follow-up on previous referrals and to revise intervention strategies
for students who are active referrals.
Through the Student Assistance Team process, building staff
join together to combine their talents and resources to meet the challenges
through collaboration, a common vision, shared responsibility, and unified
goals.
How Does the Student Assistance Team Work?
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TEAM MEMBERS may include but not be limited to:
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Classroom teacher
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School Nurse
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Guidance counselor
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SLP
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Student
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OT
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Parent
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PT
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SAT Coordinator
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Dignostician
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Principal
Parents are vital members of the Student Assistance
Team. Parents must be involved in the intervention plan if it is to be
effective.
It is important to help parents understand that the
school recognizes their role in educational process as essential to their
child’s success.
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REFERRAL FORM. (MSWord
or PDF) A referral will be made on the district
SAT Referral Form, which is attached, and the Pre-Referral Learning
Problem Checklist. Other forms of assessment may be completed prior to the
SAT meeting (i.e., Learning Styles Inventory, Brigance behavioral rating forms
for specific areas, etc.). Pre-assessment information will assist the SAT to
design highly individualized intervention tailored to meet the needs of the
student. Vague, non-specific information will most likely result in poorly
developed intervention plans which fail to prove successful.
Along with the Referral Form,
and the Pre-Referral and Learning Problem Checklist, include the Pre-Referral
Intervention Strategies Documentation. All three forms can be
obtained in the School Secretary’s Office.
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REFERRAL VERIFICATION. The SAT Coordinator verifies
all referrals before presenting them to the team. Inefficient
utilization of the team’s meeting time created by inappropriate referrals
(problems that can be resolved through immediate intervention) will weaken the
process.
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MEETING
PROCEDURES. All building referrals shall be channeled through the
Student Assistance Team regardless of the nature or seriousness of the
problem. When the referral is verified and the necessary pre-referral
documentation/ assessment is collected (SAT Referral Form/other forms of
pre-assessment), the SAT Chair notifies the members of the Team.
a. Parent Notification. Through prior contact,
the parent should be well aware of the intervention process by the time a
student is referred to the SAT. The notification of the SAT meeting should be
provided in writing. Parent will be informed as to who will be in attendance at
this meeting and the purpose of the meeting is to design a plan to enable the
student to be more successful in school. Information provided to parent should
include:
Concerns
which will be addressed by the team
A summary of the information that will be presented to the team
Emphasis upon the role of the parent as a partner in the
educational process
Date, time and location of the meeting
That the meeting will focus only on the information discussed to
develop an intervention plan. Additional meeting time can be arranged if needed
to answer questions or discuss other concerns.
b.
Core
Team. It is advisable to provide the core team a copy of the
referral data prior to the meeting to allow members time for consideration and
problem solving. Notify the core team of the time and location of the meeting.
c.
Auxiliary Members.The SAT Coordinator shall
have sufficient information available to determine the composition of the team.
These members may be Social Service, Juvenile Probation, Mental Health, SLP, OT,
School Nurse, Diagnostician and Principal.
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MEETING AGENDA. The meeting is
conducted by the SAT Chair and follows a prescribed agenda. Before the
meeting begins, the chair appoints a member of the team to serve as recorder.
The information is recorded on Individual Intervention Plan (IIP).
The following agenda is recommended.
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Identification of
strategies. The team collectively designs appropriate intervention
strategies to enable the student to achieve the goals. The strategies may
include grading modifications, instructional modifications, behavioral
management, environmental or learning style modifications, parent assistance
or assistance from outside agencies.
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REVIEW. On or near the
date of review as established by the SAT, the team meets to evaluate
the student’s progress toward the goal(s). Progress is evaluated according to
the criteria written into the goal. If the student has successfully achieved
the goal(s), the team elects to:
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Terminate the plan based on the
sufficient documentation that the need for an Individual Intervention Plan
no longer exists. Students should, however, be tracked on at least an
annual basis to assure that success is maintained.
The recorder completes the Individual
Intervention Plan Review Form which includes:
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Progress toward goal(s)
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SAT recommendations/revised
intervention plan
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Other pertinent information
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Responsibility assignments
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Review date
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Member signatures
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REFERRAL FOR FURTHER
EVALUATION. If the team has sufficient information to support the
need for a formal individual evaluation through the Special Education
Department, the referral outlined in the Special Education Handbook is
followed.
Upon completion of the evaluation, the original SAT members may be included as
members of the IEP team to provide program continuity and to draw upon the
knowledge of those who have been working with the student.
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INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN OR INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION PLAN
(MSWord
or PDF).
Following the formal evaluation, the team determines the need for special
education.
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ATTACHMENTS.
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Referral Form (MSWord
or
PDF)
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Pre-Referral Intervention
Strategies Documentation
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Pre-Referral Learning Problem
Checklist
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The Cycle of Interventions and
Feedback Revision
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Further Avenues of Referral
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Questions and Answers about the
Student Assistance Team
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Chart of Recommended System for
Student Assistance as Part of General Screening
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Procedural Safeguards
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Individual Intervention Plan
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SAT Team Referral Log (MSWord
or PDF)
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Conference Notice to Parents
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