Monthly Updates

February 2006 Central Dauphin School District Project MP3 is moving quickly to collect the initial baseline data. Project staff visited key personnel -- reading specialist, principal, instructional support teacher, and school psychologists -- at each of the three participating schools. These visits helped us gain a better understanding about current school resources, special education eligibility procedures, existing use of progress monitor data, and reading interventions for struggling students. Nate, Karen, and I provided teachers at each of the participating sites with a brief overview presentation of the MP3 Project, Response to Intervention Framework., skill grouping, and progress monitoring. Administrators from Central Dauphin School District attended each of the presentations to express their support for the project. Although the response to the project was generally positive, some teachers expressed concern about how much of their time would be needed, what types of interventions would be used, how Tier 2 and 3 services fit into their current schedule, and how special education students participate in the general education core. These and other questions will be addressed in future professional development activities and meetings with the school personnel. Stop back in next month for the next update, Tessie Rose - Project Coordinator, Lehigh University Back to Monthly Updates Main Page