October, 1998
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SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY LONGITUDINAL STUDY (SEELS) | |
Propsed Task Force Membership, Meeting Plan, and Agenda |
SRI Project 3421 | |
SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY LONGITUDINAL STUDY (SEELS)
Task Force Membership and Work Plan
The value of the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) will be maximized to the extent that it meets the diverse information needs of the multiple audiences that will have keen interest in it. To articulate these information needs, the Office of Special Education Programs is seeking input regarding the studyís research questions and conceptual framework from a diverse group of individuals who represent several interested audiences, including parents, special and regular educators and administrators, related service personnel, state and local education officials, and national organizations. These representatives will comprise the study task force and will be convened early in the SEELS design phase in order to set design activities on a solid conceptual footing.
Task Force Members
The list of task force participants is attached.
Work Plan
The task force will meet at SRI Internationalís Roslyn, VA offices on November 23, 1998. The purpose of the meeting will be to develop and prioritize the research questions SEELS should address and to elaborate and refine a conceptual framework to guide the study in answering those questions. To spark thinking in advance of the meeting, SRI will prepare a brief paper that contains a draft conceptual framework, discussion of its domains, and potential research questions and will provide the paper to the task force members 2 weeks before the meeting.
The meeting will commence with opening remarks about OSEPís plans and objectives for SEELS, and the current design process. SRI staff will facilitate introductions of task force members, the dayís objectives, and activities. The day will be organized into discussions of specific domains (e.g. student characteristics, outcomes), within which each of the following areas will be addressed:
SRI will report on the dayís discussions and include them in a revision of the SEELS conceptual framework.
Task Force Members
Name |
Organization |
Address |
Numbers |
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TF |
Raymond Bryant |
Montgomery County Public Schools |
850 Hungerford Road |
phone: 301-279-3135 |
TF |
Kevin Dwyer |
National Association of School Psychologists |
4340 East West Highway, |
phone: 301-657-0270 |
TF |
Douglas Fuchs |
Vanderbilt University |
Peabody College for Teachers |
phone: 615-343-4782 |
TF |
George Griffin |
Riverside High School |
3218 Rose of Sharon Road |
bus phone: 919-560-3965 |
TF |
Margaret McLaughlin |
University of Maryland |
Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth; College of Education, College Park, MD 20742 |
bus. phone: 301-405-6495 |
TF |
Virginia Roach |
National Association of State Boards of Education |
1012 Cameron Street |
phone: 703-684-4000 |
TF |
Diane Sydoriak |
Arkansas Department of Education |
#4 Capitol Mall, Room 105C |
phone: 501-682-4221 |
TF |
Martha Thurlow |
National Center on Educational Outcomes |
350 Elliott Hall |
phone: 612-624-4826 |
TF |
Madeline Will |
Community Options |
1130 17th Street, NW, Suite 430 |
phone: 202-721-0120 |
TF |
Zeddie Gibbs |
Virginia Beach Public Schools |
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PO |
Judith Holt |
Office of Special Education Programs |
Switzer Building, |
phone: 202-358-3059 |
PD |
Jose Blackorby |
SRI International |
333 Ravenswood Ave. |
phone: 650-859-4210 |
PD |
Mary Wagner |
SRI International |
333 Ravenswood Ave. |
phone: 650-859-2867 |
TF = Task force participant PO = Project officer PD = Project co-director
SEELS Task Force Meeting
Draft Agenda
November 23, 1998
Time |
Activity |
8:30 |
Assemble. Continental breakfast provided. |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Welcome, introductions, and review of the agenda -Judith Holt, OSEP. |
9:00 - 9:15 |
SEELS in its policy context-Lou Danielson, OSEP. |
9:15- 9:45 |
Overview of the Task Force process and SEELS design-Mary Wagner, SRI. |
9:45- 10:15 |
Components of the conceptual framework-Jose Blackorby, SRI |
10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
10:30 - 12:00 |
Student outcomes. What questions do we need to answer about how students do? What kinds of evidence of outcomes are needed? (Performance domains, questions, measures and measurement strategies)-Mary Wagner |
12:00- 12:30 |
Lunch (buffet provided) |
12:30-1:45 |
Studentsí schools and school programs. What questions do we need to answer about studentsí educational experiences in school and the supports they receive in order to understand special education and the outcomes students in special education achieve? (E.g., setting, goals, instruction, services, curriculum.)-Jose Blackorby |
1:45-2:45 |
Non-school experiences. What questions do we need to answer about studentsí noneducational experiences in order to understand the outcomes they achieve? (E.g., extracurricular activities, family support for education, parental expectations.)-Mary Wagner |
2:45- 3:00 |
Break |
3:00 - 3:45 |
Individual and household characteristics. What questions do we need to answer about students and their households in order to understand the outcomes they achieve? (E.g., abilities and disabilities, family resources.)-Jose Blackorby |
3:45- 4:15 |
Priority-setting-Mary Wagner |
4:15 - 4:30 |
Wrap-up-Judy Holt |