What do you expect as the outcome of a STAT referral

What do you expect as the outcome of a STAT referral?				What prompts you to make a STAT referral?
Special Services
Some record of teacher’s concern or a record that interventions have been attempted	Determination of whether extra support is the key / or testing is needed		Determination / evaluation of whether extra support and or services are needed	Sometimes to get the ball rolling for referrals that might be needed	Specific concern about placement for next year			Getting a child into summer school
Special Ed referral if needed		Review of special ed information (i.e. past testing not always in cum file if child has moved & returned		I know it is a necessary step before sped or referral for summer school
Parental Awareness and Support
Encourages parents to accept some responsibility	Support for parent and student		Parent support	Showing parents I am willing to look beyond my ideas for suggestions on ways to help their child		Sometimes open the parents’ eyes—there might be a problem here
Parent support / suggestions			Parent support
Frustration
Empathy		More objective thinking		I’m worried that I’m missing something			Frustration
Collaboration / Teacher and Student Support
Support for the student	Teacher & student support		Support for student and teacher	Having tried ideas, collaborated with others, etc. and still not able to help the student	Concern that can’t be answered by other members in your grade level (after consulting them)			Classroom work, observation, etc. coupled with input from Title I, speech teachers, etc.
When parents are present—shows support for teacher & reaffirm that the problem needs to be addressed—not "he’s all boy."			Support from staff / committee	Collaborated with specialists regarding progress	I will talk with other teachers and get their suggestions on whether or not to refer a child			Talking with grade level team members about a problem. Then they make a suggestion to STAT

What do you expect as the outcome of a STAT referral?			What prompts you to make a STAT referral?
Do-able suggestion / Solutions / Lack of Progress / Low Achievement
Choices of interventions that teacher will find doable & will help student	Ideas that are reasonable for a teacher to accomplish with the rest of the class needs	Immediate response to the problem	Low achievement	Students meeting below level on several of the tasks		Student who is not learning by conventional classroom methods-—special needs child
			Student is not achieving at grade level / a full year behind classmates	Low reading ability even with years of extra help (Reading Recovery, Title)		Significantly below level SAI results for F (and W)
Something done	Answers—help	Answers—validation for concerns—extra help beyond what I’ve already tried	Children who aren’t meeting classroom objectives (I Can Do It)	I look at my entire class and I compare the child to them. Then I decide if I need to do it		Delays in a student’s academic or behavioral performance
Ideas for solutions to students’ problems	Expect solutions & support for students	I expect to be given solutions and or support to help the referred student	Lack of progress after some interventions have been tried	Continued frustration in the teacher or student that continues as interventions are tried or attempted		You see one getting farther & farther behind
I expect to get useful ideas and suggestion to use with my children	A way to meet the needs without causing attention to them (isolation). Interventions to use with the whole class	More specific interventions (something different from what everyone has tried that can be accomplished)	Kids who I’ve tried everything with & still aren’t seeing progress	Exhausted own ideas to try—need new strategies		Significantly low and No improvement or progress after your strategies or ideas are implemented
			When a problem occurs in the classroom on a recurring basis and I’ve exhausted my resources, I turn to the STAT team		After trying everything and not seeing any improvements in areas of concerns

What do you expect as the outcome of a STAT referral?				What prompts you to make a STAT referral?
Continuous Support / Continuous Concern
Continuous support—I don’t thing the STAT process should end after the actual meeting		Support beyond initial meeting—someone to talk to about how interventions are going or not going		Need for support from other teachers on individual student	You feel like you’ve tried everything and you need some support	Looking for strategies for behavior modification
A follow up meeting	Timely response		Help with specific problem and follow up to see if it’s working	Find more ideas for how to support a student who significantly struggles	Get ideas form other teachers—new things to try	Continuous concern (over K,1 & 2 grades)
				Awareness by next year’s teacher that STAT referral has been made (of what problems were dealt with in prior yr.)
Progress / Suggestions /Specific Problem / Regression
Improvement in student’s problem area	Take into consideration the scores and data being presented for current grade level—not "how much progress he / she has already made" how is the student performing now			A student is digressing in academic or behavior area	When there is no progress in an academic or behavioral area or especially regression	Specific concerns regarding a student’s academic or behavior
Specific interventions targeted at learning or behavior concern	Suggestions of additional ways to help the student		Suggestions for other ways to try to reach the child	Difficulty w/ specific academic performance—teacher reading strategies	Inability to consistently complete work in a reasonable amount of time	Low achievement in a particular area (math / reading etc.) looking for suggestions to help assist this child
Suggestions to try before pursuing further testing, retention or summer school	Specific suggestions or techniques to use with that child		Ideas and interventions to try while waiting for process	Students not knowing the difference between numbers and letters	Discrepancy of achievement within one single subject area (i.e. can verbally tell a story but cannot write it, can make analogies but cannot describe simple objects…)
Specific suggestions to help teacher with area of concern—not general ideas	New ideas to use with student		Non-judgmental suggestions for how to best teach concepts to students	Low achievement in reading	Significantly below grade level in an academic area	Not able to sit still
I expect that one idea / suggestion will help my children progress	Suggestions from all the members of the STAT team			Support for behavior problems	Behavior modifications	Student’s behavior not only interferes in his learning but most importantly interferes with the learning of others

How does the STAT process meet your needs?				How could the STAT process be improved?
Special Services
Lays the groundwork for a special education referral		1^st step to Sp.Ed. referral		Consider Sp.Ed. as an option
Gets the ball rolling if they need further help	Helps get them into summer school		Gets a child into summer school	Special Ed. Referrals a possibility
Gets them a chance at summer school		It is a part of a chain when special testing / placement is needed		More open to special ed. Testing
Choices / Lots of ideas/ Unique Suggestions
It provides a means for teachers to gain new ideas to help students that are struggling			Gives good interventions to try	Give specific suggestions per child rather than general	Suggest innovative ideas—not ideas that classroom teachers have already tried		Keep interventions reasonable and practicable
Gets a wide spectrum of interventions	Choices presented that offer variety to ass what will work best for student and teacher			Instead of just vocalizing what the problem is—more suggestions & resources need to be given—plus all the STAT members need to contribute		More suggestions—only walked away with 1 idea and the child had already done this idea
Gives good support for suggestions	Gives ideas and support for helping students		Staff support & ideas
STAT members ideas are sometimes new ideas and are helpful	Ideas and support from other staff members		It gives me ideas / suggestions for helping the students I work with
Gives ideas to take back to class & try	It helps me take back ideas to use in my class with the children
Reassurance / Continuous Support
Lets you know you are not alone or the only one with a problem	Reassurance that you are on the right track			Consistent with follow through & interventions	More outside observation so that the suggestions better meet needs / setup of classroom—increase understanding of members
				Support at STAT meetings—not just classroom teacher explaining concerns (in class observations may help)

How does the STAT process meet your needs?			How could the STAT process be improved?
Not Meeting Needs / / Streamline Process / Clarifications
It’s not doing what it’s intended to do	It hasn’t met my needs	I am a STAT member & I don’t think we are meeting any of the teacher’s needs this year	Get to the point of concern	Too much "round robin" talk about the child other than the problem at hand—get to the meat & get answers
			Clarify when to suggest testing for Sp. Ed.	Better clarification as to what qualifies as Sp. Ed. As opposed to a learning or behavior concern
			Clarification as to what steps can be done to help the student	If child has been previously STATed & continues to struggle the following year, clarify why we have to STAT instead of SPED referral
			Answer the question of what if the student continues to work on the same level—then what		Clarification as to what steps can be done to help the student
			A few years ago STAT was part of the process a teacher went through to either retain, refer or summer school. Obviously this isn’t the case anymore—pleas clarify			Clarification of who should be STATed
Frustration			Quicker Response
It gives me a place to express my frustrations and helps to let parents know how concerned	The team helps me work out frustrations that I am having	If nothing else, it is a outlet for frustration with people who understand	Quicker scheduling	Follow up meetings scheduled more quickly (not 2 months later)		I know the staff is doing the best they can, but—it would be helpful if they could respond more quickly
Feedback
Provides feedback, suggestions, resources	Brainstorming ideas	Provides feedback, brainstorming with colleagues	Quicker response time to our referrals	Quicker response / turn around		Quicker response to a STAT referral
Parent Understanding			Quicker response time	Quicker response time		Quicker response
When parents attend—show them the problem is indeed serious & supports the classroom teacher’s assessment that the child needs help			Check with parent s& schedule times when parents can attend—instead of scheduling first then hoping parents can come
It involves parents as well as teachers	Helps some parents get a better understanding of teacher’s concerns (see the relevance & significance		Possibly form grade level STAT committees to better serve student
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Keeps me informed as to who is struggling (hopefully I already have been involved with student)