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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Individualized Education Programs

During the 2010-11 school year, the NYC DOE will be implementing the Special Education Student Information System (SESIS), a new special education data management system. SESIS includes an electronic version of the State IEP. The information in this overview presumes full implementation of the new State IEP. A link to the January 2005 version of Creating a Quality IEP, the current IEP manual, is provided under "Resources."

IEP Overview

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the cornerstone of the special education process for each individual student. As described in the State Education Department's Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development and Implementation, the IEP is a strategic planning document that should be far-reaching in its impact.

What IEPs do:

Identify the students' unique needs and how the school will strategically address those needs;

Identify how specially designed instruction will be provided in the context of supporting the students in the general education curriculum and in reaching the same learning standards as nondisabled students;

Guide how the special education resources of the school need to be configured to meet the needs of students with disabilities in that school;

Identify how students with disabilities will be prepared for adult living;

Measure students' progress toward goals and objectives, providing schools with information to determine if they have appropriately configured and used their resources to reach the desired outcomes for students with disabilities.

To assist students in becoming involved and progressing in the general education curriculum, the IEP team must consider both the state's learning standards and the school-based instructional curriculum which should be aligned to the state's learning standards. In developing IEPs that are linked to standards, the State Education Department recommends that IEPs should:

Review the content as well as the expectations for how the student will learn or demonstrate knowledge and skill in the content areas.

Identify the strengths and challenges for the student in relation to those expectations in the present levels of performance section of the IEP.

Identify how a student's needs are linked to the general curriculum (e.g., a student's difficulty with visual processing may affect graphing skills required to achieve the math standards).

Identify the goals that the student will be expected to achieve in one year. The development of annual goals should be guided by the following question: What knowledge, skills, behaviors and strategies does the student need to master the content of the curriculum?

Identify the special education services, including the adaptations, accommodations or modifications to the general curriculum, and/or instructional environment and materials, as needed by the student to reach those standards.

Every student with a disability must have an IEP in effect by the beginning of each school year. Federal and state laws and regulations specify the information that must be documented in each student's IEP. In addition, IEPs developed for the 2011 school year and thereafter must be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education. The electronic IEP in the NYC DOE's Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) is designed to meet the state requirements.

Source: State Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development and Implementation, pp. 1-4

IEP Resources

SESIS IEP Crosswalk

A comparison of the current NYCDOE IEP to the new New York State IEP in SESIS

Learn DOE webcast recordings of SESIS "Brown Bag" sessions

Recordings cover a wide range of topics including Creating an IEP in SESIS.

Guide to Quality Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development and Implementation

This is the guide for the new state IEP.

State Regulations: 8 NYCRR §200.4(d)

Creating a Quality IEP: Individualized Education Program Manual, January 2005

Alternate Assessment Standards for Students with Severe Disabilities in New York State Learning Standards

Payroll Administration Memorandum #20, 2000-2001: IEP Arbitration Decision

This document states that when a teacher loses his/her preparation period due to attendance at an IEP conference, this conference shall not be considered as an "emergency." Consequently, the teacher must be compensated.

UFT Special Education Complaint Form

Some guidance on SESIS

by Carmen Alvarez, UFT VP for Special Education | published October 14, 2011

The Oct. 15 deadline for inputting encounter attendance information in the Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) is looming for those of you who teach students with special needs and, in many cases, your supervisors and principals are telling you to just get it done. From your phone calls and emails, we know you are working during your lunch, preparation periods, after school and at home and are still finding the task impossible to complete. We know that you are laboring with inadequate and often antiquated equipment, painfully slow internet speeds, and limited or no training on the system.

"The problems related to SESIS are not your fault, but are a result of the DOE's total incompetence in managing the school system as a whole and this initiative in particular," said UFT Secretary Michael Mendel. "We recognize your hard work and dedication. Unfortunately, the people in charge of the school system, your employer, do not. They do not value your dedication and commitment to your students."

We believe what your employer is asking you to do is unconscionable. We have been trying for months to get the Department of Education to acknowledge the problems with its implementation of SESIS. Every single issue that you have brought to our attention has been shared with the DOE (without identifying you or your school, of course). In a recent email message, UFT Secretary Michael Mendel demanded that the DOE send a letter to you, your principals and your supervisors saying that it understands the difficulties you are facing and doesn't expect you to sacrifice every waking moment in front of a computer performing tasks that are completely unrelated to the important work you do with kids with special needs. But they just don't — or won't — get it.

We wish we could tell you to do only what you can during the work day and ignore this stressful activity outside work hours. Unfortunately, we can't. Refusing to do work that you have been instructed to do would put you at serious risk of being insubordinate and we would never advise you to do anything that puts your job in danger. But there are some things you can do to try to get some relief.

First, make the people who are imposing this burden on you understand your pain. Write an email or a note to your principal or supervisor explaining the barriers you are facing in trying to complete the encounter attendance records for all of your students. Be specific: Is it lack of time during the school day, lack of computer access, an outdated/inadequate computer or lack of internet speed/bandwidth? Some administrators and supervisors may not be fully aware of the things you do during the work day to support students and provide quality instruction and therapy. If that is the case, use your email as an opportunity to educate them. For example, if you are a speech provider who uses your preparation period to observe students in class, interview parents and teachers and perform other student-support activities, put that in your letter. If you are working on annual reviews for some of your students, explain what that entails, too. Be sure to be clear that you are not refusing to do work that you have been instructed to complete. Ask your principal or supervisor to tell you (preferably in writing) how you should perform these tasks given the obstacles.

Second, keep track of your time. We have filed a union-initiated grievance claiming that the DOE has improperly extended your workday by failing to provide time and equipment for you to do SESIS-related activities. We are asking that employees who have had to work beyond their normal workday be paid for their time. If we succeed, members may need to provide proof of the additional time they worked in order to get paid. You can help us gather facts to support the union-initiated grievance by using our online SESIS issues form to tell us about your particular situation. We have also filed state Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) charges — and laid the foundation to file additional charges — alleging that the DOE has improperly increased members' hours of work. We will need your help — particularly documentation of the additional time you are spending on your work — in proving those charges as well.

Third, file a grievance if you have received a directive from an administrator or supervisor to perform SESIS-related work during your lunch hour, before or after school or at home. If you received the directive in writing, be sure to keep a copy and forward it to me. If you have been told to do SESIS work outside of your regular workday, but your principal or supervisor did not put the directive in writing, make a personal record of what was said, the date, time and location, and the names of anyone else who was present when the directive was given. Individual grievances must be filed within 30 school days of the day that you were instructed to perform this SESIS-related activity. Read these instructions on filing an individual SESIS grievance.

Lastly, contact your chapter leader immediately if you have received a letter in your file or your principal or supervisor is threatening disciplinary action related to SESIS. If the situation persists, ask your chapter leader to contact your district representative. Please keep my office informed as well.

We are here to help. Be sure to let your chapter leader know what you are experiencing. If your principal or supervisor is ignoring your pleas, ask your chapter leader to intervene. If the chapter leader is unsuccessful, ask the chapter leader to seek assistance from the UFT district representative. Please keep us informed by using our online SESIS issues form. We can't help if we don't know what is going on in your school. (You can send us good news, too, although there hasn't been much of that lately!)

Carmen Alvarez,

Vice President for Special Education

Office: 212-598-9546

Fax: 212-254-5578

Thursday, February 16, 2012

songs with whistles

SONGS WITH WHISTLES

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Centerfold - The J. Geils Band

Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

Eastwood - Brad Paisley

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

Good Life - OneRepublic

I Like How It Feels - Enrique Iglesias

I Wanna Go - Britney Spears

Jealous Guy - John Lennon

Joyride - Roxette

Let's Go Surfing - The Drums

Magic Moments - Perry Como

Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

Oh No - Andrew Bird

Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney

Patience - Guns N' Roses

People Are Crazy - Billy Currington

Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People

Rewrite - Paul Simon

Roter Sand - Rammstein

Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

Sorry - Guns N' Roses

That Smell - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Big Bang - Rock Mafia

The End Of The End - Paul McCartney

The Fishin' Hole (theme to The Andy Griffith Show) - Andy Griffith

The Stranger - Billy Joel

Two Of Us - The Beatles

Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles

Walkin' My Baby Back Home - James Taylor

Wind Of Change - Scorpions

Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John

REGGAE BEAT

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CHILDREN SONGS1

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1991 : The world's ost valuable golf glove - the original, crystal-studded one Michael Jackson wore - is stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. Police recovered the glove two days later. MC Hammer set up a phone line and offered a $50,000 reward for the glove's return.

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1. Revolver - The Beatles

Released in the Summer of 1966, with a disturbing art cover by Klaus Voorman, Revolver showed the rising of a new style. A first step into psychedelia.

An album with sounds from India melting with Motown style, a childish melody or a nice enchanting tune, tabla and harsh electric guitar, piano or maracas, simple love songs or tripping lines, Revolver told the world pop music was going to take a deep turn only one year later. ~ Edna

2. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley

Released by RCA Victor, the album Elvis Presley popped on the scene in 1956. At that time it was called "Rockabilly." Elvis had been around on Sun Records, but RCA really promoted him when they took over his contract, and when the Elvis Presley album was released people really sat up and took notice. I think that, more than the album, it was Elvis himself who was the groundbreaking factor. I remember that, along with his voice and the songs, we liked to watch his wild gyrations, which were considered obscene at the time. It isn't any big deal now but it sure was back then.

Everything about the album and the artist was different than anything done before. Although there were others who recorded in the style called Rockabilly, this album was,in my opinion, groundbreaking because of the artist. ~ Karm

3. Tommy - The Who

Tommy may not have been the first, but it was without a doubt the most influential rock opera. To this day, it is still gaining The Who fans, while its rock opera precursors are slowly gathering dust in collectors' forgotten basements. At a time when most of The Who's contemporaries were still riding the psychedelic wave and adding one more distorted jangly riff and one more tambourine to their songs, in terms of music they delivered one of the most sober and purest albums of the time.

Arguably, Pete Townshend got too caught up in his own brilliance to really get the story across, but while it may take a few listens to understand just what he is on about, there's a lot more to it than you might think. Townshend himself described it as "a metaphorical story of different states of consciousness." And it is precisely this story which makes Tommy so ground-breaking - an entire album used as a story-telling device. Narrating a young man's journey filled with spiritual, moral, and fantastical elements had never before garnered such a vast amount of attention, or even meant this much to a band. And even if you want to argue that the Pretty Things and Small Faces were a couple of months faster - they themselves only rode on the coattails of The Who's mini-opera, "A Quick One, While He's Away." ~ The Seeker

4. Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Are You Experienced? is one of the most ear-catching debut albums in the history of rock music, and one of the ultimate albums of the psychedelic era. On Are You Experienced? Jimi Hendrix blended a variety of elements of 1960s rock into music that sounded both ahead of its time and embedded in the best backgrounds of rock, blues, pop, and soul. It was his unbelievably talented guitar work, of course, that inspired a whole new generation of guitarists to alter their feedback and distortion to imitate Jimi's style. Most of the album's tracks are amongst Jimi Hendrix's very best; it may be debated that he would continue to develop at a fast pace throughout the rest of his short career, but Jimi would never exceed Are You Experienced? in terms of consistent excellence. ~ Mindcrime

5. The Complete Recordings - Robert Johnson

There's only 29 songs + 12 alternate takes that were recorded at 2 sessions in 1936 and 1937, but most bands from the British Invasion and the American bands of the 1960s used to start out covering blues songs. Some of the rock icons that were inspired by Robert Johnson were Jimmy Page, Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, and Eric Clapton. And their music has had a great impact on blues, country, pop, rock and heavy metal.

As his playing partner, Johnny Shines, put it, "Some of the things that Robert did with the guitar affected the way everybody played. He'd do rundowns and turnbacks. He'd do repeats. None of this was being done. In the early '30s, boogie on the guitar was rare, something to be heard. Because of Robert, people learned to complement themselves, carrying their own bass as their own lead with this one instrument." He remains to this day one of the most influential progenitors of rock and blues music. ~ Bluesbo

6. After School Session - Chuck Berry

In 1957, Mr. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry released a little half-hour record called After School Sessions, and changed music forever. As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Web site aptly declares: "While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together." These ten little rock n' roll songs provided the template for everything that came after. Even a few guitarists in England, namely John Lennon and Keith Richards, managed to hear this new music, and used the blueprint set down to launch rock and roll into the forefront, where it never really left. So to anybody who ever picked up a guitar, or just likes listening to one, you owe a big thank you to Chuck Berry. ~ The Lizard

7. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

In researching what I was going to write here, I've discovered several things. First, that this album is almost totally Brian Wilson, from conception to execution, with Tony Asher collaborating on the writing. That the idea for it stemmed from Wilson's introduction to and use of LSD, and that it is most certainly his response to The Beatles, both Revolver and Rubber Soul (depending on the source). I've learned that although at the time of its release it wasn't commercially successful, it has become the most acclaimed album of all time by critics and journalists, and is #2 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Elton John, and Bob Dylan have all gone on record calling it a major influence, and one of the best albums of all time. George Martin has said that Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band would never have existed without Pet Sounds. All this acclaim is almost entirely due to Brian Wilson, his conception, his songs, his production. Wilson's production and his use of the studio as an instrument (a la Phil Spector) was the final piece of the puzzle. I can't discover any one thing that caused this to be such an influential and groundbreaking album, other than the fact that it is a testament to the genius that is Brian Wilson. ~ cyberjudge/Lucky

8. Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

It's not their first album, it wasn't even their most commercially successful one, but I think it's Kraftwerk's most important album.

While their precursors Autobahn and Radio-activity were a bit more experimental, this here is a round, fully electronic listening experience, influenced by classical music, catchy repeated melodic themes, and vocoded vocals make for a hypnotic (in a good sense) experience.

The title track is, similarly to Autobahn, made to let you feel like you're on a train ride. From station to station / back to Dusseldorf City / Meet Iggy Pop and David Bowie (who both lived in Berlin at that time and were good friends of the band).

But besides these two, the record has had a tremendous influence in the following decade's music. Without it there would be no electronic music as we know today, from synth-pop to house and techno.

Fun fact: this is one of only 2 (!) albums by non English speaking artists in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" (the other being "Buena Vista Social Club"). ~ Farin

9. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon was released on 17 March 1973 in the U.S. and 24 March 1973 in the UK. It is a concept album that portrays the human condition from birth to death.

I chose to use Dark Side as a groundbreaking album for Pink Floyd mainly because I feel it was their most popular groundbreaking album.

To the general public it is probably better known then Meddle or Animals, or some of their even earlier albums DS builds upon. DS was more polished and radio friendly then some of their earlier work. ~ Le

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Em A Asus4 A Em A

G D Em A G D Em A G D

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D Dmaj7 Bm D / G Gm6 D D(add E) A / D Dmaj7 Bm D/ G Gm6 D D(add E) A

You sheltered me from harm, kept me warm, kept me warm.

You gave my life to me, set me free, set me free.

Em A Asus4 A / Em A

The finest years I ever knew / were all the years I had with you.

G D Em A/ G D Em A

And I would give anything I own, Give up my life, my heart, my home.

G D Em A Asus4 A/ G D

I would give everything I own

just to have you back again.

D G Gm6 D A

You taught me how to love, what it's of, what it's of

D Bm

You never said too much but still you showed the way

C G D

and I knew, from watching you

Em A Em A

Nobody else could ever know the part of me that can't let go

(repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Bm D / Gmaj7 G

Is there someone you know, you're loving them so but taking them all for granted?

Em G

You may lose them one day, someone takes them away

C A

and they don't hear the words you long to say.

(repeat Chorus)

G D

just to touch you once again.

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D(add E) 000230 Gm6 xx2333

C#m A E Esus4 E Abm C#m B A

VERSE 1

A E Abm A , E Abm A F#m

Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed, that I set

my sights on Monday, and I got myself undressed, I aint ready for the altar,

C#m Abm A F#m A E Esus4

but I do agree there's times, when a woman sure can be a friend of mine

E B A E B

Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air, Will you love me

A E F#m

just a little, just enough to show you care, Though I tried to fake it, I

E/G# A

don't mind saying, I just can't make it

B A E C#m B A

VERSE 2

Well I keep on thinkin' bout you, sister golden hair surprise, and I just

can't live without you, cant you see it in my eyes? I been one poor correspondent

and I been too, too hard to fine, but it doesn't mean, you ain't been on my mind.

Song: Peaceful Easy FeelingPerformed by: The Eagles

D G D G

_ _ I LIKE THE WAY YOUR SPARKLING EARRINGS LAY

D G A7 A7

AGAINST YOUR SKIN SO BROWN

D G D G

AND I WANT TO SLEEP WITH YOU IN THE DESERT TO-NIGHT

D G A7

WITH A MILLION STARS ALL AROUND

A7 G G D D

CAUSE I GOT A PEACEFUL EASY FEEL-ING

G G Em A7

AND I KNOW YOU WON'T LET ME DOWN

D Em G A7 D

CAUSE I'M ALLLL-READY STANDING ON THE GROUND

D G D G

AND I FOUND OUT A LONG TIME AGO

D G A7 A7

WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO TO YOUR SOUL

D G D G

AH, BUT SHE CAN'T TAKE YOU ANY WAY

D G A7

YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW HOW TO GO

A7 G G D D

CAUSE I GOT A PEACEFUL EASY FEEL-ING

G G Em A7

AND I KNOW YOU WON'T LET ME DOWN

D Em G A7 D

CAUSE I'M ALLLL-READY STANDING ON THE GROUND

D G D Gn ./ D G A7 A7

I GET THE FEELING I MAY KNOW YOU

AS A LOVER AND A FRIEND

D G D G

BUT THIS VOICE KEEPS WHISPERING IN MY OTHER EAR

D G A7

TELLS ME I MAY NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN

Knock U Down

Cm7 F Bb

I never thought I'd be in love like this

Cm7 F Gm

When I look at you my mind goes on a trip

Cm7 F Bb

Then you came in, and knocked me on my face

Cm7

Feels like in I'm a race

F Gm

But I already won first place

-------**Same Chord Progression throughout rest of song-----

I never thought I'd fall for you as hard as I did

(As hard as I did, yeah)

You got me thinkin' bout our life our house and kids, yeah

Every mornin' I look at you and smile

'Cause boy you came around and you knocked me down

Knocked me down

Sometimes love comes around

(Love comes around love comes around)

And it knocks you down

Just get back up

When it knocks you down

(Knocks you down)

Sometimes love comes around

(Love comes around) And it knocks you down

Just get back up When it knocks you down(Knocks you down)

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