Ketler Louissaint

Superintendent

District 75 Citywide Programs

DISTRICT 75 CITYWIDE SPEECH SERVICES

FORMAL OBSERVATION REPORT
S/L Provider Name: Ashley Cicileo Tenured: Yes □ No ☒

School/Site: 277Q@777 Ratio/Classification: 8:1:1 Age(s): 5

Pre-Obs Conference: 11/22/2019 Date of Observation: 11/22/2019 Post-Obs Conference: 11/22/2019

Principal: A. Beale Speech Supervisor: Jessica Kessler-Rizzo Supervisor’s Signature:

This lesson is rated: UNSATISFACTORY □ SATISFACTORY
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Assessment (Semester 2 – May)
☒ RIOT procedures are used to determine current level of functioning.
☒ Formal and informal assessment strategies have been employed and interpreted.
☒ Baseline has been established for current IEP goals.
☒ CSS Communication Profile is utilized and/or updated.
☒All relevant areas have been considered, including: oral motor, feeding, speech production, syntax, conversational skills, etc.
Comments: Reinforcer assessment, informal language checklists/probe

IEP Development (Semester 3 – November)

☒ Alignment of IEP goals with functional communication outcomes and educational goals is evident.
IEP goals contain SMART goal elements and have a direct correlation to assessment results
☒ Previous IEP goals and progress made have been reviewed and considered when developing current IEP goals.
 Alignment of PLOP and IEP goals is evident.
 Consideration is given to LRE for mandates (with a focus those students moving up).
Comments: Vocabulary, sorting/categories, two word utterances

Communication Systems for Students (Semester 2 – March)

☒ An individualized communication system has been developed for this student and is utilized during speech and language therapy.
☒ Individual and/or programmatic equipment are integrated across environments to facilitate access and participation.
 Peer interactions are maximized and encouraged throughout activities.
☒ Staff and family training has been provided for individualized communication systems.
Comments: Verbal

Intervention (Semester 1 – November; Semester 3 - January)

 Session goals are specific and measurable and connected to IEP goals.
☒ Varied service delivery options are considered and evident.
☒ S/L program facilitates the students’ access to curriculum and standards.
☒ A variety of age-appropriate materials/activities were available.
 Materials were modified and reflective of the students’ communication needs.
☒ There is evidence of progress monitoring and how it was used to further differentiate instruction.
☒Strategies and techniques were differentiated to meet individual student needs.
☒ Provider differentiates prompts and cues; follows a hierarchy to promote mastery of goals.
☒ Multiple opportunities were provided to promote skill mastery.
Comments: _________________________________________________________________

Session Objective(s):
Student will comment using 2 word utterances with verbal and visual cues.
Student will sort between two categories with verbal cues.

DISTRICT 75 * HELEN D. KAUFMAN * ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLINICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES
400 FIRST AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10010
PHONE: (917) 256-4236 * FAX: (212) 802-1509 * HKAUFMA@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV
Description of Session:
You began the session by presenting the student with a first-then schedule of activities, and prompted the student to choose a reinforcer.
You presented the student with various picture cards of common objects in the categories of food and toys; you verbally reviewed the
function of the categories (i.e., eat food, play toys). You then presented the student with various pictures and prompted the student to label
the picture, identify the category the picture belonged to and create a 2 word utterance containing action + object (e.g., eat orange, play ball);
visual cues, and verbal prompts and cues were provided to facilitate accurate responses. Upon completion, the student was provided with a
toy reinforcer; during play with the bus, models of vocabulary (i.e., stop/go), appropriate play/functional use of objects/familiar schemas, and
imitation of actions on objects was observed.

Session Management and Behavior Supports (Semester 1 – January)

☒ Therapy routines are organized and structured.
☒ Provider-student interaction is respectful and positive.
☒ Behavior management techniques and use of reinforcers are evident and employed as needed.
Comments: First-then board utilized

Administrative Functioning (Semester 1 – November)

☒ Student speech files are complete and available for review.
☒ Lesson plans are current, dated, specify target skills, and contain an evidence of evaluation of performance.
☒ Schedule/caseload current and submitted as per designated timeline.
☒ SESIS Encounter Attendance reflects services provided to date.
☒ IEPs and evaluations and/or progress reports are completed in SESIS during annual reviews, triennials and requested re-evaluations.
Comments: Utilizing One Note for lesson planning, data collection; ongoing data collection during sessions was evident

Professionalism
☒ Provider attends professional development activities and incorporates content/strategies within therapy practices.
☒ Provider is responsive to targeted supervisory suggestions.
☒ Provider participates in CSS and school wide initiatives.
☒ Provider maintains a satisfactory record of attendance and punctuality.
 Provider facilitates peer mentoring and/or student teaching activities.
Comments: Attending mandatory year two provider trainings; participating on Supervisors’ Inquiry Team for Technology

Parent Outreach
☒ Provider collaborates with school administration, staff and parent coordinator to provide parent training.
☒ Provider makes regular contact with parent through daily/weekly correspondence (notebooks, phone calls, etc).
Comments: Conducted parent training at recent Open House; regular parent contact via Class Dojo

Next Steps/Recommendations:
 Administrative – LRE considerations for students’ mandate (group session)
 Assessment – play assessment, social skills checklist
 Intervention – reinforce generalization of targeted language skills into play and instructional activities

I have received and read a copy of this observation and understand that a copy will be placed in my file.

Provider Signature: Date:

DISTRICT 75 * HELEN D. KAUFMAN * ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLINICAL & SUPPORT SERVICES
400 FIRST AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10010
PHONE: (917) 256-4236 * FAX: (212) 802-1509 * HKAUFMA@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV