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In-service provide by Anne Evans
Resource

Top 10 Take A-ways

Video for Crucial Conversations

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Our district was identified for over certification of minority students.  Corrective Actions were required and included audits as well as a financial contribution from SE to support GE programming for Reading Recovery.

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Considerations prior to suspension or expulsion for students with disabilitiy

Timelines

Prior Witten Notice & Procedural Safegaurds

IEP team must Determine services prior to removal

Manifestation Review

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Making decisions about programming for students with significant behavioral needs requires input and collaboration with outside teams.

Basic Classrooms have designed procedures and criteria for entrance and exiting programs.

Sample procedures for Self-Contained Emotionally Impaired classroom

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Assessment tool for progress monitoring. Trained to set, monitor, develop goals. Collect data in the areas of ELA and Math.

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Developing Surveys to get stakeholders feedback

Para Survey-regarding recess and

Parents-Distance Learning

Teachers-Class placement, IEP knowledge

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Collaboration with all North-End Coaches to support Oakland County in IEP development

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Tools for having Challenging Conversations

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State Complaints within district-discussed with mentor

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State Complaints within district-discussed with mentor

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1. Parent disagree with wording in Section 2 (Factors to Consider/Behavior)
Recommendations: contact parent, listen, see if parent concerns can be resolved

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Served as a grade level rep,supported teachers with a preTEAM problem solving session to embed TIER 2 interventions.

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Completed both level 1 & 2 of Oakland Schools Coach the Coach Series. The training prepared us to mentor staff to develop high quality IEPs

Coaching-purpose

Secondary Transition

State Assessments

ED Benefit

LRE: Instructional,discipline

Prior Written Notice

ESY

Central Coordination

REEDs/Evaluation procedures

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Writing an e-mail can require compassion and attention to detail and word choice.
Language for creating

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District Model
Includes 4 stages
1.Collect Data-iready, M-STEP, District Assessment
2. Review Data-LCs and principals collect and present
3. Students with high needs are designed and placed in appropriate interventions (RTI, Reading Recovery, Phonics Groups, Iready supports, SE academics.
4. Several MTSS committees exist- this model varies form building to building

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The district is reimbursed $1,018,947 for medical services

Records are kept by paras and ancillary

logs are kept for 8 years (auditing purposes)

Special Ed teachers oversee  Health related services

Quarterly Medicaid checks by the district

Personal Care Service forms are documentation that a student needs a medical services

Medicaid coordinator trains staff each year

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To ensure and prevent miscommunication it is important to establish Norms with all gathering groups.
Methods for Creating Norms
1. School Reform Initiative
2. EL Education

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A visual designed by my mentor to breakdown the sources for SE funding in our district
Note: learning that you are in dispro by the state after budget is made would effect these numbers

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Special Ed PSP-for guidance when an individual disagrees with the school district decision 

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Special Ed PSP-for guidance when an individual disagrees with the school district decision 

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Reference tool from state
Collaboration
Filing complaints
Resolution of state complaints
Corrective Actions

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Learned to facilitate tool to compare and review IEPs longitudinally to gain perspective on programing and student growth

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Working with challenging or threatening parents
Facilitated

1. Lock Downs

2. Fire Drills

3. Tornado Drills

4. Shelter in Place

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SLD is 30% of the SE population

Generally 2 grade levels below

Most academic problems are not caused by LDs

Requirements to qualify: Exclusionary

access to appropriate education,strengths (adaptive or academic), patter of strengths and weaknesses

RTI and MTSS procedures needs to be in place to accurately identify LD

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Activities and Reflections from my 2019-20 internship in Special Education Administration

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Resources for Special Education Administrators

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Resources for Special Education Administrators

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PA-18 Annual Financial Handbook- guidance financial responsibilities

Catamaran

IDEA

Oakland County Community Resource Oakland Schools/Special Populations

Summaries and Surveys -Publications

Council of Administrators for Special Ed - CASE

Michigan Department of Education (MARSE, MI-SER, Mediation and Dispute, SEOC) -Special Ed

International Society for Technology and Education ISTE

Center for Online Learning for Students with Disabilities.

Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education MAASE

Council for Exceptional Children CEC

Wrights Law

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A portion of students with learning disabilities in reading also have Dyslexia- assessments, resources and methods for teaching are needed to design appropriate instruction for these students

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This tool resource can help educators find innovative strategies for struggling students.

In recent months Center on Online Learning for Students with Disabilities has designed an assessment tool for learning platforms
UDL-SCAN Tool

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Deeper understanding of students math deficit can be found through observation and simple study of student skills.   When working collaboratively with GE teachers to support struggling students Closing the Gap

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2. Learning Trajectories for Primary Grades Mathematics

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Oversight and support of ESY for the ASD and extended school year for SXI students

Interviewed Teachers, Social Worker, Physical Therapist, Parapros

Reviewed IEP goals

Adult Transition Programs

Met with Special Ed Book Keeper, funding for ESY and out of district placements

Met with supervisor of ASD and Adult Transition Programming regarding out of district placements and structure of basic classrooms

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Schedule for ESY for SXI and ASD

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Supportive, instructive, collaborative
Sample of Agenda

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I had the privilege of sitting with our building principal to screen candidates for future positions

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Para Training for building Paras
First, Conflict Resolution, Disciplinary procedures

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Designing, analyzing, coordinating, staff schedules

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Working closely with Learning Consultant and Reading Recovery Teachers building understanding for students needs. Efficiently using available staff, resources and knowledge to develop effective programming for low readers.

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Reading Recovery Council of North America

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Why a lawsuit? Why now? In a complex education system, it's understandable for non-educators to get some things wrong. But when non-educators are making momentous decisions that impact both

Jumpstart your learning with the new content in the e-Learning Center! Exclusively for RRCNA members, these free and low-cost online video courses can help you meet your professional development

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Home - Reading Recovery Council of North America

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The Reading Recovery Council of North America is a not-for-profit association of Reading Recovery professionals, advocates, and partners.

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Scheduling meetings with stakeholder, sending invites, coordinating time
Tools to Assist in this process include:

1. Outlook

2. Doodle

3. Sign Up Genius

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Worked with Marty C to support the school staff with Collaborative Inquiry

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Developed a placement process to support equity in the classroom
Survey, presentations, data collection

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Collaborated with MTSS team to develop a tool/rubric

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The IEP Coach the Coach Team Developed a Slide Show on IEP compliance based on training and updates from Oakland Schools.
I help present to both the secondary and the elementary Special Education Staff.

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Monthly District Meeting
Major Tasks included

1. Report Cards

2. SEL

3. Substitute

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PD for building staff on their role especially as in applies to tracking Supplementary Aids and Services

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Breaking down the funding for special education in Michigan.
Who is responsible for what? IDEA vs State

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Special Education Program Finance

Program Finance provides oversight for state aid and federal funding structures for special education programs and services. The unit ensures that federal grants and state aid reimbursements are effectively administered.

What's New

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This is for Special Education Financial Management

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superintendents budget proposal shared at the board meeting, budget was approved by the board of educaiton

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Kick off meeting for the districts new strategic plan.
Dr. Bill Dagget suggests that we focus on student growth not proficiency, be "future focused", Top 10 skills for future graduates

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A tool for parents and students to easily find digital resources

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Understanding resources to help see the people we serve through a trauma informed lens

Resources

ACE-Adverse Childhood Experiences

CASEL- Collaborative for Academic Social Emotional Learning

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Open House presentations
Included a Q&A for parents and an opportunity for our Parents Advisory Comity PAC representatives to introduce themselves and share the purpose of the Council

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In our district there is one nurse who oversees all of the Medical Management plans (MAP), provides training to for medical needs of students, such as medication, equipment, feeding procedures, diastat, epipens, first aid, ect.
The nurse will consult with caretakers for medically fragile students, Ensure that MAPs are updated yearly, may attend IEPs for medically fragile students.
There are a few students in the district that require staff to support their extensive medical needs everyday due to seizure disorders and diabetes.

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A member of building problem solving team that works systematically to support students with complex needs including those with 504's, IEPs or circumstantial challenges

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Working with students in conflict

Restorative Practice

Mediation

Behavior Improvement Plan

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Highlights

9 state complaints:

All Interviews included the director and the district lawyers (2 withdrawn, 2 dismissed, 4 sites of non-compliance, 1 Due process

State Reports SE Teacher Shortages

Caution regarding removal and suspension

Bring Center Based children home consider both student needs and cost

Early Childhood (part B of IDEA) Needs: more time with GE peers, screenings are unregulated, students with IEPs get priority in preschools

Lawyer Panel
Virtual Learning-

funding for SE students

2 classes per semester minimum

Factors that supported sending students to virtual school: social phobias & migraines

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1. The Art of Gather by Priya Parker- Deliberate Practices for holding meetings

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Processing tool, when working with students who have been referred to the office for behaviors