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SPED LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROMO

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ESC Region 12 Special Ed Leadership Academy

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Special Education Leadership Academy (1).pdf

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1. Introductions/Contact Info
2. SPED Leadership
3. Least Dangerous Assumption
4. ESC R12 SPED Department
5. Request LF Admin Account
6. Director Cyclical Calander
7. SPED Finance Livebinder
8. New Director Livebinder
9. Policies, Procedures, Practices
10. TEA SPED Webinars
11. TEA Review & Support
12. SPED Monitoring Updates

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PBMAS - RDA
Changes to Non-Ed Application

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1. Session Guest (Lisa McKinnon)
2. Welcome Activity
3. Special Education Funding (TEA)
4. MOE & ME
5. Budget Buddy
6. Comprehensive Budget Process
7. SPEDTalk Chit Chat
8. SPED Funding LiveBinder
9. SPED Revenue
10. SPED Budget
10. TEA Review & Support Updates

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1. Session Guests
Jennifer Patterson (TEA Director)
Kaycie Tugman (Best Buddies)
Larry Robinson (ESC R12 HR)
2. Best Buddies Presentation
3. Family/Community Engagement
4. Parent Advisory Committee
5. Human Resources
6. Personnel Docs
7. Critical Element Docs
8. New Directors' Livebinder
9. Circling Back-Morning in Rewind
10. Review & Support Roundup
11. Strategic Support Plan
12. SPEDTalk Chit Chat

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Session Guest
Chris Griffin (SPED Director ESC 12)
TEA Review & Support
TEA  DMS
TEA RDA Reports
TEA RDA Manual
TEA RDA Performance Framework
TEA RDA Guidance Document
TEA RDA Intervention Requirement
TEA RDA Intervention/Submissions
TEA Strategic Support Plan
TEA Technical Assistance Info

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Session Guest (TBD)
Student-Centered Transitions Netw
Small & Rural Schools Network
Texas TEKS
TEKS Vertical Alignment
STAAR ALT 2 Instructional Guides
Texas PreK Guidelines
TEKS Resource System
TEA Curriculum Division
Unique Learning System
Grading & Progress Monitoring
STAAR Accommodation Resources
STAAR Resources
STAAR Released Tests
STAAR Interim Assessments
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
Student Assessment Directory
Lead4ward
TAMS
Literacy Strategies for SWD
Specially Designed Instruction
Standards Based IEP
Working with Paraprofessionals
Accommodation Central

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Covid-19 Discussion
Cyclical/Targeted Reviews
SPP 7
SPP 11
SPP 12
SPP 13
eGrant
Budgeting
Staffing
ESY

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To Do List - Cyclical Calendars

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Cell: 254-640-3002
jbullion@esc12.net

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ARD Buddy

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SPED Dashboard

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SPEDTalk with Pam & John • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters

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Welcome to SPEDTalk with Pam Humphrey & Dr. John C. Bullion (2021 & 2022 Barbara Jordan Media Award Winners). The past 39 years, Pam’s work in Special Education has been integral in statewide efforts regarding Inclusive Practices and Transition Services. In his 20+ year career in education,…

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By A Chaotic Mess

The World is changing. Education is changing too. A growing tension exists between two schools of thought: between teaching and learning, lessons and experiences. Although, some believe schools should be places of wonder and excitement in which students engage in passion based problem solving and strength focused pedagogy, many others insist on preserving a more traditional view of education; one in which teachers are viewed as the keepers of knowledge and controllers of concepts. Destination Education: When Worlds Collide provides another way forward.

Career, Technology, Education, and Covid: To Commute or Converge?

DESTINATION EDUCATION: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDEMay 22, 2020

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The World is changing. Education is changing too. A growing tension exists between two schools of thought: between teaching and learning, lessons and experiences. Although, some believe schools should be places of wonder and excitement in which students engage in passion based problem solving and strength focused pedagogy, many others insist on preserving a more traditional view of education; one in which teachers are viewed as the keepers of knowledge and controllers of concepts.

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In this episode of KIDSpin, Mia, Aiden, and Addi May visit with VMISD Elementary Principal, Chris Dowdy and Assistant Principal, Joanie Moody about their experiences responding to Covid-19. It's easy to see why Valley Mills ISD is such a great school district when listening to Mr. Dowdy and Mrs. Moody express their concern for students and staff. It hasn't been easy transitioning to remote learning, but the VMISD Administration and Staff have done an exceptional job ensuring that students continue to receive opportunities for meaningful learning and support. Every Step Eagle Pride!

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In this episode of KIDSpin, Mia, Aiden, and Addi May visit with VMISD Elementary Principal, Chris Dowdy and Assistant Principal, Joanie Moody about their experiences responding to Covid-19. It's easy to see why Valley Mills ISD is such a great school district when listening to Mr. Dowdy and Mrs.

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS
March 2019 Edition ESC Region 12 Special Education
ESC Region 12 offers numerous programs and services to support LEAs and their Special Education staff with meeting the needs of students. This includes complying with state and federal legislative requirements, securing funding, and training Special Education staff and administrators to ensure that all their students have the opportunity to be successful regardless of special needs or disabilities.
SPED Liaisons
Special Education Liaisons provide additional supports and services to LEAs at each of the 20 Education Services Centers across Texas. While our approach varies along with the regional needs of LEAs, our purpose is to "connect resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities."

In my time as an ESC Liaison, I have had the opportunity to work on several projects, which focus on amplifying the state's resources such as SPED Dashboard and ARD Buddy. More recently I am collaborating with ESC Regions 9,10, & 11 on the development of a Podcast about all things SPED called " SPEDTalk with Pam & John." More on that to come.
Future Opportunities
Opportunities to provide support in your local context has enabled me to learn so much from each of you. I look forward to continuing these efforts whenever invited to do so. Special Education Leadership Academy has provided additional opportunities to collaborate and learn from one another. Moving forward the Academies will be held in the LEx Labs at the BRIC.

DESTINATION EDUCATION

John C. Bullion, M. Ed., LPC-S (#61611)

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES March 2019 Edition ESC Region 12 Special Education ESC Region 12 offers numerous programs and services to support LEAs and their Special Education staff with meeting the needs of students.

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES April 2019 Edition Regional Education Service Centers Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators.

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES

RESC Supports for Special Education
May 2019 Edition Regional Education Service Centers
Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators. Our Purpose is to ensure that all students across Texas have the opportunity to be successful regardless of differing abilities and needs. When was the last time you stopped in for a session or contacted your Regional Education Service Center for supports or services?
Special Education Liaisons
Special Education Liaisons provide additional supports and services to LEAs at each of the 20 Education Services Centers across Texas. While our approach varies along with the regional needs of LEAs, our purpose is to "connect resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities." Have you considered Leveraging Your Liaison to support your LEA, Campus, or Classroom?

Check out our most recent episodes of SPEDTalk with Pam & John, and you just might find a little something extra. Included this month is a Special Extended Edition of our Podcast focusing on the amazing things happening at the only Ultra-Accessible Theme Park in the World, Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas. Let's continue to Elevate the Conversation as we Accelerate & Amplify state special education resources into the hands of those who need them. This a positive platform for celebrating the people and organizations that are really making it happen for students with disabilities across Texas.

I am also excited to announce the release of Destination Education: When Worlds Collide co-hosted by Andi McNair (A Meaningful Mess), John C. Bullion (Chaos in a Suit), Josh Essary (Digital Innovation Guru) and Arash Abnoussi (Mathematician Extraordinaire). Tune in as we connect the worlds of "Special" and "Exceptional" while highlighting and celebrating "The Genius in Me!" Explicitly connecting Genius Hour Concepts and Practices to Students with Differing Abilities. By focusing on human-connection and educational destinations steeped in experiential educational opportunities, we can bridge these two schools of thought. Results Driven Accountability (RDA) encourages educators to tap into the potential in each and every child. What better way to do that than designing to the edges of our educational landscape?

Also, remember that the student lead transition app, Big Changes, which was designed with the assistance of Northwest ISD High School Students, can be downloaded at the Apple and Google Play Store. And don't forget to circle back to and SPED Dashboard for just in time resources and supports.
Future Opportunities
If you want to Elevate the Conversation and Partake in the Positive, be sure to attend our session SPEDTalk with Pam & John: Live and Interactive at TCASE Interactive 2019. You never know what to expect when Pam and I get together, and having a live audience will only add to the fun. And, I am super excited to invite those of you attending Interactive to join Laurie Tresl and Myself in our Thought Leader Session "Building Organizational Capacity," which is scheduled for Monday, July 22nd. Hope to see you there!

Shifting gears, I am fortunate to announce the cast of DESTINATION EDUCATION: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE will also be going Live and Interactive at the TransformEd Conference in June at ESC Region 12. If you are planning to attend the conference, join your tour guides Andi, John, Josh and Arash as the connect the worlds of GT and Special Education Pedagogy and Practices and explore educational destinations yet to be discovered.
In Case You Didn't Know
While Texas is Information rich when it comes to Special Education Resources and Supports, it can be difficult knowing where to go to find what your looking for because there is so much stuff in so many locations around the state. One need look no further than ESC Region 20 to find a plethora resources at the Progress in General Curriculum (PGC) homepage on their website. Whether you are a campus or district Administrator, SPED Teacher, Gen Ed Teacher, Paraprofessional, or Instructional Specialist, ESC Region 20 and the PGC Network has you covered.

In case you didn't know, Texas has 14 Statewide Leadership Functions and Projects, but is currently re-consolidating these into 10 Statewide Technical Assistance Leadership Networks, which are scheduled to role out in the 2019-2020 school year. In addition to these Networks, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is developing Technical Assistance Frameworks, which will provide additional information regarding Best Practices and Exemplar Models for LEA consideration.

Regional Education Service Centers across the state are connected to and provide support in these areas and many more. Expect to see and hear more about these Networks and Frameworks in upcoming SPEDTalk Newsletters and on SPEDTalk with Pam & John as we will no doubt be keeping a close on their evolution. In Region 12, these topics will be explored in more detail throughout the 2019-2020 school year in our Special Education Leadership Academy 2020sessions, which will be hosted at the ESC Region 12 at the Baylor Research & Innovation Collaborative BRIC.

DESTINATION EDUCATION

John C. Bullion, M. Ed., LPC-S (#61611)

Just a Thought
Just a Thought

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES May 2019 Edition Regional Education Service Centers Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators.

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John C. Bullion, M. Ed., LPC-S (#61611)

Special Education Liaison at ESC Region 12

June 2019 Edition

Special Education Liaisons In Case You Didn't Know

DESTINATION EDUCATION

ESC LIAISONS CONNECT TEXAS:

Pam and I had the opportunity to drop into the offices of the last time we were in Austin, and I must say we definitely elevating the conversation while we were there. Joining us around the table were Theresa Parsons (Executive Director), Ginger Meyners (Deputy Director), and Kristin McGuire (Director of Governmental Relations) and of course SPEDTalk Producer, Amy Rogers. We loved learning about the vision, mission, and purpose of TCASE, as well as gaining insights into the upcoming TCASE Interactive 2019 Conference.

I was also blessed to have the opportunity to share information at the TEPSA Summer Conference regarding "What every principal needs to know about the TEA SPED Strategic Plan" where I met so many amazing campus leaders from around Texas. To wrap up an amazing month of touring around the state and sharing ideas, information, and resources, I made it back to Waco, Texas just in time for the TransformEd Summer Conference at ESC Region 12 where we recorded Destination Education: When Worlds Collide with a student paneland audience contributions.

Just a Thought
Just a Thought
For educators, summertime is a time for rejuvenation, reflection, and refocus. Thinking back on your year, was there a kid you felt like you just weren't able to reach this school year. Thinking back on my time as a teacher, counselor, and administrator, I often found myself reflecting on just such a kid. Thinking I should have tried one more approach. Wishing I would have managed my own thoughts and emotions differently when being confronted with feelings of confusion and doubt about my own abilities because of the behavior of that kid. I remember thinking about how much I focused on relationships and how much I really did care about every student in my care including that kid. And yet when things became stressful because of the behaviors of that kid, my thoughts and emotions betrayed me and undermined me ability to remain objective in my responsibilities to that kid.

The irony is that it was my desire to help kids like that kid, which led me to education as a profession. It has dawned on me over the past few years that I was that kid. I have since realized the importance of remaining in control when others are out of control; not to enable me to control the actions of others, but so that I might remain firm in my purpose for being. That is to add value to the lives of others through kindness and love. I've realized that as an educator, my main responsibility is to add value to the lives of others. In order for me to do that, I can't let my pedagogical prowess and emotional self-regulation be comprised by external factors.

If we don't remain cognizant of the impact that these external situations can have on us, we become victim to their influence. I refer to the impact these external factors have on us as "Circumstantial Turbulence." For the same biological reasons that kids become aggressive, despondent, defensive, or hyperactive, educators often respond in similar ways. It's called fight or flight and it is our bodies elevated risk response. Often our responses (Reactional Positionality) further exacerbate the amount of circumstantial turbulence experienced by the kids we are trying to help. As these external situations are internalized by kids and educators, it further elicits the fear response in each of us,which reinforces our tendencies towards reactional positionality.

As I conclude my reflection, it occurs to me that even in my current life as a Special Education Liaison, I am still the kid that gets easily distracted, hyperactive, and excitable. Somewhere along the road of life, I was blessed to have amazing educators and mentors who taught me to know my strengths. My hope is that we all begin to recognize strengths in others. We all have them...even that kid.

Just a thought

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John C. Bullion, M. Ed., LPC-S (#61611)

Special Education Liaison at ESC Region 12

July 2019 Edition

Special Education Liaisons In Case You Didn't Know

DESTINATION EDUCATION

ESC LIAISONS CONNECT TEXAS:

This month I had the opportunity to visit my friends at ESC Region 4 and share information about Designing Educational Destinations and Digital Resources with amazing educators (I see you Pat Monaghan) at the AGC Summer Institute. Access is a means of approach.

Access is how educators expose students to the general curriculum. Designing learning environments that ensure students receive quality access to the general curriculum is challenging. Educators are faced with a wide range of learner variability in their classrooms. To address this variability, educators need professional development opportunities that focus on evidence-based practices for instruction. This annual summer institute does just that. Be sure to check it out next year. Maybe I'll see you there!

During our week in Austin with our Statewide Liaison PLC, Pam and I also sat down with Lorraine Klim (ESC Region 4 Liaison) to discuss her efforts developing an exemplar autism program that can be scaled into larger and smaller school systems. Lorraine's experience developing an autism continuum during her time in Houston ISD, makes her the perfect person to scale these efforts across the state, and as a recipient of an Autism Grant from TEA, her work stands to help countless numbers of students with autism and the educators who support them. Be sure to check out new Episodes of SPEDTalk to learn more about Lorraine's work with Autism.

We want to send a special thank you Theresa, Ginger, Kristin and the entire TCASE team for making our experience at TCASE Interactive 2019 so amazing. When Pam and I first talked about starting a podcast, we never could have imagined that we would be recording SPEDTalk with Pam & John, Live and Interactive with such an amazing group of educators at TCASE Interactive. Elevating the conversation about Results Driven Accountability from a student's perspective allowed members of the audience to empathize with the experience of being educated with a disability. It is through the contributions of our guests that SPEDTalk has become a platform for celebrating the positive aspects of special education while amplifying ideas, information, and resources around the state. Blessings & Gratitude! Without you, there is no SPEDTalk!

Just a Thought
Just a Thought
Attending public school in the 1970s and 1980s in La Marque, Texas afforded insights into diversity and disability. True to the times, students with significant cognitive disabilities were housed separately from the general population of students and only visible during off period strolls with hall pass securely in hand. Walking past the gymnasium, one might catch a glimpse of these students engaged in all sorts of aerobic type movements and postures. Wondering thoughts of "who, what, where..." were soon replaced with the realization that time out of class had exceeded any logical adult's perception of acceptable restroom break time allotment. As elementary turned to middle then secondary school, a few of these students with less significant needs became more visible in the hallways and cafeteria as memory recalls. Vague recollections of students with less visibly noticeable learning disabilities spending the majority of their school day in separate classrooms also come to mind.

Myself, a struggling student with needs that were invisible to the educated eye, spent most of my time unsuccessfully trying to keep up with the daily demands; an anomaly of public school homogeneity. My educational stemmed from symptoms of a broken home and over stimulated cerebral cortex. Learning struggles led to remedial courses and low expectations, and by today's standards, I would have likely been served in special education as a student with ADHD or an Emotional Disturbance. My career in education has left me with mixed feelings regarding my unidentified needs as a child. While I would have likely learned to type in that keyboarding class from which I was removed, I have overcome this deficit in adulthood. And that Spanish course that was replaced with another remedial math class would not likely have led to me becoming bilingual beyond my current illiterate bilingualism.

What I have seen in my 20 years as a special educator is that for many kids like I was, identified needs leading to eligibility and services have both hastened and inhibited the learning process. While many students in special education receive needed supports and services in appropriately intensified and accelerated remediation, many more struggle to overcome the low expectations and exclusionary educational opportunities offered through modified mediocrity and accommodated apathy also known as Specially Designed Instruction (SDI). And so the story goes and only the actors change until now that is!

There is currently a national discussion on what it means to educate children with disabilities. Enthusiastic educators are debating beliefs regarding equity and equality while lackadaisical legislators are pandering to political rhetoric and policy elites. Policing practices through compliance heavy policies have created sometimes complaint systems, which aim to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) with Access to General Curriculum (AGC). Reflecting on the origins of SPED in P.L. 94-142 and iterations of IDEA frames the discussion that has been part of the sociopolitical landscape we call special education. Despite ongoing efforts by the US Department of Education to re-frame this discussion, many had begun to ask, "What's so special about special education anyway?"

Until now, attempts to fuse the two parallel systems of education (special education & general education) back together have failed to address a growing achievement gap (student paradigm) and expectation gap (adult paradigm). While progress regarding students having access to general education has been well documented, access has not led to progress in the general curriculum as expected. Recent rulings by the Supreme Court revisited FAPE as taught us that we must ensure that children with disabilities make meaningful progress in our education system (PGC) and achieve 'appropriately ambitious' objectives. Adding to this discussion is the shift at the federal and state level to Results Driven Accountability (). The Current formula for effective special education programs is as follows: Compliance + Student Achievement = RDA.

What's kinda funny is we have seen this coming for years with increased participation of students with disabilities in state standardized assessments and federal accountability. Terminology has followed suit as well; disabilities have replaced handicapping conditions and mainstreaming has been replaced by inclusive practices. What has yet to change is the system that has produced the results with which we are displeased. When approaching a complex problem in search of a second-order solution from within the same constraints that produced the problem in the first place, we get band aide fixes and patch work preponderances. So, while the Feds continue to try to legislate the reconfiguration of our bipolar educational system without addressing the need for systemic reform resulting in a single educational system designed to meet the needs of each and every child, maybe we should expand the discussion we have been having beyond the system which has led us to this point. In doing so, we just might wander upon a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that removes learning barriers and predicts student needs. Maybe then kids with differing abilities will learn more about their strengths than their deficits and minds will shift from students being disabled to schools being disabled.
Just a Thought

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Special Education Liaison at ESC Region 12 July 2019 Edition Special Education Liaisons In Case You Didn't Know ESC LIAISONS CONNECT TEXAS: This month I had the opportunity to visit my friends at ESC Region 4 and share information about Designing Educational Destinations and Digital Resources with amazing educators (I see you Pat Monaghan) at the AGC Summer Institute .

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August 2019 Edition

Regional Education Service Centers
Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators. As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) continues its efforts to redesign Special Education with Regional and Local Education Agencies across Texas, RESCs will be adapting services and supports in response to the changing needs that arise.

Special Education Liaisons
Special Education Liaisons connect resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Have you considered Leveraging Your Liaison to support your LEA, Campus, or Classroom? You can do so by contacting your Regional Education Service Center. As the role of Special Education Liaisons continues to be adapted in response to the evolving needs of our Regional LEAs, turn to them for innovative resources, supports, and services. Connecting resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities; We are ESC Liaisons!
In Case You Didn't Know
In case you didn't know, Education is changing. A growing tension exists between two schools of thought; between teaching and learning, lessons and experiences. While some believe that schools should be places of wonder and excitement in which students should be engaged in passion-based problem solving, many others are holding on tightly to a more traditional view of education, one in which teachers are the keepers of knowledge and controllers of concepts. But these opposing views may not be such a new phenomenon in our collective psyche.

According to Craft (1984), there are two different Latin roots of the English word "education." They are " educare," which means to train or to mold, and " educere," meaning to lead out. While the two meanings are quite different, they are both represented in the word education. One side views education to mean the preservation and passing down of knowledge and the shaping of youths in the image of their parents. The other side sees education as preparing a new generation for the changes that are to come, readying them to create solutions to problems yet unknown.

And then there are those who believe we can do both; that we can both honor the lessons learned and paths paved by the generational teachings that came before, while also forging ahead into new innovative approaches and practices and educational destinations yet to be discovered. I am from this group of divergent thinkers. Craft contends that striking the right balance in educational aims is a valid focus for educators; however, this requires changing organizational structures and the ways in which decisions are made. The first steps to achieving such a balance involves utilizing stakeholder perceptions, establishing a shared vision of education, and facilitating a change in educators' roles.

The changes to Texas educator certifications including the Special Education Certification and the Principal as Instructional Leader most certainly aim to facilitate a change in educators' roles. The TEAs Special Education Strategic Plan took on several iterations in response to stakeholder perceptions and feedback, and the redesign of the Statewide Leadership Functions and Projects will maintain many resources and materials from the current functions and projects as they launch this school year.

While the degree to which these efforts will result in the establishment of a shared vision of education in Texas schools is yet to be determined, change is definitely the new norm. In 2017, redefined our state accountability system by emphasizing the importance of closing the achievement gap of struggling learners and ensuring that every student makes a years growth. As we enter the 2019-2020 school year, educators are still adapting to these changes, and those seeing the greatest improvement in student outcomes understand that change is not the enemy that we have been taught to believe. These educators realize that it is the choices made in response to these changes that define their success. Adding to these changes and choices are the funding reforms provided by , which prioritizes pay raises for educators across the state. With change comes opportunity, and with all these new opportunities, it truly is an exciting time to be an educator in Texas.

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August 2019 Edition Regional Education Service Centers Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators.

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Deanna Burt (Mullin ISD)
Cell: 254-718-9453
dburt@mullinisd.net

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Cell: 254-580-5473
tucker@hillsboroisd.org

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jwarren@cisd.org

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suzanne.hamilton@wacoisd.org

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ksykes@prioritycharterschools.org

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angela.ward@lavegaisd.org

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Bill Capers (Freestone-Navarro Bi-County Co-Op

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES

John C. Bullion, ABD, M. Ed., LPC-S

RESC Supports for Special Education
September 2019 Edition

Regional Education Service Centers
Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators. As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) continues its efforts to redesign Special Education with Regional and Local Education Agencies across Texas, RESCs will be adapting services and supports in response to the changing needs that arise.

Special Education Liaisons
Special Education Liaisons connect resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Have you considered Leveraging Your Liaison to support your LEA, Campus, or Classroom? You can do so by contacting your Regional Education Service Center. As the role of Special Education Liaisons continues to be adapted in response to the evolving needs of our Regional LEAs, turn to them for innovative resources, supports, and services. Connecting resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities; We are ESC Liaisons!
In This Edition
In this edition of SPEDTalk, you will find ideas, information, and resources about Dyslexia, SPED Certification, Differentiated Monitoring & Support, Results Driven Accountability, SPED Changes, SPED Resources, and TEA Trending Topics. Texas is Rich in Resources, and I believe information should flow through us so that others might benefit. It is my hope that you might take a moment today to feel blessed and bless others!

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IDEAS, INFORMATION, & RESOURCES September 2019 Edition Regional Education Service Centers Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators.

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October 2019 Edition
~Happy Halloween~

Regional Education Service Centers
Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators. As the Texas Education Agency (TEA) continues its efforts to redesign Special Education with Regional and Local Education Agencies across Texas, RESCs will be adapting services and supports in response to the changing needs that arise.

Special Education Liaisons
Special Education Liaisons connect resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Have you considered Leveraging Your Liaison to support your LEA, Campus, or Classroom? You can do so by contacting your Regional Education Service Center. As the role of Special Education Liaisons continues to be adapted in response to the evolving needs of our Regional LEAs, turn to them for innovative resources, supports, and services. Connecting resources and supports across Texas to improve outcomes for students with disabilities; We are ESC Liaisons!
In This Edition
In this edition of SPEDTalk Newsletter, you will find ideas, information, and resources about Special Education Finance and Budgeting, SPED Leadership Academy, and the Small and Rural Schools Network (SRSN). Be sure to check out the flyer for the SRSN Small School Connection Conferences included below.

Links to new episodes of SPEDTalk with Pam & John are also included. Amy, Pam, and I took a road trip to College Station to learn about the Aggie ACHIEVE Program. We also sat down with SPED Directors from LEAs in Region 12 to discuss RDA, SPED Leadership, and managing the whirlwind.
Liaisons Connect Texas
Texas really is Rich in Resources, and Information should always flow through us to those who need it the most. Often this is our students, parents, and teachers in addition to our campus and district leaders. In my experience as an educator, my focus has primarily been in support of students with disabilities, which has led me to the following belief.

All Kids (each and every one) need caring, positive adult role models who prioritize the needs of children above their own. When we pair these characteristics with growth minded individuals dedicated to studying their standards and mastering their craft in the classroom, children thrive. In the recipe for creating a high performing classroom, campus, and culture, these are the basic ingredients required to help Gen Ed Student, SPED Student, GT Student, EL Student, and all the rest. ~JCB~

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October 2019 Edition~Happy Halloween~ Regional Education Service Centers Regional Education Service Centers located across Texas provide a multitude of programs, products, and services to support LEAs with regard to state and federal legislative requirements, special education funding, and special education coaching and professional learning for staff and administrators.

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SPEDTalk Special Edition: MOE & ME!
The Intersection Between SPED Programs & SPED Finance