August+30,+2011

Welcome to a new and exciting year. There are several new staff members to our awesome special education department. Please make them feel welcomed and provide them with support. The agenda for the professional development for k-8 special education teachers is as follows:

1. Forms 2. Suggested Language 3. Educational Benefit Review
 * Updated Transmittal Form- Please do not initial that you updated the summary page if you have not. [[file:TRANSMITTAL 2010.doc]]
 * Parent input form- Must be filled out for each IEP or revision and submitted with the IEP packet.[[file:parent input form.pdf]]
 * General education input (GET) form[[file:Present Levels of Academic Performance GET input.doc]]
 * Transition Parent Packet[[file:Parent Student interview Info..doc]]
 * Medical Access Billing Form[[file:Service_Description_Slip.doc]]
 * Supplementary Aids and Services- Every regular education teacher should have a copy of the supplementary aids and services for the regular ed teacher form. This will include all supplementary aids, services, modifications, accomodations and specially designed instruction.
 * __I have attached the new supplementary aids worksheet. THanks to Valerie is was converted quickly. Have the teachers sign off on this sheet. Give them a copy and then the sheet with teacher signatures should be kept in the student file. Also, attach a copy of the SDIs section of the IEP to this form. __
 * [[file:SAS for regular Ed.doc]][[file:supplementary aids and services.pdf]][[file:supplementary aids and services 1.pdf]]
 * Restraint Form- Must be completed and sent to me within 24 hours of the restraint. [[file:School District Program Restraint Reporting Form.docx]]
 * 10 day waiver- Must be sigend by the parent or you must hold an IEP revision meeting within 10 calendar days of the restraint.[[file:10 day restraint IEP meeting waiver.doc]][[file:Revised Suggested Language for NOREP Revised 08-07-12.doc]]
 * NOREP/WPN[[file:Revised Suggested Language for NOREP Revised 08-07-12.doc]] [[file:WPN rationale.docx]]
 * IEP [[file:Revised Suggested Language for NOREP Revised 11-16-10 (2).doc]]

4. Transition <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">5. Behavior Support Program <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">6. PCA Process- All students with PCAs must have an FBA that was completed in the past three years. If they do not, you need to request that the psychologist assist you with one. Then the PBSP must be writtne into the IEP. This will be a new IEP. This must be done within the first 60 calendar days of school. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">7. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ACCESS: You must submit the MA consent form and medical billing form imediately following an IEP meeting. We can bill for up to 4 IEP meetings per year. We need to do so. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">8. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reading and Math Programs <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">9. Assessments for reevaluations- You are to use the Aimsweb assessments for reevaluations. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">10. Things that got us in Due Process Last Year
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Documentation- You must hold an IEP revision meeting & issue a NOREP each time you meet with a parent even if no changes have been made to the IEP
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Timelines- 10 day to get a permission to evaluate out, 60 calendar days for the evaluations, 30 calendar days after evaluation to get IEP to the parent.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Regular Ed. teachers not following through with the IEP- You are the casemanager, you must let your principal know if this is happening. If it doesn't change then you must let me know.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Positive behavior supports- We must have approporiate PBSPs in the IEP and they must b progress monitored. You are to use AIMSweb to monitor behavior.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Social Skills- Social workers and sychologists as well as counselors should be implementing social skills training. We also use second step and responsive classroom.