Thursday, May 18, 2017
Special Education Specialists
Laurie Carey – Accountability, Child Find
Mari Garza – Vision, Speech, Parent
Christa Rasche – Secondary Transition
Dr. Kay Smith – LIDs, Early Childhood, AT
Veronica Trevino - Behavior
Erika West – Progress in the General Curriculum, Dyslexia
Jodi Ferguson, Associate Director
Linda Riddle, Administrator
Emergency Information
• Fire evacuation routes and rally points are posted at the exits.
• Follow the directions given by the Area Leaders
• There are stairways at each corner of the building. Do not use elevators if the fire alarms are sounding.
• When you leave the building, please meet your presenter at the rally point so we can document that you have safely exited the building.
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Regional Network of
Special Education Directors Meetings
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Workshop # 1336389
Thursday, October 13, 2016 Workshop # 1336390
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Workshop # 1336391
Thursday, January 26, 2017 Workshop # 1336392
Thursday, March 2, 2017 Workshop # 1336395
Thursday, April 6, 2017 Workshop # 1336394
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Workshop # 1336396
All meetings are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.
Agenda
Welcome
• Update Campus Leadership Meetings (Principal’s Meeting)
TEA Updates
Program Updates
Professional Developments
Legal Updates
Working Session:
Campus Leadership Cooperative aka Principal Meetings
Elementary and Secondary
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Campus Leadership Meeting Updates
April 18, 2017
• Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training - TSLAT
• Autism Circuit
• 25th Annual Texas Autism Conference
May 16, 2017
• Legal Framework
• PBMAS
• FIE
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TEA Updates
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Invited to Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)June 21st
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.Penny Schwinn
Deputy Commissioner of AcademicsTexas Education Agency
• The new accountability system to solicit additional feedback on metrics and distinctions, as well as to get ideas on the reporting tools
• The new Special Populations division to learn more about the needs of districts and what technical assistance and support TEA can offer
• Information on the launch of the Math Innovation Zones, the revised CSR, and feedback on the statewide reading campaign initiative
• New initiatives and work happening in college and career readiness, including CTE
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Special Education Consolidated Grant Application:
Updates for 2017-2018
SPED Director Handouts
Important Dates for 2017-2018
June 5 (on or about) – application released
July 1 – submit on or before July 1 for a July 1 grant start date
After July 1 – date of submission becomes the effective grant start date
August 25 – deadline to submit original application
June 15 – deadline to submit amendments
Don’t wait until the last day/hour/minute!
New Resources Available | Foster Care & Student Success
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New Resource:The Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, andSupreme Court Children’s Commission developed a new guide entitled, InformationSharing Between Child Welfare and Schools: Maintaining Privacy and PromotingEducational Success.
Federal and state laws encourage collaboration between education and child welfare.To accomplish these goals, everyone needs a clear understanding about confidentialityand privacy and when and how information is appropriately shared.
The new guide addresses confidentiality requirements in both the child welfare andeducation systems and clarifies how teachers, caseworkers, caregivers, advocates, andothers can share and receive information about children and youth in foster care whilemaintaining and respecting privacy.
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New Resource:Additionally, a new Transition Planning Guide for Students in Foster Care ReceivingSpecial Education Services, is available. The child welfare and education systems arecharged with helping older youth transition to adulthood, and this is especially truefor students with disabilities. While each system has extensive transition planningpolicies and procedures, the processes often work in parallel, but not in coordinationwith each other.
This guide clarifies the similarities and differences in the transition planningprocesses in the child welfare and special education systems. The guide also includesbest practices and recommendations for improved coordination between systems tobetter support youth in foster care with disabilities during the transition to adulthood.
New Resources Available | Foster Care & Student Success
Residential Facility Tracker End of Year
• All data entry must be completed by June 12, 2017.
• Every student must have an even number of events.
The first event will be either START OF YEAR or ENROLLMENTThe second event will be either WITHDRAWAL or END OF YEAR
• Students coming to the district after May 12, 2017, will not be included in this year’s collection data.
• Additional information can be found at TEAs website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/SPEDRFmonitoring/
Residential Facility Tracker End of Year
• Every student must have an even number of events.The first event will be either START OF YEAR or ENROLLMENTThe second event will be either WITHDRAWAL or END OF YEAR
New Confidential Student Report (CSR)
• http://tea.texas.gov/studentreport/
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Old CSR
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New CSR
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STAAR Performance Levels
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Replacing Old Performance Levels
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From “Advanced to “Masters Grade Level”
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From “Postsecondary Ready” to “Meets Grade Level”
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From “Satisfactory” to “Approaches Grade Level”
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From “Unsatisfactory” to “Did Not Meet Grade Level”
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A Changed Layout to Highlight Performance Standards
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Performance Details
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Supporting Academic Growth
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Student Lexile Score
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Student Lexile History Examples
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Resources to Improve Performance: Reading
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Resources to Improve Performance: Reading
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Resources to Improve Performance: Mathematics
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Resources to Improve Performance: College and Career Prep
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Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences
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TexasAssessment.com
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TexasAssessment.com
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TexasAssessment.com
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STAAR Report Card 2017 Release Timeline
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End of Part 1
Meeting PowerPoint
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