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ESC-2 Joint Curriculum and Special Education Directors’ Meeting December 17, 2008

ESC-2 Joint Curriculum and Special Education Directors’ Meeting December 17, 2008. Welcome District Announcements. “Bones in Schools”. Owen Hopkins, Co-Chair Academic Liaison Corpus Christi Geological Society http://www.ccgeo.org. Core Curriculum. Mathematics Science Reading/ELA

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ESC-2 Joint Curriculum and Special Education Directors’ Meeting December 17, 2008

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  1. ESC-2 Joint Curriculum and Special Education Directors’ MeetingDecember 17, 2008 • Welcome • District Announcements Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  2. “Bones in Schools” • Owen Hopkins, Co-Chair Academic Liaison Corpus Christi Geological Society • http://www.ccgeo.org Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  3. Core Curriculum • Mathematics • Science • Reading/ELA • Social Studies • Library Services Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  4. TAMUCC Reading ConferencesDeb Culbertson • CEDER: What Your Professional Learning Community Should Know About…” • January 30-31 • National Literacy Summit • April 3-4 Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  5. Early Childhood UpdatesKaren Turner Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  6. TEEG & D.A.T.E. Grant UpdateDawn Schuenemann Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  7. Title I / NCLB: Andi Kuyatt and Joel Trudeau • School Support Team • Title I Campus Principal Training January 12, 2009 • Workshop # 0822454 • Response to Intervention in Title I: Hand-in-Hand: January 20, 2009 • Free to NCLB Coop Members • Workshop # 0822230 NCLB website: www.nclb.esc2.net Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  8. PragmaticsKimberly Cook Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  9. Differentiation Update: Mary Beth Jaeger, Andi Kuyatt and Joel Trudeau • Differentiation 101 • Student engagement • January 21-elementary • January 22-secondary • Classroom observations Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  10. Safe & Drug Free SchoolsBill Stein Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  11. TAKS Flowcharts for Special Education StudentsGracie Pizzini and Barbie Tumlinson http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special_education/testing_req/index.html Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  12. ARD Decision-Making Manual: Barbie and Gracie ESC-2 after the Curriculum and Sped Directors’ Meeting at 1:30 p.m. Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  13. ARD Decision-Making Process: Goal through Quote • The federal cap relates to counting students as proficient for AYP purposes only and does not provide direction to ARD committees regarding how students with disabilities should be assessed. It is important that local school districts ensure that appropriate assessments are selected and administered to students with disabilities.--- AYP Guide Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  14. ARD Decision-Making Process: District Level Training • Superintendents • Testing Coordinators • Curriculum Directors • Special Education Administrators • Bilingual / ESL Coordinators Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  15. ARD Decision-Making Process: Campus Level Training • Principals and other administrators • Testing Coordinators • Test Administrators • Educational Diagnosticians • LSSPs • Counselors • Teachers • Special Education Staff • Bilingual Staff • Parents Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  16. Facilitated IEP Project:Barbie Tumlinson Basic Training *January 13 – 14 Brush Country (Mathis) Aransas County CCISD (4 teams) Basic Training *January 15 – 16 Brush Country (Agua Dulce) Aransas County CCISD (4 teams) Flour Bluff * For these trainings, an email will be sent to the directors with the workshop # & passcode. Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  17. Framework Publications Update Valerie Trevino • TEA has updated the Notice of Procedural Safeguards on the Legal Framework website. • Please note that the date has not changed on these publications, however the change is significant to parents and their rights. • Please use the new documents when giving Notice of Procedural Safeguards to your parents and adult students. Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  18. Facilitated IEP Project:Barbie Tumlinson Basic Training *February 16 – 17 Brush Country (Pettus) Aransas County Brush Country (George West) Aransas County CCISD ( 3 teams) Follow-Up Training #February 18 Advanced Facilitation #February 19 - 20 # For these trainings, an email will be sent to directly to participants with a copy to sp ed directors for advanced facilitators. Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  19. Facilitated IEP Project:Barbie Tumlinson Parent TrainingJanuary 12 Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  20. Evaluation Advisory Group:Barbie Tumlinson • Districts/Charters will send one diagnostician and/or LSSP (distribute recommendation forms) • Responsibilities: • Quarterly meetings and trainings • Report information and train their own evaluation staff Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  21. Public Meeting for Special Education State DataValerie Trevino • January 12, 2009 • 11:00 – 1:00 • Please address the following questions at your district and send information through special education director to Nori Mora by January 7th. Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  22. Public Meeting: January 12, 2008 • Question #1:How can school personnel and parents communicate better in order to improve services for students with disabilities? Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  23. Public Meeting: January 12, 2008 • Question #2:How can parents and schools support learning for students with disabilities who have especially challenging behaviors? Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  24. Public Meeting: January 12, 2008 • Question #3:What needs to be done so that parents, students and members of the community understand that goals after graduation may include apprenticeship opportunities, vocational/technical skills training, higher education, and military service? Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  25. Leadership TrainingsDawn Schuenemann • Instructional Coaching • Professional Learning Communities (PLC) • SMARTWALKS Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  26. CSCOPE Update Dawn Schuenemann Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  27. Accountability UpdateDawn Schuenemann • How to Calculation REQUIRED IMPROVEMENT for AEIS and AYP… Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  28. Required ImprovementState vs. Federal • State Required Improvement • Gain in percent Met Standard required to reach current accountability standard for Academically Acceptable or Recognized in 2 years RI = • Federal Required Improvement • 10% reduction in previous year’s failure rate RI = 2008 Standard – 2007 Performance 2 (100 – 2007 Performance) x .10 Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  29. E.S.C.A.P.E. ’09 DiscussionsDawn Schuenemann • Survey Monkey • Dates/Locations • Effectiveness Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  30. SPED Meeting DatesDawn Schuenemann • August 20 • September 17 • October 15 • November 19 (Joint???) • January 21 • February 18 • April 15 • May 20 Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  31. Curriculum Meeting DatesDawn Schuenemann • 6 or 4 Meetings per year? • FOUR Meetings with Tentative Dates for the additional TWO? • Which Months? Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  32. Grand Central Station Molly Argo & Lynnette Felder (Calallen ISD) • GCS PowerPoint • Calallen ISD Data Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  33. High-Priced/High-Need Workshops?Dawn Schuenemann • RTI • Dr. Andrea Ognosky “Monitoring Academic Progress in a RtI Process” • Dr. Adam Saenz “The Teacher Wellness Institute” • Curriculum • Dr. John Crain: Repeat Sessions or New Topic??? Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  34. Other Topics Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

  35. Adjournment Hope you enjoy a very happy Holiday Season! We wish you abundance of time to spend with your family and friends! Happy Holidays from ESC-2!

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