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Special Education Leadership Meeting

May 18, 2023

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Agenda

Welcome	April Estrada
AIR Presentation (9:00 am)	Steven Prater
Transition	Amy Reeves
Dyslexia	Amie Davenport
Review & Support: Special Education Liaisons	Kevin J. Alaniz, Beth Garcia, Evan Heckmann
School, Family, and Community Engagement	Sarah Untersee
Inclusive Services	Lorna Salgado & Jessica
MTSS TIER Network	Jessica Garrett & Rebecca Russell
Texas Complex Access Network	Catie King
Adapted PE Boot Camp	Shelee Duke
Leadership and Compliance	Betsy Gilchrist & Kandice Burke
Walsh Firm (11:00 am)	Jennifer Carroll
Summer PD/ 23-24 Leadership Meetings	Ashton Roe/Stacey Glosson

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Adapted Physical Education

s helee.duke@region10.org

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Adapted

Physical

Education

Bootcamp

Interest Survey

July 24-26, 2023

Location: TBD based on interest

Kid-Netic Games 2023

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Transition

amy.reeves@region10.org

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Indicator 13

Window April 3rd-August 11th

Make sure that your LEA has someone in the certifier role

Must certify even if you do not have someone who meets the criteria if school is listed in AskTED as a 9-12 campus

Do not need to submit 16 year old students who are in middle/junior high school only 9-12 campuses

TEA Resources:

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Summary of Performance

TEC 89.1035(a), 89.1070(a), TAC 300.102(a)(3)

You would want to send home the Summary of Performance, Prior Written Notice, and the last FIE.

TAC 300.305(e)(3)

Describes what is required in a Summary of Performance

Resources from NTACT:C

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Next Years Schedules and ESY

Now is a good time to verify that the Schedule of Services in the IEP match the projected 23-24 class schedule.

Don’t forget about the 18+ students when considering ESY.

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Interagency Brown Bag

When: September 28, 2023

Where: Region 10 ESC, Spring Valley Location

Register Here

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Looking for a site in Grayson County for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Dyslexia

Amie.davenport@region10.org

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Dyslexia Monitoring

Group 3: Completing

2023-2024 school year

Email for Support

amie.davenport@region10.org

Every LEA in the state participates in cyclical review of their special education program on a six-year rotating schedule.
Cyclical reviews are intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the LEA’s special education program including a review of the LEA’s special education policies and practices.
The schedules for cyclical review are published on the TEA Review and Support website.
During the year in which the LEA is selected for cyclical review, LEAs at all determination levels (1–4) are required to participate in self-assessment and comprehensive desk review.
LEAs with a determination level 2 or higher are required to engage in the development of a strategic support plan to address areas impacting student outcomes.
Additional cyclical review activities may be required based on LEA data and include on-site review.
The need for on-site review activities is based upon existing data related to outcomes for students with disabilities and compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.

https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/review-and-support/differentiated-monitoring-and-support-dms

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Dyslexia Monitoring Support Document

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Dyslexia Monitoring Support

Professional Development

Collaboration

Technical

Assistance

Reach out to other LEAs who have successfully completed the process
Work with other departments within your LEAs

What:

Processes and procedures surrounding dyslexia program
Gaps identified in rubric

Who:

District/Charter Leadership & Campus Administrators

How can R10 Help?
Before, During & After

Amie.davenport@region10.org

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Visit the

Summer Dyslexia Institute SMORE

for more information

Register:

http://bit.ly/3yLCOMV

Session Topics & Schedule

Strands:

Evaluation & Identification
Multisensory Instruction Techniques
Emergent Bilingual Considerations
Secondary Student Supports
Specially Designed Service Options

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Reading By Design Brochure

Registration Link

Cohorts begin August 2023

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http://www.txdyslexiatrainingproject.net/

Dyslexia Training Project: Esperanza

Esperanza Spanish dyslexia program training is now open to all teachers in Texas public schools that will provide Spanish dyslexia services to students in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year. This training is funded through the Texas Education Agency Dyslexia Training Project.

This message is to notify you that the Esperanza Spanish dyslexia program training is now open to all teachers in Texas public schools that will provide Spanish dyslexia services to students in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year. This training is funded through the Texas Education Agency Dyslexia Training Project.

The following training is available to your current, new, and potential Spanish dyslexia interventionists: (training includes materials for implementation)

· Esperanza Structured Multisensory Spanish Language Program (2-day initial course)

· Esperanza Extended Reading and Written Language Course (2-day training) [NEW!] (Note: Teachers must have attended the initial course to attend the extended course.)

If your LEA is using the Esperanza program to provide Spanish dyslexia services to students, you may request training at no cost. You may also request training if your Spanish dyslexia teachers have attended the initial Esperanza course, but not the newcourse.

If your teachers require training in one of these courses, please email dtproject@esc4.netto request training for your teachers. The training schedule is found on the Dyslexia Training Project website. These training opportunities will be available until grant funds are expended and are only for teachers that will provide Spanish dyslexia services in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

For more information, please visit http://www.txdyslexiatrainingproject.net.

Thank you.

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Professional Development

R10 Dyslexia Professional Development

Dyslexia SMORE Sign up

HERE

Stay in the Know

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Special Education Liaisons

Review & Support Updates

kevin.alaniz@region10.org

beth.garcia@region10.org

evan.heckmann@region10.org

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Cyclical Review

Now

Coming Soon!

Every LEA in the state participates in cyclical review of their special education program on a six-year rotating schedule.
Cyclical reviews are intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the LEA’s special education program including a review of the LEA’s special education policies and practices.
The schedules for cyclical review are published on the TEA Review and Support website.
During the year in which the LEA is selected for cyclical review, LEAs at all determination levels (1–4) are required to participate in self-assessment and comprehensive desk review.
LEAs with a determination level 2 or higher are required to engage in the development of a strategic support plan to address areas impacting student outcomes.
Additional cyclical review activities may be required based on LEA data and include on-site review.
The need for on-site review activities is based upon existing data related to outcomes for students with disabilities and compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.

https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/review-and-support/differentiated-monitoring-and-support-dms

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Focus Areas | IEP Development

ID 2: Does the PLAAFP for this student describe the effect of the student's disability on involvement and progress in the general education curriculum?	ID 4: Does the IEP contain a description of how the student’s progress will be measured?	ID 10: Does the IEP include a statement of measurable annual goals designed to meet the student's needs related to the disability to enable the student to be involved in and make progress in the general educational curriculum and to meet the student's other educational needs that result from the disability?
TEAL \| TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DASHBOARD Child Find, Evaluation, & ARD Supports Network: Writing PLAAFP and Developing Measurable Annual Goals Webinar Technical Assistance: IEP Development (Updated February 2023)

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Technical Assistance Dashboard in TEAL

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Log into TEAL & Select TA Dashboard

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Select Search Resources

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Select Additional Filters

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How Can R10 Liaisons Help?

Professional Development: LEA Leadership | Campus Administrators

Making Connections: Cohort Groups & Spotlights

Technical Assistance & Resources: Before, During & After Submissions

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LEA Spotlight

Cyclical Monitoring

Next Steps

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Results Driven Accountability

Due Dec 17th

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Self-Assessment

Begin with the End in Mind

2022-2023

2023 Special Education Self-Assessment Rubric

Review Previous Year’s Self-Assessment Ratings

Keep Documentation

ALL LEAs will complete

23 areas of compliance

DATA ENTRY WINDOW OPENS: April 28, 2023

DUE: September 29, 2023

October 6, 2023

UPDATE

Source: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/review-and-support/self-assessment

The purpose of the special education self-assessment is to assist Local Education Agency (LEA) leadership teams in evaluating and improving their educational program serving students with disabilities receiving special education services. The special education self-assessment is completed annually by all LEAs, regardless of RDA framework determinations, and is intended to engage leadership teams in proactively addressing special education compliance and support student performance.

LEAs will be required to complete the self-assessment in all 23 areas of compliance

Email (5/4/23)Good afternoon ESC SpEd Directors and ESC Liaisons,

Ascend is having some technical issues with the Self-Assessment application and we are hoping to have it resolved and open by Monday morning. Once it is open, we will post an alert note in Ascend that the timeline is being extended by one week to maintain the amount of time we have allocated for the window. The new closing date will be included in the alert note, but we wanted to make sure you have this information to support any LEAs who are concerned about the window.

Thank you for your help in getting this message out to LEAs.

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Self-Assessment

UPDATE

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Differentiated Monitoring & Support (DMS) Sessions

Following Leadership Meetings

1:00-3:00

Today:

May 18 - Special Education Self-Assessment 2023

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DON’T MISS OUT!

Timeline Topics

Special Education Spotlight Topics

LIVE Calendar

Year-at-a-Glance (YAG)

Quarter 4 PPT

Quarter 4 Checklist

Scheduling & Staffing

Residential Facilities Tracker

Sync your calendar

Review Monthly Reminders

Check out what’s happening in June!

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Staffing & Compensation

http://tiny.cc/R10spedstaffing

http://tiny.cc/5xx6vz

Survey

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School, Family and Community Engagement

sarah.untersee@region10.org

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Family Focus

Implementation: Use school climate and family engagement activity data to monitor implementation of family engagement plans to continually improve family participation and improve student outcomes.

Effective Family Engagement Could Look Like This

Engaging Parents in Productive Partnerships

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Region 10 SPEDTex Data

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SPP8 Survey

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Inclusive Services Team

Jessica Garrett

MTSS/Inclusive Practices/504

Lorna Salgado

Inclusive Practices/State Testing/504

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Paraprofessional Academy TOT

“The Unsung Hero”

Why & When

LEA request for paraprofessional training
June 8th full day training

Purpose

Trainer of Trainers

Who will train your district personnel
TEA Guidebook & Facilitator Guide

Para & Teacher Working Together - Book Order

Programming

Equipment Handling
De-escalation and Behavior
Assumed Competence and Relationship Building

Register Here

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STAAR Results

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Timelines

EOC

5/31- District Test Coordinator receives preliminary scaled scores and performance levels

6/27- Preliminary assessment reports sent to DTC (student report card)

6/30 - Preliminary results published in family and analytic portals

8/8 - Final assessment reports to DTC

8/11- Final assessment results published in family and analytic portals

Grades 3-8

5/22- DTC will receive RAW scores only (lets you know if student answered a question correctly or not)

6/9- Preliminary reports still with only raw scores

8/11 -DTC gets final results with scaled scores and performance levels

8/16 - Final results published in family and analytic portals

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How do we plan for Accelerated Instruction and HB 4545?

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The Main Ideas

Don’t withhold the accelerated instruction!

Can we “bank” it if we provide summer instruction?

From the HB 4545 FAQ #27

An LEA (local educational agency) may provide accelerated instruction during the summer after a student is scheduled to sit for a STAAR or end-of-course assessment but before the student's assessment result is available. Such accelerated instruction will count toward the 30-hour accelerated instruction requirement if the student's subsequently released assessment result shows that the student did not perform satisfactorily on the assessment. Additionally, please note that any accelerated instruction provided prior to the release of the assessment result is subject to the approval of any applicable accelerated learning committee formed to assist the student.

Still have to have Accelerated Learning Committees (ARDc serves as this)

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Reminders

ALCs are for grades 3,5,8 or for any student that fails STAAR in subsequent years.

Accelerated Instruction is for all grades (including K-2 who don’t perform satisfactorily on a reading instrument (TEC §28.006)).

You can hold ALCs within the first few weeks of the fall after final STAAR results are in unless you wish to hold them now. “if they do not have staff on contract to conduct ALCs during the summer, then the LEA may utilize the first few days and weeks of the school year prior to students beginning instruction to conduct the required ALCs” - HB 4545 FAQ #10

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MTSS: TIER Network

Jessica Garrett

MTSS/Inclusive Practices/504

Rebecca Russell

MTSS/Mental and

Behavioral Health

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MTSS: TIER Network

ESSER III funds

How to spend ESSER III funds including examples of appropriate use that connect with MTSS.

ESSER III Link

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MTSS: TIER Network

Programming

New Trainings

TEA Focus

Screening & Progress Monitoring: Importance of Universal Screening in Academics and Behavior

Alignment with Behavior & Mental Health & MTSS trainings
Example

Day 1 Screening & Progressing Monitoring
Day 2 Behavior and Mental Health

Where is special populations in MTSS?

2023-2024

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Texas Complex Access Network

cathryn.king@region10.org

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Document Library

Resources for educators and administrators working with students with complex needs

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2023 Region 10 LID Conference

Session Strands:

New Teachers
Paraprofessionals
Related Service Providers
ECSE/Elementary
Middle/High School
Sensorimotor Learners

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Special Education

Leadership and Compliance

betsy.gilchrist@region10.org

kandice.burke@region10.org

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Non Educational Community Based Funds (NECB)

Funds are still available for the grant period ending 8/31/23
Eligible applicants are “at risk of” OR returning from residential placement at district expense
Application window extended through June 15th
Contact Betsy Gilchrist if interested in applying on behalf of a student

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Funding Reminders

Amendment to the 2022-2023 SPED Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) is due 6/2/23 by 5:00 p.m.
Must re-submit the ADC to claim ARP Carryover

When amending the ADC, select the same designation that was selected for the “regular” IDEA-B Formula and/or Preschool funds in the 2022-2023 SPED Consolidated Grant Application (Federal) or select “Not Apply at All.”

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2023-2024

SPED Consolidated Grant Application (Federal)

Applicant Designation and Certification (ADC) form is now available
2023-2024 SPED Consolidated Grant Application (Federal)opens 6/7/23
TEA training on 6/15/23, 9:00-10:00

Register here

Grant application must be submitted by 9/1/23

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Legal Framework Assurances

Legal Framework is holding a Zoom session regarding submissions of the Annual Assurance Statements for ESC contacts.
More updates to come!

*SLIDE UPDATED 5/19/23*

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Cameras in the Special Education Classroom

TEA annually collects data for cameras in the SPED classroom

TEC 29.022(q)

Data collected:

Number of total requests
Number of withdrawn requests
Number of approved requests
Number of denied requests, including the reasons for the denials

Due date???

Previously was due in August

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Special Education Leadership Support

Various Support Options:

Supports on Site

On site, zoom

CPR

Monthly, usually the week after leadership meetings
For new (0-3 year) SPED leadership

Weekly Director Drop-ins

Every Friday morning, 8:00-9:00
Zoom link

SOS QR Code

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2023-2024 Leadership and Compliance Training Survey

As we plan for the 23-24 school year, we would like your input!
What leadership and compliance trainings do you wish could occur next year?

Multiple selections are allowed
If a training or need is not listed, please feel free to comment below the selections.

Training Survey QR Code

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An Introduction to the Art of Translation

When: October 16th and 17th, 2023
Location: Region 10, Spring Valley (combined rooms)
Description: Two day course for staff members who provide translation during ARD meetings
Session: #2651566

SAVE THE DATE

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Dates to Remember

Event/Task	Date/Time
Amendment to the 2022-2023 SPED Consolidated Grant Application (Federal)	Due by June 2, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.
SPED Consolidated 2023-2024 Grant Application (Federal) Release	Opens- June 7, 2023 Due by September 1, 2023
TEA Training- SPED Consolidated Grant	June 15, 2023, 9:00-10:00
SPPI 7 and 13	Due by August 11, 2023
SELA	Opens- May 15, 2023 Closes- June 22, 2023
Road Show	June 6th and 7th- Cedar Hill June 13th and 14th- Royse City June 20th and 21st- Anna

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Save the Dates for 2022-2023 CPR

05/22/23	9:00-12:00	In Person Zoom
06/12/23	9:00-12:00	In Person Zoom

2022-2023 SPED LD Slide Links

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Leading with Purpose

(Formerly known as CPR)

SAVE THE DATES FOR 2023-2024

8/21/23	9:00-12:00
9/18/23	9:00-12:00
11/2/23	9:00-12:00
12/4/23	9:00-12:00
01/22/24	9:00-12:00
04/22/24	9:00-12:00
05/20/24	9:00-12:00
06/24/24	9:00-12:00
08/19/24	9:00-12:00

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Find Special Populations Summer Sessions Here! ☀️

You can now search our Calendar of Events by specific program topic!

To do this:

Input the date range (for summer, input 06/01/2023-08/01/2023)
Change the Service Area to Special Populations
Change Program to the specific program topic you are interested in!

Region 10 Calendar of Event s

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June 15th

Please register (for treats and food count)
Topics:

4 day week
Staff retention/remote work
LRE–Inclusion vs. content mastery vs. resource- things to consider
Funding
Any others?

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SPED Leadership Meetings

2023-2024

Register Here

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SHARS Training

SHARS Assessments for School Health Services

June 14, 2023

10:00 - 12:00

Register Here: bit.ly/3MBPcpl

Session ID: 2653477

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Teachers,

When you’re at graduation this year and your coworkers are crowded around the bubbly, highest achieving students, that have all the cords, and were in all the clubs, make a point to find that student with the IEP that rarely spoke, struggled with your class, and hit them with the most inspirational words you can pull out of the well.

That student just climbed their Everest.

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