SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP MEETING
August 5, 2021
9:00 AM
ACT 66 review
Special Education Plans Open
From Rikki:
If any district has a student returning for Act 66 that has already been exited as a graduate, they will need to go back and remove the withdrawal code and exit date in both the special SIS and the student SIS and then re-upload to PIMs before Aug. 12th
ESSER FUNDS
Special Education Plans Open
Phase 3 due March 1, 2022
Phase 1 Due May 1, 2022
System is easy to use, no training is scheduled at this time.
Cyclical Monitoring and Special Education Programmatic Improvement Resource
Annotated IEP review
AT evaluations
Reminder the AT process has changed. We are doing screenings. Please contact Theresa Edenfield if you have a need for a screening.
Administrative Changes:
Angela Thompson: IU classes in district buildings, Speech, paraprofessionals in Brownsville
Walinda Nicholson: Hearing, Vision, interpreter, and Early Intervention
Erin Goeckeler: Early Intervention
Barb Rothermel: Early Intervention
Mike Minor: Laboratory Campus and school psychologists
Thomas Podpora: Colonial and district social workers
Charles Chairge: Waynesburg, WaynesBurg Academy, and paraprofessionals in Albert Gallatin
More Administrative changes
Charissa Bowmen: Supervisor of Mental Health : Partial and Outpatient
If you have concerns with anything this is who you contact:
Kristin Szewczyk: Campus schools, social workers, partial, outpatient
Leigh Dennick: District classes, Early Intervention, and school psychologist, special education related questions
LEA meeting site
Curriculum updates
Act 158 of 2018 (Act 158), signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on October 24, 2018, provides alternatives to Pennsylvania’s statewide requirement of attaining proficiency on the three end-of-course Keystone Exams (Algebra I, Literature, and Biology) for a student to achieve statewide graduation requirements.
Effective with the graduating class of 2023, students have the option to demonstrate postsecondary preparedness through one of four additional pathways that more fully illustrate college, career, and community readiness.
To assist LEAs with Act 158 implementation, PDE is offering office hours during the month of August and subsequent virtual training sessions and office hours from September through December.
Curriculum updates
Prior to participating in office hours, please review the Act 158 Toolkit and associated resources on the SAS website. The toolkit was designed to provide guidance on the enactments of Act 158 and Act 6 of 2017 (Act 6).
Curriculum Updates
Curriculum Updates
Dear Colleagues,
Since April, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has provided a series of webinars, materials, and resources in the Accelerated Learning Through an Integrated System of Support (AL) toolkit to assist school leaders in making decisions for the upcoming school year. This toolkit is an extension of the Roadmap for Instructional Leaders, and focuses on the important topics of High-Quality Academics, Supportive Learning Environments, Healthy Systems Conditions, and a System of Scaffolded Supports.
Under this framework, school leaders have had the opportunity to participate in over 30 synchronous and asynchronous webinars aimed at supporting the planning and decision-making process for ensuring the safety, emotional well-being, and academic achievement of students, staff, and communities. The entire Accelerated Learning framework, including recordings of all webinars, can be accessed via PDE’s Accelerated Learning website .
Curriculum Updates
Upcoming Accelerated Learning sessions will focus on Assessment Literacy, Local Assessment Planning, and Data Analysis Protocols. These sessions are scheduled for August 3, August 5, and August 10. More information and registration can be found on the PATTAN Course Registration webpage.
In addition to the knowledge gained through participation in Accelerated Learning programming, participants can also receive Act 45 credit by registering their attendance at each session and completing the Accelerated Learning Planning Template. The template, along with information on registering for the Act 45 course, can also be found on PDE’s Accelerated Learning website.
PDE encourages you and your leadership staff to continue to engage in the programs and content that are a part of the Accelerated Learning Through an Integrated System of Support program.
If you have any questions, please send an email to: RA-EDDOP@pa.gov.
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!!