2022-2023 NUSD SpEd Parent Meetings Agenda & Minutes

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1	5.18.2023 NUSD SEAC AGENDA
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3	22-23 DSEAC Meeting Dates & Times	Thursdays: 9/15/22; 10/27/22; 12/1/22; 1/26/23; 3/16/23; 5/18/23 (9:30am-11:am) Time: 6p-7:30p Location: NUSD District Office 1015 7th Street, Novato, CA 94945
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5	TOPIC DESCRIPTION	SPEAKER	ACTION NEEDED	NOTES
6	Introductions of DSEAC Attendees	DSEAC Attendees		DSEAC is an open invitation meeting for anyone interested and willing to contribute to a collaborative culture of continuous improvement, specifically in the area of special education in NUSD
7	DSEAC Terms of Engagement	Coordinators	Information Only	Community agreements, meeting norms, and terms of engagement. Committment to non-closure; operational and relational norms; assuming best intentions, striving for consensus, holistic approach to the work, problem solving, solution oriented problem solving, and responsible use of social media communication
8	NOVATO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS
9	3.16.23 Action Items	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	2021-2026 Marin County SELPA Facilities Plan Update: Currently NUSD is obligated to provide five (5) classroom location(s) where a regionalized special education classroom may be operated. Currently, MCOE regionalized special education classrooms are located at Lu Sutton (PreK,TK, K), Olive (2 classes: TK-2nd and 3rd-5th), Hamilton (TK-2nd), and San Jose Middle (6th-8th). Three (3) MCOE classrooms, Compass, located at Hill Education Center are leased to MCOE. NUSD has notified MCOE of interest in offering an additional regionalized special education classroom to create choesive alignment of regionalized clasrooms. A 6th-8th grade MCOE regionalized middle school special day class that serves students with moderate to severe disabilities will be added to MCOE's continuum of services on the Hamilton TK-8 campus starting the 2023-2024 school year.
10	NUSD Continuum Update	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	The NUSD 6th-8th Grade Social Cognition Special Day Class that serves students with mild to moderate disabilities will be moved from Hamilton TK-8 to Sinaloa Middle School at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Moving this program will provide students in the social cognition program the equitable access to feeder school TK-12th grade pathways within the same neighborhood.
11	Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) Process	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	Beginning in the 2022 Monitoring Year, the CDE released the Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) Process to replace previous monitoring processes. The CIM Process is a four-step process designed for LEAs experiencing issues in compliance, disproportionality, and/or performance. The CDE reviews data submitted by each LEA to the state to determine their monitoring tier and level based on LEA overall performance in meeting the needs of students with disabilities in a number of areas including academic achievement, student success, school climate, disproportionality, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Based on these analyses, NUSD will be monitored in the 2023 Monitoring Year as Targeted Level Two for the following area: Late IEPs/Initials Assessments and No Improvement. The identified issue of late IEPs and Initial Assessments directly correlates to the staffing shortages specific to case management that have compromised compliance with timelines. A CIM team will be established that includes a District General Education Administrator, District Special Education Administrators, Site Level Administrator, General Education Teacher, Education Specialist, and Marin SELPA Representative. By June 30, 2023, the team must identify an overall goal/problem of practice, conduct a review of policy, procedures, and practices, and prioritize the root cause(s).
12	IEP Implementation Compliance	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	CDE is also monitoring IEP Implementation Compliance for all LEAs in California. CDE has provided NUSD with a list of 91 students for which we are required to gather service delivery records for March 1, 2023 to April 28, 2023 and submit to Marin SELPA for approval on or before June 22, 2023. The detail of work this requires is an incredibly heavy lift. We have a very short amount of time to gather a significantly large amount of data. We are grateful to have the support of Kandee Adams, retired special education administrator, who is persistently supporting service providers in updating their service delivery records and working with site administrators to gather the required information need for review and reporting.
13	NUSD Staffing Update	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	We are nearly fully staffed for the 2023-2024 school year. The following positions remain "unfilled": 0.4FTE Resource Specialist position (Lynwood); 3.0FTE Speech and Language Pathologists (currently filled with agency contracted employees), 1.0FTE School Psychologist (pending acceptance of offer). have done a tremendous amount of work with our HR team to on board staff who is ready and willing to ensure IEPs are compliant and meetings are convened within mandated timelines. Staffed with experienced case managers will enable the team to accelerate and resolve the overdue IEPs and initial assessments.
14	Supplementary Curriculum for Early Intervention-12th Grade SDC Update	Chris Martinez and Kevin Goyer, Coordinators	Information Only	Coordinators have identified Benchmark Advance for PreK-6 which is the only ELA curriculum adopted by the California Department of Education that meets the Basic ELA/ELD metrics for grades PreK-6th. Benchmark Advance includes all of the critical literacy components for a robust and effective science of reading curriculum. It also includes supplementary supports that specifically target the needs of special education. The elementary special day class teachers have had the opportunity to review the Benchmark Advance materials and have given their approval. Our middle school and high school teams are currently reviewing Pearson Education, Inc. CA Pearson iLit and National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning Inside. They are also reviewing National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning and Teachers' Curriculum Institute for history and science supplementary curriculums. The Coordinators will be working with the vendors to build the quotes in the next two weeks. Presentation for approval of the purchase of special education supplementary curriculums will go to the Board of Trustees at the June 9, 2023 meeting.
15	MARIN SPECIAL EDUCAITON LOCAL PLAN AREA (SELPA) SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SEAC) REPORT
16	SEAC Update	Kaity Galvez, NUSD SEAC Rep	Information Only	No Update.
17	DEDICATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIAL (DSE) UPDATE
18	DSE Update	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	Olive Elementary and Lu Sutton Elementary applied for the All Means All Inclusion Grant. We are happy for our neighbors in the Reed School District who were selected by the Grant Committee. NUSD is exploring other opportunities to continue the inclusion intiative work started this year with Sam Drazin and the Changing Perspectives Team.
19	NORTH MARIN COUNCIL PTA REPORT
20	NMCPTA Update	Kristin Cikowski, NMCPTA Chair	Information Only	One specific area of focus for 23-24 Neurodiversity Week will be to adapt materials and activities that are more appropriate for middle and high school students
21	NMCPTA Update	Kristin Cikowski, NMCPTA Chair	Information Only
22	ANNOUNCEMENTS
23	Marin SELPA: Engaging in Challenging Conversation Workshop Series	Kristin Cikowski		Kristin Cikowski promoted the Engaging in Challenging Conversation workshop series for parents. The successful implementation of IDEA and the determination of FAPE requires adults with diverse experience, expertise, and perspective to collaborate in service of children and youth. This is complex work and requires conversations of shared learning. The workshop introduces key concepts, process, and skills in support of these conversations and that are applicable in all relationships.
24	NEW BUSINESS
25	2022-2023 NUSD Special Education Survey	Angela Williams, Director	Information Only	The 5.18.23 NUSD SEAC Meeting will engage attendees in a collaborative input session focussed on generating questions for the 22-23 NUSD Special Education Parent Survey including but not limited to the following areas: Inclusive Practices, Parent Engagement, Awareness, Procedures, SEAC. The survey will need to be accessible and engage all levels of literacy proficiency among parents. We will need to ensure parents who are not able to read or write have the opportunity to contribute their input.
26	OPEN FORUM
27	Public Comment	DSEAC OPEN FORUM REQUEST FORM		Discussion on possibility of integrating ELAC and SEAC meetings with breakout groups with Cooridnators; NUSD working with Novato Police Department to increase diability awarness among officers; Andrew Weiher (NUSD Behavioral Health Specialist) is in partnership with NPD through CAPTAIN Cadre and providing a series of trainings on disability awareness; Request to increase North Bay Security Group awareness working with student with disability tranings
28	ACTION ITEMS
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32	ADR: Alternative Dispute Resolution
33	DSE: Dedication to Special Education
34	IEP: Individualized Education Plan
35	MCOE: Marin County of Office Education
36	NMCPTA: North Marin Council Parent Teacher Association
37	NUSD: Novato Unified School District
38	PTA: Parent Teacher Association
39	SEAC: Special Education Advisory Committee
40	SELPA: Special Education Local Plan Area
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