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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMORANDUM

MEM-6345.1

Division of Special Education 1 November 10, 2014

TITLE: Professional Development for Early

Childhood Special Education Teachers

2014-2015

ROUTING Early Education Centers

Elementary Schools

Instructional Area Superintendents

Instructional Directors

Special Education Service Center

Administrators

Early Education Center Administrators

Elementary School Site Administrators

Preschool Special Education Teachers

NUMBER: MEM-6345.1

ISSUER: Sharyn Howell, Executive Director

Division of Special Education

DATE: November 10, 2014

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide early childhood special education

teachers and administrators with the schedule of professional development for the

2014-2015 school year.

MAJOR

CHANGES:

This Memorandum replaces Memorandum 6345.0, Professional Development for

Early Childhood Special Education Teachers 2014-2015. Two additional trainings

have been added: Networking for Preschool Collaborative Classrooms and

Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten. See attachments I and J.

BACKGROUND: This document will serve as the announcement for training opportunities during

the 2014-2015 year for early childhood education teachers. All professional

development is in-person.

PROCEDURES:

Prior to enrolling, teachers must determine whether they qualify for the particular

training by reviewing the tables below.

DESIRED RESULTS DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE ACCESS TRAINING

Required

Participants:

Required for new early childhood special education

teachers

Registration: Please see attachment C for session date, time, and

location

Please see attachment B for registration information

OVERVIEW OF THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM

Required

Participants:

Required for Preschool for All Learners (PAL) and

Preschool Comprehensive (PSC) teachers

*Trainings are only open to PAL and PSC teachers

Registration: Please see attachment D for session dates, times, and

locations



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PROCEDURES

(Continued):

OVERVIEW OF THE DLM CURRICULUM

Required

participants:

Required for new Preschool Mixed (PSM), Preschool

Collaborative (PCC), and categorical classroom

teachers

Registration: Please see attachment E for session date, time, and

location


CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL FOUNDATIONS AND FRAMEWORKS

Participants: New early childhood special education teachers.

All early childhood special education teachers who did

not attend during the 2013-2014 school year.

Registration: Please see attachment F for session dates, times, and

locations


PRESCHOOL COMPREHENSIVE SPECIFIC TRAINING

Required

Participants:

Required for Preschool Comprehensive (PSC)

teachers

*Trainings are only open to PSC teachers

Registration:

Please see attachment G for session dates, times, and

locations


PRESCHOOL POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PRACTICES CERTIFICATION

Participants: New early childhood special education classroom

teachers

Early childhood special education classroom teachers

who have not previously attended

Registration:

Please see attachment H for session date, time, and

location


NETWORKING FOR PRESCHOOL COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOMS

Participants: Early childhood special education teachers in

Preschool Collaborative Classrooms at Early Education

Centers (PCC/EEC).

Registration:

Please see attachment I for session date, time, and

location.



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PROCEDURES

(Continued):

TRANSITION FROM PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN

Participants: All early childhood special education classroom

teachers. Administrators are invited.

Registration:

Please see attachment J for session date, time, and

location


ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A: Map to Beaudry Visitor Parking

Attachment B: Registration Process for ECSE Trainings

Attachment C: Desired Results Developmental Profile Access Training

Attachment D: Overview of the Creative Curriculum Training

Attachment E: Overview of the DLM Curriculum Training

Attachment F: California Preschool Foundations and Frameworks Training

Attachment G: Professional Development for Preschool Comprehensive Teachers

Attachment H: Preschool Positive Behavior Practices Certification Training

Attachment I: Networking for Preschool Collaborative Classrooms

Attachment J: Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten

ASSISTANCE: For questions, please contact Nancy Goldstone, Teacher Advisor, at

nancy.goldstone @lausd.net or 213-241-4713.

mailto:[email protected]

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT A

November 10, 2014

Los Angeles Unified School District

Visitor Parking

Please note the location of the two Beaudry Headquarters visitor lots. The main lot is located at 1221 West Third Street immediately northwest of the Beaudry Building. Although the address is for Third Street, please note that the entrance to the lot is accessible from Miramar Street only.

VISITOR PARKING LOT

If the Visconti Visitor Parking Lot is full, parking lot attendants at the garage will re-direct you to an overflow lot. Please do NOT park in any overflow lot unless directed – your validation may not be honored.

Do not park in the LAUSD Building Lot at 333 S. Beaudry. There is no visitor parking or validation for the parking lot in the LAUSD building.

There is no validated LAUSD visitor parking in the Beaudry Building Parking Lot. If the Visconti Visitor Parking Lot is full, parking lot attendants at the garage will re-direct you to an overflow lot. Please do NOT park in any overflow lot unless directed – your validation may not be honored. Morlin Management, Facilities Management, (213) 241-1320, 2nd Floor, Beaudry Headquarters.

LAUSD Beaudry Building

Visconti

Visitor Parking

Garage

One way street

Enter Here


MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT B

November 10, 2014

REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TRAININGS

Registration for all Early Childhood Special Education trainings is available only through the

Learning Zone.

Participants are officially registered when they have received a confirmation registration e-mail in their LAUSD e-mail account.

Registration MUST be completed using the LAUSD single-sign on.

Note: Registration for each session will be closed two days prior to the date of the class, or when the class is full. Participants who do not meet requirements will be dropped by the instructor; dropped participants

will receive e-mail notification through the Learning Zone.

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS: 1. Go online to the Learning Zone at https://lz.lausd.net 2. Log in using your single sign-on username and password (the same sign-on you use for District email) 3. Click on the “Courses” tab 4. Click on the “Class Offerings” link 5. In the Program drop-down menu, select Special Education 6. In the “Keyword” box, type in the keyword. Refer to the appropriate attachment to locate the keyword

for each course. In the “Classes for the Next” dropdown, select “6 months” 7. Click on Search 8. Click on the name of the course for the time and date you wish to enroll 9. Click on the Enroll Now button 10. Click OK to confirm your enrollment 11. Click OK again and close the existing active screen 12. Check your LAUSD e-mail account for confirmation of enrollment Note: If event is full, participants will not be admitted without prior registration. 13. Classes will only show for the next six (6) months, you will not be able to enroll in sessions more than 6

months in advance

FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITH YOUR SINGLE SIGN-ON: Please do not call the Division of Special Education for technical support. Note: Your Learning Zone account and password are the same as your email account and password. If you have not used LAUSDnet email, please visit http://askitd.net/email/setup for information on how you can activate your account. For additional technical support, please call the ITD Help Desk at (213) 241-5200 (select option 4).

https://lz.lausd.net/

http://askitd.net/email/setup


MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT C

November 10, 2014

DESIRED RESULTS DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE ACCESS

TRAINING

DAYS/DATES TIME LOCATION*

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014

8:00am-2:30pm Beaudry Building

Room 17-105

Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 8:00am-2:30pm

Beaudry Building

Room 17-105

Background: “Desired Results Developmental Profile access (DRDP) training” is

a mandatory one-day in-person training for new early childhood

special education teachers. Desired Results workshop provides

teachers with training on the State of California mandated

assessment for preschool students with IEPs.

Registration: Please see Attachment B: Registration Process

Keyword: Desired Results

Participants must have permission from their administrator to attend

the training.

Parking: Parking is available in the Visconti structure. See Attachment A for

map. Parking is validated.

Assistance: For assistance or information regarding substitute funding, please

contact Nancy Goldstone by email at [email protected] or

213-241-4713.



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT D

November 10, 2014

OVERVIEW OF THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM

DATE TIME LOCATION

Wednesday-Thursday

Aug. 27-Aug. 28, 2014

8:00am-2:30pm Beaudry, Rm. 2-131 and

Beaudry, Rm. 19-123

Wednesday-Thursday

Sept. 3-Sept. 4, 2014

8:00am-2:30pm Beaudry, Rm. 2-131

Background: The “Overview of the Creative Curriculum” training is a two-day in-

person training and is mandatory for early childhood special

education teachers in PAL and PSC classrooms.

Pre-requisite

Four modules from Teaching Strategies

An email was sent to LAUSD email accounts of eligible teachers on

July 26, 2014*.

Open LAUSD email from Teaching Strategies

Click on the link in the email to the modules

View all four modules


Keyword: Creative Curriculum


the training.





213-241-4713.

*If you did not receive this email, please contact Nancy Goldstone at [email protected] or 213-241-4713.




MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT E

November 10, 2014

OVERVIEW OF THE DLM CURRICULUM

DATE TIME LOCATION

Friday, August 22, 2014 8:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Beaudry, Rm. 17-105

Background: The “Overview of the DLM Curriculum” training is a one-day in-

person training and is mandatory for new early childhood special

education teachers in Preschool Mixed (PSM), Preschool

Collaborative (PCC), and categorical classrooms.


Keyword: DLM


the training.





213-241-4713.



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT F

November 10, 2014

CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL FOUNDATIONS AND

FRAMEWORKS: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT PRESCHOOL STANDARDS

DAYS/DATES TIME LOCATION

Friday, October 10, 2014 8:00am – 2:45pm Beaudry Building

Rm. 19-123

Friday, October 24 2014 8:00am – 2:45pm Beaudry Building

Rm. 2-202

Background: This one-day in-person workshop titled, “California Preschool

Learning Foundations and Curriculum Frameworks: An In Depth

Look at Preschool Standards,” is designed to inform staff about the

components of the California Early Learning and Development

System. The California Department of Education has developed this

system, in conjunction with experts in the field to:

Describe competencies/standards that all young children

typically learn with appropriate support

Outline key knowledge and skills that most children can

achieve when provided with the kinds of interactions,

instruction, and environments that research has shown to

promote early learning and development

Assist in decision-making at the child, family, and program

levels

The Preschool Learning Foundations are aligned to the Common

Core Standards for K-12. The alignment document can be found at:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psalignment.pdf

All participants will receive a copy of the “California Preschool

Learning Foundations”, Volumes 1 and 2 and the “California

Preschool Curriculum Framework”, Volume 1. These documents are

also available for downloading at:

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psframework.asp


Keyword: Preschool Foundations


the training.



Assistance: For assistance of information regarding substitute funding, please

contact Nancy Goldstone by email at [email protected]

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/documents/psalignment.pdf

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundations.asp

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psframework.asp



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT G

November 10, 2014

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRESCHOOL

COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

TEACHERS

DAYS/DATES TIME TOPIC LOCATION*

Monday-Tuesday

Aug. 4-Aug. 5, 2014

8:00am-

2:30pm

Kickoff Beaudry Building

Room 2-204

Fridays

August 15, 2014 and

August 22, 2014

12:30pm-

2:30pm

Language and

Speech

Beaudry Building

Room 17-105

Room 2-204

Wednesday-Thursday

Sept. 3-Sept. 4, 2014

8:00am-

2:30pm

Creative

Curriculum

Beaudry Building

Room 2-131

Friday

Sept. 12, 2014

12:30pm-

2:30pm

Occupational

Therapy

TBD

Wednesday-Friday

Oct. 15-Oct. 17, 2014

8:30am-

4:30pm

Preschool Positive

Behavior Practices

Beaudry Building

Room 2-204

Background: The first workshop, “The PSC Kickoff” will be a two-day in-person

training.

Speech and Language will provide two one-day workshops designed

to provide strategies for developing language.

Occupational therapy will provide a one-day workshop in

September.

All PSC teachers are to attend the mandated two-day in-person

workshop on the Creative Curriculum. Registration for the Creative

Curriculum training will be completed on the Learning Zone.


Keyword: Kickoff, Creative Curriculum


the training.





213-241-4713.



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT H

November 10, 2014

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PRACTICES CERTIFICATION TRAINING


Monday-Wednesday

Nov. 24-Nov. 26, 2014

8:30am-

4:30pm

Beaudry Building

Rm. 2-202

Wednesday-Friday

Jan. 7-Jan. 9, 2015

Beaudry Building

Rm. 19-123

Monday-Wednesday

March 30-April 1, 2015

Beaudry Building

Rm. 19-123

Monday-Wednesday

June 8-June 10, 2015

Beaudry Building

Rm. 19-123

Background: Preschool Positive Behavior Preschool Positive Behavior Practices Certification Training is a

three- day in-person workshop. This professional development

workshop is designed to assist staff in addressing student behavior

and implementing a multi-tiered positive behavior support approach

with emphasis on developmentally appropriate instructional delivery

and design. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Elizabeth

Hughes, Developmental Specialist. Teachers will receive a $500

stipend upon completion of the three-day training.

Professional development topics will include:

Creating a classroom community

The Behavioral-Developmental Model

Integrating Positive Behavior Supports and Curriculum

Assessment of severe and challenging behavior

Self-monitoring systems for students

Implementation of Multi-Element Model (MeM) plans for

tiers 1, 2, and 3 level supports.


Keyword: Preschool Behavior





213-241-4713.



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT I

November 10, 2014

NETWORKING FOR PRESCHOOL COLLABORATIVE

CLASSROOM TEACHERS AT EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS


Friday

November 14, 2014

1:00pm – 3:00pm

TBD SESC North

Friday

November 21, 2014

SESC South

Doyle Career and Transition Center

Friday

December 5, 2014

SESC East SESC East Academic Conference Room

Friday

December 12, 2014

SESC West

SESC West Conference Room

Background: These networking workshops will be led by a District special education

Specialist within each Education Service Center (ESC), and will focus

on providing teachers with information regarding collaboration and co-

teaching in the inclusive classroom. These meetings will allow for

These meetings will allow for networking with other colleagues, opportunities for questions and

answers, and will provide researched-based strategies to implement in

the classroom.


Keyword: Networking

Parking: Street parking is available.



213-241-4713.



MEM-6345.1 Division of Special Education ATTACHMENT J

November 10, 2014

TRANSITION FROM PRESCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN

SESC TIME DATE/ LOCATIONS

SESC North 8:00am – 2:30pm Friday, January 16, 2015

Lowman Special Education Center

Friday, January 23, 2015

Lokrantz Special Education Center


Alta California Elementary School

SESC South 8:00am – 2:30pm Friday, January 16, 2015

Doyle Career and Transition Center


Ochoa Learning Center


Ochoa Learning Center

SESC East 8:00am – 2:30pm Friday, January 16, 2015

SESC East Academic Conference Room


49th

Street Elementary School


SESC East Academic Conference Room

SESC West 8:00am – 2:30pm Friday, January 23, 2015

Shenandoah Elementary School


Saturn Elementary School

Background: This one day in-person professional development workshop is designed for early

childhood special education teachers and administrators. Topics will include a

discussion of plans and procedures for transitioning children from early

childhood special education services to kindergarten.


Keyword: Transition

Parking: Street parking is available.

Assistance: For assistance or information regarding substitute funding, please contact

Nancy Goldstone by email at [email protected] or 213-241-4713.


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