February 13, 2020

Special Education Director Meeting

Emergency Information

• Fire evacuation routes and rally points are posted at the exits.

• Follow the directions given by the Area Leaders

• There are stairways at each corner of the building. Do not use elevators if the fire alarms are sounding.

• When you leave the building, please meet your presenter at the rally point so we can document that you have safely exited the building.

Network with Colleagues 8:30 – 9:00 am

Special Education Specialists

Veronica Brotherton Inclusive Services and Practices for Improved Student Outcomes and Assistive Technology

Christa Dillard

Liaison and Accountability

Monica Escobar

Accountability, Child Find, and Evaluation; Small and Rural Schools

Mari Garza Vision, Speech, Parent, and DHH

Lisa GebertTransition

Dr. Kay Smith

LIDs, Early Childhood

Veronica Trevino

Behavior

Jodi Ferguson, Associate Director

Linda Riddle, Administrator

Ibet Caro, Administrator

AgendaTexas RioGrande Legal AidRDSPD – Sandra MayorgaTEA Updates:• SRSN Evaluation Deadline 2/14/2020 and updates• Dyslexia Professional Learning Course• HB 165 FAQ• Parent Survey• SPED Websites• SPEDTex – Region 2 Data• Operating Procedures – Tentative Deadline October 31• TEA – The State of the State (TCASE)Program Updates: • O&M Reimbursement – Form due February 14• Speech Teletherapy Pilot grantee: Dr. ML Garza• SPPI-14• Results Driven Accountability Legal Updates

Alternatives to Guardianship

Regional Day School Program for the Deaf(RDSPD)

Sandra Mayorga

Program Updates

Understanding the New High School ELAR TEKS

Course Date Room Time Workshop #

English I-IV January 22, 2020 3-24 9am-4pm 1569756

English I-IV February 4, 2020 3-24 9am-4pm 1569768

Unpacking the New High School ELAR TEKS: A Deep DiveCourse Date Room Time Workshop #

English I 6-8-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569773

English I 6-16-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569808

English I 7-22-20 3-24 9am-4pm 1569814

English II 6-9-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569782

English II 6-17-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569812

English II 7-23-20 3-24 9am-4pm 1569815

English III 6-10-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569799

English III 7-24-20 3-24 9am-4pm 1569816

English IV 6-11-20 3-22 9am-4pm 1569806

English IV 7-21-20 3-24 9am-4pm 1569818

Fees:

$200/session for Non-Cooperative Members

$100/session for Members of the ESC-2 ELAR-Social Studies Cooperative

Special Education Teachers and 9-12 TEKS Training

• ESC-2 will offer two no-cost seats to each high school in the region to send two special education teachers to either “Understanding the New High School ELAR TEKS” or Unpacking the New High School TEKS”

• LEAs will need to register participants and use the code TEKS9-12SP.

O&M Reimbursements for Fall 2019-2020

Deadline - February 14

State Performance Plan Indicator 14SPP I-14

• Deadline moved to March 5, 2020

• Roles need to be assigned TEAL application

• Roles are determined by the LEA

• Need to have Education Organization Interchange and the Student Parent Interchange (these are normally one zipped file)

• The roles are:• ODS Data Loader• Core LEA Data Completer• Core LEA Data Approver• TIMS Level 1 Support

• Other roles are:• Core LEA Data Promoter• Core LEA Data Viewer

https://txautism.esc2.net/content/parentguardian-registration-waiver-application

Parent/Guardian Registration Waiver OPEN

Improve Communication

• GovDelivery – select and/or update

• Social Media

• Flyers

• Suggestions?

TEA Updates

SRSN Evaluation Certification Opportunities

2/14/2020 deadline

ED DIAG PROGRAMS

• DBU, MSU, Region 10

• DBU

• MSU-online/virtual

• Region 10-cert only Master’s req.

REQUIREMENTS

• Vacancies for eval staff should be posted

• 3 year commitment to district

• Potential April 2nd application opportunity

SRSN LSSP program deadline: 2/14/2020

SFA• Some time on campus 1-5 days

• M.A.

• Ph.D. (no master’s req)

Texas Tech• Some Saturdays on campus each

semester

• 1 week June & July F2F

SPED, Dyslexia, Section 504 & MTSS Resources and Supports-2/11-12webinar

• Webinar recorded and will be available for viewing next week

• Dyslexia Professional Learning Course: June 2020

• Help with districts to implement schoolwide Dyslexia Program including: 1) screening, 2) eval & ID, 3) instruction, 4) parent/guardian participation, 5) written documentation requirements, 6) teacher trainingDyslexia Professional Learning Course: June 2020

HB 165 FAQ

• Students can earn an endorsement whether their content is modified or not

• ARD committees can review a student’s previous courses from a prior year and curriculum modifications to make endorsement determinations

• STAAR Alternate-2 meet the end-of-course • The STAAR Alternate 2 is designed to assess students in grades 3–8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving

special education services. Texas defines a student with a significant cognitive disability as a student who:

• exhibits significant intellectual and adaptive behavior deficits in their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and ALSO indicates adaptive behavior deficits that limit their ability to apply social and practical skills such as personal care, social problem-solving skills, dressing, eating, using money, and other functional skills across life domains;

• is NOT identified based on English learner designation or solely on the basis of previous low academic achievement or the need for accommodations; and

• requires extensive, direct, individualized instruction, as well as a need for substantial supports that are neither temporary nor specific to a particular content area.

• Although the Act does not explicitly set a standard or define the term “sufficiently rigorous,” ARD committees must weigh the modifications included in the individualized educational program (IEP) for each student individually as applicable to each course and curriculum requirements in question to determine whether the curriculum, as modified, is sufficiently rigorous.

HB 165 FAQ Continued

• PEIMS reporting for graduation is 35 will be used with endorsements if student received modified content.

• If you are receiving “fatal error” it is due to the implemented changes, graduation code 35 requires an additional reporting element. 2018-2019 graduates being reported under graduation code 35 must have a “0 - not participating” on endorsements additionally applied in the PEIMS reporting requirements. The fatal error is likely due to not entering the required value.

• The amendments adding TEC §28.025 were applicable beginning September 1, 2019. The agency plans to propose changes to 19 TAC §89.1070, clarifying the statutory graduation requirements this school year.

Statewide Parent Survey

• New Cycle has begun

• Already contacted those districts participating

• Webinar for those districts March 4 12:30 to 1:30 Will get a link from Gibson

Statewide Parent Survey Tips and Tricks

Statewide Parent Survey

SPED Websites

ESC2 Sped Website - https://sped.esc2.net/

TEA - SPEDtea.texas.gov/Academics/Special_Student_Populations/Special_Education

Inclusion in Texas inclusionintexas.org

Texas Complex Access Network txcan.tea.texas.gov

Texas Transition - Student Centered Transition Network texastransition.org

SPEDTex provides information and resources that can help parents/stakeholders understand their child’s disability,

rights and responsibilities under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to

children with disabilities in our State.

Special Education Operating Procedures

TCASE Great Ideas 2020February 4, 2020

Operating Procedures

• Continuous Improvement

• Systems in place and effective

• Connect that OP will improve instruction based on T-TESS• Align TEKS to accommodations

• Effective services

• Resources

• Program Vision Statement = KNOW WHAT TO DO

• Samples

• Upload to LF 2020-2021

RDA 101Results Driven Accountability

Professional Development Opportunities

Differentiated Monitoring and Support Trainings

March 18, 2020

#1595206-The Differentiated Monitoring and Support: TEA SPED Monitoring Self-Assessment

April 17, 2020

#1598650 - The Differentiated Monitoring and Support: TEA SPED Monitoring Self-Assessment

Calling all SLPs and SLP Assistants

April 3, 2020Ethical, Evidence-Based Speech-Language Services for

English Language LearnersDr. Lynette Austin

TSHA Credit Pending2 hours Ethics4 hours CEUs

ESC2 Inclusive Education Symposium

Coming July 20th and 21st

Literacy for All! Designing Inclusive Literacy Learning

Environments, Grades 4-12

Coming July 23

Math for All! Designing Inclusive Mathematics Learning

Environments, Grades K-3