Special Special Education Education Directors’ Directors’ Meeting Meeting November 15, November 15, 2007 2007 Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D. Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D. ESC2 ESC2 Associate Director for Instructional Services Associate Director for Instructional Services
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Special Education Special Education Directors’ MeetingDirectors’ MeetingNovember 15, 2007November 15, 2007
Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D.Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D.ESC2ESC2
Associate Director for Instructional ServicesAssociate Director for Instructional Services
11. What questions are surfacing . What questions are surfacing in your region regarding the in your region regarding the development of goals/objective on development of goals/objective on IEPs that are standards-based on IEPs that are standards-based on grade level for students with grade level for students with disabilities?disabilities?
2. What are you doing as a center 2. What are you doing as a center to support the development of to support the development of standards-based IEPs in your standards-based IEPs in your region? What challenges are you region? What challenges are you facing in this effort?facing in this effort?
3. What districts in your 3. What districts in your region have been successful in region have been successful in this process? Please describe this process? Please describe their efforts.their efforts.
Legal Framework: Linking Board PoliciesLegal Framework: Linking Board Policies Make sure you have a password to Legal Frameworks on Make sure you have a password to Legal Frameworks on
Region 18’s website: Region 18’s website: http://www.esc18.nethttp://www.esc18.net Find out if your Board Policies are on-line (TASB On-line) Find out if your Board Policies are on-line (TASB On-line)
or hard copies (Blue Book).or hard copies (Blue Book). If your district has hard copies, you will need to have If your district has hard copies, you will need to have
scanned PDF documents of all policies saved individually scanned PDF documents of all policies saved individually before uploading to Legal Frameworks.before uploading to Legal Frameworks.
Have your password ready for our January workday. We Have your password ready for our January workday. We will assist you in linking or uploading your policies.will assist you in linking or uploading your policies.
HOW TO SET UP AND HOW TO SET UP AND ACCESS YOUR LEGAL ACCESS YOUR LEGAL
These are for attending here at the ESC-2. To set up a remote These are for attending here at the ESC-2. To set up a remote sight, please work with your district technology contact person sight, please work with your district technology contact person
and they will contact our distance learning department. and they will contact our distance learning department. Workshop #’s for remote sites will be Workshop #’s for remote sites will be different than those listed than those listed
above.above.
PUBLIC MEETING PUBLIC MEETING UPDATEUPDATE
Joy CampJoy Camp
Public Meeting: Public Meeting: December 6, 2007December 6, 2007
Question #1:Question #1:
What needs to be included in an What needs to be included in an ARD committee’s discussion ARD committee’s discussion regarding instructional placement regarding instructional placement choices for a student with choices for a student with disabilities?disabilities?
Public Meeting: Public Meeting: December 6, 2007December 6, 2007
Question #2:Question #2: What can school districts do to What can school districts do to
promote high expectations in both promote high expectations in both academic and non-academic areas to academic and non-academic areas to
prevent students with disabilities prevent students with disabilities from dropping out of school?from dropping out of school?
Public Meeting: Public Meeting: December 6, 2007December 6, 2007
Question #3: What factors contribute to disciplinary
actions for students with disabilities? How can parents and LEAs work together to address these factors?
Stakeholders ListStakeholders List
Performance Based Performance Based Monitoring UpdateMonitoring Update
2007-20082007-2008Sherrill BurgeSherrill Burge
Reminder Submission Dates for Reminder Submission Dates for Intervention LevelsIntervention Levels
Stage 1A…January 11, 2008 (to be submitted Stage 1A…January 11, 2008 (to be submitted only if randomly selected by TEA)only if randomly selected by TEA)
•What are your district’s greatest issues concerning Special Education?
•What specific staff development do you need within the next few months?
RoundtableRoundtable
DirectorsDirectors
Commissioner’s Rules
Guidance has been developed on the implementation of the newly adopted Commissioner's rules. The links in the guidance to the adopted, effective rules were activated on November 12, 2007.
Specific guidance on rules 89.1011 Referral for Full and Individual Initial Evaluation 89.1040 Eligibility Criteria 89.1050 The Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Com
mittee
89.1055 Content of the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
89.1070 Graduation Requirements 89.1096 Private Schools 89.1131 Qualifications of Special Education, Related Services,
and Paraprofessional Personnel
AdjournmentAdjournment
See you See you December 13, 2007December 13, 2007
Joint Curriculum and Joint Curriculum and Special Ed DirectorsSpecial Ed Directors