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March 4, 2020
Please read this important information about the Mediasite broadcast for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Directors’ Forum on Friday, March 6, 2020.
Visit the MDE Special Education Division Mediasite streaming video site to view the teleconference. You will be directed to a registration screen. Enter the requested information and the conference passcode: 2003forum!, then click on the button to log on. The teleconference should download automatically.
To ask a question, click on the dialogue balloon icon in the Mediasite player. Include your full email address so we can respond directly to your concern.
Copies of available meeting materials can be downloaded before and during the meeting. Click on the link icon in the Mediasite player window and use the links that appear.
We will be providing open captioning of the March forum morning sessions through a dual video feed on Mediasite. Due to this additional bandwidth, remote viewers may wish to make sure they are using robust Internet connections. Other common issues and resolutions are listed below; however, please understand that unexpected and previously unexperienced issues may arise during the broadcast that we may not be able to resolve. Thank you.
Common issues and resolutions
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- For intermittent audio and video issues, particularly with PowerPoint slides advancing, refresh your browser window and/or disconnect and reconnect to the broadcast.
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- Broadband Internet connection.
Test your system and Internet connection by visiting the Sonic Foundry website before signing on.
Before the broadcast, contact Doug Gray, 651-582-8281, with your technical questions. On the day of the broadcast, email or use the Mediasite Ask a Question function through the dialogue balloon on the Mediasite player.
Revised Agenda
Note: coffee and cookies for MDE attendees will be provided by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Graduate School of Education.
8:30 a.m.: Networking and Registration
9 a.m.: Welcome, Announcements and Division Updates – Robyn Widley, Director, and Special Education Leadership Team
10 a.m.: Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) Announcements – John Klaber, Executive Director; Cheryl Hall, President
10:10 a.m.: Legislative and Agency Updates – Shelly Schafer, Director of External Relations; Daron Korte, Assistant Commissioner
10:20 a.m.: Early Childhood Special Education Updates – Lisa Backer, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor
10:45 a.m.: Alternate Assessment Updates – Lauren Walker, Alternate Assessment Specialist; Dawn Cameron, Supervisor, Science, English Learners and Alternate Assessment
11 a.m.: Break – Thank you to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Graduate School of Education for cookies and coffee
11:15 a.m.: Compliance and Assistance Updates – Marikay Canaga Litzau, Director; Erin Levin, Supervisor, Program Monitoring
11:45 a.m.: Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) Updates – Alex Liuzzi, Executive Director
12 p.m.: Lunch
1:05 p.m.: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Updates – Michael Diedrich, ESSA Policy Specialist
1:15 p.m.: School Climate Center – Model Code of Conduct: Opportunities for Collaboration – Sarah Weiss, Discipline Policy Specialist
1:30 p.m.: School Finance Updates – Terri Yetter, Director; Paul Ferrin, School Finance Supervisor
2:05 p.m.: Break
2:15 p.m.: Afternoon Breakouts
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Updates (session will be broadcast) – Erin Farrell, ASD Specialist and Minnesota State Agency Representatives
This session will provide participants an overview of Minnesota's system of supports across the state and across the lifespan for individuals with ASD. Representatives from the Department of Human Services, MDE, Minnesota Department of Health and Department of Employment and Economic Development will provide an overview of what services and supports are available in education, health care, public health, and social services – and how to best access those services. Information will be provided on new resources created as inter-agency efforts including the Pathway to ASD Services and Supports resource, Autism Resource Portal website, and the new multi-cultural responsiveness training. An emphasis will be placed on how to coordinate the services a person is receiving across multiple providers.
Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Updates – Alex Migambi, Disproportionality Specialist; Aaron Barnes, Supervisor, Special Education
This session will provide detailed guidance for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) submitting CEIS applications by July 1, 2020, including:
- Completing each section of the CEIS application plan.
- Aligning the CEIS budget to the area(s) for which the LEA met significant disproportionality.
- Reporting students with and without disabilities who benefited from CEIS.
3:30 p.m.: Adjourn
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