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September 8, 2020
Agenda
9:30 a.m.: Welcome and Announcements – Robyn Widley, Director of Special Education, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
9:35 a.m.: Agency, Legislative and Return to School Updates – Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, MDE
9:45 a.m.: Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) Update – John Klaber, Executive Director, MASE and Sarah Mittelstadt, President, MASE Board
9:55 a.m.: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Update – Denise Herrmann, Child Health Consultant, Education and Childcare Team, MDH
10:10 a.m.: Early Learning Services Division Update – Danielle Hayden, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, MDE
10:20 a.m.: Compliance and Assistance Division Update – Marikay Litzau, Director of Compliance and Assistance, MDE
10:30 a.m.: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Update: Medicaid Reimbursements for Schools – Diogo Reis, Manager of Benefit Policy and Rates for Purchase and Service Delivery, DHS
10:40 a.m.: School Finance Division Update – Paul Ferrin, Special Education Funding and Data Supervisor, MDE
10:50 a.m.: Special Education Division Updates – Robyn Widley, Eric Kloos, Tom Delaney, Aaron Barnes and Carolyn Cherry, Special Education Leadership Team, MDE
11:15 a.m.: Closing and Adjourn – Robyn Widley, Director of Special Education, MDE
Attendee Instructions
We will be using Zoom Webinar for this virtual Forum. Register for the Forum on the Zoom website. Registered attendees will receive a personalized link to join the September 11 Forum. Attendees will be muted; please use the Q&A function for questions during the Forum. After the Forum, address questions to mde.special-ed@state.mn.us. Use the chat box to alert the host about technical or other issues with the Forum.
This Forum will be recorded. A captioned version will be made available for later viewing.
Our partners at Paradigm Veritext will again provide a live transcription of the Forum. For the September Forum, captioning will be through the Zoom application. During the Forum, access the captions with the Closed Caption button at the bottom right of the Zoom meeting screen.
After the Forum ends, attendees will be directed to an online evaluation on the SurveyGizmo website. After completing the evaluation you may specify an email address at which to receive the Forum Continuing Education Units (CEUs) certificate.
We look forward to seeing you at the first of our monthly virtual Directors' Forums. Thank you for everything you do for students receiving special education services in Minnesota.
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