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April 30, 2021
The next Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Directors' Forum has been scheduled for Friday, May 7, from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. We look forward to joining you for a review of the latest information and to preview upcoming events of importance to Minnesota students receiving special education services, educators and administrators.
Agenda
9:30 a.m.: Welcome and Announcements – Robyn Widley, Director of Special Education, MDE
9:40 a.m.: Agency and Legislative Updates – Daron Korte, Assistant Commissioner, MDE
9:50 a.m.: Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE) Update – John Klaber, Executive Director, and Sarah Mittelstadt, President, MASE
9:55 a.m.: Assistance and Compliance Division Update – Sonia Smith, Director, Assistance and Compliance Division, MDE
10:05 a.m.: Special Education School Finance Update – Paul Ferrin, Special Education Funding and Data Supervisor, MDE
10:15 a.m.: Early Learning Services Update – Danielle Hayden, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor, Early Learning Services Division, MDE
10:25 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Update – Alex Migambi, State Disproportionality Specialist, MDE
10:35 a.m.: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Stakeholder Engagement Requirements for the new State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) – Carolyn Cherry, Supervisor, Results and Improvement Unit, MDE
10:45 a.m.: Monitoring and New Stepwell/Minnesota Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (MnCIMP) Update – Erin Levin, Supervisor, Special Education Program Monitoring, MDE; Bridgette Ramaley, Supervisor, Special Education Fiscal Monitoring, MDE; and Carolyn Ellstra, Dispute Resolution, MDE
11:15 a.m.: Closing and Adjourn – Robyn Widley
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 May 7 Forum. As we have been doing, we will start the webinar fairly close to the scheduled 9:30 a.m. time. Attendees may not be able to log in to the webinar until a few minutes before the scheduled start.
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 through the Zoom application. During the Forum, access the captions with the Closed Caption button at the bottom right of the Zoom meeting screen. If you wish to access the ASL interpretation also available for this Forum, please email Doug Gray.
After the Forum ends, attendees will be directed to an online evaluation on the Alchemer website which will include an option for receiving Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
We look forward to seeing you at our monthly virtual Directors' Forums. Thank you for everything you do for Minnesota students receiving special education services.
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