January 12, 2024, Special Education Updates

Minnesota Department of Education

Special Education Updates

January 12, 2024

December 2023 Special Education Directors' Forum Recording Available

The captioned recording of the December 2023 Special Education Directors' Forum is now available. View the forum recording on the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Division Mediasite website. Access the links to the meeting evaluation/Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and presentation slides by selecting "Info" from the menu at the lower right of the player window.

 

New Program Monitoring Training and Resources Available

Visit the Training: Program Monitoring webpage for the latest training and resources.


Training Drawer: What to Expect: Special Education Program Monitoring

Cohort Monitoring Activities

Program Monitoring Risk Assessment – Recorded Presentation  

Common Questions: Risk Assessment 

Program Monitoring Risk Assessment Overview 

Program Monitoring Risk Assessment – Printable Presentation and Program Monitoring Risk Assessment – Printable Presentation Notes 


Training Drawer: Special Education Paperwork

Topical Record Review

Part B Record Review Resource: Progress Reporting

Part C Record Review Resource: Periodic Review

 

Strengthening Community by Lifting the Voices of Indigenous Special Education Staff Webinar Series

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College encourage Native special education staff, special education staff, administrators, special education directors, special education coordinators and all others interested to attend a webinar series intended to strengthen community by lifting the voices of Indigenous special education staff.

These focused webinar topics and dialogues emerged through listening sessions with Native special education staff around the state of Minnesota. MDE's Special Education Division and the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College are partnering and using State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) funding to provide these webinars. While intended to serve the needs of and retain Native special education staff, the sessions are expansive enough to be a learning experience for all special education staff, administrators and institutes of higher education. We are hopeful the partnership and the webinars contribute to developing allyship.

The third webinar in the series will be held January 24, 2024:

Time: 3:30-5 p.m.Location: Zoom (link is sent with your registration confirmation)Topic: Mental Health from an Indigenous Perspective

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for both teachers and administrators.

Register for the SPDG Webinar: Mental Health from an Indigenous Perspective - January 24, 2024 on the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College website.

For more information on these webinars or the Native special education network, please contact Govinda Budrow, govinda.budrow@fdltcc.edu.

For more information on the State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), please contact Dr. Becky Gerdes.

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The Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) Special Education Division works toward its vision that all children get necessary support for healthy development and lifelong learning; its mission is to provide leadership to ensure a high-quality education for Minnesota's children and youth with disabilities. To learn more, visit the Special Education section of the MDE website.