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January 31, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Department of Human Services (DHS) will hold this year's Medicaid in Education: Third-Party Reimbursement Spring Forum April 15-16, 2024. These forums support Minnesota schools in accessing Medicaid funds for building capacity in providing health-related services so that all students benefit from their education. Third-Party Billing coordinators, special education directors, coordinators, related service providers and support staff are encouraged to attend. Grand Casino Hinckley will host the 2024 forum.
Forum participants will have an increased knowledge of Medicaid in education, state and federal updates, documentation requirements, rates and audit information. Additionally,
school and community providers will explore documentation and reimbursement strategies for nursing and mental health.
Registration
In person and virtual participants must register for this event on the Alchemer website. Registrations for in person participants will close March 25. Virtual participants can register anytime and will receive a meeting link to the forum closer to the event date. Medicaid in Education: Third-Party Reimbursement 101 video will be made available for viewing before the forum.
Grand Casino Hinckley Meeting and Convention Center
777 Lady Luck Drive
Hinckley, MN 55037
Hotel Reservations for April 15 and 16: Call Grand Casino Hinckley Hotel at 1-800-468-3517, or book online on the Grand Casino Hinckley website using offer code MDS415H (expires March 4).
Schedule
Monday, April 15
Meet and Greet: Tobie’s Restaurant, 5-7 p.m., light appetizers provided.
Tuesday April 16
Check-In: 8:15-9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Topics: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Introductions and Agency Updates; PCA Case Studies; Lunch and Learn; Rates; Audits; MED vs. ED; Nursing; Mental Health
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and contact hour certificates will be available at the end of the Forum. Please request ADA accommodations from Emily Jahr by March 25.
Strengthening Community by Lifting the Voices of Indigenous Special Education Staff Webinar Series
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 fourth webinar in the series will be held Wed., Feb. 28, 2024.
Time: 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Zoom (link is sent with your registration confirmation)
Topic: Not the Standardized Approach to Individualization: What does it mean to have access to resources and supplies for individualization? How do we make this system work?
CEUs will be available for both teachers and administrators.
Register for the SPDG Webinar: Not the Standardized Approach to Individualization - February 28, 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.
New Program Monitoring Training and Resources Available
Two new resources are now available on the special education program monitoring training webpage.
Part B (ages 3-22) Due Process is a visual resource that illustrates and describes the flow and connection of Part B due process components.
Part C (Ages Birth-3) Due Process is a visual resource that is the result of a collaboration between MDE’s early childhood special education and special education program monitoring teams and illustrates the flow and connection of Part C due process components.
Webinar Series: Check and Connect
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is continuing the webinar series into the 2023-24 school year. The series is provided to help support educators in the implementation of proactive and positive evidence-based strategies and resources, to highlight local examples of work that is being done to align systems of support across needs of diverse learners, and to provide information on specific disabilities and include voices of individuals and families within the community alongside educators and community organizations. We are excited to announce our next webinar in the series.
Check and Connect Mentor Panel Discussion: Producing Great Results Over Time
February 6, 2024, 3-4 p.m.
Presenters: Elizabeth Xiong, Staff Development Assessment Specialist, Angie VanHee, Student Services Coordinator, Suzanne Blum Grundyson, Special Education Building Coordinator, Park Center Senior High; and Dane Sislo, School Psychologist, Maple Grove Senior High
Description:
Osseo Area School District adopted Check and Connect in 2015 and has been on the implementation journey ever since. Despite the pandemic, staff, and leadership turnover, this group of high school mentors will share their experience while working more intentionally using the evidence-based intervention of Check and Connect with students. They will share their successes and barriers and how they have scaled implementation to improve graduation rates and outcomes for American Indian and Black students over time.
Register for Check and Connect Mentor Panel Discussion: Producing Great Results Over Time on ZoomGov.
Special Education Trainings
In addition to the current webinar offerings, MDE has posted previous webinars that would be helpful for teams to review any school year. The insights and resources here are valuable for general educators and those serving students receiving special education services. All recordings are closed captioned and include links to accessible slide shows and other materials. Access webinar recordings from the MDE Special Education webpage (https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/sped/spedtrain/).
Other topics included in the webinar series that are fully accessible are:
- Alternative Delivery of Special Education Services (ADSIS) 101
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 101
- Integrating PBIS and School Linked Behavioral Health Services
- Evidence Based Practices used by School Linked Behavioral Health (SLBH) Providers and Exemplar Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Schools
- Statewide Assessment General Supports and Accommodations
- Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)
- Five Practically Good Ideas for Any Reality
- Returning to School During and After Crisis
- Check-in/Check-Out as a Tier 2 Support
- The Interconnected Systems Framework
- Systematic Screening in the COVID-19 Era
- Behavior Specific Praise: Implementing, Coaching, and Measuring the Impact of this Simple yet Specific Strategy
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