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March 29, 2024
Better Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The revamped FAFSA form – also known as “Better FAFSA” – takes many students less than 20 minutes to complete and can unlock up to $7,395 in federal aid that does not need to be repaid to help cover the cost of college. Have students submit the Better FAFSA form and find more information about the FAFSA process on the studentaid.gov website. You can also find additional resources about Better FAFSA on the U.S. Department of Education’s website.
Webinar Series: Autism Supports, Prevalance and Early Identification in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is excited to announce our next webinars.
Navigating Autism Supports in Minnesota
Date: April 2, 2024
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Presenters: Dr. Erin Farrell, Autism Specialist, MDE and Yingya Vang, Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) Training and Community Engagement Lead, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
Description: This webinar will provide an overview of the Minnesota Autism Portal and supporting documents to navigate autism services in Minnesota. This session will be helpful for anyone supporting individuals with autism or for individuals with autism across the state. Gather practical information and resources to support families find the options they have for services and how to access them.
Register for Navigating Autism Supports in Minnesota on ZoomGov.
Autism Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism
Date: April 12, 2024
Time: 12 noon-1 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Hall-Lande, Institute on Community Integration and Masonic Institute on the Developing Brain, University of Minnesota
Description: This webinar will present results on autism prevalence rates in Minnesota including trends in identification of autism and rates across communities; cover the importance of early autism identification and the early signs of autism; and share resources to support regular developmental monitoring, developmental screening and early autism identification.
Register for Autism Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism on ZoomGov.
For more information on these webinars, contact Tamarah Jackelen.
Previous webinars with closed captions and links to accessible slide shows and other materials are available for teams to review on our Special Education Trainings webpage.
Special Education Program Monitoring Training
New training and resources are now available on the special education program monitoring training webpage.
Training Drawer: Preschool and School Age (ages 3-22) Compliance Topics
- The More You Know about Secondary Transition: This brief recorded presentation illustrates and broadly describes the secondary transition process.
- Secondary Transition-Recorded Presentation: This recorded training provides an overview of secondary transition with guidance and examples and is supported with a Secondary Transition printable presentation.
- Fast Facts: Using the Secondary Transition Planning Process: Outlines the steps for secondary transition.
- Part B Timelines: This one-page resource is intended to clarify the requirements around some of the more common Part B due process timelines.
Training Drawer: Infants and Toddlers (ages 0-3) Compliance Topics
- Part C Timelines: This one-page resource is intended to clarify the requirements around some of the more common Part C due process timelines.
Motivational Interviewing Training
Please let your school mental health provider staff know that Great Lakes Mental Health Technology Transfer Center is offering Motivational Interviewing training through the Addiction Technology Transfer Center network. The training will be provided through four levels in the coming year, including Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). This level 1 training will be provided on May 15, 22 and 29. There is no charge. Minnesota is being given priority for registration. View more information and register on the attcnetwork.org website.
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