The Special Education Community of Practice will be held the first Thursday of the Month from 3:30-4:30. There will be a short presentation on a topic followed by a discussion around that topic. The purpose of these meetings is to provide technical assistance and support for Special Education teachers as well as help build a network for teachers throughout Montana.
February 3, 2022 3:30-4:30
Presenter: Annette Young
Topic: Inclusion with Shelley Moore
March 3, 2022 3:30-4:30
Presenter: Montana Empowerment Center
The MTSS Community of Practice will be held on the third Thursday of every month from 4:00-5:00 pm. The purpose of the MTSS COP is to explore topics of interest, to provide technical assistance and support for implementing best practices in MTSS, and to build a collaborative network for educators throughout Montana. Following each presentation, participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share ideas.
February 17, 2022 4:00-5:00
Presenter: Michele Henson
March 17, 2022 4:00-5:00
Presenter: Steve York
Dr. Bella Bikowsky, a national consultant who specializes in integrating behavioral and mental health supports in school settings, will be offering open office hours one day each month. She will provide coaching sessions for interested MTSS teams on implementing Tiered Behavioral Supports, Restorative Practices, Trauma Responsiveness, and Social Emotional Learning.
Topic: OPI MTSS Virtual State Meeting
Last Tuesday of each month from 11:00am-12:30pm dates as follows:
February 22nd
March 29th
April 26th
May 31st
As a participating TASK 12 Member State, Montana, has collaborated with the IMET program to provide free access to five different online professional development modules developed for sign language interpreters. Certificates of completion and RID CEUs are available for successful completion. Modules have been designed to be completed independently online at a self-pace.
New Teacher Training (NTT)
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) will be conducting semi self-training sessions available to all special educators, providing an overview of each special education document and the procedures for completing the forms in the Infinite Campus, Achievement in Montana (AIM) system. Participants will have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in completing documents and navigating the AIM system. The focus will be on instructing beginning educators so they can be knowledgeable about the compliance requirements and gain confidence in using the AIM system for documentation. Courses are scheduled to run from March 28-May 20. Contact Alicia Herman if interested.
Statewide Special Education Directors Meeting
The monthly Directors Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday February 9th from 8:30-9:30. These reoccurring meetings will be scheduled on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the same time for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year. We will continuously strive to keep these meetings within an hour in length.
Meeting Link
Dial by Telephone +1 646 558 8656 or +1 406 444 9999 Meeting ID: 886 4651 6585 Password: 415263
Behavior Reporting window opens May 11, 2022
The reporting window for behavior events will open on Wednesday, 5/11/22 and will close on Wednesday 6/30/22. During this time please validate and certify all behavior events for the 2021-22 school year within the Infinite Campus /AIM system.
This is a reminder that all public schools, including the Montana School for the Deaf & Blind (MSDB), must enter discipline data into their local Infinite Campus/Achievement in Montana (AIM) site.
Behavior reporting encompasses any event that takes place from July 1 through June 30 and:
- Results in an out‐of‐school suspension or expulsion, regardless of the length of time, for any enrolled student; or
- Results in an in‐school suspension, regardless of the length of time, for an enrolled student with a disability*.
* In‐school suspensions may also be entered for general ed. students; however, only the special ed. events are required for federal reporting.
Reporting deadline is June 30, 2022
Questions?
Kristie Sears @ 444-0685
Event Coding
Are you using the correct code for an event? It is not too late to correct event codes!
1300 - Aggravated Assault code should only be used when the attack is serious enough to warrant the involvement of police, security or the SRO and serious bodily harm occurs. There are two qualifiers for this code- Serious bodily harm and police, security or the SRO involvement. If both of these are not present you may want to consider a different code.
Are all of your events completed?
Use reports available under the Behavior Module in Infinite Campus to review the events entered for your school. All events must be in a completed (CM) status for reporting.
Questions?
Kristie Sears @ 444-0685
Tools!
Additional Resource Links:
Quick Reference: MT Event (Incident) & MT Resolution (action) Codes
Setting Up User Access for Validating & Certifying District Data
Secondary Users: How To Validate and Export District Data
Primary Users: How To Certify Data to OPI
Questions?
Kristie Sears @ 444-0685
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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