Technical Assistance Meetings for Early Childhood Education and Preschool Special Education program administrators!
Agenda
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8:15 am – 8:45 am Registration
- 8:45 am – 10:15 am Breakout Session #1
- 10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
- 10:30 am – 11:45 am Breakout Session #2
- 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
- 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Breakout Session #3
- 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
- 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Breakout Session #4
Program administrators will have an opportunity to attend four of the following breakout sessions:
Early Childhood Education Compliance Monitoring: This session will focus on the expectations and program requirements for operating the Early Childhood Education (ECE) grant. Participants will better understand what a monitoring visit entails and how to assure full compliance with the grant requirements. This will include an overview of what documents need to be on file and what constitutes a Corrective Action Plan (CAP). Attendees will also receive a tour of the ECE website and an overview of the resources available.
Early Childhood Education Roundtable: Share your current practices, struggles, and solutions related to the Early Childhood Education Grants with other administrators. Café conversation style set-up will allow for focused discussion on multiple topics. Participants will drive this session!
The Early Learning Assessment – What do Administrators Need to Know?: This short ELA information session will focus on the role of the administrator. Although at the administrative level, it’s critical to provide some essential understanding of the foundations of the assessment. The training will include an overview of the ELA including: discussion of formative and observational assessment, structure of the assessment, assessed domains, scheduling and peer support. There will also be a section on supporting teachers through the assessment and data entry process.
Assessment – It’s Not a Bad Word: Birth to age 5 is a very productive time in a child’s learning and the right early learning experiences can do much to prepare a child for school, including assessment. This session will focus on the foundations and principles of early childhood observation and assessment as it relates to Ohio's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System. Ohio's Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System allows for showing growth over time and is designed to support all children's development and academic achievement.
Step Up To Quality: This session will discuss current policy and rule updates for ODE licensed programs participating or planning to participate in Step Up To Quality.
Preschool and School Age Licensing Updates: This session will discuss current policy and rule updates for Preschool and School Age Childcare programs licensed by ODE.
Ohio Child Licensing and Quality System: This session will introduce features and functionality of the new data system used for Preschool/SACC licensing and SUTQ for programs licensed by ODE.
Inter-Agency Collaboration for Successful Transitions: This session will highlight Preschool Special Education, Early Intervention, Head Start, and Local Education Agency roles and responsibilities in transitions and inter-agency agreements. An overview of the guidance material being developed by the Inter-Agency Transition Work Group will be presented. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide input on the draft document.
Itinerant Services and the IEP: Do you wonder exactly what is meant by itinerant services? Or how these services would be represented on an IEP? This session will provide an opportunity to discuss the definition of itinerant services and how these services could be provided in preschool settings. In addition, participants will learn how to document itinerant services on the IEP. Questions, concerns, and input from participants regarding the use of the itinerant model are welcome!
Fiscal Efficiency and Preschool Special Education Program Models: After a brief review of the funding sources available to support preschool special education, this session will provide examples of program models and funding structures that include a full continuum of service delivery options and are fiscally efficient. Participants will have opportunities to share challenges and solutions related to funding preschool special education services.
Preschool Special Education Round Tables: Share your current practices, struggles, and solutions related to providing preschool special education services with other administrators. Café conversation style set-up will allow for focused discussion on multiple topics. Participants will drive this session!
If you do not already have a Registry profile, you will need to create one by clicking on “Create Profile” on the top navigation bar. You will be prompted to enter your information. Once completed, an email will be sent to you with a verification link. Follow the instructions in the email.
Once you have a profile, you will sign up for the technical assistance day by completing the following steps:
- Sign in to the Ohio Professional Registry with your new user name and password, click “Find Training” on the left-hand navigation box.
- In the box under “Title or Training ID” you will need to type in the ST number listed in blue below for the location of the training that you wish to attend. You must include the letters “ST” in front of the number, and then click the green “search” button.
- Click on the green “Register for Conference” on the right side of the page.
- Select the breakout sessions that you wish to attend for each of the four time slots.
- Click the green “Add to Cart” button at the bottom of the page.
- Click the green “Checkout” button at the bottom of the next page.
- You will receive a confirmation email.
Regional Meeting Dates, Locations and Information
April 28, 2017 – Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University ST10057769
Bowen-Thompson Student Union
806 Ridge St.
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403
Parking - Free parking in the reserved lot. You will be emailed a parking map and pass to place in your car window when you complete your registration.
May 2, 2017 – Columbus: Quest Conference Center ST10057638
8405 Pulsar Place
Columbus, Ohio 43240
Parking - Free parking in the surface lot.
May 8, 2017 – Canton: AA Executive Event Center ST10057771
5211 Tuscarawas St. W.
Canton, Ohio 44708
Parking - Free parking in the surface lot.
May 12, 2017 – Dayton: Sinclair Community College ST10057772
Ponitz Center
444 West Third St.
Dayton, Ohio 45402
Parking - Parking ticket will be available at the registration table, or $10 upon exit of the garage without a ticket.
May 15, 2017 – Glouster: Burr Oak State Park ST10057773
10660 Burr Oak Lodge Road
Glouster, Ohio 45732
Parking - Free parking in the surface lot.
Lunch – Due to limited restaurant seating, participants are invited to pack a lunch or pre-order a sandwich lunch from the onsite restaurant. The set fee for the sandwich boxed lunch is: $15.84 including tax. You will be emailed menu options, prices and ordering instructions when you complete your registration.
Important Information
• These are technical assistance events and are not Ohio Approved for Professional Development.
• Dress in layers. We will not have control over the temperature of the rooms.
• Lunch will not be provided. You will be given a 1 hour 15 minute lunch break and provided a list of nearby restaurants, or you are welcome to pack your lunch.
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