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Alexandra Da Fonte, a faculty member in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University is working on a project related to the preparation of special education teachers. The project is titled: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Survey for Special Education Teacher. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the content knowledge and skills of pre- and in-service teachers on augmentative and alternative communication to successfully implement these strategies in the classroom setting. The goal is to gather as much information as possible from current special education teachers to enhance the preparation of future special education teachers.
They have asked our office (OSDE-SES) to forward this survey to special education teachers across the state. Special education teachers who complete this survey can choose to enter a drawing to win one of several Amazon gift cards. Thank you in advance for your help and support.
The link for the survey is
https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=7NWT7MCLPH
The DRS STEM Camp is a no cost three-day camp that is open to all students with disabilities ages 14-18 (i.e., on an IEP, 504 Plan, or other documented physical, mental, or cognitive disabilities). You will learn to use Windows based computers and related technologies to design, build, and race, multiple HT Gravity Racers. There are multiple locations and different dates click on a location below for more information.
Lawton 2019
Oklahoma City 2019
Owasso 2019
Tulsa 2019
Tushka 2019
Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) works closely with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to review the School-Based Health Services (SBHS) program for ways to further encourage districts to participate and to help subsidize provision of medical services with appropriate Medicaid reimbursement. Due to an update in the approval processes for therapies provided in the school and outpatient settings, the schools’ therapy limits will be driven by the IEP and the private therapy will be processed by their separate prior authorization (PA) request process. There should not be any issues of duplicate same-day billing of services in regards to IEP and outpatient therapy services. We are still advising that coordination of care with private practices and other providers be in place, these are medically necessary services and in the best interest of the student. If your district is having issues with any private therapy practices in telling parents not to sign billing consent for IEP related services, or any other issues, to please email Lana Brown at Lana.Brown@okhca.org.
The last end of year data training webinar is May 7. Please register if you have not attended the in-person training or a previous webinar. The registration for “open door” assistance is now available, also. For both events, open the attached document to access the registration links.
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Puberty is a challenging time for all youth but can present even more challenges for young people who have developmental disabilities, including autism and intellectual disabilities. It is important that ALL adolescents learn about their developing bodies and emerging sexuality. The training will offer parents factual information about developmentally appropriate instructional strategies for teaching the social skills, self awareness, and safety skills necessary to their children.
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Consider how interdisciplinary team members can work together to promote positive mental health and prevent mental health challenges throughout the day in diverse school settings. Learn how to implement Every Moment Counts model programs and embedded strategies focusing on participation in the classroom, cafeteria, recess, and extracurricular after school activities. We promise an informative one and a half day conference that will provide you with practical strategies for promoting participation and positive mental health in the children and youth that you serve.
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The Oklahoma School for the Deaf will be hosting a week long training June 3 – 8, 2019 for educational interpreters. The Oklahoma Educational Interpreter Training Institute (OEITI) is a training for interpreters who have not yet met their required level for interpreting in public schools. The week consists of workshops, mentoring, interaction with Deaf adults, and skill building.
During this same week, on June 5th and 6th, OSD will be hosting an “ASL Camp” for teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students as well as ASL teachers. This will be a fun “no voice” event!
Please contact Traci Prince at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf for more information. She can be reached at (580)622-4930/office, (405)620-0946/cell, or tprince@okdrs.gov.
My name is Samuel Mason and I am a School Psychology PhD doctoral candidate from Oklahoma State University. I am looking for participants for my dissertation studying re-evaluation decision-making among general education teachers, special education teachers, and school psychologists.
The study is a survey that would take no more than 10 minutes to complete. A link to the survey is provided below:
https://qtrial2018q1az1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77pQzJ3sVX9TDXn
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, masonsp@okstate.edu, or by phone, 210-303-6411.
Thank you very much for considering participating in the study!
The WebEx will cover common questions from the districts including enrolling and accessing students from the WAVE to EdPlan, Progress Reports, Calendars, Transfers, Error Messages, and questions you may want addressed. This document covers FAQ that are in our WebEx and is open to all EdPlan users.
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FY2020 Assurances are now available on GMS
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