OSDE - SES Tuesday June 25, 2019

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Special Education Services

2019 OAER Conference

The Oklahoma Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (OAER) invites you to take part in an engaging professional development opportunity. Sessions will include hands-on practice with assistive technology for literacy, communication, navigation, and more. You will have the opportunity to simulate the Deaf-Blind experience, consider how living in poverty can affect individuals with disabilities, and learn how individuals who are blind and visually impaired can enrich their lives by getting involved in sports and other recreational activities. We will even learn about cutting-edge research involving inherited retinal degeneration. The conference will be held August 6-7.

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Oklahoma VI Teacher Institute

The Oklahoma State Department of Education and Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services is pleased to announce the second year the Oklahoma VI Teacher Institute (OVTI) will be held at Oklahoma School for the Blind (OSB), 3300 Gibson Street, Muskogee Oklahoma. 

The institute is a training program offered to certified Oklahoma Teachers seeking training in working with Visually Impaired / Blind students.   OVTI is a year-long program designed to provide hands-on training, methodology, tools, resources, and on-going mentoring and access to VI Specialists.  The program will begin in July 2019 and be completed by June 30, 2020.  Participants will receive reimbursement for travel and lodging ($100 per day) upon final completion of the program Participants will be required to provide a $100 deposit to secure a spot in the program, which will be fully refunded upon completion of the program. 

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Part C to Part B Regional Transition Training Save the Date

OSDE-SES in partnership with SoonerStart will be hosting regional transitional trainings in October 2019. These training opportunities will be centered on effectively transitioning students (and families) from an early intervention program under Part C to the child’s next program. The goal of the training is to help Part C and Part B programs develop collaborative State and local practices to ensure smooth transitions for children (and families) and to ensure programs meet federal compliance.

October 1, 2019: Oklahoma County (Region 3)

October 2, 2019: Canadian County Health Department, El Reno (Region 2)

October 3, 2019: Payne County Health Department, Stillwater (Region 1)

October 8, 2019: Comanche County Health Department, Lawton (Region 4)

October 9, 2019: Pontotoc County HD, Ada (Region 5)

October 22, 2019: Pittsburg County HD, McAlester(Region 8)

October 23, 2019: Rogers County HD, Claremore (Region 7)

October 24, 2019: Tulsa County SoonerStart Office (Region 6)

October 30, 2019:  WebEx presentation (Entire State)

 Special Note: LEA representatives and SoonerStart staff need only to attend one training session. All sessions will provide the same content.


FY2020 Assurances

FY2020 Assurances are now available on GMS.

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FY2020 High Needs Memo

FY2020 High Needs Applications are now available.  The applications are located on our website under Special Education/Finance.  Please see attached memorandum for procedures.  Due date is July 26, 2019.

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FY2020 COOP/Interlocal

FY2020 COOP/Interlocal applications are now available.  Please see attached application.  Due date is July 26, 2019.

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LEA Agreement FY2020

FY2020 LEA Agreement now available online

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DLM 2018-19 Student Score Reports and Aggregated Reports in Educator Portal

Educator Portal users with any of the roles listed below now have access to Individual Student Score Reports and Aggregate Reports in Educator Portal.

 District Superintendent

District Test Coordinator

District User

Building Test Coordinator

Building User

Teacher role - Archived reports for students on rosters in 2019-2020 only


On The Road Save the Date

Sooner Success is hosting a free one day conference that assists families in navigating a complex system. Caregivers who have a child with special needs or a disability, adult with a disability and older adults can click the link below for more information.

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