OSDE - SES Tuesday September 3, 2019

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Special Education Services

Annoucements:


Project 613

Project 613 will be released in the Grants Management System this week.  Districts may begin completing the online application. Please see the attached list of approved trainings. For assistance please contact Nathan Goad at Nathan.Goad@sde.ok.gov / 405-522-5035 or Felica Denton at Felica.Denton@sde.ok.gov / 405-522-9562. 

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Professional Development Bonus for District Determinations

Districts may now submit their professional development documentation to receive up to two bonus points on the annual district determination. Please submit your information through this link. Note that not all PD qualifies for the bonus; please read the qualifications carefully when you open the link. If you have questions, please call the main line (405-521-3351) and ask for a compliance specialist for assistance. The deadline to submit your documentation is October 20.


OAAP Parent Brochure

Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams should think carefully about which students to include in the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP). The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) places a 1% cap on the total numbers of students in Oklahoma participating in the alternate assessment. ESSA indicates that parents must be informed that their child’s academic achievement will be measured based on alternate academic achievement standards and that participation in such assessments may delay the student from completing requirements for high school graduation.

In response to this requirement, OSDE-SES has created the OAAP Parent Brochure as a means for districts to inform parents during IEP meetings. This brochure is intended only for the parents/guardians of students participating in the OAAP and for those being considered for the OAAP. Beginning August 29th, IEP teams will be required to indicate that parents have received the brochure on the IEP under "Informed Parental Consent". Districts can request printed brochures through the Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services (OSDE-SES) by contacting Abby Johnson at abby.johnson@sde.ok.gov or +1 (405) 522-1461. Links to the brochure are available on the OSDE-SES Alternate Assessment web page and in OK EdPlan.

2019-2020 OAAP Parent Brochure


FY2020 Allocation

IDEA Part B Allocations are now available through the grants management system.


FY2019 Closeout Memo

IDEA FY19 Close Outs are available.  Due date is Sept. 1, 2019.

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School Based Health Services

School Based Services Participation Agreement is now available through the Grants Management System. All districts choosing to use this agreement may begin completing their online application. Follow these steps for application completion.

1. Go to "GMS Access/ Select" and scroll to available applications under IDEA.

2. Click "Create" on the line for "School Based Health Part". Once you have created the application it will appear under the applications.

3. Please agree to all assurances, upload the entire contract, and submit.


Trainings:


Guidance for Implementing the Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) for students with disabilities

ICAP for students with disabilities PowerPoint from Engage OK

ICAP IEP comparison document

ICAP FAQs for the IEP

Please contact Lori Chesnut at lori.chesnut@sde.ok.gov or (405) 521-4802 if you have any questions


Paraprofessional Training in Pepper

OSDE has released an alternate format to receive paraprofessional training in addition to the existing training offered through Career Technology Centers.

Participants can register here for course access.

The 8 paraprofessional courses available on August 16, 2019 are:

  • Legal Foundations of Special Education OKPARA110
  • Responsibilities and Ethics OKPARA111
  • IEP Participation OKPARA112
  • Disability Awareness and Instructional Strategies OKPARA113
  • Communication and Interaction Strategies OKPARA114
  • Behavior Strategies, Progress Monitoring, and Data Collection OKPARA115
  • Classroom and Behavior Management for Paraprofessionals OKPARA 116
  • Supporting Instruction in the Classroom OKPARA117

Course sequence:

All courses must be completed in sequential order. Upon completion, choose “View transcript” which documents all courses completed within Pepper.

Paraprofessional Certificate:

Send the Pepper “transcript” to Jill Hilst at Jill.Hilst@sde.ok.gov or 405-522-0452 along with documentation for other Paraprofessional requirements (https://sde.ok.gov/special-education-paraprofessionals). OSDE will send a Paraprofessional “certificate” to the individual submitting the request.


Child Count Training Webinar

If you are unable to attend this week’s in-person child count and differentiated monitoring training sessions, we have an opportunity for you to get the same child count information via webinar. Join us at 11:30am on September 11 to learn everything you need to do to be ready for child count on October 1. Please register here. The training will be about one hour.


Training for Related Service Providers

Are you a new therapist in the public schools or looking to start providing school-based therapy services? If so, then this is the training you need to get started. School-based services are very different than clinical services including many different team members, laws, and other factors involved with providing services. This course will equip you with what you need to know about the law, your role, documentation, and the evidence-based practice for providing services in the public schools. The course occurs over a five-month period and includes a two-day live orientation, mentor matching, two live training follow-ups, and several virtual training opportunities. This course will fully equip you as a therapist to provide best practice in the public schools. You will not want to miss this FREE opportunity!

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2019-2020 OAAP In-Person Trainings

The Office of Special Education Services is offering in-person trainings this fall for the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP). This training will cover the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessment System regarding Instructionally Embedded (IE) Assessments and Year-End Assessments (YE). In addition, information regarding the 1.0 Percent Participation Cap will also be presented. A link to the flyer can be found on the OSDE-SES Alternate Assessment webpage https://sde.ok.gov/assessment.

2019-2020 In-Person OAAP Training Schedule and Registration Links


Part C to Part B Regional Transition Training Save the Date Update

Part C to Part B Regional Transition Training Save the Date Update

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 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)

November 4, 2019: Oklahoma County (Region 3)

November 5, 2019: Payne County Health Department, Stillwater (Region 1)

November 6, 2019: Canadian County Health Department, El Reno (Region 2)

TBD:  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.


Hands on Budget Workshops

The Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services, will once again be providing hands on training for budget completion and approval. This training will address the budget approval process for IDEA Part B. Please send the person responsible for completing the online budget application. Participation is limited. Bring your laptop computer (with Internet capability) and a calculator. To register please click the link to the location you want to attend. Receive one bonus point toward the district’s Risk Assessment with the attendance of a finance representative. 

NOTE: Change of address for the Durant location

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Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) Diane Sheline

Children who have CVI or other forms of brain damage often have unique visual and learning needs. They benefit from the use of specific educational materials, strategies and often, environmental adaptations. Diane Sheline will present information about CVI and share a variety of “CVI Friendly” educational strategies; interventions and teaching materials to help your students/children with C/CVI accomplish their goals.

Location: Francis Tuttle Technology Center – Oklahoma City (Reno Campus)

Date:  September 27, 2019

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OTI Registration

Registration for the 14th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute (OTI) is now open. They will hold a one-day event in OKC and Owasso on the same exact day. There will be a keynote, breakouts, and a single, long team meeting. Lunch will be provided in each location. Teams will attend the locations designated below. There will not be a call for presentation proposals this year due to the changes. Project 613 funds may also be used.

Monday, October 7, 2019

Moore-Norman Technology Center—South Penn Campus, Oklahoma City, OK

Monday, October 7, 2019

Tulsa Technology Center—Owasso Campus, Owasso, OK

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September EdPlan Webinars

EdPlan is providing 2-hour webinars in September.

September Webinar Topics:

Goal Progress Monitoring and Summer Updates – Benefits users reporting on student progress.  This is an introduction to the new Goal Progress Monitoring (GPM) module which will include setting up goals and objectives for GPM for a new IEP and an existing IEP, connecting goals to services, entering the student data, reports and changes to OK EdPlan over the summer.

EdPlan ConnectBenefits EdPlan Administrators setting up the EdPlan Connect - Parent Portal for the district as well as users that are sharing documents/records with parents via EdPlan Connect.

IEP Process –Benefits users responsible for student IEP’s.  We will cover caseload and student organization as well as how to create a compliant IEP in EdPlan.

Eligibility Process – Benefits users that are responsible for Eligibility Determination for students.  We will cover an introduction to completing the Eligibility Process in Edplan.

504 Process – Benefits users that are responsible for the eligibility and the creating a sec. 504 Student Plan. This webinar will cover the navigation of EdPlan 504 process.

Creating a Goal Bank – Benefits users responsible for writing goals and objectives.  We will cover how to create an individual user Goal and Objective bank based on the user log-in.

The webinar schedule is located in EdPlan on the Main page at the bottom under Documents.  Click on the Help Links tab and click on EdPlan September Webinar Schedule. 

Once the document is opened, you can choose which date and time works best.  To register for a particular webinar, click on the Registration Link next to the one you want to attend.