• OSEP Releases Fast Facts on School Aged Children with Disabilities
• SNU Professional Services
• Special Education Leadership Webinar Series
• UPDATED: July EdPlan Training Webinars Available

OSEP Releases Fast Facts on School Aged Children with Disabilities

By the Office of Special Education Programs

OSEP is excited to release a new Fast Facts on School Aged Children 5 (in Kindergarten) Through 21 Served Under Part B, Section 618 of the IDEA along with a new supplemental tool, Hand In Hand, which is intended to be used alongside the new OSEP Fast Fact.

Highlights from OSEP Fast Facts: School aged children 5 (in kindergarten) through 21 Served under Part B, of the IDEA:

• Since 2012, the number of children, ages 5 (in kindergarten) through 21, served under IDEA, Part B, has increased by more than half a million students (738,154) or more than 12%.

• The percent of the population, ages 6 through 21, served under IDEA Part B is 9.86%. The percentages in states range from 7.92% to 13.9%.

• The top three disability categories reported for children, ages 5 (in kindergarten) through 21, served under IDEA, Part B are specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, and other health impairment.

For the Hand In Hand supplemental tool, each display in the OSEP Fast Facts: School Aged Children 5 (in Kindergarten) Through 21 Served Under Part B, of the IDEA is presented with critical questions to allow parents and other stakeholders to engage with the materials. Throughout the Hand In Hand resource, look for hands highlighting further reading on the topics.

OSEP Fast Facts is an ongoing effort to display data from the 12 data collections authorized under IDEA Section 618 into graphic, visual representations with the intent to present 618 data quickly and clearly.

Visit the OSEP Fast Facts page for existing and future Fast Facts.                                    Visit the OSEP Releases Fast Facts on School Aged Children with Disabilities, here. 

SNU Professional Services

Training Opportunity from SNU Professional Services

July 27th from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Please see the attached flyer for "Everything You Need to Know to be Successful Your First Week of School!". This training is intended for 1st year teachers, alternatively certified teachers, and special education teachers who pursued the non-traditional "boot-camp" route to certification. 

 For more information, see flyer here.                                                                                           To register for this event, please click here.

Special Education Leadership Webinar Series

Leadership Retreat

When: August 17, 2021 from 3:00PM - 4:30PM CST

Discussing topics such as organizational leadership, strategic analysis, and goal setting, this multi-session webinar series will provide special education directors and other district program staff the opportunity to seek out what it means to be a part of an organization. Questions such as “what currently is”, in an organization, and also, “what currently could/should be” for it to achieve its mission will be the center point of discussion. Participants will come away from the sessions with the knowledge and understanding to help fulfill their goal of providing quality education to all students.

 For more information about the webinar series, view the flyer here.                                     To register for the fourth session in the series on August 17, 2021, click here.                   The zoom link you will need for the session is here. 

Any questions about the webinar can be directed to Abby Johnson. 

UPDATED: July EdPlan Training Webinars Available

Introduction to EDPlan - Recommended for new users in EdPlan before attending future trainings.  Experienced users are welcome to attend to see the improvements made in the new EdPlan design.  

EDPlan Administration – Recommended for EDPlan Administrators and will cover setting up EDPlan for the new School Year.  This will also cover the EDPlan Admin user rights and updates made in EDPlan.

IEP Process – Recommended for users that are responsible for finalizing IEP documents in EDPlan.

• The webinar schedule and registration link are located in EdPlan on the Main page at the bottom under Documents. 
• Click on the Help Links tab 
• Click on EdPlan July Webinar Schedule. 
• Once the 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.

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