Special Education Services has provided the 2022 Policies & Procedure Manual.
NOTE: OSDE-SES will not offer printed copies. Please download the manual as you see fit.
Learning & Exploring SoonerStart and the Pyramid Model
To promote healthy relationships, the SoonerStart leadership team will provide support and guidance to teams to ensure families receive evidence-based practices.
View September Pyramid Newsletter.
Therapeds is a therapist-owned company that supports School Districts in hiring contract therapists. We know the challenge of hiring skilled therapists/SSPs as well as the need for ongoing contractor management/support during the school year.
Please see Therapeds Contracting Service for more information.
Presence (formerly PresenceLearning) has been working with the The Oklahoma State Department of Education for the past year to support those districts in the state that have experienced difficulty in completing timely assessments in relation to Indicator 11 (timley initial evaluations). Presence is also available to support Oklahoma school districts who find themselves needing ancillary service providers such as School Psychologists/Mental Health, Speech Pathologists, and Occupational Therapist through their award winning, proprietary, and secure platform. If your school district is finding itself in need of providers to services for your students, please contact Kimberly Catello for more information or to schedule a live demonstration.
Wellspring for Parents Caring for a Child with Special Needs or Autism is coming up on September 9-11 in Tulsa. This Wellspring Weekend offers a free, 2-night hotel stay and engaging sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Our upcoming event is open to caregivers who live in Oklahoma, have a child under 18 in the home, and are caring for a loved one with special needs or autism. The Wellspring experience offers resource sessions tailored to each event, a chance to develop peer-to-peer support and learn pathways to build hope, family-strengthening communication skills, and time to get away and refuel. Parents who attend can learn to: communicate better, manage expectations and conflict, safely connect, prioritize supportive friendships, and more! Children do not attend, but childcare stipends are available to help cover the cost of care.
For details and to sign up, please use this link.
Questions? Contact the Wellspring Team at 866-944-930.
EDPlan webinar scheduled is now available for registration.
Training includes:
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Introduction and Navigating EDPlan – Training is designed for all new EDPlan users and is a suggested prerequisite to all other trainings by EDPlan.
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EDPlan Administrator Training – Training is designed for all EDPlan Administrators and includes responsibilities of the EDPlan Admin for setting up the new year and summer updates.
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IEP Process – Training is designed for users responsible for creating compliant IEP’s for students. This training will show how to complete the IEP Process in EDPlan.
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Eligibility Process - Training is designed for users responsible for completing the Eligibility Process for students in EDPlan.
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504 Process – Training is designed for users responsible for completing Section 504 Eligibility and Student Plan in EdPlan. This training will demonstrate a Section 504 and Student Plan in EDPlan.
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Functional Behavior Assessment / Behavior Intervention - Training is designed for users responsible for completing FBA’s and BIP’s in EdPlan.
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Goal Progress Monitoring and Progress Reports – Training is designed for users documenting progress towards student goals and graphing the progress as well as completing the Progress Reports with the GPM data.
When: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 9:00AM - 4:30PM.
Registration begins at 8:30AM
One-day in-person special education law and advocacy programs focus on four areas: special education law, rights and responsibilities, tests and measurements to measure progress & regression, SMART IEPs and introduction to tactics & strategies for effective advocacy
Wrightslaw programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, educators, health care providers, advocates and attorneys who represent children with disabilities regarding special education. The program is not disability specific.
Conference registration includes a Wrightslaw highlighter pen, training bag and the three Wrightslaw books which retail for over $60 - Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition, Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition and Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (ISBN: 978-1-892320-20-9, 192 pages) by Pete Wright, Pam Wright, and Sue O'Connor.
Registration is $40.00 - Project 615 approved.
*Scholarships available for parents with special needs children to attend. For more information, please see Wrightslaw Flyer.
Participants will learn the “What, Why, and How” of inclusive education. The intended audience includes general educators, special educators, related service providers, specialists, consultants, counselors, and school psychologists.
Presentation by: Maryland Coalition
October 4-5, 2022 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM
For more information, please see Inclusion Symposium for Educators.
You are the Artist of Your Own Life, Don't Hand the Paintbrush to Anyone Else!
Please join the Oklahoma Autism Network for the 2022 Oklahoma Statewide Autism Conference. We are excited to offer a two half-day format on the mornings of October 20th and 21st virtually with the focus of successful transition beginning in preschool. Certificates of Attendance/CEUs will be available to Professional / Educator registrants including BCBAs, LPCs, LMFTs, OTs, PTs, SLPs, School Psychologists, and Social Workers.
Please watch for updates and registration information - COMING SOON! Visit us here: https://okautism.org/Conference or follow us on Facebook at @okautism.
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- The Oklahoma State Department of Education Special Education Services Division and the Office of School Safety and Security are offering Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training for small and rural school districts across the state. Districts may register up to 4 staff members to participate in the 2-day training. All participants must attend both days of the training session.
The Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® program is a safe and effective behavior management system designed to help educators provide the best Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security for students in distress. This training is designed to equip school staff members with tools to use in crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques and physical interventions.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
- 9/22-9/23 : Goodwell, Oklahoma - Register up to 4 Staff members.
- 10/19-10/20 : Edmond, Oklahoma - Register up to 4 staff members.
- 11/17-11/18 : Sayre, Oklahoma - Register up to 4 Staff members.
- 12/15-12/16 : Jay, Oklahoma -Reached Capacity.
- 2/16-2/17/23 : Enid, Oklahoma - Register up to 4 Staff members.
- 4/13-4/14/23 : Sulphur, Oklahoma - Register up to 4 Staff members.
REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED.
**NOTE: OSDE-SES will no longer offer PD for CPI 2-day training. We will only offer it through our regional trainings**
Please contact Carolyn Thomas or Megan Horton, with questions.
These are also available on the Special Education Early Childhood webpage.
Coming Soon: Improving Early Childhood Outcomes webinars. Two more opportunities to improve your understanding of the ECO process and learn how outcomes data supports early childhood special educations programs in meeting the needs of students. The same information will be shared at each webinar.
Please register for the webinar in advance.
Districts may now submit 2021-2022 school year professional development documentation to receive up to two bonus points on their annual district determination (issued in November 2022). Note that not all PD qualifies for bonus points. The deadline for submissions is October 7, 2022.
**Please read the qualifications carefully when you open the link.
If you have questions, please email Felica Denton or Cheryl Revolinski for assistance.
The Oklahoma Autism Center has set up Professional Development workshops over a variety of trainings. Please see the Professional Development Opportunities for 22-23.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Foundation Training for Teaching for Teachers and Other Certified Staff
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Foundation Training for Paraprofessionals and Other Support Staff
- Reducing Challenging Behavior for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments & Writing Behavior Intervention Plans
- Professional Development Opportunities Funded by OSDE-SES.
Additional information can be found on The Oklahoma Autism Center.
What is the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)?
The design for the program is intended to support Oklahoma’s ATSI (Additional Targeted Support and Improvement) school sites. At this time, consideration has been made to accommodate the need for ATSI schools to access the Sequenced Professional Development and the Instructional Coach. Your school can check back for Cohort Two for sequenced professional development and instructional coaching opportunities.
However, all schools can participate in the Universal Support tier of resources! Included in the Universal Supports will be continuous additions and updates to tools/protocols to support:
Evidence-Based Practices
- Protocols explicitly describing methods to use with students
- Resources/Video supports
Continuous School Improvement
- Tools/Templates to build effective procedures at the school level
Sustainable Teaming
- Tools/Templates to build effective grade level and site teams
Data-Driven Decision Making
- Protocols/Tools to effectively use data to support student outcomes
For more information to utilize this platform with your school site, please reach out to Alexa Hudak.
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