Open Doors / Youth Reengagement November News

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Special Education in Open Doors
New Open Doors CEDARS codes!
Data Action: End of Year Reporting
Resources and Upcoming Events

Special Education in Open Doors

Special Education Responsibilities for Student Attending Open Doors/Youth Reengagement Programs - Updated

OSPI is working to improve our Open Door Youth Reengagement Programs’ awareness of what is required regarding special education and 504 services.

Special Education Tip Sheet

Please read the attached Tip Sheet (recently revised) and consider meeting with district Special Education services staff to discuss.
The tip sheet will connect to the updated Narrative Template for Open Doors program approvals.

Starting January 2022, the Open Doors application process will require applicant districts to describe the special education process, including the provision of services, will be implemented for eligible students in the program.

New Open Doors CEDARS codes!

Waiting on a CEDARS Code?

The first round of new Open Doors CEDARS codes have just been issued! The corresponding database and system changes have occurred and are now ‘live’. This includes updates to Appendix R – Youth Reengagement Program Codes for Open Doors!

If you applied for a new Open Doors Program, or updated pathway, and have waited for your CEDARS codes to go live, we encourage you to check with your District Administrator for CEDARS.
LEAs were alerted via the CEDARS District Admin users distribution list that the 2021-22 school year Data Manual, Appendices, Guidance, and supporting documents have been published on https://www.k12.wa.us/data-reporting/reporting/cedars. This includes codes needed for Open Doors Youth Reengagement.

Data Action: End of Year Reporting

The data you provide enables our system to be data-informed. Each year your data is used in the the Annual Report on Open Doors 1418 Youth Reengagement, written and issued by the Educational Research & Data Center (ERDC). In addition, a special capacity-building research project will be undertaken by Education Northwest in 2021-2022. The data you have submitted will be the data referenced in both the ERDC and Education Northwest reports.

Thank you to all of our programs and partners! End of Year data reporting is a key aspect of ensuring our programming is on-track.

2021 Year-end Open Doors Reporting Status chart

Resources and Upcoming Events

GATE Equity Webinar Series - Regular monthly webinars. Information and registration available through the GATE website.
Education & Career Planning in High School: Research Findings & Implications for Policy & Practice. Join REL West for a free 90-minute webinar where you’ll learn the findings from a study on the relationship between participating in education and career planning in high school and college-going behaviors. November 30, 2021 11:00-12:30 pm. Register here.
NYEC: 2021 Annual Forum

The National Youth Employment Coalition *NYEC) is hosting its nation wide virtual 2021 Annual Forum: “Building the Future Boldly,” December 1-3^rd 2021. Join over 300+ participants for over 25+ sessions, key note speakers, youth leadership grants, networking and so much more!
Time and Date: December 1-3 2021, 10am-1pm PST each day.
Individuals and organizations can register here.

Visit the OSPI Open Doors/Reengagement Website

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Contact us!

Liz Quayle,
M.A.Ed, NBCT

ALE and Reengagement Compliance Manager

Email Liz
360-688-8104

Mandy Paradise,
M.A.Ed

Open Doors
Program Supervisor

Email Mandy
360-358-3070

ALL STUDENTS PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

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