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ESC REGION 8ACADEMIC TEAM 2016-2017
RICHELE LANGLEYExecutive Director for Academic Services
903-575-2605
• Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
• Special Education
• Federal and State Programs
DEBRA CROOMSDirector ofCurriculum Services
903-575-2733
• Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
• TEKS Resource System
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST
Karen McCulloughAcademic [email protected]
903-575-2706
● Provide Professional Development in Research Based Instructional Strategies
● Provide Professional Development in the areas of Foreign Language, Physical Education, and Fine Arts
● Coordinate with the Library Coordinator to provide Technical Assistance to districts in the Library Co-Op
● Provide Professional Development for Learning Time Analysis Tool, Teacher Transformation Institute, and Student
Learning Objectives
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
• Carl Perkins reporting requirements and grant application
• CTE Program Evaluations and Advisory Committees
• Assist counselors with implementation of CTE Programs of Study and Endorsement Plans
• CTE PEIMS coding
• Technical assistance with implementation of student Industry Certification programs
• Performance Based Monitoring
• Facilitation of the CTE Alternative Teacher Certification Program through Region 13 ESC
Kerri BowlesCTE Specialist
DIGITAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
• Technology Integration Training• LITE Conference
• Assist with Robotics Contest in partnership with Reg 8 TCEA
• Assistance with technology planning
• Provide technology orientation, in-depth training and ongoing consultative support
• TEKS Resource System support
• Eduhero contact and support
• Texas Success Initiative contact
Chrissie AllenTech [email protected]
DMAC/TAMS/CIP
• Provide DMAC & Eduphoria training and assistance
• District Testing Coordinator Training
• State Assessment
• TEKScores
• Texas Assessment Management System training
• Assistance with Campus Improvement Plans
Dana LaddDMAC Consultant
EARLY CHILDHOOD
• Provide ECH workshops
• Model instructional delivery
• Provide onsite parent training
• 2 day Pre-K Summer Institute
• Assist in assessing and developing language rich/ developmentally appropriate environments
Michelle HuffmanEarly Childhood
Consultant [email protected]
903-575-2735
ELAR
• Assist with questions concerning the TEKS
• Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources
• Assist with campus and district planning in ELAR
• TPRI
• Assist with specific needs according to assessment data to help districts prepare their students for testing
• Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery
• Response to Intervention support
• Provide STAAR writing training
• STAAR/EOC Reading and/or Writing Support
Tammy KuhlengelSecondary ELAR
903-575-2728
Dr. Callie FortenberryElementary ELARResponse to Intervention
903-575-2742
LIBRARY SERVICES
• Assist districts with the use of appropriate technology
• Integrate best practices within the district curriculum
• Provide Library services to districts without a Librarian
• Library Academy
• Lake Country Librarians Conference
• K-12 State Databases
• TeachingBooks.net
• UnitedStreaming/Discovery
Jeanine BoyettLibrary Services
Consultant [email protected]
903-575-2669
MATH• Modules through the Texas Regional
collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics
• TxAIR
• Researched based instructional models
• Technology Applications for the Math classroom
• Assessment data analysis and planning
• Onsite technical assistance
• Response to Intervention support
• STAAR/EOC Support
• Current Math TEKS implementation and gap analysis
• Current information, strategies, and/or resources available for effective teaching
• Staff development to impact classroom instruction
• Advanced Academic services for College Readiness, UIL, Advanced Placement & Pre-AP
Lisa EllermannSecondary Math
Advanced Academics
903-575-2614
Kay StickelsElementary Math
903-575-2730
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
• Provide teacher training for:
• Hunter Education
• Angler Education
• Boater Education
• National Archery in the School Program
• Certify OE teachers
• Provide hands-on PD
• DMAC Support
• Instructional Materials Allotment
Kim PottsOutdoor Education
Project WildIMA Consultant
Webmaster [email protected]
903-575-2648
SCIENCE
• Modules through the Texas Regional collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Science
• Texas Math/Science Diagnostic Systems
• Lab Safety Training
• Region 8 Science Fair
• Online Science Forum
• Technology Applications for the Science classroom
• Assessment data analysis and planning
• Onsite technical assistance
• Response to Intervention support
• STAAR/EOC Support
• Gifted and Talented
Cheryl AllisonSecondary Science
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Facilitator
TRC Science Project [email protected]
903-575-2675
Susan HuizingaElementary ScienceGifted and [email protected]
903-575-2736
SOCIAL STUDIES
• Provide staff development
• Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources
• Assist with planning in Social Studies• Assist with program planning by
conducting needs assessments
• Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery
• Regional Citizen Bee• Regional Mock Trial • Response to Intervention Support• Gifted and Talented
Steven HammonsK-12 Social StudiesGifted and Talented
WRITE FOR TEXAS
• Make on-site visits to schools to provide support for secondary STAAR/EOC Writing assessments
• Communicate with coaches about Write for Texas Project
• Ensure that coaches adhere to the Write for Texas Coach Expectations
Robyn AndersonWriting Coach 7-12
Pamela AlbrittonDirector of
Special Servicespalbritton@reg8.
net903-575-2756
• Special Education Laws
• First Point of Contact for Parents
• Legal Framework
• Policies and Procedures and Operating Guidelines
• Certification Programs for Special Education Staff
• Special Education Funding, MOE, Excess Cost
• Special Education Directors’ Meetings
• Confidentiality
• Poverty Training
• TWU/TETN/SLP Project
• Special Education Monitoring
Director of Special Services
Assistant Director of Special Services
• Secondary High School Transition Services (Graduation AAR, Personal
Graduation Plans, Summary of Performance)
• State Performance Plan Indicators 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 & 14
• Facilitated IEP training and support
• Evaluation (Eligibility, Full Individual Evaluations)
• Secondary Autism
Janis McClureAssistant Director of
Special [email protected]
903-575-2758
Connie Rhymes-Johnson
Assistive Technology Consultant
• Assistive Technology Support and Training
• Adapted PE
• Support and Technical Assistance for Speech Language Pathologists
Assistive Technology
Behavior and Discipline Management
• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)• Behavioral RtI
• RD, RJ or RP (Restorative Discipline/Dialogue, Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices
• Behavior Management & Discipline (COMP, CHAMPs) • Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and Functional
Behavior Assessments (FBAs) • Restraint training
• Classroom Observations• Behavior accommodations/modifications
• Monitoring Systems (RF Tracker, SPEARs, ISAM)• Non-educational Community-Based Support Services
• PBMAS (Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System)
Shirley AganBehavior and Discipline Management Consultant
• K- 12 Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms
• STAAR Alternate 2
Sarah JeterLow Incidence Populations
Low Incidence Disabilities
Matt WilliamsPreschool Programs for Children with
Disabilities and Autism [email protected]
903-575-2781
Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities and Autism
• Preschool LRE
• SPP (State Performance Plan)- Indicator 7
• COSF
• Autism
• Parent Coordination
• Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD)
Jody LeedsProgress in the General Curriculum Consultant
• Supporting General Education and Special Education Teachers implementing Inclusion
• Co-Teach
• Accommodations and Modifications
• Response to Intervention (RtI)
• Standards Based IEPs
• Least Restrictive Environment (Inclusion)
• Access to the General Curriculum
• 504
• STAAR A
Progress in the General Curriculum
Dawn AdamsSpecial Services
903-575-2766
• Provide training and technical assistance to
teachers of students with Visual and Auditory
Impairments
• Provide technical assistance and materials for VI
programs
Visual Impairment
LEONARD BELES
Director of State and Federal Programs
Department
903-575-2740
• Bilingual/ESL
• ESEA/NCLB programs
• Child Nutrition
• Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Safe Schools Healthy Students
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/ DYSLEXIA
• Dyslexia
• 504
• State Requirements
• Dyslexia Intervention Program
• Bilingual/ESL
• State Requirements
• Title III
• Program activities and documentation
Michelle Reeves Senior Consultant [email protected]
903-575-2670
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/MIGRANT
• Bilingual/ESL
• Professional Development
• Technical Assistance
• Title III
• Program activities
• Migrant
• Assist with IDR
• Monitor Program Effectiveness
Michelle Luck Education Specialist
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM
SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
• Provide Professional Development sessions and technical support on the application for both programs
• Technical support of rules and regulations for both programs
• Presenting classes of the rules and regulations for both programs
• Back up support for National School Lunch Program
Brenda Simpson Education Specialist [email protected]
903-575-2782
CHILD NUTRITION• Provide training and technical
assistance for the National School Lunch Program & School Breakfast (NSLP & SBP)
• Conduct TDA-required trainings at Region 8 and other ESC in Texas
• Train and teach newly hired food service directors in operating an effective and compliant program
• Build partnerships within the community with programs such as Farm to School, Chef’s move to School
Lydia Going Education Specialist
ESEA/NCLB PROGRAMS
• Title I Part A
• Consolidated Federal Funding Cooperative
• Homeless TA
• Paraprofessional Institute
• Highly Qualified
Karen Thompson Education Specialist
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS
• School Safety • Professional Development and
training on U.S. Department of Education guidelines for school safety and emergency planning
• guiding schools to go beyond a “lockdown only” response
• School Health • diabetes • new diseases
• New School Health and Safety initiatives
Lee GillEducation Specialist
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS
• Identify and Recruit Out Of School Youth for Migrant Program
• Oversee recruiter activities for Out of School Youth
• Provide workshops/trainings in all areas of School Health
Niki Jones Education Specialist
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT
• District Migrant Staff Liaison
• COE Reviewer
• NGS Specialist
Provide clerical support and assistance in:
Migrant
Bilingual/ESL
Title III
S&F Department
Debbie Brown Department Secretary