Special EducationSpecial EducationYear One AspirationsYear One Aspirations

The IEPThe IEP

Current dates regarding 3 year re-Current dates regarding 3 year re-evaluations, annual reviews and evaluations, annual reviews and initial case studiesinitial case studies

Collaboration in IEP meetings Collaboration in IEP meetings involving IEP team membersinvolving IEP team members

Decisions made and documented at Decisions made and documented at IEP meetings by the teamIEP meetings by the team

easyIEPeasyIEP

Training on September 5Training on September 5thth for special for special education teachers, social workers, education teachers, social workers, school psychologists, and related school psychologists, and related servicesservices

IEP’s will be electronic by the end of IEP’s will be electronic by the end of the 2008-09 school year and the 2008-09 school year and consistent throughout the districtconsistent throughout the district

Special Education and Special Education and GuidanceGuidance

Beth Clemens and Pat Huebner will Beth Clemens and Pat Huebner will create a process for submitting PSAE create a process for submitting PSAE accommodations by September 15accommodations by September 15thth

IEP’s drive scheduling processIEP’s drive scheduling processGuidance provided with course Guidance provided with course

selection based on students’ needs selection based on students’ needs documented at IEP meetingdocumented at IEP meeting

Scheduling completed by end of Scheduling completed by end of current school year (verification date current school year (verification date in April)in April)

CommunicationCommunication

Guidance provided liaison for Special Guidance provided liaison for Special Education staff regarding upcoming Education staff regarding upcoming programs, deadlines and general programs, deadlines and general informationinformation

Parents are encouraged to sign up for Parents are encouraged to sign up for ENews on the Central websiteENews on the Central website

Naviance-personalized data for students-Naviance-personalized data for students-useful in college searchuseful in college search

HAC-Home Access Center-View Grades in HAC-Home Access Center-View Grades in all classes (letter reviewing access will be all classes (letter reviewing access will be sent home the week after Labor Day)sent home the week after Labor Day)

CommunicationCommunication

Parents should contact teachers Parents should contact teachers when seeking clarification in a when seeking clarification in a particular classparticular class

Parents should contact case Parents should contact case managers regarding IEP’s managers regarding IEP’s

Quarterly newsletters regarding Quarterly newsletters regarding updates in Special Education sent to updates in Special Education sent to parentsparents

LADSELADSE

Laurel O’Brien and Beth Clemens met with Jim Laurel O’Brien and Beth Clemens met with Jim Surber and Program Directors in order to gain an Surber and Program Directors in order to gain an understanding of LADSE programsunderstanding of LADSE programs

LADSE Consultants utilized by Special Education LADSE Consultants utilized by Special Education Dept. for consultation and training purposesDept. for consultation and training purposes

Autism Consultant to train Special Education Staff Autism Consultant to train Special Education Staff by middle of September (Aspergers/Autism)by middle of September (Aspergers/Autism)Training will include an overview of the disorders, Training will include an overview of the disorders, strategies to support students in school and strategies to support students in school and finding and utilizing resourcesfinding and utilizing resources

Assistive Technology Consultant working with Assistive Technology Consultant working with case managers and teacherscase managers and teachers

Staff DevelopmentStaff Development

Illinois Branch of IDA Illinois Branch of IDA (International Dyslexia (International Dyslexia AssociationAssociation))

ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCEANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 16-17, 2008OCTOBER 16-17, 2008

Drury Lane Conference Center, Drury Lane Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, ILOakbrook Terrace, IL

(Beth Clemens and Alyssa Gunderson (Beth Clemens and Alyssa Gunderson will attend from Central)will attend from Central)

Staff DevelopmentStaff Development

Research based reading instruction Research based reading instruction programs in addition to current programs in addition to current programsprograms

(SRA Corrective Reading Series and (SRA Corrective Reading Series and LANGUAGE!)LANGUAGE!)

Research based writing programs in Research based writing programs in addition to current program (Step Up addition to current program (Step Up Writing)Writing)

TeamworkTeamwork

Our goal in the Special Education Our goal in the Special Education Department is to work collaboratively Department is to work collaboratively with students, parents, staff, LADSE with students, parents, staff, LADSE and our administration in order to and our administration in order to create an IEP for our students that create an IEP for our students that documents the necessary supports documents the necessary supports based on our students’ individual based on our students’ individual needs.needs.

We look forward to a productive year We look forward to a productive year with all of you! with all of you!