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Upcoming Trainings from MPACT
**Please Register to ensure that everyone will have handouts and materials** **Please RSVP to ensure that everyone will have have handouts and materials** Art of Effective Advocacy
Bullying
Disagreement Resolution
How to Write Measurable Goals and Objectives
IDEA Boot Camp (Special Ed Law, IEP Process, Disagreement Resolution Process)
IDEA Part C to B (First Steps to Early Childhood)
Special Education Law
Successful Transitions
Transition to Empowered Lifestyles (5 Part Series) 11/10/07 Person Centered Planning 12/01/07 Benefits and Work Incentives
Understanding ADHD
Understanding the IEP Process 10/9/07 Dardenne Prarie ~Cancelled
Have you received services from MPACT between
October 2006 and September 2007? We'd like to here from you.
As with any program, evaluation is an important tool so that areas of success, as well as areas needing improvement can be identified and addressed. If you have accessed any of our services, please take a moment to fill out one of our surveys. If you have received phone assistance from MPACT between October 2006 and September 2007, please click here. If you have attended a workshop provided by MPACT between October 2006 and September 2007, please click here. The first 100 people who complete a workshop or phone assistance survey will receive a free gift. Each person who fills out a survey will also be entered into a drawing for a free $25 gift certificate of their choice from Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, Staples, or Office Depot.
Don't wait, the deadline to complete a survey is October 12, 2007.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
From Heidi Atkins Lieberman, Assistant Commissioner
Monthly Webstream: MAP, MAP-A, 2% Modified Assessment, and Parent Observation under FERPA and HIPPA The video of the October 3, 2007, webstream is now available at http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/mnthlywebstrmHAL.html. The topics were MAP, MAP-A, the new 2% modified assessment option under NCLB, and parent observations under FERPA and HIPAA. All questions submitted during the webstream will be answered via a Q&A that will be posted at the above website shortly. Some of the questions answered during the webstream will be revised or clarified in the written Q&A, so please review these carefully. This unfortunately is one of the "downsides" to a live webstream. The Questions and Answers generated by the October 3, 2007 webstream have now been posted. Please pay special attention to the questions and answers on the topic of the MAP-A (1%); this turned out to be quite an interesting topic, leading to much discussion in the Department's Assessment Section. Additionally, the question on casemanager's for kids in the state operated schools obviously threw me. See the response to that in #40. If I get additional information or explanation about the 1%, I will let you know. The next webstream is scheduled for Tuesday, November 6, 2007, from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. A reminder will be sent closer to this date along with the web address needed to access the webstream. FAQ Concerning Sound System Disorder Eligibility Margaret Strecker, Director, Compliance Section As promised in a SELS message dated September 25, 2007, the Division of Special Education has developed an FAQ to answer questions we have received from the field regarding the recently posted State Normative Data for Sound System Disorder (SSD) and the use of that data as well as other considerations when making eligibility determinations under the categorical label of Sound System Disorder. The FAQ can be accessed at the following web address: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/PDF/SSQA.pdf. We hope the information contained in this document clarifies the process for identifying children as eligible under the category of SSD. We will continue to add to our guidance regarding SSD eligibility determination as we receive further questions from the field. IDEA 2004 Professional Development Series from the Dept of Special Education Margaret Strecker, Director, Compliance Section The Division of Special Education has recently produced a series of webstream presentations to provide the field with easily accessible information about key provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The presentations focus primarily on changes required by the 2004 reauthorization of this statute and its implementing regulations. We hope this series of trainings will be useful to you in your role as an individual interested in education of children with disabilities. Resources and handouts are available for each session. In order to access the webstream presentation and handouts, please visit this website: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/wsintro.html Topics in this series include:
The Division of Special Education welcomes questions that participants may have after viewing the presentations. Questions can be submitted to webreplyspe@dese.mo.gov or by calling 573-751-0699. NICHCY's Latest Training Modual:Key Issues in Discipline Greetings to you from NICHCY, the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We’d like to welcome in October by launching another training module on our nation’s special education law. This newest offering focuses on IDEA’s discipline procedures. Posted today, Key Issues in Discipline (Module 19) is available on our Web site at:http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp As you may already know, the discipline procedures specified in the 1997 Amendments to IDEA have been streamlined in the 2004 Amendments. Module 19 will take readers and training audiences through those processes, providing a detailed look at the considerations that come into play when a child with a disability breaks a code of student conduct and becomes subject to disciplinary action by the school system. While many training audiences may be familiar with prior IDEA requirements, this module is not designed to require that knowledge or reference point. The module emphasizes what’s required now. We hope you’ll find this training resource helpful in your work or personal life. As always, please feel free to call or email us with your disability-related concerns, or visit our Web site, at: www.nichcy.org. NICHCY P.O. Box 1492 Washington, DC 20013 1.800.695.0285 (V/TTY)
OSEP Funds 15-State Consortium to Speed Delivery of Accessible Instructional Materials to Students with Disabilities
CAST
to coordinate $4.9 million, 18-month effort to implement IDEA 2004 mandate
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has awarded 15 states and CAST, a leading education research and development organization, $4.9 million to launch the Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium to improve the quality, availability, and timely delivery of accessible instructional materials to K–12 students with print disabilities. The office of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) notified CAST of the award, which covers an 18-month span, by telephone last week. The Federal grant will cover 100% of the costs associated with AIM Consortium activities. The AIM Consortium will explore the most efficient means to provide students with disabilities the materials they need to access, participate, and achieve in the general educational curriculum. The major federal special education and general education laws—the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), respectively—both call on states to guarantee such access. IDEA 2004, in particular, mandates that all state education agencies adopt the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). “With this work, the AIM Consortium member states will blaze a trail for all U.S. states and territories by determining how best to meet the mandates of IDEA and NCLB and help improve academic outcomes for students with print disabilities,” said Chuck Hitchcock and Skip Stahl, the project’s Co-Directors. “The AIM Consortium will develop a system to efficiently and effectively acquire and deliver general education materials in accessible formats, such Braille, digital audio, electronic text, and large print.” The
AIM Consortium includes The
goals of the AIM Consortium are to—
Most of the $4.9 million in funds will be distributed among 15 state partners to develop and share systems and best practices for procuring appropriate materials. Project Co-Directors Chuck Hitchcock and Skip Stahl of CAST also direct the NIMAS centers at CAST, which facilitate the implementation of the national Standard. Joy Zabala, Ed.D., a nationally known specialist in educational and assistive technologies, will join CAST’s staff as project manager. Dr. Zabala brings more than three decades of experience as a general and special educator, consultant, and professional developer to her role. ### CAST is a non-profit education R&D organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies. CAST is host of the federally funded NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance centers for the delivery of accessible instructional materials. To learn more, go to www.cast.org.
Postsecondary Resource for Youth with Cognitive Disabilities
The Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) project, coordinated by TransCen, Inc. has a website that provides information and resources on college options for students with intellectual disabilities. The site provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to developing or expanding services for students with intellectual disabilities in college settings. It also provides access to a free online evaluation tool, the PERC Self-Assessment Tool, that allows users to evaluate aspects of programs or services for students with intellectual disabilities on college campuses. This self-assessment tool provides a snapshot of the quality of existing services and provides users with a concise evaluation report. It also provides users with the opportunity to create an itemized action plan to that can be used to address areas in need of improvement. PERCs website can be found at http://www.transitiontocollege.net/
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