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Special Education Directors' Meeting Items

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April 4, 2019

• Agenda
• Dr. Catherine George
  
  • 2019-2020 Special Education Directors Meeting Dates
  • Update regarding LEA's selected for Policy and Procedure Review: Child Find, Evaluations, FAPE
  • Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Portal 2019-2020 School Year Updates
  • OSEP Policy Document Regarding the Education of Infants, Toddlers, Children and Youth with Disabilities: Individualized Education Programs
  • Legal Update from Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Russo & Kyle P.C.
• Lauren Puente
  
  • Texas Education Agency - Classroom Behavior Initiative
  • Social Emotional Learning Resource
• Beth Nesmith
  
  • Significant Disproportionality (SD)
  • Intensive Program of Instruction (IPI)
• DeAnn Barnwell
  • New Evaluation Personnel Boot Camp and Fall Forum
  • Region 10 Diagnostician Program
  • Legal Framework Update
  • 8th Annual Summer Series
• Pam Bumpass
  • Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Online Training Modules and SPP 7 Resources
  • Surrogate/Foster Parent Training Modules
  • Creating Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
• Dr. Stephanie Dominique
  
  • Indicator 13 and 14
  • Parental Consent prior to conducting "age appropriate transition assessments"
  • TWC Vocational Rehabilitation Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
  • Transition Session Dates
• Susan Brown
  • PGC Network Free Resources for Educators
  • Save the Dates for Curriculum and Instruction Sessions
• Laura Brinkley
  • 2019 Texas Autism Conference Parent Scholarship Nominations
  • Upcoming Events for Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities
• Gwynne Reeves
  • State Supplemental Visually Impaired (SSVI) Funds
• Ana Deter
  • Texas Assistive Technology Network Conference
• Jacob Kett & Ramonda Olaloye - Texas Education Agency
  • Special Education Monitoring Update

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February 7, 2019

• Agenda
• Dr. Catherine George
  
  • Legal Update from Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green and Trevino
  • Notifications to LEAs Selected for Policy and Procedure Review: Child Find, Evaluations, FAPE
  • Evaluation and Capacity Grant Update
  • Operating Guidelines Online
• DeAnn Barnwell
  
  • Coming Soon --- 8th Annual Summer Series
  • Special Education Directors Advisory for Sam Houston State University (SHSU)
  • Dyslexia Handbook Update
• Pam Bumpass
  
  • Partners Resource Network and Texas Education Agency Collaborative Webinars
  • Birth - 2nd Grade Vertical Alignment Document 
  • 2nd Annual New Special Education Teacher Institute
  • Great Training for Teachers of Young Children AND Reimbursement from ESC 6!
• Gwynne Reeves
  
  • Companion Documents to T-TESS for Evaluating VI Professionals
  • Annual Registration and Counts for Students with Visual Impairments
  • Emergency Permit for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TVIs)
• Rachel Foy
  
  • PGC Resources
• Laura Brinkley
  • Fidelity Checklist and Additional Resources for Students with Significant Cognitive Delays
  • T-TESS Resources
  • STAAR Alt2 Resource
• Ana Deter
  
  • TATN Conference in Houston
• Dr. Stephanie Dominique
  
  • TAMU Success Conference: Reach for the STARS
  • Agency Brochures
  • 18+ Programming
  • Charting the Course
• Lauren Puente
  
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Summer Training
• Beth Nesmith
  
  • Performance-Based Monitoring and Analysis System (PBMAS) Significant Dis-proportionality Update
  • Special Education Liaison Updates
• Open Discussion
• Feedback Form
• Adjourn
• Six Case Meeting

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November 1, 2018

• Agenda
• Dr. Catherine George
  • Legal Update from Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green, and Trevino, PC
• Beth Nesmith
• Lauren Puente
  
  • Non-educational Community Based Support Services
• Laura Brinkley
  
  • Low Incidence Disabilities and Autism Professional Development - Upcoming Events
• Dr. Stephanie Dominique
  • Charting the Course
  • Dates to Remember
  • Continuer Code
  • Graduation Codes
• Pam Bumpass
• DeAnn Barnwell
  • State Assessment (STAAR, STAAR ALT 2, and TELPAS ALT)

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September 6, 2018

• Agenda
• Dr. Catherine George
  
  • Legal Update from Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green, and Trevino, PC
  • Professional Development, Technical Assistance, Workshop Registrations for On-Site Events
  • 2018-2019 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook with change document
• Beth Nesmith
  • Special Education Liaison and PBMAS
• DeAnn Barnwell
  
  • Legal Framework Updates
  • Assessment/Evaluation Updates
  • A Proactive Approach: How to Prepare for Challenging IEP Meetings
• Pam Bumpass
  
  • New Resource from TEA Early Childhood Division - Parent Guides
  • 2018 Parent Survey Results
• Dr. Stephanie Dominique
  
  • Student Led ARD Pilots
  • Charting the Course
  • Dates to remember
  • Imagine Enterprises Sharing Personal Experience and Knowledge
• Ana Deter
  
  • Unique Learning System: Enrich Your District's Curriculum
  • Bookshare
  • English and Spanish Core Boards
• Lauren Puente
  
  • Non-Educational Community-Based Support Services
  • 2018-2019 Nonpublic Notification and Application
    • 2018-2019 Nonpublic Facilities List
    • 2018-2019 Nonpublic Application Updates
    • Nonpublic Placement Checklist
    • Nonpublic Placement Notification and Application Flowchart
    • Nonpublic Placement Notification and Application Program Guidance
    • Nonpublic Placement Notification and Application TEAL Application Guidance
    • Nonpublic Placement Sample Cost Analysis
• Laura Brinkley
  
  • Low Incidence Disabilities and Autism Professional Development
• Gwynne Reeves
  
  • State Supplemental Visually Impaired (SSVI) Funds
  • Low Vision Clinic
• Rachel Foy
  
  • 2nd Annual New Special Education Teacher Institute
  • Progress in the General Curriculum

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April 19, 2018

• Agenda
• Dr. Catherine George
  • Legal Update from Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green, and Trevino, PC
  • Special Education Directors' Meetings 2018-19
  • 7th Annual Summer Series
• Beth Nesmith
  • State Performance Plan Indicators
  • Significant Disproportionality
  • Residential Facility (RF) Tracker
  • State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report Data Collection Schedule for 2017-2018
• Pam Bumpass
  • Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Training Modules
• Gwynne Reeves
  • State Supplemental Visually Impaired (SSVI) Funds
• DeAnn Barnwell
  • Assessment/Evaluation Updates
• Lauren Puente
  • Texas Behavior Support State Conference (Face to Face and Live Stream)
  • TWU/TETN Speech Language Pathology Master's Program via Distance Learning - Information Meeting
• Laura Brinkley
  • Transition Updates for 2018-2019 School Year
• Rachel Foy
  • Parent Stipend: 26th Annual Texas Autism Conference

February 8, 2018

• Agenda
• Legal Update from Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green, and Trevino, PC
• Beth Nesmith
  
  • Progress in the General Curriculum (PGC) Resources
  • Migration from TEASE to TEAL
  • Significant Disproportionality
• Lauren Williams
  
  • Non-Educational Community-Based Support Services
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Summer Training Update
  • 2nd Annual New Special Education Teacher Institute: Save the Date(s)
• Gwynne Reeves
  
  • Emergency Permit for Teachers of Student with Visual Impairments (TVIs)
  • Annual Registration and Counts for Students with Visual Impairments
• Rachel Foy
  
  • Competitive Grant 2018-2019 Services to Students with Autism
  • STAAR Alternate 2: Components and Implementation Resources (Overview for Teachers New to STAAR Alternate 2)
• Laura Brinkley
  
  • Academic Achievement Record: Leaving a Clear Trail
  • Project SEARCH Visit

November 9, 2017

Agenda
A Case to Study - Jim Walsh
PBMAS Updates (Beth Nesmith)
SB1153 (Beth Nesmith)
In-Motion (Beth Nesmith)
STAAR Updates (DeAnn Barnwell)
2016-2017 Parent Survey Results (Pam Bumpass)

September 7, 2017

Agenda
Deanna Wickes
A Review of the 85th Legislature's Regular Session
17-18 Proposed SAAH
17-18 Change Document
Book Enclosures
Beth Nesmith
1 PBMAS 2107
2 Performance-Based Monitoring and Analysis System (PBMAS) Update
3 PBMAS Graphic-Glossary
Gwynne Reeves-SSVI Funds and New Braillist
Rachel Foy-New Special Education Teacher Institute
1-2 Laura Brinkley-Transition Legislation updates-upcoming Transition Events
3 Laura Brinkley-Parent to Parent Transition Event in Huntsville 2
1-3 Pam Bumpass-Guidelines Alignment-Guidelines Modules-PPCD Resources
1 Lauren Williams-2017-2018 Nonpublic Day and Residential Placement Information
2 Lauren Williams-Non-educational Community Based Support Services
1 Ana Deter-Qualified SLP Providers in Texas2 Ana Deter-Current Therapy Resources