Categorical Professional Development In-Service August 6, 2019 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Categorical Professional Development In-Service August 6, 2019

Welcome Back – Categorical Team • Justin Hawpe, Ed.D. – Director of Categorical • Jennifer Lovett – Special Education Campus Support • Jerri Koeber – Special Education Campus Support • Susie Lee – Special Education Campus Support • Sylvia Rush – Special Education Campus Support • Julie Valentine – Administrative Assistant These are members of the Campus Support Team, but might not be the individual supporting your building

Categorical SchoolWires Page https://www.usd259.org/Page/6972

Change In Support Model • Individual in Campus Support Role from Special Education will support all Special Education needs in assigned buildings

Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources. Categorical Programs Supply Order Form • Complete and submit form to assigned Campus Support

Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources. Categorical Programs Supply Order Form Request For Any Purchase/Reimbursement Requires Pre-Approval Unique Cooking Lessons – Submit Form Classroom Supplies – Submit Form and and This Info To Campus Support This Info to Campus Support: • Submit Cooking Lesson Plan. • What is the request? • Student Names. • Why do they need it? • Each Item Requested. • Who is it for? For Purchases Not In • Estimated Cost. SSC Catalog • Campus Support will notify you of • How it will be used approval status. • How has this been • Unique Cooking Lessons and Occasional Science Needs – 1 lesson a communicated with your month, turn receipts in quarterly. Principal and do they support it? • News 2 You – No reimbursement for Cooking Lessons. In addition the supply order form, this information needs Keep in mind timelines and sharing resources to be included in the email to your Campus Support

Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources. Stock Requisitions – Obtain form from Bookkeeper • Requests for purchase of items from the School Service Center inventory. • Catalog of items available in OnBase. • Wipes, Gloves, Sanitizer, etc. • Submit to Campus Support. • Campus Support Approves and Signs. • Teacher Interschool Mails or Drop Off in Person to Campus Support.

Printer In Ink Cartridges – Submit Request Directly To Campus Support • Email Campus Support with the make/model of the printer and the colors that are needed. Request when very close to being empty. • Campus Support forwards on approval to Julie Valentine. • Printer shared with other Categorical Teachers in the building. Printers are intended for Categorical Teachers to use. • Speech and Language Pathologists serving Categorical Students can connect to print. • Use of color for visual supports and instructional materials. • Print black and white when you can. • Para educators and Teachers should not be printing any materials unless they are for students served in Categorical Classrooms.

Printer In Ink Cartridges – Only For Printers Purchased and Maintained by Categorical • Complete and submit request to Campus Support. • Toner Cartridge is sent directly to the school from vendor, Attn: Teacher Name

Lamination and Velcro Lamination Velcro • Complete Stock Requisition • Complete Stock Requisition Form and submit to your Form and submit to your Campus Support. Campus Support. • Will be sent by interschool mail • Will be sent by interschool mail from the school service center. from the school service center. • No longer sent by interschool • No longer sent by interschool mail from the Central Office. mail from the Central Office. Velcro rolls that need to be cut will be sent out

Boardmaker Online • Boardmaker Online Accounts only for Categorical Teachers. Do not share accounts with other Teachers or Staff Members. • Contact Sylvia Rusk for account information. • https://login.tobiidynavox.com

For the 2019-2020 School Year, 2 Field Trips Per Classroom, 1 Per Semester • Field Trip Purpose • Special Education is only able to pay for 2 Field Trips for Each • BOE Policy Teacher per school year, 1 each semester • Remember – Students in special education can also participate in Building Field Trips

Use of Privately Owned Vehicles – Policy Under Revision – More Info To Come

School Tours • School provided transportation will not be available for building tours. • Students who receive special education services should be participating in the activities related to school tours that other students without IEPs participate in.

Non-Resident Enrollment Reviewing Neighborhood School of Residence • School Address Reference File

Field Trips – SPED Field Trips Only Scheduled By Special Education Department • Any field trip that Special Education is requested to pay for, must have the “Field Trip/Charter Order Form” Completed. • Julie Valentine has to schedule the Trip 7 days prior to the Trip. • If the form is not received in a timely manner to allow for this, the Trip will not be scheduled.

Field Trip Request Form • Always submit form to particular department who is paying for the trip. • The Department that is paying for the trip is the Department that schedules the trip.

Changes To Wichita Public Schools Special Education Forgivable Loan Program • Contact Schehera Oakman to schedule a time to visit. • https://www.usd259.org/Page/16718

Be Careful Representing Your Building • Is the student attending my school next year? • Is this Non Resident Enrollment or Special Transfer? • Hadley to North • Hadley to West • Pleasant Valley to North • Pleasant Valley to Heights

Trend Data • Number of students served in special education is flat. • More students are being served in specialized programs. • Resources will continue to need to be shared between what we call Interrelated and Categorical. • Our Division is working towards an allocation model to provide a more equitable use of resources.

WPS Goals - Increase Graduation Rate • Implement behavior supports through positive climate, building positive relationships, and maintaining behavioral expectations • Increase academic rigor through the implementation of research- based teaching and instructional practices • Reduce academic, behavior and attendance disparity based on gender, race, ethnicity, grade level, economic status, disability and exceptionalities • https://www.usd259.org/Page/16502

WPS Goals - Increase 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency • Increase mastery of PreK-5 English Language Arts standards • Increase academic rigor through the implementation of research- based teaching and instructional practices • Reduce academic, behavior and attendance disparity based on gender, race, ethnicity, grade level, economic status, disability and exceptionalities • https://www.usd259.org/Page/16502

Circle of Friends Supplemental • Although the Teachers Employment Agreement includes information about a Level A supplemental for Circle of Friends Program, this supplemental is not paid for or provided by Special Education. • A Circle of Friends Program is not required and is not an expectation of the Division of Student Support Services. • A Building Principal may choose to provide this supplemental out of their building budget. https://utw-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TEA-2018-10-041.pdf Teachers Employment Agreement, p. 18

Standards Referenced Grading • Will be spending this Fall preparing Elementary Categorical Teachers on the use of. • Currently adopted at the Elementary Level. • Will be expanding to secondary. https://www.usd259.org/grading

CBI in building or out of building • Elementary – CBI only inside building. • Middle – CBI inside or outside of building. • High – CBI inside or outside of building. • Classroom instruction is a priority. • How is CBI a replacement for classroom instruction? Where is the Data? • Don’t forget instructional expectations related to the content areas that are to be taught to all students. • Will be working during the 2019-2020 School Year to refine expectations. • More information to come on CBI Training – SchoolWires Page – Additional email to be sent with CBI Training Document, new BOE Policy, Submission of Copies of Drivers Licenses, Submission of Copies of Vehicle Insurance with minimum coverages.

Establishing New CBI Sites • Teacher works with organization to establish site.

CBI Mileage Submissions for 2019-2020 • 2019-2020 Microsoft Excel Document for Each Person for all 4 quarters • Submit Electronically to Julie Valentine, Room 304 - AMAC • Ask for confirmation. • Don’t submit it to anyone else. • Follow submission cutoff dates.

Synergy • USPED 76 Report • Positive Behavior Support • Mixed Abilities • Academic Life Skills • Will be sending out reports to you at the beginning of the year to verify who is in your classroom.

Changes To Job Titles to Reflect Program Names Current Program Names Current Position Names • Mixed Abilities • Academic Life Skills • Academic Life Skills • Applied Academics • Structured Learning • Will be working with Human Resources to align names of positions and programs. More information to come.