Chronological
Index of ISRD
Items of Interest
Packets
Updated 12/03/09
Title Packet Date 12/13/02 IEP Page with Space for Indicating Deficiencies in
12/13/02 Notice to Parents Regarding Classroom Testing
Accommodations Not Permitted on Statewide Assessment 12/13/02 Notice to Parents Regarding Non-Participation in
Statewide Assessment 12/13/02 Academic Improvement Plans: Elementary and Middle
Schools (Wakulla) 12/13/02 Notices to Parents Regarding 12/13/02 Excerpt from the TAP on Student Progression 12/13/02 Information Related to the New School Code
(Gilchrist): ·
Sections of
the New School Codes Related to ESE Elementary and Middle/High AIP Forms ·
Effective ·
Alignment of
Brigance Diagnostic Inventory ·
IEP Pages
Where Reading Deficiencies May Be Documented ·
Sample of a
Pre-Referral that Captures Specific ·
Sample
Referral for ESE that Captures Areas of Reading Deficiency ·
Notice and
Consent for Student to Receive Instructional Modifications Not Permitted
Through Accommodations on State-Wide Testing Program ·
Notice of
Non-Participation in State-Wide Testing Program ·
Good Cause
Exemptions for Mandatory Retention ·
Process for
Consideration of Promotion for Good Cause 12/13/02 Sections from Procedures Regarding Progression of
ESE Students (Hamilton) 12/13/02 9/2/03 List of Small and Rural Districts Which Have a
Gifted Plan B 9/2/03 Where Teachers Can Get Gifted Endorsement Classes 9/2/03 ESE Administrator Survey Responses on Gifted
Assessment and Identification: Current Evaluation Instruments 9/2/03 ESE Administrator Survey Responses on Gifted
Assessment and Identification: Instruments for Under-Represented Gifted
Students 9/2/03 ESE Administrator Survey Responses on Gifted
Assessment and Identification: Screening Procedures/Instruments 9/2/03 Percent of Students Eligible for the Gifted
Program Out of Students Evaluated for Gifted 9/2/03 FLAG 2003 State Conference Registration Form 9/2/03 Article Related to Fast-Track Diploma Options
Sponsored By Representative Joe Pickens 9/10/03 List of House Interim Projects 9/10/03 Senate Interim Projects Summary 9/10/03 No Child Left Behind Flowchart 9/10/03 NSBA Congressional Summary Report 9/10/03 Signed Bills – Session A 9/10/03 Signed Bills – Regular Session 9/10/03 Partial Notes from the 2003 ISRD Summer Institute
for ESE Administrators 9/18/03 Questions from the 2003 ISRD Summer Institute for
ESE Administrators That Were Sent to BISCS 9/18/03 Email with Attachment from Denise Bishop, DOE
School Psychology Consultant, With Responses to Questions from a School
Psychologists’ Update Work Session, Gilchrist County, July 2003 9/18/03 Email from Iris Palazesi to with Responses to the
Questions Regarding the Following: ·
Speech/Language
Amendments to Districts’ SP&P ·
High School
Graduation Options 9/18/03 Email from Donnajo Smith with Responses to Two
Questions About Gifted Certification Requirements 9/18/03 No Child Left Behind Flow Chart 9/18/03 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to the
Following: ·
What
Transition Materials Does Your District Use and What is Your Level of
Satisfaction? ·
Does Your
District Have a Checklist/Documentation Form for Promotion of Previously
Retained ESE 3rd Grade Students? ·
What Percent
of Students In Your District are Found Eligible for Disabilities Programs Out
of the Students Evaluated for Disability Program Eligibility? ·
What is Your
Policy for Use of Parent Discretionary Funds? 9/18/03 Third Grade Promotion/Retention Checklist
(Okeechobee) 9/18/03 Tips for Regular Educators (Okeechobee) 9/18/03 IEP Progress Report ( 9/18/03 Consent for Sensory Screening and Screening
Results (Levy) 9/18/03 Permission to Screen in English and Spanish
(Hardee) 9/18/03 AIP/IEP (Holmes) 9/18/03 Code of Conduct Insert for ESE Students (Polk) 9/18/03 IEP Consultant Contact Information (Baker) 9/18/03 Responses from BISCS Personnel to Questions That
Arose During the ISRD Summer Institute 9/18/03 Questions That Arose During ISRD Staff Site Visits
Which Have Been Submitted to BISCS Personnel 9/18/03 ESE Administrator Survey
Responses to the Following: ·
What Reading
Curriculum is Your District Using for Special Diploma Students? ·
What
Curriculum Materials or Programs are You Using for Your Students Functioning
in the ·
Do You Have a
Specific Job Description for a Parent Specialist? 10/13/03 Job Description for a Parent Specialist/Staffing
Specialist/Transition Specialist (Gulf) 10/13/03 Draft Plan for Struggling Readers (Monroe) 10/13/03 ISRD ESE Administrators Contact List 11/12/03 ISRD Executive Committee Contact List 11/12/03 ISRD Advisory Committee Contact List 11/12/03 ISRD Small District Coalition Work Group Contact
List 11/12/03 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to the
Following: ·
What is Your
District’s Rate of In-School Suspension and Out-of-School Suspension for ESE
Middle School Students? ·
Do You Have
an Effective and Efficient Method for Reporting Progress on IEP Goals? ·
What Types of
Activities is Your District Using to Recruit and Retain Teachers? ·
Is Your
District Paying the Registration Fee for the ESE Teacher Certification Exam
for Out-of-Field Teachers? ·
Has Your
District Been in a Position to Contract with ARC or a Similar Agency to Provide
Services? 11/12/03 Information from Training Presented by Donnajo
Smith, BISCS Gifted Program Specialist, at the FLAG Conference Regarding the
Gifted Challenge Grant Application Process 11/12/03 Literacy Strategy Worksheet (Hardee) 11/12/03 Accommodations/Modifications Checklist (Hendry) 11/12/03 Performance Standards for Modified Occupational
Completion Points in Automotive Technology, Health Careers II,
Agritechnology, and Welding Technology ( 11/12/03 Forms for Reporting Progress on IEP Goals for PK-8
and High School ( 11/12/03 Agreement for Student Services (Okeechobee) 11/12/03 Contract for Student Services (DeSoto) 11/12/03 BISCS Responses Regarding Questions About
Shortened Day and Guardianship of Students Over the Age of Majority 4/04 BISCS Response Regarding a Questions About the 60
Day Rule 4/04 Questions Which Arose During the ISRD Mid-Year
Work Session for ESE Administrators 4/04 Information from the February 2004
Hospital/Homebound Contact Persons Meeting 4/04 Hospital/Homebound Information ( 4/04 Hospital/Homebound Application Form ( 4/04 Hospital/Homebound Information (Hillsborough) 4/04 Hospital/Homebound Procedure Manuel (Okaloosa) 4/04 Information from the Audio Conference “IQ Testing:
Dead or Alive? Conducting Relevant Instructional Assessments in the NCLB ERA” 4/04 Information from the February 2004 Workshop on
Transporting Medically Complex Students 4/04 Information from a Workshop on Positive
Interventions While Transporting Students with Autism 4/04 Helping Children Learn, Elementary School
Newsletter 4/04 Helping Children Learn, Middle School Newsletter 4/04 Helping Children Learn, High School Newsletter 4/04 Family Involvement Newsletter 4/04 Ideas Staff Can Use Newsletter 4/04 Exceptional Student Education News (Hardee) 4/04 Exceptional News ( 4/04 Technology Device Lending Agreement (Okeechobee) 4/04 School-Community Relations and Interlocal
Agreements ( 4/04 Email from Julie Weatherly, Esq. Regarding a Form
to Use to Access Private insurance Information from Parents 4/04 Special Diploma Option 2 – Teacher’s Guide
(Hamilton) 4/04 Florida Learning Alliance Website Information 4/04 4/04 Applications in K-12 Education from A Teacher’s
Guide to Distance Learning 4/04 Implementing Distance Learning from A Teacher’s
Guide to Distance Learning 4/04 Online Gifted Education Courses 4/04 Project U-STARS Web Site Information 4/04 Excent from Horizons IEP/AIP Information 4/04 EPS Website Information Regarding Diana Hanbury
King’s Writing Skills 4/04 Miracle Ear Children’s Foundation 4/04 ISRD Website Message Board Sample 4/04 Email Response to a Question Regarding the
Possibility of Offering CEU’s to School Psychologists 4/04 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to a Question
About Extended School Year Service Delivery 4/04 Teachers-Teachers.Com 4/04 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to the
Following: ·
What
Computerized IEP Program is Your District Currently Using? Are You Satisfied
with the Program? ·
What Series
Will Your District Be Using for ·
What Program
or Company is Your District Using for Medicaid Billing? Are You Billing for Direct and/or
Administrative Services? ·
What are Your
Vocational Credit Requirements for High School ESE Special Diploma Students? 7/7/04 Manifestation Determination Forms (Alachua,
Gilchrist, Glades, 7/7/04 Discipline of Students with Disabilities (Gulf) 7/7/04 Hospital/Homebound Application Form (Okeechobee) 7/7/04 Educational Relevance for Communication Disorders
Form ( 7/7/04 Positive Behavioral Solutions, Inc. 7/7/04 No Child Left Behind Flexibility: Highly Qualified
Teachers Fact Sheet 9/10/04 Transition – Related Planning, Instruction, and
Service Responsibilities for Secondary Special Educators Fact Sheet 9/10/04 BEESS Responses to April 2004 Questions from ISRD
ESE Administrators 9/10/04 Reporting ESE Data PowerPoint Presentation from
the DOE Information Database Workshop June 2004 9/10/04 Website Information on the 9/10/04 Websites with Challenging Learning Activities for
the Gifted 9/10/04 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to a Question
about Holding IEP Meetings in the Summer and the Participation of the General
Education Teacher in These Meetings 9/10/04 Private School Services Plans (Flagler, 9/10/04 ISRD Summer Workshop for Principals – Participant
Roster 9/10/04 Independent Education Evaluation (IEE) Guidelines
Developed by Julie Weatherly, Esq. 9/10/04 ESE Legal Issues (Keeping General Educators Out of
Special Education Purgatory) – Handouts from a Presentation by Melinda Baird,
Esq. 9/10/04 DOE/BEESS Responses to Questions from the ISRD
Summer Work Session for ESE Administrators 9/24/04 2004/2005 Gifted Reimbursement Form with
Instructions for Completion and Submission 9/24/04 Book, Practical Ideas That Really Work for
Students Who Are Gifted 9/24/04 Article from USNews.com, Remote Access: Rural Schools Around the Nation are Expanding
Students’ Options with E-Classes 11/15/04 11/15/04 11/15/04 Pre-Referral Manual (Lee Kotick) 11/15/04 2005 LRP National Institute Registration Form and
Instructions 11/15/04 IEP Progress Report Forms ( 11/15/04 Psychological Report Templates (Okeechobee) 11/15/04 Guidelines for Hospital/Homebound Manual (Bay) 11/15/04 Procedures for Participation in State and District
Assessment of Students With Disabilities (Alachua) 1/05 Mentally Handicapped Dismissal Criteria (Alachua) 1/05 Emotionally Handicapped and Severely Emotionally
Disturbed Curriculum ( 1/05 Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities
Philosophy (Alachua, 1/05 Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities
Curriculum ( 1/05 Permission to Screen (Hardee) 1/05 Parent Consent for Screening ( 1/05 EMH Eligibility Report ( 1/05 Emotionally Handicapped Worksheet (Gilchrist) 1/05 Notice and Consent for Student to Receive
Instructional Modifications Not Permitted Through Accommodations on Statewide
Testing Program (Alachua) 1/05 Notice and Consent for Student to Receive
Instructional Modifications/Accommodations which are Not Permitted on State
(FCAT)/District Testing Program (Nassau) 1/05 Accommodations/IEP ( 1/05 Sensory Screening Form ( 1/05 Private School Services Plan ( 1/05 DOE/BEESS Response to Question Regarding OT/PT
Eligibility 1/05 ATEN Searchable Databases 1/05 Diastat Information 1/05 Article, How
About Not ‘Curing’ Us, Some Autistics are Pleading 1/05 Article, Autism
Therapies Still a Mystery, But Parents Take a Leap Of Faith 1/05 Article, Children’s
Hospital Boston Launches Major Genetic Study Of Autism 1/05 Decrease Behavior and Increase Achievement: 1/05 Positive Behavior Supports: Behavior and Increased
Achievement 1/05 CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to
Classroom Management 1/05 Tools for Teaching 1/05 Positive Classroom Discipline 1/05 Letter from OSEP: Questions and Answers on
Obligations of Public Agencies in Serving Children with Disabilities Placed
by Their Parents at Private Schools 1/05 Florida Private School Directory: Listings for the
Small and Rural Districts 1/05 Grading Policy (Okaloosa) 1/05 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute 1/05 Baker Act Training 1/05 ESE Administrator
Technology Survey Responses to the Following: ·
Are You
Currently Using a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Such As a Palm Pilot,
Blackberry, HP iPAQ, or Handspring? If
So, What Device are You Using and for What Purpose (e.g., Keeping Your
Calendar, Address Book Capabilities, Email)? ·
Is Your
District Using a Computerized IEP this Year?
If So, What Software are You Using?
Are You Using Computerized Versions of Any Other Compliance Forms
(e.g., Staffing Form, Evaluation Consent)? ·
Is Your
District Keeping Student ESE Records on a Computerized Filing System? If So, What Software are You Using? Are Evaluations (e.g., Psychological
Assessment Reports) Kept in This Computerized Filing System as Well? ·
Do You Access
Work Related Information on the Web?
If So, What Web Sites Do You Visit on a Regular Basis and For What
Purpose? ·
Have You
Taken Advantage of Any Distance Learning Opportunities On the Computer? If So, Which Ones? ·
Does Your ESE
Department Have a Regularly Updated Page on Your District’s Web Site? 1/05 ISRD Lending Library 1/05 On the Web – Sites with Challenging Learning
Activities 1/05 Executive Summary – A Nation Deceived: How Schools
Hold Back America’s Brightest Students 1/05 The Psychological Corporation: New Products 1/05 Draft TAP on the Use of Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence 1/05 Responses from the DOE/BEESS Staff to the
Questions Submitted as a Result of the ISRD Mid-Year Work Session for ESE
Administrators 3/21/05 Procedural Safeguards Side-by-Side Comparison 3/21/05 General Information: Standardized Assessment, Provided
by 3/21/05 Websites with Suggestions for Evidence-Based
Interventions (EBI) and Response to Intervention (RtI), Provided by 3/21/05 Speech-Language Associate Plan Samples (Citrus,
DeSoto, and Gilchrist) 3/21/05 Student Support/Assistance Team Forms ( 3/21/05 ESE Administrator ISRD New Administrators Training
Survey Responses To the Following: ·
What
Information Do You Feel is Critical to Be Shared With a New ESE
Administrator? ·
What
Activities/Trainings Would Have Greater Supported Your Transition to the
Position of ESE Administrator? ·
How Many More
Years Do You Expect to Be In Your Position as ESE Administrator? 3/21/05 Summary of Information Considered Critical to Be
Shared With a New ESE Administrator and Activities/Training to Support
Transition Into the ESE Administrator Position 3/21/05 ESE Administrator Technology Survey Responses to
the Following (Note: This Includes Additional Responses Obtained Since
January 2005): ·
Are You
Currently Using a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Such As a Palm Pilot,
Blackberry, HP iPAQ, or Handspring? If
So, What Device are You Using and for What Purpose (e.g., Keeping Your Calendar,
Address Book Capabilities, Email)? ·
Is Your
District Using a Computerized IEP this Year?
If So, What Software are You Using?
Are You Using Computerized Versions of Any Other Compliance Forms
(e.g., Staffing Form, Evaluation Consent)? ·
Is Your District
Keeping Student ESE Records on a Computerized Filing System? If So, What Software are You Using? Are Evaluations (e.g., Psychological
Assessment Reports) Kept in This Computerized Filing System as Well? ·
Do You Access
Work Related Information on the Web?
If So, What Web Sites Do You Visit on a Regular Basis and For What
Purpose? ·
Have You
Taken Advantage of Any Distance Learning Opportunities On the Computer? If So, Which Ones? ·
Does Your ESE
Department Have a Regularly Updated Page on Your District’s Web Site? 3/21/05 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to a Question
about Districts’ Policies Regarding Classroom Visitation/Observation 3/21/05 Memorandum of Understanding for Outside Counselors
to Provide Services to Students on School Property During the School
Day (Bay) 3/21/05 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Information from The www.ed.gov Website 3/21/05 Certified Behavior Analyst (CBA) Agreement Sample
( 3/21/05 Certified Behavior Analyst (CBA) Job Description ( 3/21/05 Certified Behavior Analyst (CBA) Job Description
and Pay Scale (Baker) 3/21/05 Letter to Invite Private School Representatives to
a Meeting to Discuss Programs and Services Available to Students with Disabilities Enrolled
in Private Schools ( 3/21/05 Letter to Request Enrollment Information from
Private Schools in Order To Determine the Number of Students with
Disabilities Enrolled In Private Schools ( 3/21/05 Prekindergarten Handbook Sample in English and
Spanish (Okeechobee) 3/21/05 Prekindergarten Handbook Sample (Wakulla) 3/21/05 My Reading Coach Information from the 3/21/05 SAS in School’s Web-Based Educational Curriculum
Information from The FLDOE Office of School Improvement 3/21/05 Email from Evy Friend, BEESS Senior Educational
Program Director, with Responses to Questions that Arose During the
April Small District Coalition Work Group Meeting 5/16/05 Email from Jim Robinson, Staff Attorney for the
Alachua County Public Schools, Regarding the Rights of a Sex
Offender/Sexual Predator To be on the Campus of His/Her Child’s School 5/16/05 Sample EP that Includes a Section for Related
Services (St. Lucie) 5/16/05 ESE Teacher/IEP Checklist Sample to Provide School
Administrators With Feedback on the Performance of the ESE Teacher on
Duties Related to IEP Development/Follow-Up ( 5/16/05 Information about Subscribing to the Free Monthly
E-Newsletter from Reading Rockets, a Program Funded by the National
Association Of School Psychologists and OSEP 5/16/05 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to the
Following Question: Does Your District Pay a Supplement to SLPs Who Have
Obtained Their Clinical Certificate of Competence (CCC) and, If
So, How Much? 5/16/05 ESE Administrator Survey
Responses to the Following Questions: ·
Are Board
Certified Associate Behavior Analysts Placed on the Salary Scale in Your
District? ·
Do Board
Certified Associate Behavior Analysts Receive the Regular Teacher Salary? ·
Are Board
Certified Associate Behavior Analysts Paid an Additional Stipend or
Supplement? 5/16/05 ESE Administrator Survey Responses to the
Following Question: What 5/16/05 Performance Evaluations for the Following ( ·
Coordinating
Specialist, ESE ·
Job Coach for
ESE Students ·
Occupational
Therapist ·
Physical
Therapist ·
Prekindergarten
Disability/Transition Services Coordinator ·
Program Specialist,
ESE ·
School
Psychologist ·
Social
Worker, ESE ·
Speech/Language
Pathologist 5/16/05 Performance Evaluation for a Resource Teacher Who
Functions as a Staffing Specialist (Hamilton) 5/16/05 Performance Evaluations for the Following
(Okeechobee): ·
School
Psychologist ·
Staffing
Specialist ·
Student
Services ·
Annual
Non-Instructional Employee 5/16/05 Performance Evaluations for the Following ( ·
School
Psychologist ·
Social Worker ·
Staffing
Specialist 5/16/05 Performance Evaluation for a Certificated
Non-Classroom Teacher (Sumter) 5/16/05 Performance Evaluation for Instructional Support
Personnel (Baker) 5/16/05 Chronological Index of the Items of Interest
Packets 8/19/05 Topical Index (Cross Referenced) of the Items of
Interest Packets 8/19/05 Alphabetical Index of the FLDOE/BEESS Technical
Assistance Papers 8/19/05 Topical Index (Cross Referenced) of the
FLDOE/BEESS Technical Assistance Papers 8/19/05 Sample Letter, Summary Information, and Survey to
be Used for Communicating with Private School Providers Concerning the School
District’s Responsibilities under IDEA with Regard to Parentally Placed
Students in Private Schools, Developed by Julie Weatherly 8/19/05 Checklist for Responding to Due Process Hearing
Requests Developed by Julie Weatherly,
Esq. 8/19/05 Due Process Complaint Requirements Developed by
Julie Weatherly, Esq. 8/19/05 Request for a Due Process Hearing Form Developed
by Julie Weatherly, Esq. 8/19/05 Resolution Sessions Policy from the “IDEA
Compliance Insider” 8/19/05 Resolution Session Waiver from the “IDEA
Compliance Insider” 8/19/05 Email from Elise Lynch, FLDOE/BEESS Program
Specialist, in Response to a Question about Specially Designed/Adaptive
Physical Education 8/19/05 Email from Kim Komisar with Responses to Several
Compliance Questions 8/19/05 Information from the Florida Charter School Review
Panel, Best Practices for Operating Florida Charter Schools on Exceptional
Student Education Program Design 8/19/05 Website Information about Pro-Bank, an Online
Database of Promising Programs and Practices in the Workforce Development
System 8/19/05 Website Information about the Autism Recovery
Network 8/19/05 Provided by David Schwartz, Consultant for the
Psychological Corporation, at the ·
List of
Selected Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Publications ·
Study Skills
and Teaching Resources Websites List of Reading Bookmarks ·
Information
from the Lexile Framework for Reading Website 8/19/05 Exceptional Student Education Personal Care
Attendant Job Description ( 8/19/05 Personal Assistant Job Description ( 8/19/05 Manifestation Determination Form ( 8/19/05 Working Together for Children: A Guide for Parents
and Teachers” ( 8/19/05 Email from Connie Tzovarras with Information about
8/19/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Good faith effort on NCLB will win sanction reprieve” 11/14/05 Information from the IDEA Partnership website 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Q
& A: How to show IEP services are backed by peer-reviewed research” 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Determine
proportionate funding for private school students” 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Address every detail when drafting parent reimbursement policy” 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Increase inclusion opportunities or face increased monitoring” 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“District denied FAPE to student with autism by ignoring self-sufficiency” 11/14/05 Presentation from the ESE Program Rule Development
Workshops 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Merge old LD models with new IDEA to aid RTI implementation” 11/14/05 From the Iowa Department of Education, “Describing
Components of the Problem-Solving Process: Information Papers” 11/14/05 Scholastic’s Fluency Formula program 11/14/05 Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary
Instruction 11/14/05 Headsprout Early 11/14/05 Read Naturally 11/14/05 Group Mathematics Assessment and Diagnostic
Evaluation (G-MADE) 11/14/05 FASTT Math 11/14/05 Everyday Mathematics 11/14/05 Accelerated Math 11/14/05 Email communication about NEFEC’s legislative line
item to research math instruction at the K-8 level and develop a professional
development model with embedded use of technology 11/14/05 Webinar presentation, “Making Abstract Core
Curriculum Accessible to Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities” 11/14/05 WhyTry Program 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s The School Discipline Advisor,
“Evaluation, observation key to manifestation determination” 11/14/05 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Think cause, effect in your behavioral analyses this school year” 11/14/05 Sunshine Connection – a tool for teachers to have
immediate and interactive access to classroom management strategies, student
performance data, collaboration and communication abilities with other
teachers, curricular materials and professional development opportunities. 11/14/05 SPSnapshot – an online tool for teachers and
school administrators that provides analyses of standardized test scores and
demographic characteristics in the State of 11/14/05 11/14/05 Story from eSchool Newsonline, “Tech helps
special-needs kids pass key tests” 11/14/05 Opening Doors: Technology and Communication
Options for Children with Hearing Loss 11/14/05 Gifted screening procedures from 11/14/05 Presentation, “What the Templeton Report tells us
about Acceleration and Gifted Students” 11/14/05 Special Diploma Option 2 information (Baker) 11/14/05 Special Diploma Option 2 information (Okeechobee) 11/14/05 Special Diploma Option 2 information (Hendry) 11/14/05 Letter to parents about Medicaid billing ( 11/14/05 Letter to parents about Medicaid billing ( 11/14/05 August 2005 Administrator Survey - Roles of
Speech/Language Pathologists: 11/14/05 September 2005
Administrator Survey: a. What is your district doing, if anything,
for Special Diploma Option 2? b. Does you district use an IFSP for PreK ESE
students? 11/14/05 October 2005 Administrator
Survey – ESE Personnel: a. How many ESE teachers are in the district? b. How many ESE teachers are out-of-field? c. How many ESE teachers will not meet highly
qualified criteria? 11/14/05 October 2005
Administrator Survey: a. Is your
district using traditional letter grades for students on Alternate
Assessment/Standards or are they using S/U grading? b. Does your
district continue to allow corporal punishment in schools? c. Do any
schools in your district use the “Why Try?” discipline program or have they
in the past? 11/14/05 Presentation, “IQ testing
and Intelligence: A brief overview of theory and practice” 11/14/05 General Information:
Standardized Assessment 11/14/05 Some Examples of
Frequently Used IQ Tests 11/14/05 How much of a difference
is statistically significant? 11/14/05 Information from Florida
Association of School Psychologists (FASP) related to Parent-Initiated
Evaluations by Private Practitioners at Parent Expense 11/14/05 FASP Notice of Available
Services form 11/14/05 FASP Guidelines for Dual
Practitioners 11/14/05 Is Your Team as Good as Its “Hit Rate?” 11/14/05 Presentation, “Suicide and Self Injury
Intervention in the Schools” 11/14/05 Teen Arrive Alive 11/14/05 Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence) 11/14/05 Story from Today’s School Psychologist,
“Understand RTI implementation, funding stream challenges.” 3/7/06 Story from Today’s School Psychologist, “New IDEA
doesn’t require RTI or does it?” 3/7/06 Story from Today’s School Psychologist, “Learn the
6 critical components of an effective RTI model.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Use the 6 critical components of an RTI model.” 3/7/06 Story from Today’s School Psychologist, “Give
general educators resources to make RTI work.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Use six steps to create more effective problem-solving teams.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“District can’t escape transition duty by graduating student.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“HotLaw: Party challenging IEP bears burden of persuasion.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Don’t let diagnostic difficulties derail your child-find obligations.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“HotLaw: 11th Circuit upholds district’s IEP for child with hearing loss.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Special ed teacher violates IDEA by initiating psych services for student.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Not every short-term removal counts in 10-day calculations.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Use social, behavioral, academic criteria when evaluating students.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Agreements made during “resolution sessions’ are binding.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“TIP OF THE WEEK: Use Resolution sessions to resolve FAPE disputes.” 3/7/06 Email response from Evy Friend regarding
certification for a behavior specialist. 3/7/06 Email response from Lezlie Cline regarding the
reading endorsement requirements including the 6/15/04 FLDOE memo about these
requirements. 3/7/06 Email response from Lezlie Cline regarding
swallowing issues. 3/7/06 Email response from Kim Komisar regarding dual
enrollment ESE students and their access to accommodations. 3/7/06 Sign Language Interpretation class information at 3/7/06 Email response from Shannon Simon at 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Simplify data collection for students with autism.” 3/7/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Be
on the lookout for bipolar disorder’s “milder cousin” – cyclothymia.” 3/7/06 From Teaching Exceptional Children, “Disability
Awareness Web Sites.” 3/7/06 FLDOE/BEESS Forms Compliance Review Packet. 3/7/06 Administrator Surveys regarding the following: a. What
sort of strategies is your district using for intervening with ESE students
who are over 16 and are habitually absent or are accruing a large number of
unexcused absences? Or, is this not an
issue in your district? b. Does
you district have a school board policy for how long Category B records are
kept (Category B includes the ESE records)? If so, would you be willing to
share you policy? c. Does
you district provide sensory integration therapy and, if so, who provides the
direct service? One of our districts
has a very involved parent who wants a one-on-one paraprofessional and
intense therapy for her child. The
parent already requested and was provided with an independent
evaluation. The OT recommended intense
therapy. As a school system, how much
are we responsible for, especially when the CERT indicates that the therapy
is educationally relevant? d. Does
your district pay hospital/homebound teachers in any manner other than by
their hourly rate of salary? 3/7/06 Levy County School Board Policy regarding Category
B records. 3/7/06 Email from Cynthia Battle, 3/7/06 Copies of the 3/7/06 Information from 3/7/06 Calhoun County School Board Policy regarding
prohibition of discrimination, including sexual and other forms of harassment
(e.g., disability harassment). 3/7/06 Office of General Counsel 2004 Opinion on
admitting a 15 year old married and pregnant girl to take GED classes
(provided by 3/7/06 Copy of the School Board of Levy County’s
referral/admission checklist to Hilltop Alternative Education for ESE
students. 3/7/06 Update contact list for ISRD member districts’
Exceptional Student Education Administrators. 3/7/06 From Gifted Child Today, “On the Web: Sites with
Challenging Learning Activities.” 3/7/06 From Gifted Child Today, “Problem-Solving
Competitions.” 3/7/06 Information from the web site of The Education
Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at 3/7/06 Instructional Coaching Theory from the 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Program to ‘treat’ LD growing in popularity” 6/06 FCAT Prep Resources at 6/06 Capturing Kids’ Hearts Training Information 6/06 Second Step: A Violence Prevention Curriculum 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Tips to avoid unnecessary MDR conflicts” 6/06 Discipline Rates in Small and Rural Districts 6/06 Story from Today’s School Psychologist, “Expert:
Proper use of 3-tier model is critical to RTI” 6/06 From the 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “ 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Speech-language pathologists should take part in RTI” 6/06 Story from the Boston Globe, “For autistic
students, social skills from a handheld device” 6/06 Story from Time, “A Tale of Two Schools” 6/06 From the National Education Association, “The
Puzzle of Autism” 6/06 Email Regarding Advertising for Evaluators 6/06 Email Regarding the Interpretation of ESE
Documents in Other Languages 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Transition: ‘Summary of performance’ should be relevant, useful” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Mesh IDEA, NCLB goals through standards-based IEPs” 6/06 From LRP Publications, Sample of “Training Tips
for IEP Team Members” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Attorney: Child-find requirement only calls for parent notification” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Limited IDEA funds may temper early intervention spending” 6/06 Story from SFGATE.com, “What’s an appropriate
education? Demands for services
are beyond what schools can provide” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Can parents record IEP meetings?” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“What’s the status of Rehabilitation Act reauthorization?” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Ruling Roundup” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Make staff aware of key points of disability harassment” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“National Honor student with dyslexia isn’t eligible for special ed” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“District can’t be required to evaluate student for unsuspected
disability” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“New IDEA: Note special considerations during transition from Part C” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Student requires vision therapy to receive FAPE” 6/06 Email regarding the PAEC Highly Qualified Teacher
Program Software 6/06 Email Regarding the Status of the State’s
Requested Extension to the Highly Qualified Teachers’ Requirement 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“OSEP clarifies funding, FAPE duties for parentally placed private
students” 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Private schools should make ‘minor adjustments’ to provide FAPE” 6/06 6/06 6/06 National Association for Gifted Children’s
Frequently Asked Questions Document 6/06 From washingtonpost.com, “Gifted and Tormented” 6/06 March 2006 Survey Regarding Occupational and
Physical Therapists 6/06 March 2006 Survey Regarding Bus Suspensions 6/06 April 2006 Survey Regarding Intellectual
Assessments for the Identification of Students Who are Gifted 6/06 April 2006 Survey Regarding Medicaid Billing 6/06 May 2006 Survey Regarding the Use of IDEA Grant
Money for Funding Positions 6/06 Email Regarding the BEESS Team Leaders for the
State Performance Plan Indicators 6/06 Listing of 6/06 Exceptional Student Education Related Acronyms 6/06 Notes from the ISRD Winter Institute for Staffing
Specialists and School Psychologists 6/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Examples of common disability harassment occurrences” 6/06 From LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Policy:
Sample Disability Harassment Policy” 6/06 ISRD Needs Assessment 2006/2007: Summary – In
Priority Order 6/06 Administrator Surveys
Regarding the Following: Retaining ESE Teachers Psychological Services Sharing IEP Information Paraprofessionals in ESE Classrooms Speech/Language Associates Gifted Issues 9/12/06 Contact Information from 9/12/06 Information from 9/12/06 Information from Angela Nathaniel, DOE/BEESS, via 9/12/06 9/12/06 Email Response from Julie Weatherly, Esq.,
Regarding the Parent’s Right to Request Revocation of Consent Once a
Child Has Been Place in ESE 9/12/06 Information About the Communication Access Realtime
Translation (CART) from the 9/12/06 Article from the Los Angeles Times – “The high
price of easy schoolwork” (Gifted Education) 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist (Calhoun) 9/12/06 Gifted Student Characteristics Checklist (Hendry) 9/12/06 Teacher Rating Scale for Gifted ( 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist K-1 (Levy) 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist Grades 4 & 5
(Levy) 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist Grades 6-12 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist ( 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist ( 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist ( 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist ( 9/12/06 Gifted Characteristics Checklist (Wakulla) 9/12/06 Individual Educational Plan Information for
General Education Teacher/Parent (Okeechobee) 9/12/06 Establishing a 504 Plan Checklist (Flagler) 9/12/06 Consideration for Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act (Flagler) 9/12/06 Section 504 Eligibility Determination (Flagler) 9/12/06 504 Individualized Plan (Flagler) 9/12/06 504 Parental Rights (Flagler) 9/12/06 2006/2007 Code of Conduct Recommended Revisions
(Alachua) 9/12/06 Due Process Procedures and Forms ( 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Gauge intent, severity of children’s actions before seeking police
involvement” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Intense reading instruction should be hallmark of RTIs 3rd tier” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Tips to maximize your inclusion efforts for students with autism” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Some states grapple with testing students with disabilities” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Take steps to ease transition to RTI model” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Final regs clarify resolution process participation” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“RTI approach for preschoolers may reveal early warning signs” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Defining peer-reviewed research still difficult” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“What is peer-reviewed research?” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “ED
wants resolution sessions taken seriously” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Increased HOUSSE flexibility” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Work with your lawyer to prepare for resolution sessions” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“What you need to know before excusing an IEP member” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
Obtain parent consent before sharing private school student info” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“RTI a solid approach for behavior as well as academics assessment” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Posny: Informed consent for Medicaid filing not meant to overburden
districts” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Q&A: Are teachers responsible for students’ medical needs?” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“YOU BE THE JUDGE: Is public school classroom appropriate for a
preschooler with cochlear implants” 9/12/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Document progress assessments to avoid instructional casualties” 11/13/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Conduct RTI within evaluation timeline set by state, federal regs” 11/13/06 Targeted Interventions – Best Practice
Recommendations 11/13/06 Chapter from the 11/13/06 From the Fall 2006 FASP meeting – Daniel Reschly’s
PowerPoint, “Response to Intervention in General, Remedial, and Special
Education” 11/13/06 From the Fall 2006 FASP meeting – John Hosp’s
PowerPoint, “A Primer On Curriculum-Based Evaluation” 11/13/06 From the Fall 2006 FASP meeting – John Hosp’s “New
Rules for Developing Assumed Causes” 11/13/06 Is there a reading problem? 11/13/06 Elements of progress monitoring tools 11/13/06 From FCRR, “Teaching All Students to Read:
Practices from Reading First Schools with Strong Intervention Outcomes,
Complete Report” 11/13/06 From FCRR, “A Principal’s Guide to Intensive
Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in 11/13/06 Information about Intervention Central: Your site
for response to intervention resources 11/13/06 RtI resources from the Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction 11/13/06 Information about the Best Evidence Encyclopedia
web site 11/13/06 From Intervention Central, “The Savvy Teacher’s
Guide: Reading Interventions That Work, by Jim Wright” 11/13/06 From FCRR, “Teaching All Students to Read:
Practices from Reading First Schools with Strong Intervention Outcomes,
Summary Document” 11/13/06 School-Based Intervention Idea form www.interventioncentral.org 11/13/06 Administrative Surveys Regarding the Following: Hospital/Homebound Services Magellan Collaborative Agreement Medicaid Billing Speech/Language Pathologist Caseloads 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Q
& A: Education officials explain how they expect team teaching,
recruiting, transition to work” 12/04/06 Story from the Special Educator, “Quick hits:
Language likely to impact you most” 12/04/06 From Julie Weatherly, Esq. – Sample forms/procedures
for IEP Team member excusal 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Follow FERPA guidelines when sending records to police” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“You be the judge: Must an LEA supply copies of an eighth-grader’s
educational records to his parents’ attorney?” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“IEP without 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Ensure students with disabilities aren’t separated from nondisabled peers
for meals” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: Placement – Services for Preschoolers in Unilateral Private
Placements” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: LRE and Transportation (Generally)” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Participation in nonacademic activities boils down to providing equal
access” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: Procedural Safeguards – Divorced and Non-Custodial Parents” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Familiarize team with attorney’s role in IEP meeting” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: IEPs – Documenting the Proceedings” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“IEP teams should review present performance levels to create measurable
annual goals” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, “Tip
of the Week: Check whether IEP goals pass the ‘stranger’ test” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Develop guidelines for absent IEP team member input” 12/04/06 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to a Question about the
Statewide IEP 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, ED
axes mandate to ensure transition agency participation 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection, 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Involve paraeducators with transition planning” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Refine your postsecondary planning for students with autism” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: IEPs – Extended School Year Programming” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Ruling Roundup” 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to a Question Regarding
Timelines for Archiving Educational Records 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to a Question about Adaptive
Behavior Assessments 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to a Question about the Use
of the Standard Error of Measurement 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Document frequent suspensions to prove ‘pattern’ of removals as change of
placement” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Use of timeouts, passive restraints lead to civil rights suit against IEU
teacher” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“SmartStart: Discipline of Drug and Alcohol Offenses (IDEA)” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Address last-resort restraints in your BIP discussions” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Train staffers to recognize potential student harassment problems” 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to Questions Regarding the
Discipline of ESE Students 12/04/06 BEESS Email Response to a Question Regarding the
Guaranteed Allocation 12/04/06 ISRD Pk-12 Membership by District in State Rank
Order 12/04/06 Districts to be Monitored During 2006-07 12/04/06 Peer Monitors 2006/2007 12/04/06 Employee vs. Independent Contractor 12/04/06 From HRTools.com – Independent Contractor Tester 12/04/06 From Labor and Employment Law Blog – “Is Your
Independent Contractor Really an Employee” 12/04/06 Email shared by Jackson County Regarding Ripple
Effects “Dealing with Hard Things” 12/04/06 Information on SureHands, Lift and Care System –
Shared by 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“Rely on your objectivity to manage difficult referrals; resist outside
pressures” 12/04/06 Story from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“CDC to spend $5.9 million on children’s autism study” 12/04/06 Article from The New York Times, “Just a 12/04/06 Article from The New York Times, “Students on the
Spectrum” 12/04/06 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection,
“NEA: Limited awareness accounts for missed ‘twice exceptional’ diagnoses” 12/04/06 Elements of Progress Monitoring Tools 2/04/06 Information Regarding a Request of a Waiver of the
1% Alternate Assessment Cap (Calhoun) 12/04/06 Letter Requesting a Waiver of the 1% Alternate
Assessment Cap ( 12/04/06 Letter Requesting a Waiver of the 1% Alternate
Assessment Cap ( 12/04/06 Letter Requesting a Waiver of the 1% Alternate
Assessment Cap ( 12/04/06 Letter Requesting a Waiver of the 1% Alternate
Assessment Cap ( 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms (Baker) 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms (Hardee) 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms (Levy) 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms ( 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms (Okeechobee) 12/04/06 Hospital/Homebound Forms ( 12/04/06 Medicaid Billing Release (Flagler) 12/04/06 Medicaid Billing Release (Hendry) 12/04/06 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Ruling Roundup” Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Invoke 45-day removal only under specific, severe circumstances” Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “High anxiety: Prepare your school staffers for due process” Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Guide staffers on how to field questions during due process” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Student can’t force district to provide aide for 3rd party’s after-school program” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “School resource officer likely can access attendance records” 2/08/07 Email with attached “Winston Letter” from Julie Weatherly, Esq. 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection - “Parents can’t sue under IDEA if child not taught by highly qualified teacher” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Distinguish “inclusion in regular classes’ from ‘participation in general ed curriculum'” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Parentally placed private school students cause confusion for LEAs” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “SmartStart: Criteria for Deciding When to Provide Administration of Medication as a Related Service” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Report: General ed setting less expensive, restrictive” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Understand how neuromuscular disorders impact cognitive function” 2/08/07 Article from the Houston Chronicle – “School friendships help fight mental disabilities” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Assistive technology device can be special ed or related service” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “SmartStart: Assigning Grades to Students with Disabilities” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “RTI will ‘revolutionalize’ reading, math instruction, attorney says” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Form leadership team to develop five-year RTI plan” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Consider multi-age inclusive classrooms for young children of varying abilities” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Natural setting can be LRE placement for preschool-age child with disabilities” 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Staff shortages? Invite adults with disabilities to work in your early childhood centers” 2/08/07 Article from Reuters – “Autism documentary sheds light on disease” 2/08/07 Email from Kimberly Crawford, DOE/BEESS, in response to an ISRD request for autism trainings 2/08/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Eye on Autism: Partner with parents, plan ahead for smooth preschool transitions” 2/08/07 Article from the Ventura County Star – “Gifted students often need special help” 2/08/07 From the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Website – “Designing Programs for High-Ability Learners” 2/08/07 Article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – “DeKalb to let some students jump ahead” 2/08/07 ISRD DISTRICT SAMPLES/SURVEYS 2/08/07 Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Columbia County, the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Partnership for Strong Families, and the Florida Crown Workforce Board Florida Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Third Party Cooperative Agreement for Community Based Work Experiences, provided by Columbia County Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Flagler County and the Florida Department of Children and Families Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Gilchrist County, the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Partnership for Strong Families, and the Florida Crown Workforce Board Exceptional Student Section of the Student Progression Plan from Hamilton County Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Levy County; the Florida Department of Children and Families; the Partnership for Strong Families; and the Citrus, Levy, Marion Workforce Connection Cooperative Agreement between Meridian Behavioral Healthcare and the School Board of Levy County Facility Staffing Agreement between the School Board of Levy County and Maxim Healthcare Services Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Taylor County, the Florida Department of Children and Families, and Big Bend Community Based Care Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Union County, the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Partnership for Strong Families, and the Florida Crown Workforce Board February 2007 Administrator Survey – Information Dissemination Article from the American School Board Journal – “The issues of IDEA” 6/13/07 Article from The New York Times – “Government Eyes Special Ed Requirements” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Ruling Roundup – Transportation” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Make sure to check math when calculating special ed suspension time” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “SmartStart: Stay-put basic provisions” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Ruling Roundup – Stay-put placements” 6/13/07 Article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – “Editorial: Reasonable restraint” 6/13/07 Article from Boca News – “Parents of ESE students plead, ‘Stop restraining our children’” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Ruling Roundup – Graduation” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “SmartStart: Confidentiality-Destruction of Records (IDEA)” 6/13/07 Article from The New York Times – “Fighting over when public should pay private tuition for disabled” 6/13/07 Article from LRP’s Special Education Connection – “Instruction ‘first line of defense’ against poor dropout rates 6/13/07 Article from Council for Exceptional Children – “Transition – More important than ever” 6/13/07 Article from Associated Press – “ U.S. health officials say autism rate about 1 in 150” 6/13/07 Article from Houston Chronicle– “Deaf Eyes examines a history of silence” 6/13/07 Article from Washington Post – “Blind mechanic hires deaf assistant” 6/13/07 Information about Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology~FASST ATBAY 6/13/07 Information on threat assessment from California Department of Education 6/13/07 Resources on how to assess violence potential in children and adolescents 6/13/07 Article from Council for Exceptional Children – “Response to intervention – The promise and the peril” 6/13/07 Article from Council for Exceptional Children – “Evidence-based practice – Wanted, needed and hard to get” 6/13/07 Article from Education Week – “States seen renewing focus on education of gifted” 6/13/07 Article from The School Administrator – “No child left bored” 6/13/07 Information on the Florida Administrative Weekly and Florida Administrative Code – Search for Agencies, FAC Administrative Rules, and FAW Notices 6/13/07 DISTRICT SAMPLES/SURVEYS 6/13/07 Interagency Agreement between the School Board of Highlands County, Florida and the Florida Department of Children and Families and Devereux Families, Inc DBA Heartland for Children and Heartland Workforce Investment Board, Inc. 6/13/07 February 2007 Administrator Survey – Payment of School Psychology Interns 6/13/07 February 2007 Administrator Survey – Requests for FM Trainers and Earobics 6/13/07 April 2007 Administrator Survey – Number of Staffing Specialists in ISRD Districts 6/13/07 ISRD Lending Library – LRP Audio Conference CDs 6/13/07 Procedural Safeguards Notice, 2007 8/06/07 U. S. Department of Education Determination Letters on State Implementation of the IDEA 8/06/07 Article from Special Ed Connection “Steadfast adherence to ineffective program will cost district $38,000 a year for comp ed” 8/06/07 Special Ed Connection summaries on recent key judicial and administrative rulings “Topic: Allergies” 8/06/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Failure to evaluate transfer students leaves IDEA-eligible issues unanswered; Lack of data means staff will have poor knowledge of a student’s skills; Set up a receiving team to review IEPs of incoming students 8/06/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Look to local laws, policy for guidance on running compliant isolated time-outs” 8/06/07 Article from The Special Educator “Don’t defer planning based on student’s lack of progress” 8/06/07 Bonus Report from The Special Educator “RtI and Reading: Quick tips to boost literacy skills” 8/06/07 Article from The Special Educator “RTI changes concept of child find, aligns with goal of IDEA ‘04” 8/06/07 Article from The Special Educator “Embrace 6 core components to secure general ed’s support” 8/06/07 Article from The Special Educator “RTI needs strong Tier I component to truly help struggling readers” 8/06/07 Article from Guidance & Technical Assistance for Special Education Stakeholders “NASDSE Explains Response to Intervention: Part II – Professional Development” 8/06/07 Three Tiered Model of School Supports: Anclote Elementary – Pasco County 8/06/07 Response to Intervention (RtI) Intervention Tier (IT) Flowchart 8/06/07 Tier 1 Universal Intervention 8/06/07 Presentation at the 2007 NASP Convention by Kathryn Snyder, Ed.D., and Karen Messmer-Wilson, Ph.D. “Guidelines for Assessment of Students for Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders” 8/06/07 Powerpoint presentation by David Wheeler, Ph.D, 7/13/07, “Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities – Rule 6A-6.03016” 8/06/07 University of Oregon : School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) 8/06/07 Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Framework by Suzy Johns and Jacqueline Patrick (www.modelprogram.com) 8/06/07 Article from Science Daily “Social Skills Programs for Children with Autism are Largely Ineffective, Study Suggests” 8/06/07 ADMINISTRATOR SURVEYS 8/06/07 Response to Intervention Grading Procedures Student Suspensions Staffing Clerk PE: 150 hour Requirement/Adaptive DISTRICT SAMPLES 8/06/07 EBD Tier 1 Universal Interventions (DRAFT form) – Hendry County EBD Tier 2 Targeted Group Interventions (DRAFT form) – Hendry County EBD Tier 3 Individual Interventions (DRAFT form) – Hendry County EBD RtI Data Sheet (DRAFT form) – Hendry County Developmental and Social History Form – Hendry County Parent Checklist of Autistic Spectrum Disorder Characteristics – Hendry County School-Based Intervention Team Documentation – Walton County Team Report for Specific Learning Disabilities – Walton County Team Report for Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities – Walton County LEA Profile 2007/Selected State Performance Indicators – FDLRS Gateway ESE Mental Health Counselor – Job Description – Putnam County Mental Health Therapist – Job Description – Highlands County ESE Counselor – Job Description – Okeechobee County School Social Worker – Job Description – Okeechobee County Student Code of Conduct 2007-08 (excerpt) – Flagler County Code of Student Conduct Exceptional Student Conduct for Middle and High School Students – Sumter County Code of Student Conduct (excerpt) – Okeechobee County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Baker County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Suwannee County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Hardee County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Gilchrist County Public Service Announcements – Levy County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Hamilton County Public Notice of Grant Planning Meeting – Madison County Interpreter Aide – Job Description – Flagler County Interpreter Aide I, II, and III - Job Descriptions – Orange County Deaf Interpreter – Job Description – Volusia County Sign Language Interpreter – Job Description – Alachua County Educational Interpreter – Job Description – Walton County Lead Interpreter – Job Description & Handbook – Okeechobee County ICSD Sign Language Interpreter Services – email to Renee Speisman Grant Employee Time & Effort form – Alachua County Monthly Activity Report (Time & Effort for multiple grants) – Madison County Medical/Emergency Release (Medicaid) – Alachua County ADDITIONAL SAMPLES 8/06/07 ESE Professional Development Modules Checklist: Full Inclusion of Students with Disabilities – Special Ed Connections Threat Assessment Documentation – Special Ed Connections Transition Life Planning – Student Questionnaire, Transition Exit Interview Checklist, Independent Living – Lifelink Spotcheck Form – Special Ed Connection Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Under FERPA, disclosure of information is optional for K-12 officials; Governor’s panel: ‘Strictly construed’ requirement is ‘unnecessary, unhelpful’; observers wonder if it’s time to rethink the voluntary nature of the law. 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection OSEP files: SEA’s duty to provide FAPE continues after placement by public agency 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection OSEP files: Restrictions on placement of sex offenders consistent 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection OSEP files: Need for parental consent hinges on scope, purpose of IDEA 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Ruling Roundup: Stay-put placements 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Ruling Roundup: Behavior management/modification 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Good-faith efforts to schedule 7 IEP meeting validate decision to proceed without parents 10/10/07 Article from The Special Educator: “Must a 7-year-old’s ESY program match her school-year services?” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Avoid losing credibility: Consider all notes as subject to scrutiny” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: A common parent concern is that the IEP is not being consistently implemented; Insist that staff members implement every detail in the student’s IEP; Until a change to the IEP is accepted, the IEP must be implemented as written. 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Standards-based IEPs can help bring access to the general curriculum; Teachers first need to understand state content standards; Use 7-steps to tie content standards with IEP goals. 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: IDEA ’04 doesn’t require districts to invite child’s current teachers to IEP meeting; Ensure teacher or provider invited to IEP meeting actually worked with child; Decision in recent case allows more flexibility with meeting attendance. 10/10/07 Article from The Special Educator “Don’t defer planning based on student’s lack of progress”, “Transition assessments can help your IEP teams understand students’ needs” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connections form “Developing Postsecondary Goals – Questions to Consider” 10/10/07 Articles from IEP Team Trainer “Don’t defer planning based on student’s lack of progress”, “Make postsecondary planning an annual student-centered event”, “ Tips for your next transition IEP meeting” 10/10/07 Bonus Section from IEP Team Trainer “Training Tips for IEP Team Members – Transition services: A quick resource” 10/10/07 Article from IEP Team Trainer “Must a transfer district adopt an IEP by another LEA?” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Best Practice: Generate your own evaluation data on transfer students” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Be cautious of Promote assignments;extra-credit discrepancies between student grades, achievement; Consider remediation, reassessments in place of differentiated instruction so all students gain equal access to content. 10/10/07 MEMORANDUM from Julie Weatherly re: Grading Practices 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Share the details of students’ BIPs to avert confrontations” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Use BIPs to help students manage specific behaviors, not determine placement; Notify IEP team, parents before making placement changes; Positive behavioral strategies essential to accomplish IEP goals. 10/10/07 Oregon Department of Education: Table re: Discipline for Students with Disabilities under IDEA 2004 in a Nutshell DRAFT; Flowchart “Placement in Disciplinary Procedures” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Computer games help students with autism distinguish facial expressions; Children generalize lessons on recognizing emotions to the playground; An adult must moderate use of the game for it to have an impact. 10/10/07 Article (site unknown), “Singing A New Tune: Singing Coach Technology Proves Beneficial In Boosting Students’ Reading Comprehension” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Tip of the Week: Ensure timely evaluations by simplifying consent process 10/10/07 National Association of School Psychologists Position Statement on Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Continuous, sensitive progress monitoring is ‘critical component’ ” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “The school psychologist and RTI: A perfect fit” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “Apply all assessment skills,carve your niche in the RTI process” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “RTI is supplement, not replacement, for IDEA eligibility evaluations” 10/10/07 Article from Today’s School Psychologist “RTI needs strong Tier I component to truly help struggling readers” 10/10/07 Article from The Special Educator “RTI changes of child find, aligns with goal of IDEA ‘04” 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Meet 5 components of scientifically based reading instruction; Special ed staff can perform RTI in general ed classrooms; Promote teachers’ and administrators’ buy-in to RTI 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: Banish idea that Tier III in RTI is special education; Observe educational progress, discrepancy, instructional needs; Use varying levels of assessments in Tier III to determine student needs 10/10/07 Special Ed Connection Key Points for: New NCLB program to gather best-practice RTI strategies for schools; Program to highlight research, offer resources, professional development, mentoring; ED awards $2.83 million-a-year grant to AIR to organize RTI center for state leaders 10/10/07 Website information for The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring 10/10/07 RTI Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Schools, example “Response to Intervention and Your School: A Handout for Parents” 10/10/07 Florida RtI Update, Summer 2007 Newsletter 10/10/07 Florida Problem Solving and Response to Intervention: Online Resources 10/10/07 RTI Wire: You Guide to FREE Resources for Response to Intervention 10/10/07 Jim Wright’s presentation: Getting Started with RTI: A Guide for Schools 10/10/07 Jim Wright’s Response-to-Intervention School Readiness Survey 10/10/07 Jim Wright’s PowerPoint Presentation: Getting Started with RTI: A Guide for Schools (2006) 10/10/07 Decatur , Texas Care Team Handbook: A Student & Staff Assistance Process (September 2006) 10/10/07 LRP Audio Conference, handout and notes: Tier III Within RTI: When Traditional Instruction and Intervention Aren’t Enough (September 26, 2007) 10/10/07 DISTRICT SAMPLES 10/10/07 Student Summary of Concerns (DRAFT revised form) - Walton County Parent Notification of Intervention Activities/Screening – Walton County (revised form) Review of Student Data – Walton County (revised form) Parent Conferences and Screening – Walton County (revised form) Tier I Decision-Making Process Problem Analysis Worksheet – Walton County (revised form) Tier II Decision-Making Process Problem Analysis Worksheet – Walton County (revised form) Checklist for Eligibility Determination for Special Program Autism Spectrum Disorder: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger’s Mild to Severe – Alachua County Checklist for Eligibility Determination for Special Program Specific Learning Disabilities – Alachua County Checklist for Eligibility Determination for Special Program Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities – Alachua County Procedural Safeguards Notice - Flagler County Personnel Activity Reporting System “Employee Handbook” – DeSoto County ADMINISTRATOR SURVEYS 10/10/07 Adaptive PE ESE Services vs Required Courses Bus Driver Training TEAM/CPI Training Harness on a School Bus Physical Therapy Services ($/hr) Curriculum for Low Functioning Students Option 2 Graduation AIP(PMP)/IEP ESE Paraprofessionals in Title I schools Medicaid Gifted Screenings IDEA Funds and Charter Schools OPPAGA Gifted Survey Alternate Education Setting and ESE Services Materials for Orthopedically Impaired Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Committee's report on placement options doesn't deprive mom of participation rights Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Opportunity to interact with peers makes part-time SDC placement student's LRE Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Omission of general education teacher shows child's placement was predetermined Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Delay in evaluation process entitles teenager with ED to compensatory education Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Failure to address behavior, absences forces district to defend Section 1983 lawsuit Special Ed Connection Key Points: Bills in Congress aim to strengthen, coordinate PBS efforts Special Ed Connection Key Points: 'Scientifically based research; could get makeover in new NCLB Special Ed Connection Key Points: Attempt to broaden definition of 'disability' jeopardizes current child find procedure Special Ed Connection 'Tip of the Week': Play offense, not defense, when parents request Independent Education Evaluation Special Ed Connectin FERPA File: School can withhold records of transferring student Chron.com article: Supreme Court: NYC board must pay for private school tuition Special Ed Connection Case Summary: Parents can seek private school costs despite child's prior lack of services The Special Educator article, "'Cautionary' settlement may spark more litigation of specialized schools" Commercialappeal.com Memphis online article: Schools reach out to growing number of autistic children Tallahassee.com article: FSU gets grant to study autism Yahoo News Associated Press article: Autism epidemic may be all in the label floridatoday.com article: Catching Autism Early, Screening, treatment center to open on Florida Tech's campus in 2009 Los Angeles Times lattimes.com article: Science aside, food therapy for autism has support American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: New Medication Guide Available for Parents on Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Tennessee.com article: Pre-K program uses peers to teach conflict resolution Special Ed Connection Key Points: Consider inviting student to IEP meeting if he would benefit from transition talks Special Ed Connection Key Points: Maximize results from text-to-speech technology in LRE The Special Educator article, "Report urges high schools to pick up pace on RTI Alachua County's Quick Reference for Intervention Strategies, January 2007, reproduced with the permission of Volusia County Schools PowerPoint presented in Alachua County: Writing Measurable Academic & Behavior Interventions, includes sample intervention Forms Special Ed Connections Key Points: Partner with university to strengthen your approach to RTI New Roles in Response to Intervention: Creating Success for Schools and Children LRP Audio Conference PowerPoint and Notes: RTI in Middle and High School: Keys to Implementation Article from The Special Educator, "Schools mostly on their own when paying for therapies." The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Autism organization asks U.S. Supreme Court to grant cert in stay-put case; Couple wants school board to maintain early intervention services triplets had been receiving for autism; Case would decide whether IDEA's Part B stay-put provision also applies to services provided under Part C.
Article from South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com, "ARC Broward helps autistic boy improve behavior." The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Parents seek clear individualization of plan, placement for children with autism; Avoid 'dumping' students with disabilities into general ed classrooms; Support interactive opportunities for students with disabilities, nondisabled peers. Article from bostom.com, "amking room for autism." Article from chicagotribute.com, "Genetic link found to some with autism." Article from Newsday.com, "Expanding autism help on Long Island." 1/22/08 South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com, "Charter high school OK'd for Palm Beach County students with autism." 1/22/08 Article from Today's School Psychologist, "OSEP letter clarifies need for parental consent with FBAs." Article from The Special Educator, "Parents' approval, absence of harm justifies medication provision in BIP." Article from Special Education IEP Team Training, "Recognize impact of social-emotional needs on school performance." Article from The Special Educator, "Draw clear distinction between general, special ed discipline process." Special Connection's Ruling Roundup: Disciplinary Removals The Special Connection's Key Points: BIP created via IEP process is written record of decisions made by school, parents; IEP should contain goals for disability-related behaviors; Include classroom interventions for nondisability-related conduct in BIPs. Article from The Special Educator, "Address academic needs of violent students in diagnostic placements." IDEA 2004 Due Process Procedures/Timelines (developed by ISRD) Sample letter, summary information, and survey to be used for communicating with private school providers concerning the school district's responsibilities under IDEA with regard to parentally placed students in private schools, developed by Julie Weatherly, Esq. Checklist for responding to Due Process Hearing Requests effective July 1, 2003 developed by Julie Weatherly, Esq. Due process complaint requirements developed by Julie Weatherly, Esq. Request for a due process hearing form developed by Julie Weatherly, Esq. Article from The Special Educator, "Pro se representation tops list of key special ed issues for 2007." The Special Connection's Key Points: Address students' refusals of accomodations; Ensure teachers know about legal obligations to implement 504 plans; Include older students in 504 planning meetings. The Special Connection's FERPA FILE: Parent's access rights don't hinge on custodial parent's consent. Article from The Special Education IEP Team Trainer, "Anticipate litigation when parents find fault with proposed IEPs." Special Education Law Monthly, Manifestation Determination, "Duration, spacing of suspensions eliminate need for MD hearing." Special Education Law Monthly, Stay Put: "Identification of agency in IEP keeps district from changing providers." The Special Connection's Key Points: Predetermining student's placement amounts to procedural violation of IDEA; Court: Predetermination not synonymous with preparation; Court: Schools can prepare 'as long as they are willing to listen to the parents'. The Special Connection's FERPA FILE: Test question booklets may be disclosed if necessary to explain answers. Training Tips for IEP Team Members, from LRP: Annual goals: A quick resource guide; Relationship between annual goals, short-term objectives. Article from Special Education IEP Team Trainer, "Help team craft measurable, meaningful annual goals." Article from Special Education IEP Team Trainer, "Involve parents early, ease fears to encourage participation." Article from Special Education IEP Team Trainer, "Omission of general ed teacher shows placement was predetermined." Article from Speical Education IEP Team Trainer, "Stay flexible to maintain validity of high-stakes tests." Article from The Special Educator, "'Cautionary' settlement may spark more litigation of specialized schools." The Special Connection's Key Points: Limit goals, objectives in IEPs to one-year span; Ultimate goal of IDEA is to provide children with disabilities with future. Training Tips for IEP Team Members, from LRP: Least restrictive environment: A quick resource guide; Relationship of IEP development to placement. Article from The Wall Street Journal (online), "How a School in Florida Got Mainstreaming Right." Article from The Wall Street Journal (online), "Schools Accused of Pushing Mainstreaming to Cut Costs." The Special Connection's Ruling Roundup: Educational methodology. Article from The Special Education IEP Team Trainer, "Review of existing evaluation data is a team effort." Article from The Special Educator, "Expedite process when suspicions of suicidal tendencies emerge." The Special Education Law Monthly, Evaluations: "Access to private evaluations stops LEA from conducting own testing." Article from washingtonpost.com, "Waiting too late to test?" Special Ed Connection's Key Points: Educate colleagues on signs of suicidal tendencies; Discuss subtile behaviors, such as risk-taking, that may betray plans for suicide; Ensure administrators, parents understand need for expediency. Article from the National Association of School Psychologists, "What Makes a School Psychologist a School Psychologist?" Article from The Special Educator, "Partner with university to strengthen your approach to intervention." Article from The Speical Educaotr, "Report urges high schools to pick up pace on RtI." Article from The Special Educator, Washington Watch: RTI information sharing to get boost from new NCLD initiative; ED awards $2.83 million/year grant to organize RTI center; Advocates: NCLB discussion draft doesn't address special ed grad rates. Article from Today's School Psychologist, "Address older students' schedules, 'defensive behaviors' in RTI model." Article from Today's School Psychologist, Washington Watch: New ED center central point for RTI support, information. The Special Connection's Key Points: Illinois develops strategy to implement RTI statewide; State BOE published plan for training staff members in all areas of RTI; State requires RTI plan in each district by 2009; Plans must be in place in 2010-11 school year. LRP Audio Conference (12/5/07): Making RTI Work: Keys to Bringing General and Speical Education Together, presented by Eric P. Hartwig, Ph.D. Email from Eric Hartwig, re: Intervention Resources and citations. Special Ed Connection, Ruling Roundup: Early childhood/preschool Special Ed Connection's Key Points: Support communication among staff with clear inclusion expectations; Integrate general educators, special ed therapists into classroom to bolster programs; Promote interaction between students throughout day to maximize inclusion. Special Ed Connection, Case Review: District's link to after-school program triggers duty to provide 1-to-1 aide. Special Ed Connection's Ruling Roundup: Transportation. Special Ed Connection's Ruling Roundup: Transfer Students. Special Ed Connection's Key Points: Monitor, interpreter needed on bus if child isn't able to communicate with others; If students with hearing impairment uses interpreter services in class, similar services may be needed on bus. Message from the U.S. Department of Education re: Doing What Works website. Article from Education Week, "Bush Administration to Limit Medicaid Payments to Schools." Article from The Gainesville Sun, "Florida schools rant 14th nationally." Article from South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com, "New testing standards devised for severely mentally impaired students." DISTRICT PROCEDURES/SAMPLES
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The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: IDEA 2004 provision allows LEAs, parents to excuse IEP members from meetings; Administrators say new protocol is efficient, saves money; Teachers say substantial changes are made in absence of key team members The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Don't presume parents will predetermine placements in advance of IEP meetings; Engage parents in written correspondence when they don't consider your placement offerings; Make clear to parents you're willing, able to offer FAPE The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Placing students based on disability label can prove costly; Implement trail-based placement, communicate frequently with parents; Adopt best practices from accomplished programs near you The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Address 'continuing demarcation' between general, special educators; Tap into special educators' skill sets to support RTI efforts; Build effective relationships between department staffers with four-step approach The Special Ed Connection, OSEP Files: Schools' obligation to use RTI turns on nature of LEA's implementation The Special Ed Connection, Q & A with Diane Morrison and Madi Phillips, presenters for the LRP audio conference, RTI in Middle and High School: Keys to Implementation The Special Ed Connection, Ruling Roundup: Autism From Cleveland.com, "Winkelman family wins ruling against Parma schools over autistic son's education" From abcnew.go.com, "Autism Breakthrough: Girl's writings explain her behavior and feelings" The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Review when parents consent is required to conduct an FBA; Involve parents in their students' behavior intervention plans; Recognize need for due process if parents deny consent The Special Ed Connection, Smart Start: Serious Emotional Disturbance (Eligibility) The Special Ed Connection, Smart Start: Social Maladjustment as a Mental Impairment The Special Ed Connection article, Districts characterize social maladjustment as "willful behavior" The Special Ed Connection, Key Points: Districts overidentify students with ED based on 'bad behavior'; Use federal, state criteria for SED to determine social maladjustment guidelines; Social maladjustment often compared to 'willful, defiant' behavior Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Newsletter article, "Responses to Intervention and Positive Behavior Support; Brothers from Different Mothers or Sisters with Different Misters?" by Therese Sandomierski, Don Kincaid, and Bob Algozzine The Special Ed Connection, You Be the Judge: Can a district change a teen's placement after BB gun offense? The Special Ed Connection, You Be the Judge: Did district retailiate against student for mother's advocacy? The Special Ed Connection, Smart Start: Placement - Placing Preschoolers Foundation for Child Development Policy Brief, Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion Center for Evidence-based Practices to Improve Social Emotional Development of Young Children (http://www.challengingbehavior.org), User's Manual and Support Guide for Creating Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior
This material was reproduced with permission granted from Rochelle Lentini, USF, The materials were developed by Bobbie Vaughn, Lise Fox, and Rochelle Lentini. The Special Connection, OSEP Files: For-profit school's students aren't entitled to equitable services The Special Connection, forms: Scientifically Based Research (SBR) Criteria Checklist QUESTION/RESPONSES - DOE/BEESS and Julie Weatherly, Esq.
Descipline - Parent requesting ESE evaluation, response from Julie Weatherly, Esq.
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From The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, Q & A: Helping Educators Discuss Responsiveness to Intervention with Parents and Students Article from the National High School Center (betterhighschools.org), Developing Early Warning Systems to Identify Potential High School Dropouts From the Alliance for Excellent Education, Fact Sheet, January 2009: Students with Disabilities in U.S. High Schools Article from InForum, Using Unique Identifiers to Promote Data Sharing Between Part C and Part B From the National Center for Special Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, The Post-High School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities up to 4 Years After High School, A Report From the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) Alachua County: Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team Written Report for Specific Learning Disability, Addendum to Informed Notice of Eligibility/Ineligibility The Florida Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project: Year 1 Evaluation Report, Executive Summary Article from Education Week, "Response to Intervention' in Math Seen as Challenging" Article from the Council for Exceptional Children, "American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Making Wise Investments to Support Positive Outcomes for All Students with Exceptionalities" FDOE/BEESS, Diploma Decisions for Students with Disabilities - What Parents Need to Know: Student Profile for Choosing a Standard or Special Diploma, revised 2005 Technical Assistance Paper (TAP): The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 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Provided by Sibley & Associates, PL, "Cross Reference Table of Selected Federal Education Statutes and Regulations with Florida Administrative Code" FDOE, "Assessment/Curriculum Decision Tree for Reading Improvement Grades 3-12 for the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading" Article from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), "USDE announces Texas as the first state to have standards approved" Virginia Sasser, FDOE/BEESS, resonse to questions posed regarding "Discarding equipment purchased with IDEA money" District RTI Plans/Information Revocation of Consent Forms Manifestation Determination Forms Restraint/Seclusion Corporal Punishment/Exemption FBA/BIPs and Age of Majority Baker County - Performance Based Knowledge and Skills Compensation Criteria Putnam - Parent Notification of Diploma Options Section 504 Powerpoint Presentation from the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities Virtual Seminar, "Building Posititve Relationships to Prevent Drop-Out and Other Negative Outcomes FDOE Memorandum RE: Changes to FCAT for High School Graduation, September 16, 2009 Powerpoint Presentation from the Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, "Revising High School Grading Requirements, Revision of Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C." From NASDSE's In Forum, "Superintendent Leadership: Promoting General Special Education Collaboration," September, 2009 From Florida Inclusion Network (FIN), "Making Friends: Ten Tips to Help Your Child Make and Keep Friends" Resources for Indicators 9 and 10, FDOE/BEESS Checklists for Transition Services Requirements, Updated August 2009, FDOE/BEESS From IDEA Partnership:
Think College! College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities Powerpoint from The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) Webinar, "Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education and National Service: Making the Connection" The National Autism Center's Nation Standards Project, Findings and Conclusions From The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), University of South Florida, "Autism and Mental Health Issues: A Guidebook on Mental Health Issues Affecting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder" From The National Center for Learning Disabilities, "The State of Learning Disabilities 2009" (Report) Florida Alternate Assessment: Test Designs, Blueprints and Item Specifications for Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science, 2009-2010 Assessment Press Release: Secretary Duncan Sends Letter to Chief State School Officers on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools From FIN (UNF), "In-Class Supports for Teachers, Staff, and Administrators" White Paper on the Verticy Learning - Research to Support the First Orton-Gillingham-Based Distance Learning Program for Students with Language-Based Learning Differences 11/20/09
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IRCA Article, "Tips to Consider When Including a Student with ASD in Art, Music, or Physical Education."
5/30/08
IRCA Article, "Transition to Middle School."
5/30/08
IRCA Article, "Transition: Preparing for a Lifetime."
5/30/08
IRCA Article, "Supporting Students with Asperger's Syndrome."
5/30/08
IRCA Article, "Tips for Teaching High Functioning People with Autism."
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7/31/08
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ISRD ESE Director Survey: Contracted School Psychologists
7/31/08
Hendry County’s Intervention and Action Plans for Indicators 1 and 2
7/31/08
Sumter County’s Action Plan for Indicator 2
7/31/08
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Alachua County’s ESE Program Allocation Formula
7/31/08
Website for Putnam County’s ESE Admissions and Placement Manual
7/31/08
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Email from Heather George, PBS Project
7/31/08
Information from the SWIS (School-wide Information System) website
7/31/08
Article from The New York Times, “Calm Down or Else”
7/31/08
Article from NASDSE’s inForum Newsletter, Summary of Performance
7/31/08
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Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
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From the BEESS Weekly Memo, April 10, 2009: Training Resources
6/17/09
Article from InForum, State-Level Approaches to Co-Teaching
6/17/09
From the BEESS Weekly Memo, June 5, 2009: Training Resources
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Brevard County: Instructional Unit Allocation Factors
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Intermittent Hospital/Homebound Services
8/24/09
Curriculum for Students Working on Access Points
8/24/09
Tools for Data Collection
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Transporting ESE Students
8/24/09
Gifted Services
8/24/09
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IDEA, Part B - ARRA Funds
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Head Start Contract
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ISRD Surveys/District Samples
Item Description
Progress Monitoring Tool for Students Working on Access Points
Returning DJJ Students
FCAT Scores and Cluster Sites
BDI: Concerns with Administration
Coding: Special Diploma Graduates Returning to School
504 Voluntary Agreement and Board Approval
504 Resolution Agreement
504 Hearing Officer Designation
Gifted Plan B