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1. New to Special Education: So Much to Learn!

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 8/2/2024 to 8/7/2024

This basic training is developed with new special education professionals in mind and focuses on the areas of most common noncompliance including, but not limited to, discipline, IEP development and evaluations/reevaluations. Provides hands-on training using the model forms, the Standards and Indicators Manual and the State Plan for Special Education. (This does not meet the credentialing requirements for Beginning Teacher Assistance Program) Day 1 will include an overview of the special education processes and timelines, where to find vital information/resources on the DESE website to assist you, Quality IEP training including SMART goals and Standards Based goals, Specially Designed Instruction, and some High Leverage Practices. These two days will just give you some background knowledge to hopefully help you understand what your director and/or process coordinator are talking about when you are working with them. This is a TWO day training and you MUST attend BOTH days! We will meet in the Meyer Alumni Center on August 2nd and Park Central Office Building in Room #235 on August 7th. The cost is $80 and includes parking, breakfast, and lunch for BOTH days. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 as you sign-in and get settled - training will begin promptly at 9:00. Working lunch will be served around 11:30 or 12:00 and you will be done by 3:00 PM. If you are a long term substitute in special education, you can register for EITHER this training or the long term substitute training on 9/16 - you don't need to register for both trainings.

2. Let's Talk Speech and Language!

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: TBD (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 8/5/2024

Pat Jones and Cindy Reineke, SLPs from Liberty Public Schools, will be here talking about how to use the 3:1 work model, implementing speech and language interventions for students, and discussing speech and language eligibility criteria. We are excited to have them in SW Missouri sharing their knowledge and answering your questions. Nixa Public Schools will be hosting the event on August 5th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. We will be meeting in the Community Room at Nixa Public Schools located at 301 S. Main Street in Nixa. Park in the visitor parking in the back of the building and enter through the doors under the Community Room awning.

3. Discipline and Students with Disabilities (IDEA and Section 504)

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 8/28/2024

Starting Soon

Betsey Helfrich, Attorney, will be here on August 28th from 10:00 - 12:30 to talk about disciplining students with disabilities. This is designed for administrators issuing discipline, special education staff involved in the IDEA discipline process including Manifestation Determinations, and 504 Coordinators. It is always great to have Betsey provide her legal expertise related to discipline and recent due process/court proceedings that impact the process. The cost is $40 and we must have at least 40 paid registrations for the event to make.

4. I am the Process Coordinator! Now What?

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 9/3/2024 to 2/25/2025

Join us on September 3rd and February 25th as we discuss how process coordinators can best support special education teachers. We will discuss organization for the PC and how they can organize their teachers, talk about process items such as referrals, REDs, assessments, interpretation of assessments, eligibility, and IEPs. Cost is $60 and includes two days of training with lunch and parking provided. This is a two day commitment so please make sure you are available both of these dates when you sign up. We will meet in the Park Central Office Building in Room #112. Training on September 3rd will be in the Meyer Alumni Center at 300 S Jefferson.

5. Developing Quality IEPs While Aligning Student Success Using Missouri Learning Standards

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 9/30/2024

In the post-Endrew F. world, Individual Education Program (IEPs) teams must write IEPs designed to help students make meaningful progress. Learn the art of developing IEPs in which the present level of academic and functional performance forms a solid foundation for writing SMART/Standards-Based goals, describing specially designed instruction, and designing classroom accommodations and modifications. Developing IEPs linked to the Missouri Learning Standards helps the IEP team see the importance of connecting instructional goals to the general education curriculum and grade level standards. Participants will: ● understand alignment and its benefits. ● understand the 7-Step Standards-Based IEP Process ● develop awareness of the components required to construct a present level using the Standards-Based IEP process ● develop SMART Standards-Based IEP goals Additionally, participants will learn how to involve parents in the process and review all timelines that must be met to remain in compliance. We will meet on September 30th at Meyer Alumni Center (300 S Jefferson in Springfield). The cost is $40 and includes parking, breakfast, and lunch. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 as you sign-in and get settled - training will begin promptly at 9:00. Working lunch will be served around 11:30 or 12:00 and you will be done by 3:00 PM.

6. Cohort 1 Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Training

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 10/2/2024

Districts who were in Cohort 1 and completed their Special Education Self-Assessment Tiered Monitoring last year will be notified in mid-September of any Corrective Actions they received. This training is designed to provide professional development over the Standards and Indicators called out of compliance in our region. This will fulfill a training component of your CAPs and will assist you in being able to go back and provide professional development on the Indicators your district was called out on. There will be two sessions offered - an AM and an Afternoon. You only need to sign up for ONE session. The morning session will be from 9:00-11:00 and the afternoon session will be from 12:30 - 2:30. We will meet in Room 112 at the Park Central Office Building.

7. Cohort 1 Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Training - Afternoon Session

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 10/2/2024

8. Special Education Eligibility: Making Quality Eligibility Determinations

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 10/21/2024

The focus of this workshop will be on the evaluation process from pre-referral to eligibility. We will look at how decisions are being made regarding which students to evaluate, how to determine what information needs to be gathered through assessments and then how to use that information in eligibility decisions. Information regarding the content of evaluation reports, based on the standards and indicators, will also be included. The training will be held on October 21st in the Meyer Alumni Center. The training will begin at 8:30 AM and end by 3:00 PM. Cost is $30 and includes lunch.

9. Special Education Compliance Monitoring Self-Assessment Training

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 10/22/2024

This training is designed for districts who will going through self-assessment during 2024-2025 (Cohort 2). This will be a full day training designed to assist public agencies in preparation for their Special Education Tiered Monitoring review process. The training will describe the self-assessment process and the use of the IMACS 2.0 system. During the morning session, we will go over the indicators that will be part of the self-assessment and discuss ways to ensure compliance with those indicators. After lunch, a DESE Compliance Supervisor will join us and we will go over the technical aspects of self-assessment and how to use IMACS 2.0 properly to complete the required activities. We will begin at 9:00 AM and the day will end by 3:00 at the latest. Cost is $30 per person and includes lunch and parking. We will meet on the main floor of Meyer Alumni Center located at 300 South Jefferson Avenue in Springfield. Parking instructions will be sent out prior to the training.

10. Experience an Educational Benefit Review (EBR) with Your Team

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 10/23/2024

Have you heard about EBR but want to know more before you decide to have an EBR in your district? This day is designed with you in mind! Bring a team of 4-6 individuals and participate in the EBR process as Amy and Melynda guide you through the steps using a file you bring with you from your district. If you are curious about an EBR, take advantage of this opportunity! The training will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude at 3:00 PM. The cost will be $30 and includes lunch. Important Note: You will make sure each member of your team registers in Frontline due to space. You will be expected to bring a student file with you - making sure there is a complete copy for each of your team members. The file must be a student who has three IEPs with an evaluation report (so it will be a student who is due for a reeval soon). You will make sure your team members each have a copy of the evaluation report, each of the three consecutive IEPs, and the reporting progress page sent to parents for each IEP.

11. How to Collect Data and Progress Monitor to Drive Instruction

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Process Coordinators, Directors

Dates: 11/7/2024

Data, Data, Data: How do I collect it? What do I do with it? Participants will gain an understanding of progress monitoring, learn a variety of ways to collect specific data, and how to use it to drive instruction. We will meet on November 7th at Meyer Alumni Center (300 Jefferson in Springfield). The cost is $40 and includes parking, breakfast, and lunch. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 as you sign in and get settled- training will begin promptly at 9:00. Working lunch will be served around 11:30 or 12:00 and you will be done by 3:00 PM.

12. Transition Academy: Prepping Students for Life

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

Audience: Special Education Teachers, Process Coordinators, Directors

Dates: 12/2/2024 to 12/9/2024

How do I prepare my student(s) to transition to the next phase of life? Participants will learn to use valuable resources to support students in the college or career readiness planning process for their future. The Transition Academy is designed to help educators plan for college and career readiness and positive postsecondary outcomes for students with an lEP. The components to be addressed during the academy are lndicator 13, the transition compliance portion of the student's lEP, how to plan for post-secondary outcomes and the framework and practice of how to include self-determination strategies and skills during instruction. Specific components provided in greater detail will be Transition Assessments and Services and to teach students to participate in the planning process of their future. The cost is $80 and includes parking, breakfast, and lunch for BOTH days. Breakfast will be served starting at 8:30 as you sign-in and get settled- training will begin promptly at 9:00. Working lunch will be served around 11:30 or 12:00 and you will be done by 3:00 P.M. Day 1 will be at Park Central Office Building Room #112 Day 2 will be at the Meyer Alumni Center (300 S. Jefferson, Springfield)

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