Special Edge 1/24/20

There is an ORPATS (STAR) Workshop coming to town. Read more about it here.


District SIW Options February and March

***PLEASE SIGN UP IN PERFORMANCE MATTERS FOR REMAINING SIW DATES***
 
Elementary Teachers
 
The last two SIW’s will be a repeat of the same sessions from November. Please log in to Performance Matters and sign up for a different session for February and March. The options are 1) Behavior Data Collection 2)Board Maker 3) Accommodations/Modifications 4)Assistive Technology 5)OT-Sensory 6) Social Stories
 
Middle School Teachers
 
On February 12th CMS, HDMS, LPMS, TRS, BIS will attend a session on writing transition IEP’s in the board room at the education (required to attend on this date). Please sign up in performance Matters. All other middle school teachers please sign up for one of the following in performance matters 1) Board maker 2) OT Sensory 3)Social Stories 4)Top 10 coaching tools for behavior 5) We are modifying, Next Steps.
 
On March 11th PCMS, SVMS, PBMS, REALMS, WVMS will attend a session on writing transition IEP’s in room 312 at the education center (required to attend on this date). Please sign up in performance Matters. All other middle school teachers please sign up for one of the following in performance matters 1) Board maker 2) OT Sensory 3)Social Stories 4)Top 10 coaching tools for behavior 5) We are modifying, Next Steps.
 
High School Teachers
 
All high school teachers will sign up for (in performance matters) and attend one of the following sessions on both February 12th and March 11th. The sessions will be the same for both dates, so you can attend multiple sessions over the two dates. The sessions will be: 1) Board maker 2) OT Sensory 3)Social Stories 4)Top 10 coaching tools for behavior 5) We are modifying, Next Steps.

From the Desk of Sean Reinhart:

Bend – La Pine Schools Inclusive Schools Initiative

Bend – La Pine Schools strives to create an inclusive culture and environment for all learners.  We believe, to the greatest extent possible, that all students should maximize time spent in the general education classroom regardless of their special education services or related services.  To this end, it is imperative that the educational planning process begins with services in the general education setting and end with the need for specialized services in more segregated settings… continue reading


From the Desk of Colleen Funderburg:

Early Childhood Special Education
Please meet as a school team to review your lists of incoming kindergarten students, if you haven’t done so already. All the pre-evaluation meetings have been scheduled with our early childhood teams between February 2/18 – 2/21.  Your school psychologist and speech and language pathologist have received the invites to the meetings.  Please reference the document titled “General Guidance for ECSE” for more details about timeline and expectations.  Please reach out if you have any further questions.  The link to the Google Drive Folder is here:  ECSE 2019-20

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