From Colleen Funderburg
Other Agency Participation at IEP Meetings
To increase community participation of our partners at IEP meetings we have collaborated with Deschutes County Intellectual/Developmental Disability services to curate a list of currently eligible students and their service coordinators.
Each case manager with a currently eligible student will be receiving an email with the service coordinator’s name. We are also adjusting the scheduling Google meeting invite form that goes to Records Clerks so that we can increase our service coordinators’ participation at IEP meetings.
Who is eligible for I/DD Services?
Individuals with diagnosed intellectual and developmental disabilities. The disability is expected to last a lifetime and it must impact at least 2 everyday living skills (ie: self-care, communication, learning, socialization, mobility, and self-direction). The onset of the condition must have occurred before age 22 and students with an ID diagnosis must be eligible before age 18.
How do students qualify for I/DD services?
There is an application process through Deschutes County. There are specific criteria required to determine eligibility. This is discussed with an eligibility specialist. You can read more about the eligibility process and application at THIS link.
Why would we include service coordinators at IEP meetings?
We are required, beginning with the first IEP in effect for transition (grade 8 in BLP), to identify any other agency that would be invited to the IEP meeting with parent consent. Our service coordinators at I/DD meet this requirement.
How do service coordinators support our students and families?
They support planning for the student’s future, they can develop goals, collaborate, coordinate and support at school IEP meetings, as well as help families with relief and respite care. For our adult students, they support the transition from school to adulthood. They will assist the individual with connecting to housing services, In-Home services, vocational services, and community resources. Having service coordinators at our IEP meetings is another way to make connections between the transition portion of the IEP as well as outside agency coordination.
Keep an eye out for an email. If you have any questions regarding students and I/DD service coordinators please reach out to Denise Sevigny at x1065 or [email protected]……..
From Stephanie Smith_Krista Baker
We’re reaching out to remind everyone that the Hydroxyl Machines that were delivered to the former Life Skills programs at the start of the pandemic are a great way to help keep your classrooms air filtered. It can be a tool used to share between your classrooms. One of the best ways to utilize it is by simply plugging it in and turning it on to run throughout the evening. Remember to NOT run the Ozone part of the machine, that is to be done only by the Building Maintenance team. If you have any questions on how to operate the machine, please feel free to reach out to me, I am happy to help.
Click on “Classroom Cleaning Checklist” should you need one.
PD OPPORTUNITY – Classified Inclusion EAs
Here is an amazing PD opportunity for classified Inclusion EA’s to learn how to use Boardmaker, or enhance their skills if they already know the basics.
Wednesday Jan. 12th – Educator Network Day.
Elementary 1 to 2:30p.m.
Middle School 3 to 4:30p.m.
High School wander in between the two times as it works in the release schedule.
Location: HDMS Media Center
Please sign up in Performance Matters
For the Boardmaker Training, staff will need to bring the following:
- Computer
- Boardmaker login (you will need to get this from your supervising teacher, they are shared)
- The most recent version Boardmaker 7 downloaded
- Boardmaker downloaded onto their computer (Directions on how to download here)
- A student in mind they’d like to create something for