Special EDGE 1/2/2024

Hope you have a restful and fun winter break.  HERE is a Happiness Calendar for January from The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California Berkeley. Find what inspires you! 

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TOMORROW!!   For our elementary team members, we have an OPTIONAL professional development opportunity.

Topic: Acadience Math Benchmark & Progress Monitoring Overview

Level: Elementary

Location: Virtual via WebEx: https://bls.webex.com/meet/sara.young 

Time: 1:45-2:45 pm 

From the Desk of Shannon Watters

I hope this message finds all of you well!  I wanted to bring to your attention some recent updates that have been implemented to enhance Synergy, specifically with regards to the Meeting Notes/Attendance and documentation within the IEP.

• Meeting Notes/Attendance:  This document is now MANDATORY for every IEP process, meaning the IEP will not finalize without the document completed and finalized.

• Things to Know:
  • You do not need a physical copy of notes or attendance when using this form.  However, if you prefer to have a physical copy, you can upload those to the attachments tab of the document.  You will still need to complete the attendance portion of the Synergy Document.
  • Only Word and PDF documents can be uploaded
  • There are no signature requirements on the new document.  You list who was in attendance, just like on the IEP.
  • The Participants tab populates from the Student’s Team, so make sure the team is up to date.
• How-to and explanation of the document is found on the website

• Tabs on IEP:
  • Testing Tab
    • State and District Assessment Areas have been updated
  • Specially Designed Instruction and Goals-Category Drop-Downs:
    • These two drop-downs are now identical and arranged alphabetically.
  • Provider:
    • Other has been removed, only LEA and Regional remain
  • Anticipated Location:
    • locations have been removed that don’t align with our commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable educational environment.  If you previously had one of the removed selections, you will see a number rather than a location.