{"id":2198,"date":"2025-09-04T21:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/the-special-edge\/?p=2198"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:28:04","slug":"the-special-edge-september-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/the-special-edge\/2025\/09\/04\/the-special-edge-september-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SPECIAL EDGE SEPTEMBER 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WELCOME BACK! HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A FANTASTIC SUMMER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATTENTION LEARNING SPECIALISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS<\/strong><\/strong>: FROM KRISTAN SHOBE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your supply dollar budget this year is $200. This money is to be used for items that will enhance your students’ learning experience. Please send me links to the specific items you are wanting to purchase, or you can create an Amazon Wish List and invite me to it, so I can add the entire list to the cart. Sending me the links, or creating the wish list, makes it easier for me to be sure I am ordering exactly what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you and have a wonder 2025-2026 school year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexible Learning Specialist Workflow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are so happy that Sara Towne is in the newly created Flexible Learning Specialist role. This position was designed to ensure consistent case management support when learning specialists are on leave or depart mid-year.  Please see below for how to access this support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The building administrator becomes aware that a learning specialist will be out of the office for more than 2 weeks.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The building administrator contacts their school\u2019s assigned special education director (Josh Marks, Colleen Funderburg, or Sara Young) to discuss and problem-solve case management support.  *Please do not reach out directly to the flexible learning specialist seeking support.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The district administrator will work with the building administrator and staff to determine what case management support is needed and make a plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The building administrator will share this information with the larger special education team. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. If needed, a communication will be drafted and sent to parents and the larger school staff, depending on the length of the leave <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The building administrator will request a substitute teacher to support direct services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM STUDENT SERVICES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Desktop version with clickable links<\/p>\n\n\n\n