LEA MEETING

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Detailed information on LEA meetings and trainings including dates, locations, topics covered, and attendee responsibilities. Also, guidelines on Enrich program actions and staff changes. Images depicting key personnel and meeting schedules are included in the provided content.

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LEA MEETING September 1st, 2016

ANASTASIA SANDS District Staffing Specialist

This Years Meetings Two types of meetings: LEA Meetings LEA Trainings

LEA Meetings Held 4 times this year one each quarter Full day sessions Meet at high schools in each region Updates from program specialists Professional Development from district staff Attendee takes information back to school staff

Dates September 1st Winter Haven Senior November 2nd Bartow Senior High January 6th Tenoroc High School February 28th George W. Jenkins Senior High

LEA Trainings 6 half day sessions this year Attend with your geographical region One attendee from each school Hands on, small group training Topics: Writing compliant IEPs & other paperwork Holding IEP meetings Holding manifestation meetings Dealing with difficult parents/scenarios Attendee returns and trains school staff

Dates October November January February March May Note: PSC Lakeland LTB 1125/A

CHRIS ENGLISH ESE Technology Specialist

Four Laws of Enrich 1.Print. Sign. THEN Finalize 2.Finalized Plans are Final 3.Do Things in Order 4.Pending Items Can t Be Deleted

New Enrich Actions Consent for Alternate Assessment Parent Consent for Center Placement Waiver of Test Results Parent Permission for Initial Evaluation Gifted Characteristics Checklist (in SPED Program) Case Conference Form (504 and Gifted Programs)

Changed Enrich Actions Consent for Reevaluation

Staff Changes Staff new to your school must log on to Enrich once to create account Dependent on the movement of the email account to the correct container in the directory New users with classes scheduled get Regular Education Teacher role by default Must get proper security role to edit New users with no classes scheduled get a No Access message Must get proper security role to view or edit

Assistance Christopher.English@polk-fl.net http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/technology/excent/default.htm Moodle training available on the PDS system

JOANNE STIDHAM Speech/Language & LAT Team TRST

STEFANIE BROKAS LAT Team Lead

SHANNON GILLESPIE Social Work

SHERRY SCOTT Student Services Senior Manager

TRACY DASHER SEDNET Project Manager

Counseling as a Related Service Does the student have a DSM diagnosis? Is counseling going to aid the student in benefiting from his/her educational program? Is it needed to facilitate academic, social/interpersonal or emotional/behavioral progress? Does the student have a social/emotional goal on IEP?

IEP/PST Team and Problem Solving Discussion may include: What is the problem? Why is it occurring? What student outcome is expected? What interventions are effective for this type of behavior? Is mental health counseling a good match for this problem behavior? What other interventions will be implemented?

School Based Mental Health Contact Liaison to district office; facilitates the process (1 per school) Identifies and maintains updated list of students with services documented on IEPs/EP s, communicates this information and changes to designated district staff Participates in quarterly progress monitoring meetings with the contracted mental health counselor and other stake holders at the school/encourages teachers to submit input for progress monitoring reports

School Based Mental Health Services IDEA funding Provided by Winter Haven Hospital/Baycare, Center for Behavioral Health PLEASE have a sign-in sheet available at your site for your contracted counselor(s) each time they visit (Needed for audit purposes) Invite contracted counselors to IEP meetings for input, and ESPECIALLY initial MH referrals meetings- or contact Tracy Dasher/Kim Saenz 22

Funding Responsibilities Compensatory Services-IDEA grant Recommendations for the team to consider: change to services/minutes, discontinuation-due to goals being met, absences, refusal of services, other outside counseling services(cause conflict of interest), etc.

Progress Monitoring Progress Monitoring Summary-sent in by the contracted counselor 4 times a year after meeting with school rep and other stakeholders. Behavior/Other relevant data is to be kept by the school. Are there additional supports in place? (example: direct instruction in social skills?, individual behavior plans? BCBA supports?)

The Essentials Referral Submission-done with the IEP-do not send anything to ESE office Scheduling done by contracted Mental Health Counselor assigned to your school Absences/Refusals/Ammendments Behavior/Other Data to be maintained by school personnel and discussed at the progress monitoring meetings (each quarter) Purpose of progress monitoring Program questions and issues/Tracy Dasher Peace River # (863) 519-3744

DENISSE SANTOS Autism TRST (Alternate Assessment)

JENNIFER READING Intellectual Disabilities TRST (Alternate Assessment)

ASD/InD Updates New units on blue sheet ASD/InD Specialized units Alternate Assessment Core Curriculum: Unique Learning/n2y curriculum UL Training on Contact day ASD Eligibility/Program Not all Students with ASD are in ASD and/or ASD/InD units Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Different abilities, different needs Services and placement based on individual student need, not program Request for Support and/or Consultation Send request to your senior manager

Access Courses Core Courses High School Access ENG 1/2: 9th and 10th graders Access ENG 3/4: 11th and 12th graders Specials/Electives Use Access Courses when available Scheduled under regular courses, student will have to take EOY EOY Waiver (Same form as State Assessment Waiver Form Resources on Polk Intranet Access courses PK-12: ESE>Access Courses Updated Waiver Form: ESE>Statewide Standardized Results Waiver Form For SWD REV MAY16 (WORD)

Exemptions

Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) 2016 Spring Results No scale scores for 2016, waiting on the state for direction Score reports were sent to schools during the summer Training Face-to-Face: Teachers new to FSAA Administration or did not attend training in 2016-17 school year Sept. 30th and Jan. 11th Online Administrating Modules: Teachers who attended training in the 2016-17 school year Available late October 2016 FSAA Portal Testing Coordinator Secondary-November Elementary-January

Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) New Format: FSAA-Datafolio Assessment Planning Resource Guide for Individual Educational Plan (IEP) Teams (Pintranet) Teachers attended training in the summer New Access EOC: Access Civics EOC Access M/J Civics or Access M/J Civics and Career Planning Access US History EOC Access United States History Special Diploma (Alternate Assessment) Course drives assessment

FSAA-Contents Assessed

FSAA/Alternate Assessment Resources Pintranet New Guiding Document for FSAA PCSB Intranet>ESE>Alternate Assessment>Alternate Assessment Participation Process Resources>ResourceGuidetoAssessforIEPTeams Final 22916 (PDF) New Enrich AA Procedure PCSB Intranet>ESE>Alternate Assessment>Alternate Assessment Participation Process Resources> Enrich New Directions For AA FSAA-Performance Task-Computer Based NOT AVAILABLE FSAA Portal Training resources for Florida educators http://fsaa-training.onlinehelp.measuredprogress.org/ ACCESS Project FL DOE Discretionary project http://accesstofls.weebly.com/

Graduation and Standard Diploma AA 2014-15 Cohort: 2016-17 11th graders Grad Status Screen on Genesis Use Graduation Checklist Standard Diploma- AA Check dip option on Genesis screen Performing Arts (PF) requirement: Challenge: Available Access Courses and Certification Requirements PA = Career and Technical Practical Arts Courses that count for Fine Arts credit PF = Visual and Performing Arts Resources on Polk Intranet Graduation Checklist: ESE>LEA>GraduationCheklistStandardDipAA (PDF)

LISA CARR Hospital Homebound Lead Teacher

EMILY MISTRETTA Gifted TRST

REMINDERS/UPDATES Anastasia Sands

Additional District Contacts McKay Scholarships Janet Cameron PreK/Transition Gregory Kent OTs/PTs Teri Crace

IEP Meeting Contacts ESE Nurses: Melanie Peter & Donna Harvard Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Kimberly Vandervort Visually Impaired: Roberta Dailey Spanish Interpreter: Lourdes Suarez Haitian-Creole Interpreter: Derline Joboham (651-1616)