FSSD Special Education News
Doing what's right for our students - one child at a time
January 20, 2016
As I sit at home enjoying this SNOW DAY, I am finding myself dreaming of the beach - thus the beautiful background picture. Liz McConnell predicted we would have NO snow this year. Sorry, Liz, but I'm very glad you were wrong! I hope you have all taken some time for yourself on this SNOW DAY! Did you eat/drink something warm...take a nap...watch a movie? Spring Break will be here before we know it, and summer isn't far behind.
We are in full swing as we plan for next year. Please include me in your PLC meetings as you begin to talk about next year. I am more than willing to meet with your special ed team any time I can.
See all of the articles below, and enjoy the rest of this month! One day at a time...one student at a time...
Beth Herren
615.794.6624 - FSSD Central Office
615.472-3722 - Direct office line
615.554.4999 - personal cell phone
Thanks for the great PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!!
*BEHAVIOR AND SENSORY STRATEGIES FOR THE HOME* Thanks to the PRESENTERS & VOLUNTEERS at the 1/19/16 PARENT MEETING AT FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY
Hillary Chambers
Meg Morel
Taelor Anderson
Gwen Diamond
Venetia Henry
Megan Sarr
Lucinda West
Amy Kelly
Approximately 24 parents and 9 children attended the parent meeting last night at Franklin Elementary. The extreme cold and threat of snow may have kept some parents away, but the faithful were there. We have one parent who has attended all three meetings. Katie Menanno and Trisha Clark presented on Sensory and Behavior Strategies at Home. The presentation was excellent, and we hope to repeat it in May to give parents some additional strategies for summer.
The next special education parent meeting will be in late March or early April.
The IRIS Center at Vanderbilt
Partners in Education Conference
We will have twenty-four special education representatives at the annual Partners in Education Conference (PIE Conference) - February 8-11, 2016 at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville. February 8 is the pre-conference focusing on RTI2-Behavior. The three days of the PIE Conference (2/9-2/11) will focus on instruction and best practices for all students. The first day of the conference is Monday, February 8. There is no charge for this day, and it focuses on RTI2-Behavior. If you wish to attend this free day, please check with your building level principal to make arrangements to attend. You may access the PIE Conference website at: https://www.tn.gov/education/topic/partners-in-education
*****SPECIAL EDUCATION REMINDERS*****
- DO NOT - UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES - put services on an IEP without the appropriate professional in attendance.
- Keep copies of the IEP draft with changes made during the meeting.
- Upload your documents using PaperClip in EasyIEP - always and often.
- Make sure all current teachers have signed the IEP - including related arts/special classes.
- Do you need to provide a Prior Written Notice to the parents? PRIOR to implementing services or evaluations, we must give WRITTEN NOTICE! See the updated section of the manual on page 13.
- Make sure your present levels are organized by AREA and not by ASSESSMENT - See pages 11-12 of the 2015 Updates (For example, put all Reading Fluency information together - assessments and narratives) When we organize by area, we can determine if the entire present level is exceptional.
- FOLLOW THE BEHAVIOR PLAN! DOCUMENT THE DATA!!
- Read your manual!
WHEN A STUDENT WITH AN IEP IS ASSIGNED TO "IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION"
"HOW TO TAKE NOTES AT AN IEP MEETING"
Cell Phone and Email Confidentiality
Looks like we didn't have to suffer this fate this year:
GUESS THE SNOW DAY UPDATE!
BETSY BAGSBY & TATUM PERRY
Congratulations on your guessing accuracy! You will receive your "prize" as soon as I am able to get out of the neighborhood and figure out what to buy!
Important Upcoming Events
- Internet Security parent meeting - Thursday, January 21 - 6:30 at FIS theatre
- PIE Conference - February 8-11
Beth Herren, Supervisor of Special Populations
Email: herreneli@fssd.org
Website: www.fssd.org
Location: 507 New Highway 96 West, Franklin, TN, United States
Phone: 615.794.6624