Life Skills (FAC & FCC), PPCD & 18+
Monday, September 22, 2014
Introducing.......Some New Faces
Amber Tallant, PPCD @ CDC (3yo)
Worked for Child Protective Services
Worked with Children for 5 years in the Daycare setting
Majored in Health; minored in Psychology at Lamar University
Captain of the Lamar University Dance Team (Danced for 22 years)
Adopted my puppy in April. Her name is Whiskey
Paraprofessional: Gretchen Bruene
ext: 1329
Serenae Levine, FCC @ EMS
· My younger brother was voted top 10 hottest college football players in sports illustrated (LOL)
· If I could be one person, I choose Shakira
· I’m half Panamanian
· My favorite movie is Remember the Titans (Saw it 4 times in the theaters)
· My favorite genre of music is Reggae
· I love to dance and anything outside!
Paraprofessionals: Lauri Burkland & Gabby Perez
ext: 1597
Meghan Mikulka, PPCD @ EES (4yo)
Paraprofessionals: Deanna Carter
ext: 1331
Rosa Reese, FCC @ Neidig Elementary
Paraprofessionals: Claudia Argumedo & Cheryl Smith
ext: 1671
Codi Potter, FAC @ Neidig Elementary & Special Olympics Chair for EISD
Paraprofessionals: Amy McVay, Laura Candanosa, Joanne Starzec & Olivia Jaramillo
ext: 1670
Sarah Stone, FAC @ EMS
Paraprofessional: Vicki Rothrock
ext: 1596
Nancy Smith, FCC @ EHS
Paraprofessionals: Anthony Harper & Larcina Scott
ext: 1132
Gayle Rogstad, FAC @ EHS
Paraprofessional: Louis Villalobos
ext: 1171
Joette Pelliccia, 18+ Program: WIN
ext: 1069
She is housed @ the portables across from the flex campus
Reminders
- Create Monitor Lists in Eduphoria. These must be approved by your campus administrator, so let them know the request has been made by you. (Contact your campus technology coordinator, first, then the help desk).
- All paperwork should have been distributed, electronically, to general education teachers, paraprofessionals & administrators, as applicable. (NEW BUNDLE***BOY Bundle for Admin w/BIP and Deliberations)
- Case Manager Form (see livebinder) upadates can be sent to Polly as needed.
- Are there any bundles that you would like to see? Let Polly know!
- SAMA Dates: Initial Cert: October 7&8. Recertification: October 6th @ Region 13 or A free training in district: October 13th for recertification and Oct 14-15 for initial training. Both of these trainings are at EMS in the library classroom from 8-4. Please register in Eduphoria.
- Autism Training for Special Ed & General Ed. Teachers are available online for FREE through Region 13. Please register if you are working with a student(s) with AU.
- Do you have your schedules posted for staff and students?
- Does your class have a common language?
- Do you know what your students love and hate? Would I?
- Sign in sheets for service providers should be accessible and available
- SHARS/SMART are you entering your info? You should!
- AGC: Access to General Curriculum is a guarantee we make to our students. Need help in seeing it? TEA/STAAR ALT Vertical Alignment
- http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special-ed/staaralt/vertalign/
- Next month's job alike will be at Neidig Elementary, October 16 @ 4:00 pm
- Sped HOOT! More to come.....
What's New?
Parent contact documentation is now available in eSped.
- Only case managers and above have access to these screens
- Please report in a professional/factual manner
- Very beneficial for district personnel and persons conducting ARDs
- This is a very good record of contact we have made with the parents in regards to the student's education, behavior, etc.
- This record will follow the student throughout their EISD education as documented in eSPed
- Archive Folders are now available to better organize our archived documents. *More to come through a pop-up PD
- Active vs. Draft is in full effect
Active or Draft?
Sending Home Proposed Goals
Finished Product
Polly's Tech Picks!
Penultimate
Evernote
Evernote works in conjunction with Penultimate. You will be able to view all of your journals (alphabetical order), create checklists, and save any other important data. It also works with your outlook calendar and will alllow you to set up reminders. You can share reminders with a co-worker or team with ease. It's a great place for me to make checklists and even to store new ideas!
Frequently Asked Questions??????
1. What is the difference between an IPI (Intensive Plan of Instruction) & AIP (Accelerated Instruction Plan)?
AIP/IPI Flow Chart
http://www5.esc13.net/thescoop/speddirectors/files/2013/06/rev_AI-IPI-PGP.6.10.2013.pdf
2. What is the live binder address?
3. Where is Janice Burch Today?
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/1435237?tabid=ad04ad1c-eaf8-7c13-1ce2-90a70bf2e758
Littlefield's Legal Lowdown
Please remember to stick to the service minutes when scheduling and the FIE when determining a student's service minutes in the ARD. After reviewing your service schedule to your students, I am noticing a lot of areas that are NOT typically served by special education. A couple of reminders when making your schedules for the school day and the student's schedule of services in the ARD:
- Resource is a service not a placement. It can occur any place, even concurrent with another student's inclusion time.
- Resource service can also be combined across grade levels, ie: 3rd,4th, & 5th Reading Resource, in the Resource classroom. Or offer your reading time from 9:00-11:00 AM and cycle students through accordingly.
- Please verify that if you are servicing a student in an area like science or social studies it is to support their reading minutes and not additional time given to that student. Over servicing students is as out of compliance as under servicing them.
We Are Elgin Sped!
Director: Ehrikka Hodge ext 1230
District Specialist: Pollyanna Littlefield ext 1239
Elementary Admin. Assistant: Sandra Mogonye ext 1232
Secondary Admin. Assistant: Starla Thomas ext 1231