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"Needs not Labels, Services not Places, Names not Numbers"
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Ulloa Elementary School
Inclusion Quilt, Inclusive Schools Week, 2012
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Announcements & Opportunities
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Frankee Grove, Independence High School
Won a $20 Gift Card From Peet's Coffee!
Inclusive Schools Week
Congratulations Frankee!
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Awesome Achievements!
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Inclusion Quilt
Ulloa teachers Alexa Cadwallader and Amy Buffington celebrated Inclusive Schools Week by making a school-wide "Inclusion Quilt" with images, mottos, and shared experiences of what inclusion feels or looks like to kids. Each student decorated a 4x4 square that was placed on a larger 21x21 square for their class. They then tied all 21 class pieces together with yarn.(The Inclusion Quilt is featured at the top of the newsletter.)
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 Argonne Elementary Celebrating Diverse Learners
Students at Argonne Elementary celebrated Inclusive Schools Week by decorating "gifts". The gifts symbolized each diverse learner and what they bring to the Argonne Community. Staff also visited classrooms and gave lessons about diversity and the importance of welcoming and respecting all members of the community. Read More
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Updates
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Welcome Dr. Shah!
Special Education Director
Welcome to Dr. Minoo Shah our new Special Educator Director. Dr. Shah has been working for San Francisco Unified School District for fourteen years. She has served as a psychologist and has been a catalyst for change in the redesign of Special Education Services. Her leadership has been instrumental in furthering the efforts of inclusive practices and positive parent and community relationships.
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CDE Verification & Compliance
January Updates & Trainings
The CDE will be pulling files (File Pull #3) for students who have had IEPs in January and the first two weeks of February. Ensure IEPs are compliant with State and Federal Mandates (see below documents) and are serving the educational needs of students receiving Special Education Services with SFUSD.
Compliance Training Power Point
Hot Spots: Commonly Occurring IEP Compliance Errors
-Dr. Shah, Special Education Director
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Myths and Facts Inclusive Education
Tom Mihail, MD
Tom is committed to family involvement, early intervention, supportive inclusive education, productive planning for transition to adulthood, diversity and multicultural education. His career includes 43 years in education and 26 years as a professor in Special Education at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana.
Click Here: Myths and Facts about Supported Inclusive Education
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 Response to Intervention with Diana Browning Wright
The SFUSD RTI Premier Cohort has been participating in their third large-group professional development that took place January 14 and 15. At this PD, schools discussed how to interpret their Universal Screening results, Tier II interventions, progress monitoring, and student intervention matching.
-Kat Weyenberg, RtI Content Specialist
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SEIS Trainings
Jan. 22nd: Transition Plans & Ed Benefit / Progress Reporting
Jan. 28th: New Teacher Training
(Contact Sarah Ashton to register, 3-4:30, Cabrillo Multipurpose Room)
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Spring Into SEIS!
(Jump #2: Back By Popular Demand)
March 4th - 3:45-5:30
March 5th - 3:45-5:30
March 6th - 3:45-5:30
March 7th - 3:45-5:30
Everett Middle School Library
More information to come!
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 Happy New Year from Central Office! Thank you for reading this month's Special Education Newsletter. If there is something you would like to submit for the next newsletter please email Sarah Ashton (ashtons@sfusd.edu). Sincerely,
Dr. Elizabeth Blanco
Special Education Services, SFUSD
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Community
Advisory
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(CAC)
The CAC advocates for effective Special Education programs and services.
Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of every month. Please come!
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"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand"
Chinese Proverb
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