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"Needs not Labels, Services not Places, Names not Numbers"
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Announcements & Opportunities
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Awesome Achievements
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Alice Fong Yu
Literacy For Struggling Readers Program
In an effort to catch readers before they fall behind, teachers at Alice Fong Yu K-8 have implemented a coordinated tutoring program that supplements classroom instruction for students needing additional support. Students are referred by their classroom teacher and receive additional individual and group instruction. The supplemental reading program, Literacy for Struggling Readers (LSR), was developed by Robert Ruth, a Mild/Moderate Special Education teacher at Alice Fong Yu.
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Muni Accessibilty Advisory Committee
Demian WIlliams, First Youth Committee Member
Demian Williams, SFUSD CAT student, is the first youth Muni Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC) board member.
Committee members provide input on the accessibility of all aspects of Muni's services. Congrats Demian!
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Updates From Special Education Services
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Spring into SEIS Training
March 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Back by popular demand! Spring into SEIS will offer stations on topics including IEP Prep, compliance and best practice, writing measurable goals and monitoring progress, and Transition Plans. Teachers, Psychologists, Related Service Providers and Administrators will have the opportunity to travel through stations facilitated by Special Education Content Specialists. There will be four training days available, offerred from 3:45-5:30 at Everett Middle School Library.
Register through Cornerstone OnDemand.
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CDE Verification & Compliance
File Pull February 13th
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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Multilingual Pathways Department
Important Reminders
At the beginning of February, case managers should have received a letter for each of the students on their case load who is an English Learner. Letters were sent to principals at each site for distribution during the week of 2/4-8. The letter must be placed in the front of the student's brown folder. This letter will serve as a reminder, as you prepare for the student's IEP, that both English and the student's primary language needs and performance should be discussed throughout the IEP. For a form by form guide, see the "SEIS IEP and Reclassification Guidelines for Students Who Receive English Learner and Special Education Services" located in the SEIS documents library.
For more resources on IEP development for ELs, please see the "IEP Development" Folder on MPD Sharepoint site.
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 Response to Intervention with Diana Browning Wright
The RTI Premier Cohort met for their third time on January 14 and 15. Sites rated themselves on their current implementation of Tier I universal supports. The 26 schools in the Premier Cohort completed their first Universal Screening on Review 360 with an excellent 80% completion rate. Participants are now using information to identify students who may need further intervention. The cohort also learned about progress monitoring. Progress monitoring helps sites base decisions on data which ultimately leads to improved outcomes. The next RTI PD will take place on March 19 & 20.
3 B's Chart: Created by Rachel Allen at Bessie Carmichael
-Kat Weyenberg, RtI Content Specialist
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SEIS Trainings
New Teacher SEIS Training: February 18th
Contact Sarah Ashton to register.
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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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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
"A teacher affects eternity, you can never tell where their influence stops."
- John Adams
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Community
Advisory
Committee
(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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