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"Needs not Labels, Services not Places, Names not Numbers"
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CAC Flyer: Distribute to Parents/Guardians at IEP Meetings
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504 Training
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Access and Equity
504 Training for District Employees
The 3rd Annual Training for Section 504 Site Coordinators took place Monday, January 13 from 8:30-11:45. The goal is to make the 504 Plan more robust as described in SFUSD's Significant Disproportionality - Coordinated Early Intervening Services (SD-CEIS) Plan. The training focused on positive behavior supports and academic interventions for students in the general education environment. 504 Plans are for student's with disabilities who do not require specialized instruction (IEP) but do require assurance of access to curriculum. A 504 Plan is created to outline specific accessibility requirements. Students with 504 Plans do not require specialized instruction, but, similar to the IEP, a 504 Plan is updated annually to ensure that the student is receiving the most effective accommodations for his/her specific circumstances. The training included a review of the 504 process starting with eligibility, to the evaluation process, implementation and monitoring of the Plan. The revised Section 504 Resource Guide was distributed and is available on the Student, Family and Community Support Department website. Click here for the link.
-Diane Goldman, School District Nurse
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Student Achievement
Special Education iPad Initiative (SPII)
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In the Fall of 2012, twenty enthusiastic Speech Language Pathologists turned in their district laptops and joined the Special Education iPad Pilot. What was previously referred to as a "pilot" has grown into an initiative with close to sixty iPad users. SpEd itinerant staff including Speech Language Pathologists, Occupation Therapists and Assistive Technology Specialists make up a large portion of the initiative. The Special Education iPad Initiative participants (otherwise know as SPII) use the iPad as a tool to engage students during therapy sessions, support progress on IEP goals and as a productivity device for writing assessments, emails and calendaring. SPII participants collect data using applications allowing for close monitoring of progress on goals. Check out the 2014 Special Education SPII report with quotes from participants by clicking here.
-Sarah Ashton, Supervisor, Special Education Services
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Accountability
DRDP: Desired Results Developmental Profile
The Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) Access Assessment System assists California's infant and preschool special education programs in supporting children's learning and development, ensuring children are making progress. Who participates? The general implementation of the DRDP Access Assessment System in California requires all infants and toddlers with IEPs be assessed using the instrument twice a year (fall and spring). SFUSD Special Education Services submitted its annual DRDP report to the CDE in January reporting 564 infants and toddlers. Our December report captured 107 more birth to preschool age students than last year. Better identification procedures, increased accountability, comprehensive assessment completion and a dedicated team of educators at the infant toddler level has lead to our exciting DRDP results!
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 SEIS Spring Training Calendar
Register Now!
2nd Annual Spring into SEIS: World Tour!
Click HERE to register. Space is still available!
March 10, 11, 12 and 13, 3:30-5:30pm.
Prop A available. Prizes, food and lots of learning!
Click on the link for the full Spring SEIS catalog of trainings!
- All IEPs/Amendments must be Affirmed within 7 Days of the Meeting
- All Custom Fields on the Student Record are to be updated for all students on your Caseload
- Signature pages are to be scanned and attached to the Current IEP.
- Register through Cornerstone OnDemand for Spring SEIS Trainings.
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Thank you for reading the February Special Education Newsletter!
If there is something you would like to submit for the next newsletter (March) please email Sarah Ashton (ashtons@sfusd.edu).
Sincerely,
Dr. Elizabeth Blanco
Special Education Services, SFUSD
"A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just subject matter."
-Wallace Stegner
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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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