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Weekly Update 10.30.2014?TEA InformationNewly Published Notice of Procedural SafeguardsThe updated Notice of Procedural Safeguards is posted in English and Spanish are now posted. Check out the Legal Framework landing page. Please note that in addition to local contact information that is to be completed by Local Education Agencies on the last page of the Safeguards, the Special Education Informaton Center (1-855-773-3839) is listed.Also, the new Timeline/Child Centered Special Education Process has been posted to the Legal Framework website. It is accessed on the public side in the Documents tab under Consent. The title is Timeline October 2014. Enter through the landing page and click on the Documents tab, scroll to the section on Consent. Early Intervening Services Data Collection FormThe 2014–2015 Special Ed SC5100—Early Intervening Services Data Collection Form is due to TEA by 5:00 p.m. on Friday,?November?28,?2014. LEAs must submit the SC5100 annually to report the number of children who received coordinated early intervening services (CEIS) and who subsequently received special education or related services.The SC5100 is accessible only to those LEAs that are required to report. Those LEAs include any LEA, including any fiscal agent or member of a shared service arrangement (SSA), with a CEIS set-aside reported on Budget Schedule BS6006 in the 2013–2014, 2012–2013, or 2011–2012 Special Education Consolidated Grant application.Accessing the FormLEAs may access the SC5100 through TEASE as follows:1. From the application list, select eGrants.2. Select and open the 2014–2015 Special Education Consolidated Application.3. Select 2014–2015 Special Ed SC5100—Early Intervening Services Data Collection Form.For SSA fiscal agents, the SC5100 data must be reported at the member district level. A drop-down box is available on the form for the fiscal agent to select the various member districts in the SSA.For Further Information, please email compliance@tea.state.tx.us.TEA Webinar: 2014-15 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook TrainingThe Texas Education Agency is hosting a webinar to review the 2014–2015 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) on Wednesday, November 5, at 10:00 a.m. Instructions for attending the live webinar are provided below. TEA will post a recording of the webinar on the SAAH web page.If you attend the live webinar, please log on a few moments before the scheduled time. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: Yolanda Walker at yolanda.walker@tea.state.tx.us or (512) 463-0947 or Chanda Williams at chanda.williams@tea.state.tx.us or (512) 475-2012 with questions or comments.State Board of Education Rule FilingsProposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter D, Special Education Services and Settings, §89.63, Instructional Arrangements and SettingsSummary: The proposed amendment would address the mainstream, homebound, off-home campus, and vocational adjustment class/program instructional arrangements.Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: November 2014 SBOE meeting.Proposed Effective Date: 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register.Proposed Amendment to 19 TAC Chapter 129, Student Attendance, Subchapter B, Student Attendance Accounting, §129.21, Requirements for Student Attendance Accounting for State Funding PurposesSummary: The proposed amendment would update statutory references in the rule text to reflect changes from the 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013.Earliest Possible Date of Adoption: November 2014 SBOE meeting.Proposed Effective Date: 20 days after filing as adopted with the Texas Register.You may submit comments on proposed rules to rules@tea.state.tx.us.Text of proposed rules available at: Performance Based Monitoring Updates (including RF)?The TEA PBMAS Guidance Document is attached.? TEA is working to post this on the website and in ISAM.? Please review if you are staged. Also attached is the ISAM Contact Instructional Slides to walk you through updating your contacts in ISAM. All correspondence will be sent only to the contacts listed on ISAM so please make sure it is correct. For further information or guidance, please contact: Jerry Klekotta at 713.744.6393 or gklekotta@ The Parent Companion – First Five YearsThe Parent Companion - First Five Years is a brand new website that connects Texas parents to information, inspiration, and resources for children from birth through 5 years of age with a disability. ?Website users can search according to:The child’s ageAgenciesServices and transitionsFamily life and supportDiagnosis/DisabilityTips and strategies?The Parent Companion includes family interviews and documents containing:easy-to-use strategies for understanding and planning for changescomprehensive resources ?This site was made possible through a partnership between Educational Service Center Region 13 (ESC 13) and Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P). The Parent Companion is designed to share the firsthand experience, tips, and advice of parents and families from across Texas. Visit to begin exploring the multitude of resources available.Online College and Career Readiness Resource Center (OCCRRC)The Texas Education Agency announced a new suite of college and career readiness tools available to districts and campuses. The Online College and Career Readiness Resource Center is a comprehensive tool for college and career development in Texas, ranging from the broad “What does it mean to be college and career ready?” to the specific “Supporting First-in-Family College Attenders.” The OCCRRC provides over 250 free resources, videos, and interactive activities, along with the most current research and best practices available for college and career readiness. Continuing education credits are available for individuals who wish to earn credit for the professional development opportunities within the site. Visit the site to see what’s available: Bully Prevention is Key for Safe Learning Environments?The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) at Texas State University and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) joined forces to remind districts and charters of resources available to help address and combat bullying and cyberbullying on campuses. ?“One of the biggest issues facing students, parents and school officials today is the prevalence and lasting effects of bullying,” said Dr. Victoria Calder, executive director of the Texas School Safety Center. “Incidents of bullying can affect the school environment, the community and most importantly the psychological and emotional wellbeing of young people.” ?The Texas Education Code defines bullying as “engaging in written or verbal expression, expression through electronic means, or physical conduct that occurs on school property, at a school-sponsored or school-related activity, or in a vehicle operated by the district and that has the effect or will have the effect of physically harming a student, damaging a student's property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student's person or of damage to the student's property; or is sufficiently severe, persistent, and pervasive enough that the action or threat creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for a student.”?“Our schools must always be safe learning environments for every student,” said Commissioner of Education Michael Williams. “Everyone in education should work every day to assure that our schools are always places of learning, growth and encouragement. Bullying in any form cannot be condoned.”?Bullying remains one of the most prevalent and widely discussed topics pertaining to school safety and security. The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported that, among Texas students, 19.1 percent of students had been bullied on school property and 13.8 percent of students had been electronically bullied (what has now become commonly known as cyberbullying) during the 12 months before the survey. In both cases, the CDC reported that the prevalence of bullying was higher among females than males.?In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1942 (HB 1942) mandating that schools must make campuses safer for all students, specifically regarding the issues of bullying and cyberbullying. Executive Director Calder and Commissioner Williams noted that under the Texas Education Code:Local school district policies must prohibit bullying and harassment;District employees must enforce these policies;Parents have the opportunity to transfer their child to another campus; andStudents should report any bullying or threats to the nearest teacher.For Your InformationHow do you take care of Texas? Kids Art ContestTake Care of Texas, a program of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and Samsung Austin Semiconductor invite K-5 students in Texas to submit their artwork of how they, along with their friends and family, help keep the air and water clean, conserve water and energy, and reduce waste. One grand-prize winner will receive a Samsung laptop, and 15 students will win a Samsung tablet. One lucky teacher of the 16 winners will be randomly selected to also win a Samsung tablet. The contest begins January 5, 2015;?artwork must be received by March 6, 2015.Weblink: Contest Entry Form: Contest rules: Travel Texas Texas… it’s like a whole other country! Check out Texas Tourism on the Texas Economic Development and Tourism site at or download a free APP from the APP store at U.S. DOE: Bullying of Students with Disabilities Addressed in Guidance to America’s SchoolsAs part of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to schools. Since 2009, OCR has received more than 2,000 complaints regarding the bullying of students with disabilities in the nation's public elementary and secondary schools. Web link: Region 4 Upcoming Professional DevelopmentSTAAR Alternate 2Region 4 is offering two sessions of STAAR Alternate 2 training. These sessions will serve as an open enrollment session as well as a TOT providing training resources so districts can conduct their own sessions.? Session ID: 1115497Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMDate: November 7, 2014Registration Fee: $30Location: Region 4 ESCOrSession ID: 1115496Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PMDate: November 13, 2014Registration Fee: $30Location: Region 4 ESCContact Information: Susan Parker at 713-744-6398 or susan.parker@ Video Modeling: Classroom and School-Based ApplicationsJoin this workshop for hands-on practice developing, filming, and implementing video modeling intervention in classrooms and schools. During this training, participants will 1.) be shown how video modeling has been used in school districts around the country, 2.) be given the opportunity to practice all of the steps needed to create and deliver video modeling interventions using an iPad or other commonly available technology, and 3.) be shown how to monitor and chart student progress. As a result, participants will leave with practical skills and knowledge they can immediately add to their existing practice.Session ID: 1056370Date: November 12, 2014Time: 9:00 – 4:00Fee: $45 Contact Information: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@, 713-744-6801From Etiology to Intervention: An Overview of Autism ResearchAs the number of students with autism continues to rise, it becomes even more important that education professionals are up to date on the latest research. However, keeping up with all of the new information on autism can be an overwhelming task. Join this session to receive an overview of the most recent findings in the study of autism. Dr. Celine Saulnier, the Clinical Director for Research at the Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta, Georgia, will provide an overview of the latest information on autism including 1) etiology, 2) early detection, 3) comprehensive evaluation, 4) executive functioning/self-regulation, and 5) intervention. Session ID: 1052767Date: December 11, 2014 Time: 9:00 – 4:00 Fee: $45 Contact Information: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@, 713-744-6801The Teacher and Paraprofessional Team: Enhancing Communication and InstructionExplore practical strategies for improving communication, problem solving, and team performance. Topics to be addressed include leadership, team personalities, the team building process, time management strategies, and effective communication. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1058151Date: 11/4/14Time: 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.mLocation: MCC 207Fee: $45Contact Information: Tony Goedicke at tony.goedicke@ or 713.744.6579High Tech/Low Tech: Instructional Techniques for Teachers or Paraprofessionals Learn how to implement various high tech and low tech tools and assistive technology into your classroom. Explore strategies that can produce greater instructional intensity in your co-teach classrooms than if only one teacher was present. Devices and tools covered in this course can also be incorporated into one teacher classrooms. Get hands-on practice with computer software programs, assistive technology, ipads, and apps that will assist students to gain greater access to the general education curriculum. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1058454Date: 11/4/14Time: 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.mLocation: MCC 203Fee: $45Contact Information: Tony Goedicke at tony.goedicke@ or 713.744.6579IPADs in the classroomInvestigate a wide variety of applications (apps) in all four content areas as well general apps to support student in accessing the general curriculum. Activities in the sessions will demonstrate how to incorporate apps into the classroom environment. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1058455Date: 11/11/14Time: 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.mLocation: MCC 207Fee: $45Contact Information: Tony Goedicke at tony.goedicke@ or 713.744.6579Paraprofessionals: Supporting Students Who are Deaf and Hard of HearingLearn methods for supporting the instruction of students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the inclusive classroom. Explore content-based strategies, accommodations and supplemental aids designed to meet the needs of struggling learners. Become familiar with low tech tools that support concept development and provide multiple means of representation. Learn strategies for supporting the language and communication acquisition of students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Session materials and costs are partially funded through state or federal grants. Session ID: 1066802Date: 11/13/14Time: 8:30a.m. – 3:30p.mLocation: MCC 104Fee: $45Contact Information: Tony Goedicke at tony.goedicke@ or 713.744.6579Application of XBA-3Attend this session to develop skills for using the XBA-3 process. This sessions allows limited enrollment so that participants will be provided an opportunity to collaborate and problem solve using real life cases with direction from a highly renown professional in the area of XBA. Participants should have a good understanding of XBA-3 and have had an opportunity to use this process prior to attending this session.Session ID: 1075474Date: October 31, 2014Time: 9:00AM-12:00PMLocation: Galena Park ISD – Zotz Center, 13801 Holly Park, Houston, TX 77015Fee: $30Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Application of XBA-3Attend this session to develop skills for using the XBA-3 process. This sessions allows limited enrollment so that participants will be provided an opportunity to collaborate and problem solve using real life cases with direction from a highly renown professional in the area of XBA. Participants should have a good understanding of XBA-3 and have had an opportunity to use this process prior to attending this session.Session ID: 1075475Date: October 31, 2014Time: 1:00PM-4:00PMLocation: Galena Park ISD – Zotz Center, 13801 Holly Park, Houston, TX 77015Fee: $30Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Issues in Cultural Diversity for the LSSPAttend this session to consider and discuss current issues in cultural diversity as it relates to the field of school psychology. This session will satisfy the annual requirement for 3 hours of cultural diversity training that is required by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.Session ID: 1104002Date: November 7, 2014Time: 9:00AM-12:00PMLocation: Region 4 ESC – MCC205Fee: $30Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Ethics for the Licensed Specialists in School PsychologyExamine ethical situations that commonly occur for individuals providing psychological services in the schools (licensed psychologists, LSSPs, and licensed psychological associates). This session will review relevant rules of practice, ethical standards, and legal implications, in a case study format. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1104060Date: November 7, 2014Time: 1:00PM-4:00PMLocation: Region 4 ESC – MCC205Fee: $30Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Houston Metropolitan Educational Diagnostician Association 39th Conference (2014)Houston Metropolitan Educational Diagnosticians Association (Hou-Met), a local chapter of the Texas Educational Diagnosticians Association (TEDA), promotes professionalism, excellence, and continuing growth for diagnosticians to provide individuals with disabilities quality educational services in the Houston-Metropolitan area. This will be the 4th year that Hou-Met and Region 4 Education Service Center have collaborated to provide the annual conference for special education evaluation personnel and the 39th Annual Hou-Met Conference. The purpose of this conference is to provide the latest information on evaluation for eligibility and facilitate networking opportunities for school personnel involved in the evaluation of children with disabilities. Attend this annual conference to learn more about current special education evaluation issues.Session ID: 1032814Date: November 11 & 12, 2014Time: 9:00AM-4:00PMLocation: Region 4 ESCFee: $125Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562KTEA-3 and WISC-V UpdateAttend this session to become familiar with the updated Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA-3) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition (WISC-V), newly published in 2014. KTEA-3: This training will highlight the new features including four additional subtests, revised Oral Expression, parent intervention suggestions, digital administration, and the Intervention tool available in the scoring software. Administration, scoring, and interpretation will be covered. WISC-V: Particular emphasis will be placed on the changes from the WISC-IV to the WISC-V, including the revision goals, new subtests and test content, enhanced measurement of fluid reasoning and learning ability, and the revised factor structure. This workshop will also provide a look into how touch-screen digital technology can be used for test administration with the WISC-V. Administration, scoring, and interpretation will be discussed. Also, we will examine how the WISC-V can be used for CHC cross-battery assessment. The session will end with case studies to span both tests.Session ID: 1083790Date: December 9, 2014Time: 9:00AM-4:00PMLocation: Region 4 ESCFee: $45Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Cross-Battery Assessment (Basic)Receive comprehensive instruction on using and applying the basic principles of the current methodology of XBA (as outlined in the Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, 3rd Edition) including the newly revised software (DMIA, PSW-A, C-LIM) that accompanies the volume and which is designed to facilitate and automate the process. Participants will be given instruction in a step-by-step manner covering the foundations of CHC theory, the basic psychometric rules that govern construction of composites that adequately represent desired theoretical constructs, guidelines for integration, analysis, and interpretation of scores from language, cognitive, and academic batteries, and instruction on the use of XBA software in conducting evaluations. In addition, participants will be instructed via specific case study examples that illustrate application of XBA and use of the software tools in evaluation of learning disability, including extensions for assessing the validity of test scores when working with English language learners. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state and/or federal grants.Session ID: 1063883Date: December 11, 2014Time: 9:00AM-4:00PMLocation: Galena Park ISD-Zotz Center, 13801 Holly Park, Houston, 77015Fee: $45Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Cross-Battery Assessment (Advanced)The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with advanced comprehensive instruction in using and applying the principles of the current methodology of XBA (as outlined in the Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, 3rd Edition) including the newly revised software (DMIA, PSW-A, C-LIM) that accompanies the volume and which is designed to facilitate and automate the process. Participants will be given instruction in a step-by-step manner covering the foundations of CHC theory, the basic psychometric rules that govern construction of composites that adequately represent desired theoretical constructs, guidelines for integration, analysis, and interpretation of scores from language, cognitive, and academic batteries, and instruction on the use of XBA software in conducting evaluations. In addition, participants will be instructed via specific case study examples that illustrate application of XBA and use of the software tools in evaluation of learning disability, including extensions for assessing the validity of test scores when working with English language learners. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state and/or federal grants.Session ID: 1066819Date: December 12, 2014Time: 9:00AM-4:00PMLocation: Galena Park ISD-Zotz Center, 13801 Holly Park, Houston, 77015Fee: $45Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562 ................
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