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Weekly Update 1.29.2015?TEA InformationTraining Available for School Districts: Requesting an Indirect Cost Rate TEA has developed two training resources for independent school districts (ISDs) interested in requesting an indirect cost rate for the 2015–2016 school year:TETN presentation, titled “Requesting an Indirect Cost Rate with the Indirect Cost Rate Proposal,” on February 2, 2015, from 9:00–11:00 a.m.For information on how to access this TETN, contact the TETN site manager at your regional education service center.Voiceover PowerPoint titled presentation, titled Requesting an Indirect Cost Rate with the Indirect Cost Rate Proposal, which will be available on the Indirect Cost Rates page of the TEA website after the February 2, 2015 TETN.Both training resources supplement the Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Guidance Handbook, posted on the Division of Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Indirect Cost Rates page.For Further InformationThe ICRP is used only by ISDs interested in requesting an indirect cost rate. For more information about indirect cost rates and the ICRP, refer to the following resources:Indirect Cost Rates page of the TEA websiteDecember 4, 2014, To the Administrator Addressed (TTAA) letter, posted on the TEA?Correspondence pageSeptember 16, 2014, TTAA letterWith further questions about how your ISD can use the ICRP to request an indirect cost rate, email the Division of Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting at compliance@tea..Texas Education Agency UpdatesThe Texas School Accountability Dashboard (Texas Education Code §39.309), required by House Bill 5 (83rd Legislature, 2013), is now available at dashboard, designed to provide the public with easily accessible accountability information, includes the four indexes that are the basis for the state’s accountability system and gives a summary of state, district, and school performance. The dashboard makes it possible to find clear and concise accountability information and demographics for an individual school, an entire school district, or the state as a whole and also allows users to compare performance between districts or schools. Note that districts are not statutorily required to disseminate the dashboard reports to their board of trustees or local communities but may choose to provide a link to the reports from their local website.?Visit the Texas School Accountability Dashboard at learn more about accountability ratings or the accountability system, please visit the Texas Education Agency website at Your Information2015 National Blue Ribbon Honors for Region 4 Area SchoolsThe Texas Education Agency announced the nomination of 26 Texas public schools for national 2015 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition. Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students perform at very high levels.The nominated schools in Region 4 include the following:Houston ISD – North Houston Early College High SchoolAll schools that have been nominated for the 2015 honor were selected as exemplary high performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Each school has an economically disadvantaged population of 25 percent or greater.The nominated schools must now complete a rigorous application process through the U.S. Department of Education. Announcements of the national award winners will be made in September 2015. Schools that receive the award are recognized at the Blue Ribbon School conference in Washington, D.C.Region 4 Upcoming Professional DevelopmentFIEP-Region 4 Resources and Training OpportunitiesLooking for resources for your staff on the implementation of §89.1196 Individualized Education Program Facilitation or §89.1197 State Individualized Education Program Facilitation? Region 4 has created four online modules designed to support IEP Meeting Leadership and Facilitation. Each module is about 1-1.5 hours. These trainings are available at no cost to your district or staff. Several Local Education Agencies in Region 4 have provided the following links for their special education staff, general education instructional and administrative staff, and other school staff who participate in ARDs with the expectation for ALL staff to attend. Parents may also attend these online trainings. In addition, Region 13 has created an 18 hour course on the Basics: Facilitating ARDs/ IEP Meetings.Region 4 FIEP Resources The 4 Tenets of IEP Meeting Leadership and Facilitation – Modules 1-4 (Online)SessionModule 1: Foundational Knowledge 1098117Module 2: IEP Preparation & Planning 1098118Module 3: Problem Solving & Consensus Building 1098119 Module 4: Breaking Through an Impasse 1098120For more information, contact Linda De Zell Hall, Ph.D., 713.744.6399 or lhall@FIEP-Region 13 Resources and Training Opportunities available at at Parent Handbook for Special Education available at Parent Handbook for Special EducationIEP ChecklistFacilitation ContinuumConsensus GradientThe Basics: Facilitating ARDs/ IEP Meetings (FIEP Online) - Register online to take session # FA1219851PODD Communication- Multi-modal Communication Strategies for Children who have Complex Communication NeedsThis course will demonstrate the use of a Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD) approach developed by Gayle Porter (Melbourne, Australia). Generic templates for multi-page "light tech" communication books have been carefully designed to support genuine communication for a variety of functions throughout the day. These templates may be customized for a range of access methods and other individual needs. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1081926Time: 8:30AM -4:30PMDate: May 7-8, 2015Registration Fee: $100.00Location: Region 4 ESCContact Information: Angela Standridge at angela.standridge@ or 713-744-6831Taking It to the Next Level: How to Effectively Implement Strategies that Support Students with High Functioning Autism in the ClassroomHave you ever attended professional development and learned of a great new strategy but found that implementing this strategy in the “real world” of the classroom was not all that easy? Join this professional development session to learn how to effectively implement strategies that support students with high functioning autism in the classroom. During this session, participants will not only review evidence-based strategies that support students with HFA, but also learn 1) how to teach students to use strategies such as social stories, power cards, comic strip conversations, and graphic organizers; 2) how to include the instruction of these strategies in a busy school day; and 3) how to adjust and adapt the strategies when students do not readily respond but rather demonstrate more challenging behaviors. Session ID: 1071974Date: February 3, 2015 Time: 9:00 – 4:00 Fee: $45 Contact information: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@, 713 744 6801Social Communication: Linking Assessment and InterventionsEvaluating the social communication skills of students with autism and addressing needs in this area can be a challenge. Join this 2-day training to gain insight into how to assess social communication deficits and implement interventions to support students with autism in the classroom. During this training, participants will learn more about 1) evaluating social communication deficits in students with autism using formal and informal assessments, 2) identifying academic issues that students with autism face, and 3) addressing these issues in the classroom setting. Session ID: 1082910Dates: April 29 & 30, 2015 Time: 9:00 – 4:00 Fee: $90 Contact information: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@, 713 744 6801The Journey from Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) to InterventionJoin this workshop to actively participate in an in-depth examination of the intervention process….the journey from functional behavior assessment to intervention development. During this two-day training, participants will 1) learn and practice a variety of data collection methods, 2) practice completing and interpreting a functional behavior assessment, 3) identify replacement behaviors, 4) write behavior goals, and 5) select research-based interventions. Participants are also encouraged to bring examples of behavior goals they have written and interventions they have developed to use as examples and receive feedback.Session ID: 1077423Dates: March 23 & 24, 2015Time: 9:00 – 4:00Fee: $90 Contact information: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@, 713 744 6801Special Education Webinar - The Role of Executive Functions in Learning and Using Written Expression and MathematicsPresented by: George Mc Closkey, Ph.D.Part 1 of this presentation will discuss how executive functions are involved in directing and coordinating the use of multiple cognitive capacities to write letters, words, and passages, discuss assessment approaches for identifying executive function-related written expression problems, and discuss teaching strategies for helping students compensate for the effects of executive function difficulties.Part 2 of this presentation will discuss how executive functions are involved in directing and coordinating the use of multiple cognitive capacities to quantify, calculate, and problem-solve using mathematics, discuss assessment approaches for identifying executive function-related calculation and problem solving difficulties, and discuss teaching strategies for helping students compensate for the effects of executive function difficulties.Session ID: 1075081Date: March 3, 2015Time: 10:00AM-12:00PMFee: $No ChargeContact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Counseling as a Related Service-Past to PresentAttend this session to develop a better understanding of the purpose of counseling as a related service. Participants will review federal and state laws and state guidance applicable to related services and annual goal development. This session will focus on the importance of the PLAAFP in determining a student’s critical area of need and how to develop annual goals that measure a special education student’s access to the general education curriculum. This session is not designed to provide participants with counseling techniques or activities to be used during counseling sessions. Session and materials costs are partially funded through state or federal grants.Session ID: 1063894Date: March 6, 2015Time: 9:00AM-4:00PMFee: $45Contact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Special Education Webinar - Practical Strategies for Differentiating Language Differences from Impairments in English Language Learners – Webinar 2Presented by: Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D.There is an increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) in America’s schools. This workshop addresses nonbiased assessment strategies and materials that can be used to differentiate language differences from language impairments in ELL students from any linguistic background. Objectives: 1) Provide a rationale for the use informal, non-standardized methods and materials for differentiating between language differences and language impairments in ELL students. 2) Summarize research supporting the use of dynamic assessment and information processing techniques. 3) Explain components of a practical “tool kit” to be for assessment of ELLs from any language background. 4) Identify strategies for using interpretersSession ID: 1075082Date: April 14, 2015Time: 10:00AM-12:00PMFee: $No ChargeContact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562Special Education Webinar - Does the Data Indicate Dyslexia?Presented by: Virginia Gonzalez, M.Ed., LDT, CALT - State Dyslexia ConsultantDyslexia, a core deficit in word recognition and spelling, occurs in students with very different profiles. Evaluations depend on much more than standard scores. We will discuss the importance of the student’s history as well as interpreting the student’s error patterns in both informal and formal data.Session ID: 1075083Date: May 12, 2015Time: 10:00AM-12:00PMFee: $No ChargeContact: Kara Zwolinski at kara.zwolinski@ or 713-744-6562 ................
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