SST3 Updates, Resources, & Supports
April 2022 | Issue 18
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Welcome to the SST3 newsletter! Each month SST3 will share updates, educational topics that might be of interest to you, and upcoming professional development. We encourage you to review this information, share it with others and visit our website for additional information. We also would appreciate learning of topics that would support your work.
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Director's Message
OLi4 Cohort 2022-2023
Principal Leadership Matters
April 8, 2022
Please join SST3 for this collaborative opportunity with district leaders and building principals.
OLi4 (Ohio Leadership for Inclusion, Implementation and Instructional Improvement) is an initiative in Ohio that has been in existence since 2014. A program developed for principals by an Ohio university in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Education. The program provides professional development for district leadership as well as one-to-one coaching for building principals. Also, principals from across Ohio within a leadership cohort will have many opportunities to collaborate and network with each other.
A new cohort is forming for the 2022-23 school year and each cohort is for two years. Mr. Rodney Harrelson, Regional OLi4 Facilitator, will provide a short presentation about the program and will answer questions. In addition, principals can earn credit for their participation and/or contact hours towards their license renewal.
This is a FREE event but advanced registration is required Click on link below to register in Zoom:
Best Regards,
Michele (Shelly) Gaski
Director for the State Support Team (Region 3 Cuyahoga County)
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PBISApps: What to Expect from
the New Login System
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PBISApps is a place for storing student, behavior, and survey data. If you use this system, you may have noticed a new way to log in starting on March 12. There are a few other changes too. Click here for an overview of everything you can expect with this release
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2022 Ohio Deafblind Census |
The Ohio Center for the Deafblind Education (OCDBE), a federally funded technical assistance and dissemination project, is required to conduct an annual census of Ohio children and youth, birth through age 21, with deafblindness (combined vision and hearing loss) regardless of IDEA identification and children who are at risk for deafblindness. The annual census is conducted on behalf of the United States Department of Education in collaboration with the National Center on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) and generates funding to support consultation, professional development, resource/information dissemination, technical assistance, and outreach for educators and families. This registration is separate from the Federal Quota Registration for the Blind.
Who can be registered?
- All children and youth, ages birth through 21 years who have a combined vision and hearing loss (deafblindness)
**A student does not need to have the IDEA/Ohio identification of deafblind to be registered on this census**
Who can register a child?
- Parents
- Doctors
- Teachers/school staff
**Parent permission is not required to register a child**
To register a new child:
To update a currently registered child:
For more information about the 2022 Deafblind Census, please contact Lynne Hamelberg at (614) 897-0020 or lynne.hamelberg@uc.edu.
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Myths & Misconceptions in the Educational Identification of Autism
This comprehensive document was created to address the common myths and misconceptions surrounding the educational identification of autism. Topics include:
• Educational identification and clinical diagnosis.
• Evaluation team.
• Educational performance.
• Assessment tools.
Additional links and resources are provided throughout for those wanting more information on educational identification, conducting evaluations, planning or designing instruction, and can also be found in Ohio’s Operating Standards and Guidance. This document is intended for district evaluation teams and was produced by the Ohio Department of Education in partnership with stakeholders from across Ohio. . Some of the information may also be helpful to families, community clinicians, and other partners.
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Educator's Blueprint Podcast |
Listen in for meaningful conversations on topics currently impacting our school systems, behavior, and instructional practices. From the classroom to the boardroom, we welcome you to unpack, reflect, and learn with us. The Educator’s Blueprint has focused on classroom supports over the last several weeks. The episodes below are newly released and focus on strategies to support students and the classroom environments in which they learn.
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Summer and Beyond 2022 Online Directory |
State Support Team Region 3 (SST3) offers the 2022 Summer and Beyond Directory as a resource to parents, family members, and school district/community school personnel about extended opportunities around the Cuyahoga County area. Each school year, SST3 collaborates with local agencies, camps, and community partners around summer activities for students with disabilities. Many of those agencies and organizations offer continued academic skill-building, therapeutic and social-emotional supports throughout the year to assist students with disabilities to become independent and self-sufficient.
Click on the image above to access the online Summer and Beyond Directory
Click here for the PDF version of the Summer and Beyond Directory
A hard copy of the directory is available upon request, and can be picked up at the ESC of Northeast Ohio
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Early Childhood Dashboard Preview
This is a preview of the dashboard developed by Groundwork Ohio. It outlines Ohio’s performance on 20 key early childhood metrics. The Dashboard Preview is a precursor to a more comprehensive Early Childhood Dashboard that Groundwork Ohio will release in 2023.
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Microaggressions: What’s the Big Deal & What Do I Do About Them?
Microaggressions happen everywhere, every day. What do you do when they happen in your classroom? A microintervention is a simple way to address the issue and call attention to the harm someone caused, even if it was unintentional. Check out this article by PBIS apps for more information.
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Does Disciplinary Literacy Have a Place in Elementary School?
This commentary discusses what disciplinary literacy is and why it is important. It then discusses the ways in which elementary school teachers can infuse aspects of disciplinary literacy into elementary instruction.
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Council for Exceptional Children FREE 12-Part Webinar Series
Starting April 14, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the CEEDAR Center are collaborating with national partners and practitioners to produce a free 12-part webinar series focused on evidence-based strategies to strengthen and diversify the special education workforce. One topic that may be of interest is: Combatting the Shortages of Educators Serving Students with Disabilities. From supporting new educators to implementing inclusive leadership plans, you’ll walk away with evidence-based strategies you can actually use and put into practice to start combatting special educator shortages in your states, schools, districts, and educator preparation programs.
Register online by clicking here
The Ohio Related Services Personnel Network is Seeking Feedback.
This brief survey attempts to gather information about your role perceptions and service delivery methods specific to related service personnel in school environments. The information will be used to plan content for future meetings and during ODE/OEC communications. All responses are confidential. It is advised that you complete this survey on your laptop or desktop, as not all of the information can be viewed on your cell phone. Please complete and submit this survey by April 12th. The survey is located here.
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Continuing the Courageous Conversations Needed in Educational Leadership
Join Cathy Lassiter on May 6, 2022, from 9-11 a.m. for an interactive session about having courageous conversations in all areas of leadership in education. Learn new ideas on how to create shared and distributive leadership and how to begin the next school year with a courageous, collaborative plan for successful and engaged school improvement. She will also share more about her new book, How Leadership Works: A Playbook for Instructional Leaders, being published in April 2022. Click here to register.
OLAC Leading Edge: New Podcast Episode
Episode 17: Prioritizing Teaching and Learning
Equity is a core value to Ohio’s strategic plan, Each Child Our Future and to Each Child Means Each Child, Ohio’s plan to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. In this podcast, three educators discuss how equity is defined in their work. Two regional state support team consultants and a district superintendent share their views on how the prioritization of teaching and learning impacts equity in a variety of settings. Click here to listen to this episode.
EdSteps Update
The deadline for One Plan submissions for ED STEPS Cohort 2 districts is officially extended from March 31, 2022 to April 30, 2022. This means that both district and building plans for Cohort 2 are due April 30, 2022. For more information, please see CCIP Note # 499
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Graduation Planning
Graduation planning is a team sport and should start early. Graduation planning needs to be recorded and reflected on each student's graduation plan. This planning goes hand in hand with each district's career advising policy.
Want to learn more about graduation planning and Ohio's "customizable" pathway to a diploma? Here are some resources that you will find useful in building your Ohio Graduation knowledge.
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Whole Child Family Engagement Toolkit
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center has developed a family engagement toolkit to support the Ohio Whole Child Framework. In the toolkit, you will find interactive links to explore resources for engaging families within the 12 sections of the framework. This toolkit is an ongoing collaboration of the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center and the Ohio Department of Education.
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Industry Recognized Credentials
Industry Recognized Credentials (IRC) have long been a part of many of Ohio's career-technical education courses and pathways. However, more and more school districts are finding creative ways to offer these valuable credentials to students who are not enrolled in career-technical education classes. IRC can also be used as an alternate demonstration of competency for the graduating classes of 2023 and beyond.
Here are some great resources to provide you with more information about Industry Recognized Credentials:
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State Support Team 3 is offering several opportunities for professional development. Click here to view our calendar of events. Please visit this site often as ever-changing circumstances may warrant cancellation or postponement of scheduled events.
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Our Moral Imperative:
To ensure equitable access and achievement for all students, State Support Team 3 partners with districts and community schools to support inclusive leadership and collaborative teams in the implementation of an effective Multi-Tiered System of Support.
Belief Statement:
We believe that ALL children/students have the right to belong, learn, and thrive in a
proactive, integrated, and rigorous learning environments.
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