Up to Date, with SST8

News for August 28 through September 8, 2023

A New Year and a New Newsletter

Welcome back and Happy New (School) Year from SST8! You'll notice that our newsletter has had a little bit of work done this summer and has a fresh new look. Up to Date with SST8 will come out every other week, landing in your mailbox on Monday morning to help you stay apprised of the latest news, offerings, and resources from SST8 and our partners across the state.

Join Us and Claim Your Free Book!

There’s still time to join and get a free copy of The Writing Rope. The virtual book study concludes September 7th, 7-8am.

SPED Office Hours

September 6 9:00-10:00AM

Online

Join Dee Dee & Helen to get your most pressing special ed questions answered! Discuss problems and explore solutions with the consultants and your colleagues in the region. Email your questions ahead of time if possible but don’t worry, they take questions “on the fly!”

Special Education Forum

September 12

9:00-10:30AM

Online

Don’t miss the first Forum of the ‘23-’24 school year! We will share the latest news and updates to keep you informed and provide relevant “food for thought” to improve services for students with disabilities and maximize your department’s efforts. Click below to register for the September session only and access all Forum dates for the year; you must register individually for each session you wish you attend.

Making the Most of Your Co-Teaching Partnership

October 24

9:00- 3:00 PM

In Person, Summit ESC

This session is designed for current co-teaching teams. Content will cover the why, what, and how of co-teaching. Teams will utilize a Co-teaching Team Development Inventory Tool to self-assess current practices and create goals. Participating teams will schedule an initial consultation and observation as well a follow-up consultation focusing upon a selected team goal area. Each participating co-teaching team must consist of an interventionist and a general educator.

In addition, the team’s building principal is critical to the success of the co-teaching partnership. Participation of each team’s principal in a 30-minute virtual consultation in January/February as well as a virtual follow-up in May is required.

Interested? Contact Mike Kaschak (mikek@sst8.org) and Tracy Mail (tracym@sst8.org) to find out if this is a good fit for your team.

K-12 Principal Network:

Your Monthly Can't-Miss Online Appointment

As a K-12 building principal, these 90 minutes may become your most valuable each month. Spend the first 30 minutes getting caught up with critical ODE updates and school improvement insights from SST8 OIP. Then SST8 literacy consultants will walk you down the literacy pathway modeling evidence-based practices for successful literacy instruction in your building. Our sessions will be differentiated for leaders from elementary and secondary buildings to ensure you get the information you need for your learners.

Join us on September 28, October 17, November 21, December 19,

February 27, and April 23, from 9-1030am (Online).

Link below registers you for all sessions.

SST8's PBIS Leaders Network is Back

Join us for our first meeting in person. We will be discussing the TFI 3.0 and Restraint and Seclusion data. We will have both virtual and in-person meetings this year. To register for our in-person meeting on 9/26, click HERE. You must register for each meeting individually. To register for each session, see below:

November 30 (virtual)

January 18 (virtual)

February 29 (in-person)

May 9 (virtual)

Statewide CTE/SPED

Leaders Network

This network will meet four times per year to provide universal professional development on various topics related to Career-Technical Education, equitable access to CTE programs, CTE federal and state mandates, as well as an opportunity for networking through regional breakout rooms. Meetings will be held virtually via Zoom from 9-11am. Any CTE Director, Special Education Coordinator, Director of Student Services & Building Administrator are invited to attend. Please click on the dates below to register for each meeting through SST3's registration form:

R8LL Network:

Calling all Region 8 Literacy Leads!

We all know that the Science of Reading is the evidence and Structured Literacy is the application... but what and how are we applying it? Work alongside colleagues in a virtual environment to create an instructional playbook including evidence based skills and strategies using the framework of Scarborough’s Reading Rope. As an instructional leader, you’ll have the knowledge and materials to share with your teams as they provide the direct instruction needed to close reading gaps at any grade level.

Join us for R8LL on September 20, October 18, November 15, January 17, February 21, March 20, April17, and May 15 from 9:00 - 11:00 am (online).

Link below registers you for all sessions.

OIP Reboot

October 26th

9:00AM-3:00PM

Summit ESC

If you're not sure whether you need to reboot OIP in your district or community school, ask yourself:

Has it been a while since your DLT/BLT/TBTs were last trained in OIP?
Has your team experienced a leadership change in the last few years?
Have changes with ED STEPS, local report cards, and state/local priorities left your team feeling less focused than before the pandemic?
Do you need some fresh new materials and perspectives to rejuvenate your school improvement work?

The goal of this session is to provide educators, administrators, and school leaders with an in-depth overview of the Ohio 5-Step Process and demonstrate how its implementation can bring about positive transformation and advancement within school districts.

NAPSA Conference is in OHIO!!

The National Association of Pupil Services Administrators' conference will be held in Cleveland this year. ODE has partnered with NAPSA and special rates are available for Ohio educators. This is a great opportunity for OAPSA members as well as non-members to check out the national organization. Click the flyer below for all of the information.