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News for September 11 through September 22, 2023

CORRECTION: Please see below for the correct dates for PBIS Leaders Network . We apologize for any confusion.

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 10/4 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, K-12. This is your next step in MTSS. And knowing that none of this is sustainable without coaching support, Summit ESC will join us for the last 30 minutes with coaching updates and materials.

Join us virtually : 9/20; 10/18; 11/15; 1/17; 2/21; 3/20; 4/17; 5/15 9:00 - 11:00 am

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.

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K-12 Principal Network:

Your Monthly Can't-Miss Online Appointment

This year, we’ve combined the OIP Network with SST8’s Regional Literacy Leader Network. During these meetings, from the comfort of your office, you will spend two hours learning the latest school improvement news along with traveling the Literacy Improvement Pathway. You’ll have the opportunity to engage in discussions around the most impactful literacy improvement components that district and school leaders should be considering in their daily work and in connection with long term planning. This “Literacy Improvement Pathway” will include videos and resources provided by Ohio’s Literacy Lead as well as opportunities for aligned collaborative conversations with your adolescent and elementary colleagues.

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.

Does your SpEd Internal Monitoring team need a boost?

SST8 has two professional learning opportunities designed to meet the various needs of our LEAs.

Updates for Returning Teams*: We invite existing IntMon teams (or their leads) to join SST8 to review current practices, get OEC compliance updates, and discuss considerations and challenges for ensuring your district's compliance with special education records and implementation. Join us September 21 from 9-12.

Training for New Teams*: Teams will develop expertise in reviewing their district's ETR/IEP pairs for compliance and calibrate their thinking using the Ohio Record Review Indicators in order to build and sustain internal capacity at the district level. ODE’s Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) expects each district or community school to have a process for ensuring that special education documents meet state and federal requirements. Join us for three-part series designed to help your district build the knowledge, confidence, and action plan ensuring that all special education personnel master these expectations. When you register for Day 1, you are registering for all 3 days. Training dates: October 16, October 17 AND February 15.

*If your district is a partner of Maplewood Career Center, please contact Dee Dee Howes to find out which training option is best for your team in light of the upcoming OEC Review.

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 and Tracy Mail to find out if this is a good fit for your team.

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.

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