News and Events for January 22 through February 2, 2024 | |
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K-12 Principals Network
January 24, 2024 9:00-10:30 am Virtual
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Are you a school leader in a building that serves older students? We are here to support you in helping students to increase their literacy achievement. During this network, we will enter elementary and secondary literacy break out rooms to cater to your specific needs. This month in adolescent literacy we will focus on Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy and writing instruction. Elementary principals will continue to work through the Literacy Improvement Pathway. For the school improvement block of time, we will have a special guest from DEW to go over School Report Card data.
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New Episode Now Available | In the last two episodes, we talked with some leaders from Cloverleaf Local Schools, where co-teaching has been a priority for many years. At the elementary level, two excellent co-teachers and their supportive and innovative building leader share their strategies for being a fluid and fully integrated partnership. We also talk to the former high school principal, hearing her administrative recipe for co-teaching success from an implementation perspective. Check out our most recent episodes of our podcast 8 with 8. | Attention Cohort 1 School Leaders!! | |
The One Needs Assessment tool is open now. EDSTEPS Cohort 1 entities are required to complete a three-year needs assessment and plan. The due date for Cohort 1 entities to complete the One Needs Assessment and One Plan is April 30, 2024. Please see these updates from DEW to learn about upcoming training. Here is the link to the DEW website for ONA guidance.
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The First Five is a free daily resource tailored for educators, offering practical ideas and activities ideal for the initial five minutes of class time. Delivered to your email inbox daily at 7 AM EST, it provides 18+ new activities and ideas each day. These activities focus on classroom connections, self-care, care for others, and character development. The website emphasizes building dynamic and trusting relationships within classroom communities and allows users to choose one activity from either the Primary or Secondary First Five categories. Click here to sign up.
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SST8 Directory of Inclusive Summer Programming | |
State Support Team - Region 8 is updating its annual directory of inclusive summer programming. SST8 is pleased to offer to our three-county region this comprehensive listing of summer camp and activity options. This list was developed with children and adolescents with disabilities in mind, knowing that many families can have difficulty finding summer programming that can accommodate their unique needs. However, many of these programs and activities are inclusive and are open to individuals with all types of strengths and needs.
If you have, or know of, an organization with programs that you would like included in this directory, please contact Chrissy Wooley at chrissyw@sst8.org.
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PBIS Recognition - Submit Your Intent to Apply!
The application for 2023-24 Ohio PBIS State Recognition is now available. You must submit the Intent to Apply linked on the application by February 12th to be eligible for recognition this year. This informational video will walk you through how you apply. More information can be found on the DEW webpage for PBIS.
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Insights for Educators – Supporting Mental Wellness | |
 |  | Take a look at "Insights for Educators – Supporting Mental Wellness with Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD" emphasizes the crucial role of supporting educators to improve student outcomes. Dr. Bruce D. Perry, the Principal of the Neurosequential Network, discusses the need for comprehensive organizational care within classrooms and school districts. While some schools support individual self-care plans for teachers, the video suggests that more extensive, system-wide support is essential. The content focuses on key elements of organizational care to enhance mental wellness and classroom success for educators. This video is part two of the Insights for Educators series, with part one titled "Stress, Trauma and the Brain." The series is brought to you by the Broadcast Educational Media Commission, the Ohio Department of Education, Public Media Connect (CET, ThinkTV, WPTD), and the Montgomery County Education Service Center, aiming to provide valuable insights for educators to promote social-emotional learning in Ohio.
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FREE membership to OAPSA for new members for the rest of this school year. New members can register through the OAPSA website, and select the "New" category. Note that for this offer we define "New" as "not being an OAPSA member for the past 3 years."
Pay the registration fee for the January 19th OAPSA Virtual Conference for any OAPSA member who has difficulty paying the registration fee. In order to qualify you must have a family or district hardship that would prevent you from attending the OAPSA Conference due to the registration cost. Here's the link for that form Request for Assistance with OAPSA Conference Registration Cost.
Pay conference costs for the rest of this school year for those currently participating in our Mentoring and Support Program. Kristina Hulse, OAPSA's coordinator for our Mentoring and Support Program will send the form that needs to be completed along with directions to each new OAPSA member in that Mentoring and Support group (both mentors and mentees). *The next session for Mentoring & Support is this Friday!
| Upcoming Math Statewide Webinars | |
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, in partnership with the Ohio ESC Association, is offering professional learning to expand educators’ understanding of Ohio's Learning Standards for Mathematics and the Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Join BetterLessons and the Department for a two-part webinar series supporting educators in fostering mathematical discourse and language routines in the classroom: to see the registration details click here.
If you would like to receive mathematics email updates with information and professional learning opportunities, please sign up here.
| Tips for Improving Vocabulary Instruction in Middle School | Dive into a world of vibrant vocabulary learning with this article! Elevate engagement in your middle school classrooms with dynamic ways to turn lessons into adventures. Unleash student creativity, foster collaboration, and get practical tips from fellow educators to make language learning a joy. Let's spark a love for words together! Click on the picture above for more information! | |
Administering Literacy Assessments for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities and Complex Communications Needs | |
Ohio’s dyslexia support laws require that all students in specific grade bands, including students with disabilities, are administered a tier 1 universal screener. There are no exceptions or exemptions under the dyslexia support laws. Similarly, the Third Grade Reading Guarantee requires that all students in specific grade bands, including students with disabilities, are administered a reading diagnostic.
This guidance document provides resources and recommendations for accommodations/scaffolds that can be used when conducting district-wide literacy screenings and benchmark or diagnostic assessments. Tables with appropriate access features specific to commonly administered subtests of literacy screeners for several subgroups of students who have complex communication access needs are provided.
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Weaving Relevance into Every Lesson!
Click on the picture below to read an article about helping students read, write, and think like professionals.
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2024 OLAC & PBIS Showcase | |
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This one-day, virtual professional learning event is designed to share powerful examples about how district, building, and teacher-based teams are working together to impact all learners AND showcase Ohio’s schools implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) with high fidelity.
This year’s event will be completely live— live keynotes, live learning sessions, live Q&A with presenters, and a live student panel. This will allow us to engage in real time, while reaching as many Ohio educators as possible. This year’s theme is Future Forward: Accelerating Leadership & Learning.
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Reading Science Professional Development Requirements. | |
House Bill 33 requires all district and school teachers and administrators to complete a course provided by the Department before June 30, 2025.
Exceptions include anyone who has previously completed similar training, as determined by the Department. Information and FAQs about the requirements for science of reading professional development are now available. Information can be found on the webpage along with frequently asked questions. The SOR courses are currently under development and are anticipated to be available statewide in early 2024.
As always, if you have questions about meeting the requirements under state law, please contact ReadOhio@education.ohio.gov.
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Although we are here to help and support you as you work on best practices to raise literacy achievement for each child, many times the policy information you seek needs to come directly from DEW. The Department has several email boxes to assist in providing answers to policy questions, in writing, to the districts you support.
Please remind districts they can reach out to the following email boxes.
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