The following are presentations/handouts from the 2011-2012 Special Education staff meetings.

June 4, 2012
+ Agenda

• Restraint & Seclusion: Resource Document
• Penn*Link – PASA 1 % and PSSA-M 2% Cap
• Penn*Link – Understanding AYP 2012
• Autism Definition – DSM-5
• PSBA Legislative Report

May 7, 2012
+ Agenda

• MIU IV Special Education Meeting Dates 2012-2013
• Chat with Pat 4-26-2012
• BEC – Charter Schools
• State Board of Ed. Regs. 22PA Code 11.24
• BEC – Nonresident Students in Institutions
• PA Approved Private Schools for Special Education
• BSE Report – Tommasini 4/27/2012
• Changes in HUD Definition of Homeless
• PA’s Education for Children & Youth Experiencing Homelessness Programs
• IDEA – Chapters 14 & 711 Regulations that Exceed Federal Requirements
• Email – 5/2/2012 Elimination of the PSSA-M Test
• Penn Link – State Assessment Transition
• 2012 Attribution Training
• 2012 AYP Attribution Map
• 2012 AYP Bookmark
• 2012 Understanding AYP
• PaTTAN Training – PVAAS Key Reporting for Students with IEP’s
• Measuring Education Effectiveness

March 5, 2012
+ Agenda

• PSEA-Solutions that Work
• 2-24-2012 PSBA Legislative Report
• BEC’s Special Education Compliance
• BSE Tommasini Report 3-1-2012
• Philly SD-PSSA Administering
• PSSA-State Cheating Probe
• Medical Assistance and Co-Payments
• LTF-Parent Toolbox Flyer-The Write Stuff
• Alliance for PA PBS Clarification
• Draft-PA Assistive Technology Consultant

February 6, 2012
+ Agenda

• Rosa’s Law-Change in Disability Terminology
• Email-State Performance Plan Data Requirements-Postsecondary School Survey
• October 2010-Q & A Regarding English Language Learners with Disabilities
• Internet-Based Tools and Dispute Resolution Services from the Office of Dispute Resolution
• Clarification of the Charter School Basic Education Circular Regarding Institutionalized Students
• Flyer-Inevitable-Dr. Charles Schwahn
• The AASA Legislative Corps Weekly Report

January 9, 2012
+ Agenda

• Final Presentation of January 4, 2012 Videoconference – Complex Support Needs
• Chat with Pat 12/8/2011
• BSE December 2011 Report – John Tommasini
• PaTTAN Capacity Building Possibilities
• DRC – PSSA – M TAC Document #1
• Email 11-21-2008 Change in Amount of Special Education Service
• Attachment #2 of 22 PA Code
• Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05 August 15, 2011
• FAQ on Medical Assistance Bulletin 99-11-05
• Analysis of the Use of Restraints in Your Educational Program
• Press Release 12/16/2011
• VSA Call for Entries and Entry Tags 2012
• VSA Permission for Artwork
• Special Education Students Receiving Homebound Instruction or Instruction Conducted in the Home
• Error in PennLink
• Secondary Transition Frequently Asked Questions
• Request for School Input Form
• PaTTAN Training Announcement – Writing Standards-Aligned Measurable Goals for Secondary IEP’s
• Changing Actions and Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities
• Changing Attitudes
• PASA Test Administrator Training

November 7, 2011
+ Agenda

• 10/20/2011 Chat with Pat
• 10/20/2011 Notes
• 10/20/2011 PAIU Chat with Pat
• BSE Report – John Tommasini
• PASA Test Administration Information
• 5a. Request for Use of Narrative Notes on the PASA
• PSBA Legislative Report for October 13, 2011
• PA’s School Based Behavioral Health State Leadership Team 2011-2012 Activities
• July 2011 Newsletter PA PBS Network
• OSEP Paper Regarding Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)
• PDE Testimony for Special Education Funding
• Arc Testimony for Special Education Funding
• SB Western Region Training and Consultation Meeting

October 3, 2011
+ Agenda

• Bureau of Special Education Report September 2011
• Education for Homeless Youth
• Federal Register-Parental Consent to Access Medicaid
• Home Education Program
• Psych’s Test Protocols
• Students with Disabilities & 504 Plan
• Exempting the School Based Assess Program from the Pending DPW Co-pay Provision
• School Medicaid Reimbursement Programs in Danger
• BEC-Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth

September 12, 2011
+ Agenda

• 2011-12 Networking Meetings
• 2011-12 TaC Staff Meetings
• 2011-12 Psychiatric Staffing 3 County
• 2011-12 Worksheet Speech-Language Staff
• 2011-12 Testing Window
• 2011-2012 OT Staff Assignments
• 2011-2012 PT Assignments
• 2011-2012 Special Education Programs
• Business Card Form
• Chart for 2011-2012 Meetings
• Dates to Remember 2011-12
• USDOE IDEA Determination (Email 7/22/2012)
• PaTTAN Training Announcement-PennData and PIMS
• Talking to Parents of Students with Disabilities
• Memo to Staff-2011-2012 Edulink Meetings
• Overview PaTTAN Structure
• PaTTAN 2011-2012 Professional Development Plans
• PennLink Act 45 Act 28 Moratorium
• Staff Minutes/August 2011-Executive Director
• Staff minutes/June 2011-Executive Director
• Academic Games Tournament Schedule-2011-12

 

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Special Education Staff Meeting Dates:
September 12, 2011
October 3, 2011
November 7, 2011
December 5, 2011
January 9, 2012
February 6, 2012
March 5, 2012
April 2, 2012
May 7, 2012
June 4, 2012