Margaret lehr Special Education Support Liaison Region 18 ESC mlehr@esc18.net Office (432) 567-3229 | Cell (432) 634-7004

IN 2017, TEA CREATED NEW LIAISON POSITIONS FOR EACH REGION TO HELP FACILITATE FUTURE CHANGE.

the liaison will serve as a connector for: TEA Region 18 ESC District Campuses Students the liaison will serve as a connector for: My assignment is to facilitate this process

Special Education redesign

Tea goal: Transformation of the way in which special education support is provided by the state.

The new system will be nimble and responsive with a strong focus on: HIGH EXPECTATIONS QUALITY INSTRUCTION SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS

DESIGN THINKING EMPATHY DEFINE IDEATE PROTOTYPE TEST LEARNING ABOUT THE AUDIENCE DEFINE FOCUSING YOUR QUESTION ON INSIGHTS FROM EMPATHY IDEATE BRAINSTORMING WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS PROTOTYPE THE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR IDEAS TEST RETURN TO ORIGINAL GROUP FOR FEEDBACK DESIGN THINKING

H m w Ow Ight e DEFINE THE PROBLEM IMPLIES TEAMWORK Discuss how to achieve maximum collaboration

Critical success factors for school improvement ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FAMILY/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT QUALITY DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION SCHOOL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP EFECTIVENESS TEACHER QUALITY INCREASED LEARNING TIME The critical success factors are the key ingredients for successful schools and will help districts provide for ALL students.

BRAINSTORMING PROMOTES CREATIVE THINKING GETS IDEAS “ON THE TABLE” NOT DESIGNED TO JUDGE THE MERITS ON AN IDEA CAN BE DONE THROUGH WORDS OR DRAWINGS LEADS TO GROUP SHARING THROUGH PRIORITIZING A CONSENSUS IS REACHED Will create a segue to Root Cause Analysis.

Root cause analysis WILL DETERMINE A STARTING PLACE FOR IMPROVING SERVICES AND CREATING A BETTER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS. A good tool for determining a successful programmer strategy is the Root Cause Analysis because it links to brainstorming as we search for solutions.

Margaret lehr Special Education Support Liaison Region 18 ESC mlehr@esc18.net Thank you for your time and patience as we embark on this new journey together! Office (432) 567-3229 | Cell (432) 634-7004