1. Agenda
2:30 Introductions and ZOOM Webinar reminders
2:35 Students with Brain Injury
3:00 Curriculum and Assessment Updates
3:05 Diploma Options for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
3:15 Special Education Unit’s Website
3:25 General Information and Reminders
Future Calls
The monthly call topics will be on the special education website under the “Monthly TA Call” tab
Please submit topics or questions for future calls on our website
Future calls will be held on the second Friday of each month from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (a reminder will be sent monthly)
Webinar Reminders
If you have questions during the webinar, please ask them by clicking on the question button.
If you are experiencing any technical difficulties, please let us know by clicking on the chat button.
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2. Aleecia Starkey Consultant for Students with Brain Injury
Please see handout linked on ADE-SEU website.

3. Educational Interpreter Updates 2017
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) Testing Opportunity
Arkansas Standards for Educational Interpreters and Transliterators
Supports and Resources available from ADE-SEU
For more information: Lisa S. Johnson or Jared Hogue

4. Arkansas Standards for Educational Interpreters and Transliterators
EIPA Testing
Springdale, January 21st or 22nd – MUST pre-register
Fee provided by ADE-SEU for Educational Interpreters employed in Arkansas public schools with EIPA or QAST scores below standards
Contact Lisa Johnson immediately if interested
Arkansas Standards for Educational Interpreters and Transliterators
Currently accessed on ADE-SEU website under Policy and Regulations, Eligibility Criteria and Program Guidelines, Part III, number 7
Interpreter’s license Arkansas Department of Health, high school diploma or equivalent and 3.0 on the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA), or Quality Assurance Screening Test (QAST) 3/3 (transliterating /interpreting)
Supports and Resources available from ADE-SEU
COMING SOON! Contact Jared Hogue or Lisa Johnson for more information.

5. Curriculum and Assessment Updates

6. Class-Size Exception
If your district has any self-contained classes that have over eight students who will take the ACT Aspire, please contact Robin Stripling as soon as possible.
District
School
LEA#
Special Education Supervisor
Teacher
# taking ACT Aspire
# taking MSAA

7. Assessment Participation Reports
Statewide Assessment Participation Data
If you had data in red and have not done so already, please contact Robin.
Participation Data
Each district received a document detailing their statewide assessment participation data along with a recorded explanation of the data. If you had data in red and have not contacted me (Robin Stripling) regarding your data, please do so as soon as possible.
Trying to be proactive before ESSA goes into effect.

8. Upcoming Documents Alternate Assessment Guidance Document
New Paperwork Guidance Document
We are creating a document that should assist IEP teams in making correct assessment decisions.
The new paperwork guidance document should be out by February.

9. New Presentations ADE-SEU website Presentations (on the left)
Testing Accommodations
Accommodations and Modifications

10. ADE-SEU Updates Should Your State Have an Alternate Diploma?
Considerations for Developing State-Defined Alternate Diplomas for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Special Education Website Changes
General Information and Reminders

11. Catastrophic Reminder
The Catastrophic Registry is currently open and will close by the end of day February 6. Students CANNOT be entered after February 6. The database for student entry will close Feb. 6 and reopen Feb. 15 for final submissions. Each student listed in the Catastrophic Occurrences Registry that is submitted for reimbursement MUST have final costs (with complete account codes) entered and saved in the Registry and SUBMITTED by May 1, 2017.

12. Questions?
Next Call: February 10, 2017