1. Margaret lehr Special Education Support Liaison Region 18 ESC mlehr@esc18.net
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2. IN 2017, TEA CREATED NEW LIAISON POSITIONS FOR EACH REGION TO HELP FACILITATE FUTURE CHANGE.

3. 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

4. Special Education redesign

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

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

7. 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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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!
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