1. Special Education Directors’ Meeting October 16, 2008 Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D. ESC2 Associate Director for Instructional Services

2. WELCOME! District / ESC Wows!

3. Autism Update: Dina Hinojosa Autism 101 – online training Strategies for students with Autism – October 30 – Susan J. Sheridan, Ed. D. 17 th Annual State Conference on Autism – Arlington, TX Sensory Integration workshop in Early February – Waynette Janel ABA training in Late April –Susan M. Catlett, Ph.D.

4. Differentiation for Struggling Learners: Mary Beth Jaeger

5. Student Assessment Updates: Valerie Trevino and Julie Brauchle TEA updates: Changes have been made to the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills*Alternate Assessment. We are pleased to have the opportunity for TAKS- Alt representatives from TEA present to Region 2 on what's new for the 2008-2009 TAKS-Alt on November 10. Please visit our website to register www.esc2.us. We will offer 2 repeated sessions. Morning session workshop #0821722. Afternoon (repeated) session # 0821734 www.esc2.us

6. Regional Day School Program for the Deaf : Robert Garcia and Kimberly Cook

7. Discipline / CPI: Priscilla Oebel

8. Transition Conference Valerie Trevino A CONFERENCE FOR : Students, Parents, & Educators Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Workshop #0821228 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Room 3-11 Presenters: Beth Mitchell-Panter & Beth Powell Training students to be partners in the IEP process. Come learn how to make your students be a part of their IEP and ARD process. Students will be taught the process to learn self-determination, disability awareness and leadership. Brought to you by the ESC-2 in collaboration with The South Texas Children’s Home.

9. State Performance Plan and State Determinations: ESC Consultants

11. SPP Indicator 13 New-Updated Checklist for Measurement of Indicator 13 New-Updated Student Folder/IEP Review Chart (To be used as guidance for Checklist for Measurement of Indicator 13) TEASE Will now go through TEASE account not yet set up. Please go to our website for all updated information and copies of checklists. ½ day workshop # 0821469 scheduled for 11/13 from 1 – 4 pm.

12. Facilitated IEP Project Barbie Tumlinson

13. IEP Facilitation December (Ike’s Make Up) Training Dates Basic Training*December 11 – 12 Brush CountryFlour Bluff Tuloso-MidwayAransas Pass & CCISD (4 teams)St. Mary’s * For the basic trainings, an email will go out to directors with the workshop # & passcode.

14. IEP Facilitation Spring 2009 Training Dates Basic Training*January 13 – 14 Basic Training*January 15 – 16 Basic Training*February 16 – 17 Follow Up Day February 18 Advanced TrainingFebruary 19 – 20 * For the basic trainings, an email will go out to directors with the workshop # & passcode.

15. IEP Facilitation Let’s pick your brain… December 10- Collaborate, Facilitate, Observe, Support, etc. - Parent Training in the evening Data delivery…by email before November meeting!

16. Performance Based Monitoring 2008-2009 Nori Mora ESC-2 PBMAS Indicators

17. Results for Region 2, 2006-2007 Highest # of districts receiving 2s and 3s 

18. Highest # of districts receiving 1s, 2s, and 3s 1.

19. Intervention Levels 1A…. districts 1B… districts 3… districts 4… district

20. Submission Dates for Intervention Levels Stage 1A: January 2009 (to be submitted only if randomly selected by TEA) Stage 1B…January, 2009 Stage 3…February, 2009

21. How Was My LEA Selected for Intervention?

22. Accountability Dawn Schuenemann

23. GT / Differentiation Mary Beth Jaeger

24. PUBLIC MEETING UPDATE Nori Mora

25. Public Meeting: January 12, 2009 Question #1:

26. Public Meeting: January 12, 2009 Question #2:

27. Public Meeting: January 12, 2009 Question #3:

28. Adaptive PE Valerie Trevino

29. PE for Everybody An assessment workshop for the General PE, Adapted PE & Special Education Teachers is being planned for late January. Presented by Pam Trocki-Ables The workshop will focus on teaching professionals how to implement best practices and the use of appropriate alternative assessments for students with disabilities.

30. Parent Involvement Initiative Valerie Trevino

31. The Parent Network Grab your lunch and meet us for a “Brown-bag” luncheon on October 28 from 11:30- 1:30. Presenter: Judge Deanie M. King Topic: Juvenile Law, Parent Liability and How Kids lose Driving Privileges Audience: Parents, Counselors, LSSP’s Workshop # 0822140 Please see flyer in Directors folder

32. Vision Update Valerie Trevino / Janay Mullan

33. Discipline Flowchart

34. Core Curriculum Consultants

35. Roundtable Directors

36. Adjournment See you November 15, 2007!