The Exceptional Student Services Unit (ESSU) of the Colorado Department of Education serves students with exceptional educational needs. This monthly e-newsletter is sent to administrators, educators and support staff throughout Colorado. To access a calendar of upcoming events, training sessions and other important dates, click here.
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Recent News
Save the date - June 18 - for a special training session
CDE will offer a training session titled “Anxiety, Depression, and Our Students: Advocacy through Assessment, Interventions, and an Ecological Systems Lens” on Tuesday, June 18, in collaboration with the Colorado Society of School Psychologists (CSSP). Stay posted for registration information.
School Psychology Candidates Recruited at the National Association of School Psychology (NASP)
Thank you to those who supported in the recruitment of school psychologists at NASP. We had a great deal of interest, several volunteers from administrative units and the Colorado Society of School Psychologists (CSSP,) and we screened 30 potential school psychology candidates.
The Colorado School Psychology Recruitment Google sheet includes information from interested candidates from NASP. The yellow highlighted section contains their personal contact information, locations in Colorado they are interested in, and their experience. The green section highlights information for graduate students who will be looking for jobs for the 2019-20 school year. All sections include a filter, especially for Questions 9 and 10 that ask about interests in settings and regions. Feel free to reach out to these candidates to set up an interview for your district, school or AU! Please send questions to Londi Segler at segler_l@cde.state.co.us.
CSSP has redesigned its website and revamped its school psychology job board. You may post a position on the job board for free by contacting franci.cssp@gmail.com
December Count SY2018-19 now available
The number of students with disabilities as of Dec. 1, 2018, was 90,715 – a 2.9 percentage point increase from the previous year. The disability categories that showed the most increase was Autism Spectrum Disorder (+8.6 percentage point), Development Delay (+6.6 percentage point), and Other Health Impaired (+5.8 percentage point). For more detail, check out the December count report.
For AU-level reports, check out reports under “Administrative Units Special Education Data."
AU Profiles SY2017-18 now available
AU Profiles summarize how administrative units performed on each state performance plan indicator in the school year. The SY2017-18 profiles have been added to this webpage. Please check out your AU’s profile. For more details on how your AU performed compared to the state and other AUs, please visit the DMS Summary Tab and click on the indicator of your interest.
Join BrainSTEPS Co.
Administrative Units are being encouraged to form a BrainSTEPS CO Brain Injury Consulting Team to manage students with all severities of brain injuries (including concussion) in their district/BOCES. This is a collaborative project between CDE's Health & Wellness Unit and ESSU. Initial training, materials, and ongoing training, consultation, and support will be provided at no cost to districts.
BrainSTEPS benefits everyone, once the district team understands the brain better – they have a better understanding of the needs of all learners. Click here for more information and to download the application or contact Heather Hotchkiss at hotchkiss_h@cde.state.co.us.
Post-School Outcomes (PSO) (Indicator 14)
You may access information regarding the Post-School Outcome Interview timeline and access resources here. You may access the new 2019 Post-School Outcome Interview protocol here.
There are new competitive employment definitions to be used for the upcoming post-school outcome data collection. Find those definitions here.
2019 Transition Leadership Institute (TLI) Update
• Announcing Keynote Speakers for the 2019 Transition Leadership Institute
• Team registration deadline for the 2019 Transition Leadership Institute is Friday, May 10. See the flyer - Save the Date for 2019 TLI (PDF).
Training and Professional Development
WREIC Hosted in Colorado in September
The Western Region Early Intervention Conference (we fondly called it WREIC) will be Sept. 11-13, in Broomfield. The conference is being hosted by Colorado agencies serving young children with sensory disabilities: A Shared Vision, Anchor Center for Blind Children, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Services for Children and Youth with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss Project, Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, and Hands and Voices. For more information, contact Tanni at anthony_t@cde.state.co.us or (303) 866-6681. Please go to www.WREIC.org to learn more about this training event.
The Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties
We are excited to announce a new on-demand eLearning opportunity focused on the work of David Kilpatrick’s book, The Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. This course will be available indefinitely and can be accessed any time.
You can access the series with this link to the CDE LMS. Be sure to log in as a guest. You can also access it from the SLD Professional Learning Opportunities webpage.
Please share this will your special education, general education and special service provider colleagues.
Power of Partnership Workshop
The Power of Partnership Workshop will be 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, May 2, at Adams 12 Five Star Schools, 1500 E. 128th Ave, Thornton, CO 80241, Dogwood Conference Room. If you have a SEAC and want to learn from other districts, as well as members of the Colorado Special Education Advisory Committee (CSEAC), about what is working and what needs improvement, this workshop is for you.
Please RSVP to: CSEACtraining@gmail.com.
Deadlines
May:
- 13, 2019-20 Federal Application Narrative Window open.
- 20, 2019-20 Federal Application Budget Window open.
Indicator 13: Secondary Transition File Reviews
The data window closes June 1. Click here for information on completing the reviews.
OSEP Monthly Update
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