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In this issue...
2019-20 Start of School Campaign
New
Reminders
Professional Development Opportunities
Dates to Remember
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2019-20 Start of School Campaign
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Transportation Online Tool for Education (TOTE) Training
To ensure that all students who require transportation services are routed in a timely fashion, OSSE's Division of Student Transportation (DOT) will host training workshops on navigating the new Transportation Online Tool for Education (TOTE) platform.
This training is required for LEAs and special education transportation coordinators and is designed to provide information on entering school calendar information and transportation request forms (TRFs) into the TOTE system for students who require transportation for the 2019-20 school year.
Dates for the upcoming training sessions are listed below. All training sessions will be held at OSSE, 1050 First St. NE, Fourth Floor, Bill Nye Training Room 442, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Register
- Thursday, May 23, 2019
- Monday, June 3, 2019
- Wednesday, June 5, 2019
- Wednesday, June 26, 2019
- Tuesday, July 9, 2019
- Tuesday, July 16, 2019
All attendees are asked to bring laptops. If you or someone within your LEA requires assistance, please contact the TOTE Helpdesk at (202) 576-5520 or DOT.Data@dc.gov.
2019-20 LEA and School Student Transportation Certification
The deadline for LEAs and schools to submit the 2019-20 school year certification for transportation services to students with disabilities is Monday, June 3, 2019.
Pending the completion of training required for LEAs and special education transportation coordinators, if there is still a requirement for access to the Transportation Online Tool for Education (TOTE), please email:
For more information or questions, please contact DOT.Data@dc.gov.
Communication to Families of Students with Disabilities Missing Transportation Forms
This year, the OSSE Division of Student Transportation (DOT) will send communication directly to families for whom we do not have a complete transportation request form (TRF) following the TRF deadlines for the 2019-20 school year. This communication will inform parents and guardians of students eligible for transportation services that OSSE has not received a TRF for the 2019-20 school year and will ask families to contact their school to ensure that the appropriate school liaison has the accurate information in order to submit a TRF. As a reminder, the deadline for extended school year (ESY) TRFs was Monday, May 6, and for the 2019-20 school year the deadline is Monday, June 3.
For questions about communication to parents, contact our Parent Resource Center at (202) 576-5000. For questions about the TOTE system, please contact our TOTE Support Line at (202) 576-5520.
Register Now! 2019 Start of School Summit
To help ensure that all LEAs are able to plan for a smooth start to the 2019-20 school year, OSSE will hold this year’s LEA Start of School Summit on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University.
The 2019 summit will help critical LEA data managers and points of contact for English learners (ELs), enrollment audit, special education, and transportation gain the training and tools necessary to help their LEAs seamlessly transition from the end of the current school year to the beginning of the next. LEA-level staff should plan to attend to learn about key policies, training, and resources related to data connectivity, data troubleshooting, duplicative enrollment, ELs, enrollment audit, special education, and transportation.
LEA teams should consist of the LEA data manager and the main points of contact for ELs, enrollment audit, special education, and transportation. More details, including registration, can be found on the OSSE Start of School website.
For questions, please contact Annette Thacker-Bartlett at Annette.Thacker@dc.gov or Erin Garratt at Erin.Garratt@dc.gov.
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FY20 Consolidated Application Webinar Series
To support LEAs in creating their fiscal year 2020 (FY20) Consolidated Applications for funding under a variety of programs related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), OSSE is holding a series of webinars on different topics including schoolwide planning, completing the application itself, early childhood requirements, and more. All webinar topics will be repeated multiple times between May and September 2019. We recommend LEA grant managers, fiscal leads, and academic officers attend the series. The topics covered are as follows:
- Parent and Family Engagement Requirements – First webinar Thursday, May 30, 2019, 10:30 a.m. [Register]
- Schoolwide Plan Requirements – First webinar Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 3 p.m. [Register]
- Fiscal Reporting Requirements – First webinar Thursday, June 13, 2 p.m. [Register]
To see more detail about each webinar, including a description, additional dates offered, and to register, please visit the OSSE website.
For questions about the webinar series, please contact Con.App@dc.gov.
Help Connect College-Bound Students Experiencing Homelessness with OSSE College Starter Kits
Over the past few years, OSSE has purchased items to create college care packages for students experiencing homelessness who were accepted and enrolled into college classes for their fall and spring academic year. Recipients received travel luggage, a laptop with Microsoft programs, school supplies, a backpack, towel sets, personal hygiene products, and other essential items to support their transition to college. OSSE also hosted a send-off workshop and reception in which the students received their college care packages, words of encouragement from OSSE managers and staff, information regarding financial aid and scholarship opportunities, contacts for on-campus supports, and techniques for self-advocacy to support their educational success.
To be eligible to apply, students must attend a public or public charter school in the District. Eligible applicants must be a 2018-19 school year high school graduate who has been identified by the school's homeless liaison as receiving McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act support, in the school database. View OSSE’s website for requirements and instructions on how to apply.
Please note that this opportunity is available to recipients until supplies are no longer available.
All submissions are due by Friday, May 31, 2019 to Tasheen Stallings, homeless education program analyst, at Tasheen.Stallings@dc.gov and Tiffany Williams, postsecondary and career education management analyst, at Tiffany.Williams@dc.gov.
FY20 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MKV) Grant Program Competition
OSSE invites LEAs to apply for federal funding for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (MKV) grant program.
The purpose of the MKV grant is to provide supplemental funding to help (1) facilitate the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youth; and (2) ensure homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to all other students. Services provided through this grant cannot replace regular academic programming. LEAs within the District of Columbia are eligible to apply.
All applicants must submit applications via the Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS) by completing an online MKV application, which will be released Friday, June 7, 2019. A total of at least $69,833.94 in grant funds will be distributed based on a competitive process.
The following are key dates to remember regarding the MKV competition:
- Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Release Date: Friday, May 17, 2019
- Request for Applications (RFA) Release Date: Friday, June 7, 2019
- Pre-application Technical Assistance Conferences (applicants must attend at least one):
- Intent to Apply Deadline: Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 3 p.m.
- Application Submission Deadline: Monday, July 15, 2019, 3 p.m.
For questions, please contact Danielle Rollins at Danielle.Rollins@dc.gov.
Know Your Rights – A Workshop for Parents about Special Education Rights and Resources
Are you a parent of a child with a disability? If so, this workshop is for you! Join DC’s State Advisory Panel on Special Education (SAPSE) to learn more about your child’s rights, connect with local resources, and meet other parents. This session will include:
- An overview of the special education process and discussion about rights;
- An opportunity to ask questions and learn about community resources;
- A chance to discuss specific topics impacting our students (discipline, mental health, secondary transition, and early intervention); and
- A chance to connect with members of DC's SAPSE and learn more about how to make your voice heard.
This event will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. at Columbia Heights Education Campus, 3101 16th St. NW. RSVP
This event is co-sponsored by DC’s Office of the Chief Student Advocate, in conjunction with Ward 1 DC Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1 State Board of Education and Ward 1 Education Council Representative Emily Gasoi, and DC’s SAPSE.
Get involved: SAPSE’s goal is to help DC get special education right. If you are a person with a disability, you're needed! Find more information and schedule of meetings, please visit OSSE's website and follow DC SAPSE on Twitter.
For more information, please email Student.Advocate@dc.gov or call (202) 741-4692.
Update: DC FFY18 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act Funds for Charter Schools
OSSE is pleased to announce that we received the federal fiscal year 2018 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Grant Award Notification (GAN) from the US Department of Education (USED) on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
The Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support (OPCSFS) has been laying necessary groundwork in advance of receiving the GAN and will now ramp up efforts to finalize all relevant documents and complete all required steps to run the SOAR subgrant competitions and formula grant.
We will announce the SOAR formula grant through the Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS). We tentatively expect the Academic Quality and Early Childhood grant application to be available on July 19. We will announce the SOAR competitive grants through the LEA Look Forward, EGMS homepage, OSSE's website, DC Office of Partnerships and Grants Services website, and the PCSB Bulletin. We tentatively expect the Notice of Funding Availability for Third Party and Facilities grants to be posted in the DC Register by the beginning of July.
OSSE wants to remind all charter LEAs of the funding priorities for this year, in case you would like to begin developing ideas and proposals ahead of the official competition announcement.
SOAR Act funds are intended to support District public charter schools and third-party nonprofit charter support organizations that have a substantial impact on the District's public charter school sector. The purpose of the funding is to improve school performance and educational outcomes for public charter school students in the District and provide facility financing in order to increase the number of high-quality public charter school seats. Funding is made available through two categories:
- Ensuring academic quality; and
- Investing in facilities.
These categories are part of the application that was approved by the US Department of Education and were developed with consideration of the feedback received from the DC Public Charter School Board, FOCUS and charter leaders.
Registration Now Open for the July 11 DC Data Summit
The 10th Annual DC Data Summit will bring together more than 300 public and public charter school leaders, teachers, and staff in DC with an opportunity to collaborate to find solutions to data problems, attend interactive workshops to expand data skills, and share latest trends and best practices for data-driven instruction, decision making, and performance management. Registration is free and open to all public and public charter school teachers, leaders, and staff, as well as nonprofit partners and stakeholders in DC.
The Data Summit will take place at Carlos Rosario Public Charter School, 1100 Harvard St. NW on Thursday, July 11, 2019, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Register
For questions, please contact Preety Patidar at Ppatidar@focusdc.org.
Higher Education Licensure Commission Call for Site Evaluators
The Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) seeks individuals to serve as site evaluators for postsecondary institutions operating in the District. HELC is establishing a pool of neutral, qualified professionals who have knowledge, skills or expertise in one or more of the following areas: postsecondary education, academic administration, accreditation, or compliance. Individuals with professional knowledge in nursing and emergency medical technician education, technology, distance learning, barbering and cosmetology, and language studies are also welcome. Evaluators must be able to devote two or three full business days to the completion of site evaluations.
The call for site evaluators is available on OSSE's website. We will directly follow-up with individuals whose credentials are best suited to fulfill the current needs identified. If interested, please send your resume to Jocelyn.Harris3@dc.gov. Please feel free to share with your network.
Higher Education Licensure Commission Takes Licensure and Enforcement Actions at its May Public Meeting
On Thursday, May 2, 2019, the District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) evaluated 25 postsecondary non-degree and degree-granting schools operating or desiring to operate in the District of Columbia on their ability to comply with licensure standards.
HELC protects the public against transient, unethical, deceptive and fraudulent educational institutions of higher education and assures quality by establishing standards in education, ethical business practices, fiscal responsibility, health and safety. The commission investigates student complaints, serves as the State Approving Agency for veterans benefits and issues student transcripts from closed post-secondary schools.
Please read more about actions taken by the commission at its May meeting.
For more information, please contact OSSE.Elcmail@dc.gov or (202) 481-3951.
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Register Today for OSSE’s Multilingual Learner Conference: Empowering Success Through Language Learning
OSSE will host its first Multilingual Learner Conference, Empowering Success Through Language Learning, on Friday and Saturday, June 7-8, 2019 at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University. This conference will bring together hundreds of pre-K through grade 12 dual language and/or English language program teachers, leaders, and service providers from all DC schools for two days of professional development events.
Friday, June 7, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. will focus on English Language Programming and Saturday, June 8, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. will focus on Dual Language Programming. Participants may register for one or both days and will receive six OSSE professional learning units (PLUs) for each day of attendance. Register
Priority will be given to educators and staff serving in public and public charter schools in DC. For details, please view the conference website. For questions, please contact Jennifer Norton at Jennifer.Norton@dc.gov.
Notice for Changes to IDEA Annual LEA Determinations: New IDEA Determinations Web-based Application
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) requires OSSE to make annual determinations about each LEA’s implementation of Part B of the IDEA. In making local determinations, OSSE considers federally required elements, as well as other metrics relevant to the IDEA.
Each year, OSSE issues annual determinations to LEA representatives in the form of an email notification with supporting documents attached. Beginning in the 2018-19 school year, OSSE will provide each LEA its designated determinations assignment through a QuickBase application. This application will provide a more informative approach in ensuring LEAs are provided with the data and tools needed to understand their determination assignment.
The application will provide each LEA’s underlying data, scores for each determination element and the overall determination calculation and assignment (i.e., meets requirements, needs assistance, needs intervention). In addition, the application will facilitate and expedite the appeals process by allowing LEAs to submit evidence and review the status of OSSE’s review process in real-time.
The IDEA determinations application will be available in QuickBase and will be similar to the report LEAs access for their risk-based designation as part of Coordinated Risk Based Monitoring activities for K-12 federal grants.
OSSE will provide more details on the IDEA determinations web-based application during the Start of School Summit on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Also, upon the release of determinations in late July or early August, OSSE will conduct a webinar training on the application to ensure each LEA is knowledgeable about its determination assignment.
For more information about the QuickBase application, please contact Megan Williams at (202) 741-0477 or Megan.Williams@dc.gov.
Inspiring Voices Panel Series: Challenges and Resilience from Young Leaders in the Immigrant Community
Inspiring Voices is a panel series that takes place every Thursday in May where young leaders in the immigrant community share their stories of challenges and resilience. All are welcome to come listen to these students and support them as they courageously share their stories and experiences as immigrants. The weekly panel themes include:
- Thursday, May 23, 2019: Resilience and Accomplishments
- Thursday, May 30, 2019: Future Dreams and Aspirations
The panel series takes place from 5-7 p.m. each Thursday in May at Haydee’s Restaurant, 3102 Mount Pleasant St. NW. For more information visit the event website. For questions, please contact Elizabeth Barkley at Elizabeth.Barkley@dc.gov.
Opportunity to Establish a Peer Court Learning Group at Your School
OSSE is partnering with YouthJustice, Inc. to support schools that are interested in developing at their school a peer court program, or other exclusionary discipline reduction-based system. Schools will utilize the remainder of this academic year, as well as the summer, to preliminarily explore the YouthJustice Peer Court program, analyze its application within their school through a short series of test cases, and establish ongoing foundational aspects of their future Peer Court or other exclusionary discipline reduction-based system for the following academic year. Support is provided through the fostering of collaborative learning, group one-on-one coaching, and directed technical assistance.
Participating schools must:
- Have an already established content-free period or be willing to create a dedicated time for spring Peer Court Learning Group (PLG) meetings during the academic day.
- Be able to create a balanced PLG consisting of seven to 10 students and staff members.
- Secure participants who have an active desire to tackle disciplinary challenges within their school community and demonstrate a dedicated work ethic in order to ensure participant attendance and PLG quality.
- Be willing to support PLGs in the implementation of any school community advocacy project designed to obtain internal school discipline data points.
- Provide a physical meeting location for spring and summer PLG meetings.
- Be willing to assign an administrative member to serve as a liaison between participating schools and their PLG group. The designated liaison may also be a member of the PLG.
If your school is interested in participating, please contact Jessica Dulay, at Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov by Friday, May 24, 2019. OSSE will then schedule a brief phone interview where the school personnel, OSSE, and the YouthJustice team can further explore this opportunity.
Inform OSSE’s Special Education Priorities and Supports
If you have ideas about how OSSE can better serve students with disabilities, we want to hear from you. In its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan launched earlier this year, OSSE describes its commitment to “catalyze progress and dramatically shift the trajectory of growth for students with disabilities.” To help inform our development of resources and supports, OSSE is conducting focus groups to gather input from those working closest with our students on the needs and opportunities for accelerating their outcomes. We need educators from all grade levels to speak up!
If you are a general education teacher, special education teacher, special education coordinator, or special education director and would like to help us better support you and the students you serve, please participate in a 90-minute evening focus group.
- Special Education Teachers: Monday, June 3, 4-5:30 p.m.
- General Education Teachers: Wednesday, June 12, 4-5:30 p.m.
- Special Education Coordinators and Directors: Thursday, June 13, 4-5:30 p.m.
Please sign up and share with colleagues who may be interested. We look forward to hearing from you!
For questions, please contact Jennifer Carpenter at Jennifer.Carpenter@dc.gov.
Register Today! 2019 Strawberries and Salad Greens Day
Since 2011, schools and other educational sites across the District have used Strawberries and Salad Greens Day as a way to showcase locally grown produce in school meals and educate students about the many benefits of eating foods grown in or near the District. In addition to serving locally grown strawberries and salad greens as a part of the National School Lunch Program, many schools also choose to incorporate hands-on learning activities into their event. In past years, schools have hosted educational stations in the cafeteria during lunch, activities in the classroom during the school day, or special celebrations as a part of after-school programming. A 2018 post-event survey of registrants found that 87 percent of participating schools indicate they are “very likely” to participate again in the future events.
Whether you are new to the event or a long-time participant, we hope you will join schools across the District in this year’s Strawberries and Salad Greens Day on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Register for Strawberries and Salad Greens Day.
For more information or questions, please visit OSSE's website or contact Elysia DiCamillo at Elysia.DiCamillo@dc.gov.
Summer 2019 Learn24 Network Conference: Empower and Encourage
Join the Institute for Youth Development on Friday, June 7, 2019, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for the Summer 2019 Learn24 Network Conference. This conference is designed to provide youth development professionals with essential training on best practices, evidence-based research, innovative ideas, and more. Come learn, grow, and network with awesome peers and youth development professionals at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, 1201 17th St. NW.
Register early as space is limited.
For more information or questions, please contact Alex Brown at Alex.Brown@dc.gov.
OSSE Data Validation – Key Upcoming Dates
OSSE’s Data Validation process gives LEAs the opportunity to review and make updates to the student-level data used for analysis and reporting, including the DC School Report Card and STAR Framework. Once certified by heads of school, these data are authoritative for the 2018-19 school year.
Key upcoming dates are:
- June 7 – deadline to submit tickets for student demographic, enrollment, assessment, and assessment participation data
- June 21 – certification date for student demographic, enrollment, assessment, and assessment participation data
- June 28 – deadline to submit OSSE Support Tool (OST) tickets for attendance, graduation cohort, and additional data needed for the STAR Framework or the DC School Report Card
- July 12 – certification date for attendance, graduation cohort, and additional data needed for the STAR Framework or the DC School Report Card (please note that extended-year LEAs have a certification date of Aug. 2)
OSSE encourages LEA data managers to review data using the the 2018-19 school year Data Validation Qlik application well in advance of the deadlines. To stay on track, OSSE recommends scheduling a monthly (or more frequent) meeting with your DAR liaison and attending all offered training sessions. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask your DAR liaison.
Join the June 2019 Power of Data Teacher Workshop
Attention DC area middle and high school teachers! Are you interested in helping students use mapping to understand, analyze, and interpret data, or argue from geospatial evidence? Join the June 2019 Power of Data Teacher Workshop on Monday, June 24-Friday, June 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 200 I St. SE (closest Metro: Navy Yard on the green line).
This is a 35-hour paid professional development opportunity to learn to effectively integrate geospatial technologies (GIS) to enhance student learning in existing lessons. This opportunity is open to all teachers of grades 6-12 in the DC area, including teachers at public, charter, and private schools.
Benefits: High quality professional learning experience, $500 stipend for participating, up to $450 additional stipend for implementing lessons, and instructional and technical support as you implement lessons.
Register by Friday, May 31 as space is limited.
For more information or questions, please contact Amanda Huron of the University of the District of Columbia at Amanda.Huron@udc.edu and Eva Reid of the DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Eva.Reid@dc.gov.
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Professional Development Opportunities
(Unless stated otherwise, all trainings are held at OSSE, 1050 First St. NE)
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Cultural Competency, Relevancy, and Humility
OSSE, in collaboration with One Common Unity, is hosting a cultural humility training designed for educators and school teams. In this training, participants will learn to accept and respect different cultural backgrounds and customs, ways of communicating, and traditions and values. Participants also will explore how educators’ own cultures, values, and life experiences shape their sense of who they are, where they fit into their family, school, community, and society, and how they interact with each other and their students.
This workshop is intended for educators, school administrators, teachers, social workers and counselors serving K-12 students in public and public charter schools in DC.
This training will take place on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Nannie Helen Burroughs (Room 523). [Register] Participants will receive six OSSE professional learning units (PLUs).
For questions, please contact Nakanya Magby at Nakanya.Magby@dc.gov.
Conflict Transformation
OSSE, in collaboration with One Common Unity, is hosting a conflict transformation training designed for educators and school teams. Often educators are faced with various types of conflicts both inside and outside the classroom. Participants will gain skills to effectively solve conflicts to help reduce negative communication, aggression, and violence in their schools and communities.
The workshop is intended for educators, school administrators, teachers, social workers and counselors serving K-12 students in public and public charter schools in DC.
This training will take place on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Nannie Helen Burroughs (Room 523). [Register] Participants will receive six OSSE professional learning units (PLUs).
For questions, please contact Nakanya Magby at Nakanya.Magby@dc.gov.
Creating a Culture Focused on Equity
Effective school leaders set a tone for transformation. However, to do this, they must engage in difficult and potentially uncomfortable conversations. These sometimes-uncomfortable conversations are expected to result in altering beliefs, attitudes, values, and meanings, to shift from a culture of low expectations to one of high expectations for all students. This professional development workshop will build the capacity of leaders to begin exploring and discussing the current culture, expectations, and future goals. This workshop is intended for school leadership individuals and teams, as well as teacher leaders serving K-12 students in DC schools.
This training will take place on Thursday, June 20, 2019, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, 1201 17th St. NW, Third Floor Grand Hall. [Register] Participants will receive six OSSE professional learning units (PLUs).
For questions, please contact Jessica Dulay at Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov.
Work with kids age 3-8? Join OSSE’s Early Learning Joint Training Sessions with Early Childhood Programs (reminder)
LEA staff serving pre-K 3-age 8 may now sign up for training through the OSSE Division of Early Learning online Professional Development Information System (PDIS). Visit dcpdis.org to view the course calendar and sign up for training. To register, you will need to create an account by selecting your school site. OSSE recommends using your personal email address so course completion certificates can stay with you if you change jobs. Note that LEA staff may join any available training appropriate for their age group. LEA staff may earn professional learning units (PLUs) and use these for continuing education requirements and applying them to renew their credential, if applicable. However, note that child care teacher licensing and credit hour requirements may not apply to LEA teachers.
Visit dcpdis.org, the April 24-30, 2019 LEA Look Forward, and the Dates to Remember section for upcoming trainings that may be relevant to LEA staff. Please review the PDIS Getting Started Guide for more information. For questions or if you need assistance with PDIS, please contact the OSSE Early Childhood Education Help Desk at (202) 478-5903 or DCPDIS@dc.gov.
Reminder: To help children transition from Head Start and other early childhood programs, Title I LEAs have signed a citywide coordination agreement. Title I LEAs have committed to participating in at least two early childhood joint professional development events per year. Several trainings available in PDIS, including the one listed above, can help LEAs fulfill this requirement. For more information on ESSA early learning coordination, please visit OSSE's website.
Training Opportunity: Preventing and Managing Sexual Abuse in Schools
Registration is open for the DC Public Charter School Board’s (PCSB) upcoming conference on preventing and managing sexual abuse in schools. The conference will be held on Tuesday, May 28, from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Kellogg Conference Center at Gallaudet University. Safe Shores, Praesidium and the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) will lead three workshops on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training, Creating a Safe Environment in Schools and Creating Safer Schools through Education and Awareness.
The conference is free and open to all levels of school staff from public and public charter schools in the District. For more information about the workshops and to register, please visit the event website. For questions, please contact Jiselle O’Neal at (202) 330-4056 or Joneal@dcpcsb.org.
Harnessing Student Collaboration for Discipline Policies and Implementation (reminder)
Student-led restorative practices are an effective and powerful way to incorporate restorative efforts into school culture. This workshop series provides participants with strategies to implement youth voice into their school restorative practices and policies.
- Workshop 1: Harnessing Student Collaboration in Creating and Amending Discipline Policy
- Workshop 2: Harnessing Student Collaboration in Discipline Implementation
School leaders and behavior support staff serving students in grades 6-12 in public and public charter schools in DC are invited to attend. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend both sessions. Workshop 1 will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2019, 1:30-3:30 p.m. [Register] Workshop 2 will take place on Friday, June 7, 2019, 1:30-3:30 p.m. [Register] Both sessions will be held at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Nannie Helen Burroughs (Room 523).
For questions, please contact Jessica Dulay at Jessica.Dulay@dc.gov.
Developing High-Quality Transition Plans for Middle School Learners (reminder)
District regulations require that the first individualized education program (IEP) in effect after a child with a disability reaches 14 years of age includes transition assessments and services. This introductory training will prepare special education teachers and leaders serving middle school students to develop high-quality, age-appropriate transition plans that meet these requirements.
This training was developed for special education teachers and leaders serving students in grades 6 through 9. The training will be offered on Thursday, June 13, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at OSSE, First Floor, Eleanor Holmes Norton II (Room 109), and repeated on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at OSSE, Sixth Floor, Charles Drew (Room 622). Register for one of the sessions. Please bring a fully charged laptop or tablet to the session.
For questions, please contact Jennifer Carpenter at Jennifer.Carpenter@dc.gov.
Unpacking the Common Core Early Learning Standards (reminder)
In this session, participants will learn how to analyze and unpack the DC Common Core Early Learning Standards, build lessons that teach across the standards for maximum impact, and analyze student work samples and video evidence in comparison to standards. This training is open to educators serving students in pre-K3 through grade 1 in public schools, public charter schools, Head Start Agencies, and community-based organizations in the District of Columbia, with an aim toward increasing coordination between early childhood educators across all sectors through joint professional development.
This full-day training will take place on Friday, June 21, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at OSSE, Fifth Floor, Nannie Helen Burroughs (Room 523). Participants will receive six OSSE professional learning units (PLUs). Registration is now open in the DC Early Learning Professional Development Information System (PDIS). As a reminder, all LEA staff serving pre-K3 through grade 3 may now create an account in PDIS and register for any relevant early childhood trainings available. Instructions for creating an account, as well as a list of upcoming training opportunities, were announced in the May 1-7, 2019 LEA Look Forward.
For questions about this training, please contact Jenye Fletcher at Jenye.Fletcher@dc.gov. For questions about registering in PDIS, please contact the OSSE Early Childhood Education Help Desk at (202) 478-5903 or DCPDIS@dc.gov.
Reminder: To help children transition from Head Start and other early childhood programs, Title I LEAs have signed a citywide coordination agreement. Title I LEAs have committed to participating in at least two early childhood joint professional development events per year. Several trainings available in PDIS, including the one listed above, can help LEAs fulfill this requirement. For more information on ESSA early learning coordination, please visit OSSE's website.
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