Special Education Advisory Council KSEPAC Presentation September 17 2015 Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council KSEPAC The Kyrene School District established the Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council KSEPAC to promote collaboration between parents and educators and to ID: 795671
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Slide1
Working Collaboratively
Kyrene School District
Special Education Advisory Council (KSEPAC) Presentation
September 17, 2015
Slide2Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council (KSEPAC)
The Kyrene School District established the Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council (KSEPAC) to promote collaboration between parents and educators and to improve the positive outcomes for students with disabilities in preschool through eighth grade.
Slide3Kyrene Special Education Parent Advisory Council (KSEPAC)
The KSEPAC mission is to promote the academic and non-academic achievement of our children with disabilities through collaboration among parents, educators and the community. To achieve this, KSEPAC will:
Encourage the implementation of best practices and evidence based resources with consistent application across all
schools
Advocate for the continuous improvement of clear and open communication
Provide educational opportunities for stakeholders
Develop a series of activities that promote inclusive practices and a sense of community
Slide4Objectives of Meeting
To become familiar with the organization of SLSS staff supporting students in the Kyrene School District
To increase strategies for home and school to work collaboratively together
To become familiar with the resources and services available through Raising Special Kids
Slide5Student Learning and Support Services (SLSS)
The
Kyrene School District and the Student Learning and Support Services (SLSS) department provides a continuum of programs and services for students who have learning needs that lie outside the usual range of instructional differentiation
provided
in general education classrooms.
Special Education, Gifted Education, Structured English Immersion, Section 504, the Kyrene Preschool Program,
Assistive
Technology and Student Records are all a part of
the
SLSS department.
Slide6Student Learning and Support Services
(SLSS)
Continuum of Services
Gifted
Health Services
Psychological Services
Preschool
Section 504
SEI
Special Education
Student Records
Slide7Student Learning and Support Services
(SLSS)
Special Education
Teacher Specialists / Program Leads
Lori Conroy – TOSA (Preschool)
Danielle Pardon – TOSA (Extended Resource DD)
Jo
Shurman – TOSA (KTIP, Curriculum)
Cindy Walters –TOSA (Kyrene Autism Training Team)
Hannah
Jones
- TOSA (Assistive Technology)
Shira
James
(OT/PT/APE)
Lisa Roberts (BITs, Extended Resource ED)
Jill Weaver/Kristine Gregory (SLP)
Slide8Working Collaboratively
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
Slide9Meet our Panel
Diane Cossey – Parent
Chris Tiffany – Parent, Director of Family Support and Education with
Raising Special Kids
Kelley Brunner – School Principal
Kiirsten Makela – General Education Teacher
Michele Ferber – Special Education Teacher
Dr. Shari Dukes – Director of SLSS
Slide10Working Collaboratively
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
Slide11Raising Special Kids
Chris
Tiffany
Director
of Family Support
and Education
christophert@raisingspecialkids.org
www.raisingspecialkids.org
Slide12Resources
Student Learning and Support Services (SLSS)
http://
www.kyrene.org/Page/770
KSEPAC (Upcoming Meeting Dates and Archived Meeting Materials)
http://www.kyrene.org//
site/Default.aspx?PageID=1037
Join the KSEPAC listserv
To receive information about KSEPAC directly to your email address visit
www.Kyrene.org/ksdportal/list
and check the KSEPAC box.
Raising Special Kids (RSK)
http
://www.raisingspecialkids.org
/
Arizona Department of Education (Special Education)
http://www.azed.gov/special-education
/#
Slide13Upcoming KSEPAC Meetings
November
19* –
"
Specially
Designed Instruction
"
January 7
–
"
Managing the Transition Process"
March 24* -
Topic
to be
Determined
These meetings will be held in conjunction with the Kyrene School District Parent Summit