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General: No one will be available to attend. Ohio Coalition - Handout Missy will hand out to us later. Missy will send out a memo to make sure all staff have the dates to plan accordingly. Agendas: Step 6, then Step 7, then progress reports. 1. **Fundations/IS materials and staff development** Fundations and Just Words are from Wilson. Fundations is for K-2 and Just Words is 4-12. Both can be used with Smart Boards. Fundations Kits for teachers are $409. Student Kits are $46 to $65, including consumables. Just Words teacher kits are$459. Student kits are $65. Both programs come with CDs for 1 day trainings. 2. **Laptops** - motor and SLPs Missy reported that Jeff is looking into the rotation for new laptops Laptops belong to the department, not to individual IS. Old computers should be turned in, but IS at the highschool are so cramped for space and need other computers for the students. They are very cramped for space. Could their area be enlarged? Would it affect study hall space? What about confidentiality? Shawn will look into an inexpensive way to wall off the area. 3. **iPads -** OT and IS, for students on the spectrum For communication, remediation, direct instruction Missy ordered an iPad for a student at Jones. Jeff is concerned about WiFi connection and security. They can't be used everywhere. Apps are an issue. The DIstrict has an acceptable use policy to prohibit illegal use. Invite Jeff to our office team meeting. We could stockpile the iPads before the end of the year. Teachers could use requisitons for downloading apps. Jeff is working on a plan to make all buildings wireless. Neos replaced Alpha Smarts which may have voice output too. Training will take place for the Neos when the new ones arrive.. Smart Tables training on Friday 2:45 PM at Barrington for MD teachers. Staff development should take place and be required for Smart Boards and Tables. There should be no option to attend. The district provides the technology and the staff development. Initials - do the MFE planni ng at the IAT. Have 30 days to get parent permission**/informed consent.** Re-evaluations can plan 1 year ahead at the IEP meeting. A family at Barrington have asked for a different psych at an initial. We have to be careful about the snowball effect. Need to be all on the same page. Rachel was the only psych who attended the the department meeting. Information about the meeting went out only a few days before. Missy will schedule a separate meeting All regular ed and IS have received Fountas and Pinnell phonics programs. The Literacy Framework has been rolled out to K-5. The roll out for 6 through 12 will be this year. Teacher Leaders had reported that Best Practice is to not have a prescribed.reading program. Psychologists have on their work plan to look at reading deficits and how to remediate. What are the best tools, materials to remediate specific deficits. Missy does not want the item presented at the elementary principals meeting. The committee needs to reconvene first. Hanover Research Company looked at the UA district on various issues. They did our district benchmarks. They can do the LIterature study for us. They usually need a month to look at Best Practices and how they stack up to UA demographically and how does UA stack up to other districts. Have to be very specific with them. Missy can complete the form for us to get Hanover working with us. May also be able to look at math for us too. Karen Boreman has been asked to help our department with math intervention. She will probably target first grade students. We need to schedule a time to have IS inservice. Missy will discuss this at elementary principals meeting. What kind of information do we want to collect about how and what our IS teach to students with math goals on their IEPs. What materials are being used. How are those decisions made. Missy will check out Survey Monkey. Tom Diebold's inservice is geared more to middle and high school math. UA has a membership. Missy will give us information about subscriptions for students. Subscriptions are free. Peggy attended the first meeting as did Brett Tingley and Aurora Hobden with her mother, Laurel. The conversation centered around steps 4 and 5 of the IEP. Katherine Ripper came toward the end of the meeting. Her child is no longer in district. Her concern was access to records. Notices went out in September at the Department meeting. Missy will talk with Jeff Collett about a list serve to parents reminding them of the meetings. We would like to have an email that does not allow a reply. District can make case by case decisions. Families are responsible for their own transportation unless there is an issue with communication or physical disabiities. Several families are in difficult situations and we cannot make arrangements for only 1 family. The Council came out of CIA., which is now dissolved. Lots of issues with budget. Strategic Plan Action Team set up District Council. The Council is trying to figure out the budget and set priorities. No course of study will be written this year, but the council needs to look ahead..
 * Tuesday, November 30 - “8th Annual Partnering for Progress: Making a Difference in the Life of Children with Special Needs”**
 * Revocation of Consent - Handout**
 * 12/13 Department meeting**
 * Stimulus Money:**
 * MFE Planning Meeting**
 * Psychs - 504**
 * IS Notebooks - SL, Motor,Psychs**
 * Reading Programs/Sequence**
 * Math Programs - survey and 2/14 - Tom Diebold**
 * Bookshare Membership**
 * Parent Meetings**
 * Preschool Transportation**
 * District Council information**

Intermediate is Thursday,November 11. Primary grades is Friday, November 12.. At Arlington Banquet Center, 8:00 to 3:00 PM Math coaches will be attending at noon for a private meeting for Differentiate Instruction in math. Samantha will return on December 14, 15, 16 at Tremont with JIll Prout and Michelle Persescetti. Wednesday will be primary. Thursday will be with intermediate. January 25, 26, 27 Samantha will be at working with middle school and high school. Chris Tovani will be working with the team on Tuesday, January 26. Tuesday is the administrative day and Shawn should attend. Late start that day. Chris will teach the large group and do the model teaching with Samantha as the coach. The teachers will debrief at the end of the day. Samantha will address reading across the curriculum on Thursday. Samantha will be back in February for the 3 Title One schools, Tremont, Greensview and WIndermere. In April, Samantha will be back at Tremont. Request in writing by parent does not start the timeline. The letter is not informed consent. District has 30 days to determine if an evaluation should be done or not. District needs to send a PR01 to either deny the request or call a meeting to plan an MFE at an IAT. Shawn needs to be aware of the The tentative plan is for Lindsay Kaleta and the counselor to each cover half time. We are scheduled for Wednesday, January 26 with a snow date on Thursday, January 27, 7:00 PM Burbank Library. ( Paula will recheck dates with Phyllis) Paula will invite Jason Fine and Tom Bates to represent the elementary principals., Missy and Paula are meeting with parents on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 12:30 PM. Paula will assume case management to eliminate any predetermination of placement. the transition process She is assigned to the Autism units.
 * Elementary:**
 * Samantha Bennett In service**
 * Gayle Long - 30 days/consent**
 * Middle School transition - Amelia P**
 * Jessica Root - maternity leave subs**
 * Preschool Transition - parent meeting/date**
 * Preschool - Max W**
 * Loraine's assignment at Wickliffe**

IEP for Dima W. as soon as possible. May place at ESC/ED unit in Grandview
 * Middle School:**

Dan Hendrickson will be a para in the MD classroom Austin has a full time para. Peggy will attend the IEP today.
 * High School:**