Special Education and 504 Tips & Resources
Happy Friday! These emails are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each email contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up to date. Please consult your district attorney if you are looking for legal advice, as that is out of my realm.
This week’s email includes links to information on:
- Section 504: Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504
- Case Law: Special Education Legal Alert
- Monitoring Progress: Paras and Remote Data Collection
- CEEDAR Center: Literacy Instruction for Students With Multiple and Severe
- Disabilities, Who Use Augmentative/Alternative Communication
- OSPI: Upcoming webinars, Bills the OSPI Special Education Division is Tracking
Supporting students with autism and other behavioral challenges: The ESD now has a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) who is available to train and supervise paraeducators who are interested in becoming Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT). For more information: RBT training
Upcoming Classes and Events:
- Multiple dates: Special Education Teachers Office Hours
- Monthly: Improving Outcomes For Students With Disabilities – Elementary
- 1/27, 2/3, 2/9: Teaching to the Edges
- 2/2-2/25: Explicit Literacy Instruction for Students Who Struggle to Read and Write
- 2/6: You are Powerful, Talented, and an Amazing Team
- 2/10: Dyslexia & Literacy Instruction: Morphology and Vocabulary
- 2/10-18: Engaging Challenging Conversations
- 2/11: Inclusive IEPs for Our New World
- 2/11: Autism Series: De-escalation and How to Learn from Escalations
- 2/13: Paradigm Shift: Simply Meet Their Needs
- 2/20: Blueprint for a PBIS Classroom
- 2/22, 3/1, 3/8: Teach to the Edges: Support for a Wide Range of Students in the Classroom
- 2/23-3/3: Leading Through Change and Conflict
- 3/1-29: Explicit Literacy Instruction for Students Who Struggle to Read and Write
- 3/9-17: Engaging Challenging Conversation
- 3/10: Dyslexia & Literacy Instruction: Syntax and Fluency
This content is emailed weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each newsletter contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up to date. For more information, contact Abby Bowers.
