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1. Special Education Director's Planning and Networking Series

Program: RPDC - Kansas City

Location: Lee's Summit R-VII - Stansberry Leadership Center (Lee's Summit, MO)

Audience: Special Education Administrators/Leaders

Dates: 6/20/2023 to 4/8/2024

This planning and networking series is intended for special education directors who are beyond the first couple of years in the position (although, anyone is welcome). The initial focus will be to plan out the fiscal calendar for the year, along with other DESE reporting timelines. The purpose is to allow the participants an opportunity to network together on practices, procedures, etc. related to special education programming.

The first scheduled meeting will be the planning meeting for the year. Three to four additional meetings will be set at this time. The location will remain in Lee's Summit for each of the meetings during the 23-24 year.

The first session is on June 20, 2023 (There will be a total of 4 sessions throughout the year with dates determined during this first planning session).

Cost: FREE.

2. Trauma Responsive: Building Student Support Team Capacity

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

Dates: 8/7/2023 to 5/22/2024

As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in your school every day. Whether it is acute or complex trauma, those experiences disrupt brain activity and can lead students to exhibit disruptive and/or disengaged behaviors. This year-long cohort (6 sessions) requires a team of five* building representatives which could include, but are not limited to: building leader, classroom teacher, counselor, special education teacher, school nurse, school resource officer, etc. School representatives must attend all six sessions.

We will use the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools to address the underlying causes of trauma, identify student responses and implement highly effective school-wide systems of support.
*School wide teams will be based on the student population.

Session 1) Intro to Trauma - before school starts
Session 2) Reframing Responses to Trauma - first quarter
Session 3) Missouri Model Implementation - second quarter
Session 4) Emotional Poverty Part 1 - third quarter
Session 5) Emotional Poverty Part 2 - fourth quarter
Session 6) Data Analysis, Reflection, and Next Steps - after close of school year*

Fee is $200 per team per session ($1,200 total per team); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.

3. Behavior Personnel Cohort - Special Education

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 8/10/2023 to 4/23/2024

Closed
Administrators, do you have staff dedicated to supporting students with challenging behavior? This series is a year-long series designed to support special education teachers through sharing Evidence-Based Practices, components of functional behavioral assessments, evaluation of students with EBD, and creating a Professional Learning Network with others in Southwest Missouri!

4. Special Education New Teacher Academy (not part of BTAP)

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Missouri State University - Springfield (Springfield, MO) [map]

Dates: 8/14/2023 to 9/18/2023

This basic training is developed with first year special education professionals in mind and focuses on the areas of most common noncompliance including, but not limited to, IEP development, evaluations/reevaluations, and special education transfer procedures. The two days will provide hands-on training using the model forms, the Standards and Indicators Manual, and the State Plan for Special Education. (This does not meet the credentialing requirements for Beginning Teacher Assistance Program.) This is a two day training and participants must be present for both days. Day one will be held on August 14th and day two will be held on September 18th. Please make sure you have permission from your district to attend both 8/14 and 9/18. We will meet in the Meyer Alumni Center located at 300 South Jefferson Street. Training will begin promptly at 8:30. We will have a working lunch and each day will conclude by 3:00. The cost of the training is $60 and covers parking and lunch for both days. Morning coffee will be provided. Feel free to bring any individual snacks you may want as we will provide lunch with dessert only. You will receive parking instructions closer to the date of the training.

5. Special Education Teacher Network

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5 Varies (Maryville/St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 10/17/2023 to 4/12/2024

This network will provide teachers an opportunity to collaborate with others about current trends and needs. We will focus on effective practices related to:
* Instructional Strategies * Components of the IEP- present level, goad development, transition, and educational benefit
* IEP Process: assessment, discipline, evaluation, forms, etc
* Social Emotional Learning
* Compliance Updates
* Curriculum Implementation

Lunch provided. Graduate credit available

6. Special Education New Directors' Group

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 10/25/2023

The New Directors' Group will meet periodically throughout the 23-24 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually (10/25/23, 12/6/2023, 3/4/24, and 5/20/24) so look for all four of the dates in Frontline to register for what you are able to attend. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule.
This is for the October 25th training which will be a full day training held at the Park Central Office Building from 8:30 to 3:00. The cost of this training will be $30 to cover parking and working lunch. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and focus a portion of the day on eligibility decisions and evaluation reports.

7. Behavior Personnel Cohort - Special Education

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Exceptional Pupil Cooperative (Bolivar, MO) [map]

Dates: 2/23/2024 to 4/12/2024

Administrators, do you have staff dedicated to supporting students with challenging behavior? This series is a year-long series designed to support special education teachers through sharing Evidence-Based Practices, components of functional behavioral assessments, evaluation of students with EBD, and creating a Professional Learning Network with others in Southwest Missouri!

8. Special Education Compliance - Cohort 2 Jumpstart

Program: RPDC - Northeast

Location: 4 Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)

Audience: Cohort 2 Special Education Directors and Process Coordinators

Dates: 4/16/2024

Monitoring Self-Assessment Training

DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

TIME: 9:00am-3:00pm

LOCATION: Truman State University TBA

COST: $60 - Morning refreshments and lunch included

Cohort 2 Districts -- Get a jumpstart on the Special Education Compliance Monitoring for the 2024-2025 school year. This workshop will help participants get a head start on preparing for their Special Education monitoring review process, as well as understand the "why” of compliance requirements.

This workshop aligns with and supports Missouri Teacher/Leader Standards: 1, 3, 6 & 7.

9. Special Education New Directors' Group

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building Room 209 (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 5/20/2024

The New Directors' Group will meet periodically throughout the 23-24 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually (10/25/23, 12/6/2023, 3/4/24, and 5/20/24) so look for all four of the dates in Frontline to register for what you are able to attend. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule. This is for the 5/20/2024 training. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and anything that is relevant. This will be a half day morning session and location is TBD.

10. Special Education Boot Camp Day 1 (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/8/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 8
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 9
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 10
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 15, 16, and 17

11. Special Education Boot Camp Day 2 (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/9/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 8
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 9
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 10
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 15, 16, and 17

12. Special Education Boot Camp Day 3 (St Joseph)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/10/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 8
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 9
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 10
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 15, 16, and 17

13. Post-Secondary Transition for Newbies

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: MS/HS Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/11/2024

Are you a new teacher or new to secondary special ed? This is a one-day session on meeting the compliance expectations of Indicator 13. This is specific for middle and high school special education teachers. Learners will gain skills in Post-Secondary Transition skills including completing a compliant Form C.

Lunch on your own

Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you take an additional learning training and complete additional course work for both.

14. Special Education Boot Camp Day 1 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/15/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 15
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 16
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 17
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 8, 9, and 10

15. Special Education Boot Camp Day 2 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/16/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 15
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 16
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 17
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 8, 9, and 10

16. Special Education Boot Camp Day 3 (Trenton)

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. Trenton (Trenton, MO)

Audience: K-12 Special Education Teachers

Dates: 7/17/2024

New to the profession, need a refresher? Join us as we look at "Special Education”. This session is designed to help answer the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How's, we have and assist educators as they navigate the Special Education Standards and Indicators. Participants will receive information to support them in the following areas:

Day 1 - July 15
SPED Process - Golden Thread
Referral
Review of Existing Data
Eligibility Criteria including Observations
Evaluation including Negative Education Impact

Day 2 - July 16
IEP
Present Level
Goals (SMART)
Accommodations/Modifications
Progress Monitoring - Data Collection

Day 3 - July 17
Specially Designed Instruction
SPED Organization
SPED data collection
Parent Communication
Collaborating with Peers
Other Documentation

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH DAY SEPARATELY

Lunch on your own.


Optional 1 hour graduate credit available if you attend at lease two of the three days and complete additional course work.

These sessions are also offered on July 8, 9, and 10

17. Reading Success Plans (RSP) Information Overview

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: Any educator and/or school leader responsible for development and implementation of Reading Success Plans

Dates: 7/26/2024

This session is a repeat for those who could not attend last year's sessions in Writing Individual Reading Success Plans.
Participants will examine:
* what Senate Bill 681 is requiring us to do in reference to stronger literacy development
* DESE guidance on overall development of individual student plans
* steps needed to ensure the correct skills needed for targeting instruction
* sample plans related to special education and ELL students

Lunch on your own

18. Early Childhood Special Education Including Early Childhood Outcomes

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5 To Be Determined (To Be Determined, MO)

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Teachers or Directors

Dates: 7/30/2024

Are you new to Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)? Would you like an opportunity to gain skills in identifying and assessing young children, writing ECSE evaluations and IEPs, and or completing ECO? ECSE services are designed to promote child development and learning. Families, teachers, and other professionals work together as a team to develop and implement an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that supports the growth, development, and continuous learning. The ECOs are goal areas for all children receiving ECSE services. They focus on how children use their skills to accomplish meaningful tasks in the following three areas:

* gaining positive social-emotional skills, including social relationships
* learning and using new knowledge and skills
* using appropriate behaviors to meet their needs


Lunch on your own.

19. New SPED Teacher Kick-Off

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 8/6/2024

The New Teacher Kick-off is specifically designed for educators who are new to special education. During this session, teachers will gain fundamental knowledge on scheduling students, organizing their classroom environment, understanding the essentials of special education compliance, and establishing procedures to proactively manage and prevent behavioral challenges.

20. Trauma Responsive: Building Student Support Team Capacity

Program: RPDC - Northwest

Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

Audience: K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Nurses, Counselors

Dates: 8/12/2024 to 4/9/2025

As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in your school every day. Whether it is acute or complex trauma, those experiences disrupt brain activity and can lead students to exhibit disruptive and/or disengaged behaviors. This year-long cohort (6 sessions) requires a team of five* building representatives which could include, but are not limited to: building leader, classroom teacher, counselor, special education teacher, school nurse, school resource officer, etc. School representatives must attend all six sessions.

We will use the Missouri Model for Trauma-Informed Schools to address the underlying causes of trauma, identify student responses and implement highly effective school-wide systems of support.
*School wide teams will be based on the student population.

Session 1) Intro to Trauma - before school starts
Session 2) Reframing Responses to Trauma
Session 3) Missouri Model Implementation
Session 4) Emotional Poverty Part 1
Session 5) Emotional Poverty Part 2
Session 6) Data Analysis, Reflection, and Next Steps

Fee is $200 per team per session ($1,200 total per team); $50 per session for each additional person. Lunch included.

21. SPED New Director Meeting

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 10/18/2024

New

The New Directors' Group will meet four times throughout the 24-25 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually so look for all four of the dates in Frontline. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and a portion of each day will focus on compliance issues facing special education directors.

The four meeting dates will be: October 18, 2024, December 6, 2024, February 21, 2025 and May 2, 2025. The meeting dates will be individually posted and you must register for each date you would like to attend.

22. Math Special Education Cohort

Program: RPDC - Southeast

Location: 1 Southeast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Cape Girardeau, MO) [map]

Dates: 11/18/2024 to 3/27/2025

This cohort is intended for K-12 Special Education teachers. Our Math team is partnering with Berkley Rosenquist, our regional Special Education Improvement Consultant to bring this network of learning and collaboration to SEMO teachers. We will focus on the progression of Missouri Learning Standards and how this supports specialized instruction. Teachers will have the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers across the region, explore resources, and ask questions.

23. SPED New Director Meeting

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 12/6/2024

New

The New Directors' Group will meet four times throughout the 24-25 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually so look for all four of the dates in Frontline. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and a portion of each day will focus on compliance issues facing special education directors.

The four meeting dates will be: October 18, 2024, December 6, 2024, February 21, 2025 and May 2, 2025. The meeting dates will be individually posted and you must register for each date you would like to attend.

24. SPED New Director Meeting

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 2/21/2025

New

The New Directors' Group will meet four times throughout the 24-25 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually so look for all four of the dates in Frontline. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and a portion of each day will focus on compliance issues facing special education directors.

The four meeting dates will be: October 18, 2024, December 6, 2024, February 21, 2025 and May 2, 2025. The meeting dates will be individually posted and you must register for each date you would like to attend.

25. SPED New Director Meeting

Program: RPDC - Heart of MO - Regional Professional Development Center

Location: B105 Assessment Resource Center, 2800 Maguire Blvd, University of MO (Columbia, MO)

Dates: 5/2/2025

New

The New Directors' Group will meet four times throughout the 24-25 school year to discuss a variety of topics and build relationships with other new directors. You will register for each session individually so look for all four of the dates in Frontline. You do not have to attend all four - you may pick and choose based on your schedule. We will plan to discuss leadership lessons, have some time for round table discussions/questions, and a portion of each day will focus on compliance issues facing special education directors.

The four meeting dates will be: October 18, 2024, December 6, 2024, February 21, 2025 and May 2, 2025. The meeting dates will be individually posted and you must register for each date you would like to attend.