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Event Type: Meeting
Event Date: December 4, 2024 - 3:00 PM - December 4, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Date: December 4, 2024 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Draft Meeting Minutes: September 18, 2024


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 5, 2024 - 3:00 PM - December 5, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Event Dates: December 3, 2024, from 8-9:30 a.m. and December 5, 2024, from 3-4:30 p.m. 

Audience: Pathway (D) Participants, New teachers to the State, Newly Licensed Teachers and Graduates, Special Education Endorsement Candidates, General Education Teachers, High School Special Education Teachers, Educational Support Teams (EST) Members, Evaluation Team Members, Related Service Providers, Interventionists 

Purpose: This training will focus on criterion two and three for special education eligibility: adverse effect and the need for specially designed instruction. Attendees will continue to review the complimentary sections of the Special Education Evaluation Plan and Report as well as resources to support criterion two and three of the special education eligibility process. 

Registration link:  Please register for Adverse Effect, Specially Designed Instruction, and Eligibility Determination with Cassie Santo and Ernie Wheeler

Contact: Cassie Santo 


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 6, 2024 - 9:00 AM - December 6, 2024 - 4:00 PM

Title: Consolidated Federal Programs (CFP) December Learning Institute 

Date: December 6, 2024

Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Location: 2178 Airport Rd, Barre, VT 05641 Conference Room 135

Audience: CFP Team Leads, EL Specialists, School Administrators, Registrars

Registration: Register online for CFP December Learning Institute.

Registration Deadline: Nov. 22, 2024


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 6, 2024 - 9:30 AM - December 6, 2024 - 3:30 PM

Description: This is a full day, in-person meeting focused on cross-training for supporting our students who are experiencing homelessness, are migratory, and/or are Multilingual English learners. Tentative date is Friday, December 6, 2024, likely to be held in central Vermont. Much more to come on this!

Audience: CFP Team Leads, EL Specialists, School Administrators, Registrars

Location: Berlin, VT

Date: December 6, 2024

Time: 9:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

Registration will be forthcoming closer to event. 


Event Type: Meeting
Event Date: December 6, 2024 - 1:00 PM - December 6, 2024 - 2:00 PM

Dates:

  • Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
  • May 3, 2024
  • September 6, 2024
  • December 6, 2024

Time: 1-2 p.m. 

Audience: Directors Intervention Services, Early Interventionists, Early Childhood Special Educators/Coordinators, Special Education Directors 

Description: Participants are invited to join this first-in-series session to address, discuss, and problem-solve ongoing topics within Part C to Part B transition. Leslie Davis, Part C Director, Katie McCarthy ECSE/Part B 619 State Coordinator, and Amy Murphy, Early Education Inclusion Coordinator will moderate and facilitate. No previous sign up is required.  

Contacts: Katie McCarthy (Part B), katie.mccarthy@vermont.gov  or Leslie Davis (Part C), leslie.davis@vermont.gov   

 

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Event Type: Meeting
Event Date: December 9, 2024 - 10:00 AM - December 9, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Monday, December 9, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Draft Meeting Minutes: November 25, 2024


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 9, 2024 - 2:00 PM - December 9, 2024 - 3:00 PM

Event Dates: December 9, 2024, from 2-3 p.m. and December 10, 2024, from 10-11:00 a.m.

Audience: Special Education Directors, District Test Administrators, Special Educators and Case Managers

Purpose: All publicly funded students with significant cognitive disabilities are required to participate in a statewide assessment for math and reading in grades 3 through 9 and for science in grades 5, 8, and 11. Students who cannot participate in the general assessment with accommodations may be eligible to take an alternate assessment.  In Vermont, this alternate assessment in the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA). MSAA is a comprehensive assessment system, designed to promote access for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, in preparation for a broader array of post-secondary outcomes. The Alternate Assessment Eligibility Training will discuss the alternate assessment, MSAA, and eligibility decisions and requirements for the alternate assessment. This training will provide resources to help IEP teams to make this decision.

Registration Link: Alternate Assessment Eligibility Training

Contact: Ana Russo, Inclusion and Accessibility Coordinator, at ana.russo@vermont.gov


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 10, 2024 - 10:00 AM - December 10, 2024 - 11:00 AM

Event Dates: December 9, 2024, from 2-3 p.m. and December 10, 2024, from 10-11:00 a.m.

Audience: Special Education Directors, District Test Administrators, Special Educators and Case Managers

Purpose: All publicly funded students with significant cognitive disabilities are required to participate in a statewide assessment for math and reading in grades 3 through 9 and for science in grades 5, 8, and 11. Students who cannot participate in the general assessment with accommodations may be eligible to take an alternate assessment.  In Vermont, this alternate assessment in the Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA). MSAA is a comprehensive assessment system, designed to promote access for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, in preparation for a broader array of post-secondary outcomes. The Alternate Assessment Eligibility Training will discuss the alternate assessment, MSAA, and eligibility decisions and requirements for the alternate assessment. This training will provide resources to help IEP teams to make this decision.

Registration Link: Alternate Assessment Eligibility Training

Contact: Ana Russo, Inclusion and Accessibility Coordinator, at ana.russo@vermont.gov


Event Type: Training
Event Date: December 10, 2024 - 3:00 PM - December 10, 2024 - 4:00 PM

Title: WIDA Assessment Training

Date:  December 10, 2024

Time: 3-4 p.m.

 Audience: WIDA District Test Coordinators and WIDA Test Administrators

Description: In this session, we’ll review changes to the WIDA Assessment this year, and requirements for Test Coordinators and Administrators. There will also be time for questions and clarification.

For more information, contact Heidi Jo Bartlett at heidijo.bartlett@vermont.gov

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