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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 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

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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Phone conference ID: 166 325 089#

Audience: CFP Team Leaders, Business Managers, Grant Managers, Other Support Staff

Links to teams meeting series:

Wednesday 10-30-2024 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Wednesday 11-13-2024 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Wednesday 11-27-2024 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

Wednesday 12-11-2024 9 a.m.-10 a.m.

No registration is required. 

2024-2025 Dates and Time: Every second Thursday from 1-2 p.m. starting from Sept. 12, 2024, to May 8, 2025 

Audience: Family Engagement Coordinators and Liaisons, School and District Administrators, Community Organization Personnel 

Purpose: Please save the dates for the Family Engagement Networking Series facilitated by the AOE Vermont Multi-Tiered System of Supports (VTmtss) Team. The sessions will focus on Family Engagement as a Strategy for Improving Belonging and Well-Being. These are informal, monthly one-hour virtual sessions for family engagement colleagues to connect, hear updates, learn of resources, share strategies, and discuss problems of practice regarding family engagement.  

Topics: See 2024-25 Family Engagement Networking Series Topics for session topics.

Contact: Nancy Hellen at nancy.hellen@vermont.gov

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Event Dates: December 17, 2024, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 

Audience: Vermont High School Special Educators and Special Education Directors 

Purpose: This training will cover all aspects of the IEP Transition plan in terms of best practices as well as the Indicator 13 compliance requirements around the 8 elements that need to be included in the plan. There will be emphasis on identifying necessary transition skills that students need and how to build goals that support development of those skills. We will also go over common areas of noncompliance found during the monitoring process.  

Registration link:  Please register for Graduation Readiness Tool Training.

Contact: John Spinney 

Date: December 17, 2024

Time: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Event Type: Microsoft Teams

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Contact: Katie Ballard

Date: December 18, 2024, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Training Dates: Every third (3rd) Thursday starting from September 19, 2024 to May 15, 2025 

Location: Meeting link to join will be email to you before the day of the event. Register for VTmtss Office Hours. 

Time: 3-4 p.m. 

Purpose: Please join the new VTmtss Office Hours series facilitated by the Agency of Education (AOE) Vermont Multi-tiered System of Supports (VTmtss) Team. The series will focus on VTmtss updates, tools, processes, and systems to support the field and built-in Question and Answer time, with the theme of relationship building woven within each session. Some upcoming topics include: Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying (HHB) Rule 4500 forms and requirements, review of VTmtss survey data analysis and application to decision-making, Educational Support Teams (EST) processes, and more. 

Contact: MJ Jaird at Meghan.Jaird@vermont.gov 

Weekly Topics: See VTmtss Office Hours Series 2024-2025 for weekly office hour topics.

Dates: 10/4, 10/11, 10/25, 11/1, 11/22, 12/20, 1/10, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 5/30

Time: 2-3 p.m. 

Audience: Early Childhood Special Education Coordinators, Early Childhood Special Educators (ECSE), and Special Education Directors 

Purpose: Is there an IEP question that has you stumped? Do you need clarification on an IDEA Part B 619 rule? Are you looking for a helpful resource for staff new to ECSE? Katie McCarthy, Early Childhood Special Education Team Manager (IDEA B 619) and Amy Murphy, Early Education Inclusion Coordinator are available to answer questions from the ECSE Indicators to inclusion. There is no sign-up, just drop in!  

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Contact: Katie McCarthy, katie.mccarthy@vermont.gov