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Important Upcoming Events/Meetings
March 4 - 8 GCED Spring Break March 7 CTIC Cohort in Rochester March 11 AT Cohort March 12 Paperwork Celebration @ LC, Bluff View Media Center March 13 Paperwork Celebration @ KW, Wanamingo Media Center March 14 SLD Cohort March 14 National Pi Day March 18 Special Education Leadership Team March 18 Paperwork Celebration @ RBEC March 20 Superintendent Council March 27 Coaches & ADSIS Teachers PLC |
The Progress, March 2019:
Volume 4, Issue 7 The Progress archive
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Contact Jillynne Raymond, jraymond@gced.k12.mn.us 
FAST Winter Assessment Window (Option 2)
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Problem Solving....Generating Hypotheses
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Cherie's Curious...How's it going with your data collection system? What are you learning? Based on the data are you able to generate strong hypotheses?
We want to eliminate "Solutionitis" from our practice; see visual to the left. As busy educators our first instinct it to jump to fixing something. This comes at the risk of a solution that does not target the actual problem. The problem solving process takes time and focused data analysis. If it were easy, all of the problems would have been solved. Thanks for your continued focus and your continued learning. |
It is irresponsible for a school to mobilize, initiate, and act without any conscious way of determining whether such expenditure of time and energy is having a desirable effect. Teams from each of our member districts are digging deeper with their learning around problem solving teams.
This professional development with CAREI (Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement) forces us to slow down with each individual step of problem solving. Ah ha moments from |
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MTSS ...the why behind our problem solving focus requires a shift in thinking
MDE's Support Continues...
Webinar Series: Strengthening Tier 1 Multi-Tiered System of Supports
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Division is sponsoring a webinar series this spring to provide information on practical strategies to support students’ social, emotional and behavioral skill development within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework.
This series will highlight best practices based on current research from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and voices from the field to illustrate applied examples from Minnesota schools. Minnesota educators and MTSS teams who support social-emotional and behavioral skill development of students or who are responsible for building systems to support these practices within an educational setting are encouraged to participate.
Access the webinar series from the links below. All sessions will start at 3 p.m. and last one hour. Call in to the webinar series audio at 1-206-596-0378 (toll line). For more information, contact Erin Farrell or Janet Christensen.
Thursday, March 7, 2019: Evidence-based practices 1 - Using research-based programming Tier I
Join the March 7 session on research-based programming Tier I.
Thursday, March 14, 2019: Evidence-based practices 2 - Start thinking about Tier II and Tier III
Join the March 14 session on Tier II and III.
Thursday, April 11, 2019: Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) 1: Thinking about behavior functionally
Join the April 11 session on thinking about behavior functionally.
Thursday, May 2, 2019: Behavior intervention plans using positive behavior supports
Join the May 2 session on behavior intervention plans.
This series will highlight best practices based on current research from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and voices from the field to illustrate applied examples from Minnesota schools. Minnesota educators and MTSS teams who support social-emotional and behavioral skill development of students or who are responsible for building systems to support these practices within an educational setting are encouraged to participate.
Access the webinar series from the links below. All sessions will start at 3 p.m. and last one hour. Call in to the webinar series audio at 1-206-596-0378 (toll line). For more information, contact Erin Farrell or Janet Christensen.
Thursday, March 7, 2019: Evidence-based practices 1 - Using research-based programming Tier I
Join the March 7 session on research-based programming Tier I.
Thursday, March 14, 2019: Evidence-based practices 2 - Start thinking about Tier II and Tier III
Join the March 14 session on Tier II and III.
Thursday, April 11, 2019: Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) 1: Thinking about behavior functionally
Join the April 11 session on thinking about behavior functionally.
Thursday, May 2, 2019: Behavior intervention plans using positive behavior supports
Join the May 2 session on behavior intervention plans.
Fall to Winter Growth Data, Now what?
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District Level Problem Solving Teams
Site Level Problem Solving Teams
Grade Level Professional Learning Communities
District Level Problem Solving Teams
- What does our system wide data tell us?
- Do we resources allocated appropriately per tier?
- Do we need additional resources allocated to meet any specific system level need(s)?
- Do we have professional development needs based on our data?
Site Level Problem Solving Teams
- What does our site/program/building wide data tell us?
Grade Level Professional Learning Communities
Assistive Technology (AT) Consideration Flowchart for Students with an IEP
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In honor of Music in Our Schools Month we are please to put Esther Gullixson in the spotlight. Esther is
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Esther Gullixson, Music Therapy Teacher
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The first person to respond wins this month's fabulous prize! Congratulations to previous winners Matt Rodgers and Caitlin T
