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Inside this issue
  • Dear Cherie
  • ​2020 CASE Winter Hybrid Conference
  • MTSS: Fall to Winter Data Reflections
  • Teachers' Summer Reading List
  • ​​​In the Spotlight: YOU
Important Upcoming Events/Meetings

June 5              Elementary School Principals Meeting
June 10            Special Education Leadership Team Meeting
June 10-11        FAST Forward '19
June 19            Superintendent Council

NOW                Register for summer PD opportunities!
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The Progress, March 2020:
​Volume 5, Issue 6

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Contact Jillynne Raymond, jraymond@gced.k12.mn.us

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Dear Cherie

Q & A - get images from January newsletter


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​​2020 CASE Winter Hybrid Conference Highlights


The reason that BIPs (Behavior Intervention Plans) are ineffective is because they are inconvenient [for the adults].

​               - Dr. Ben Springer


PRACTICAL PLAN - Stage Model of Behavioral Change
S.E.E.R.E.D. - how do we nudge? We are in the nudge business, not the change business. 

The Art of the Nudge  - your guide to movtiavational interviewing 
S = Focus on Self-Efficacy
Express Empathy
Roll with Resistance
Engage
Develop Discrepancy
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"Raising children, I realized is vastly more than fixing what is wrong with them.

It is ....see pic from 2/26 - case conference



Community Transition Interagency Committee (CTIC)

The Community Transitions Interagency Committee (CTIC) supports the state mission of the Olmstead Plan, "Minnesota will be a place where people with disabilities are living, learning, working, and enjoying life in the most integrated setting."  Highlights from their May meeting:

2019-20 Collaboration and Professional Development Planning
The committee reflected on this year's work and their mission moving forward with the intent to build their collective capacity on behalf of supporting our students' transitions. Region 10's Christian Wernau shared the Transition TA Model as a potential framework that has 1 prong as Interagency Collaboration; this is CTIC. The group will be able to use the collaborative framework to better improve transition planning and service delivery.

Work Challenge Day
The committee reflected on a recent activity designed to help students prepare for entering and being successful in the work world. Students attended a work challenge day, offered in 3 locations in SE Minnesota. GCED students participated at the Northfield site; they learned about transition and career opportunities as well as competed in various activities related to skills needed on the job. For example, one event was problem solving on the job. RBEC student Mary Nibbe and her team took first place in this event. 
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Grants/Scholarships

For more information or assistance on the following grants and scholarships, contact The Arc MN SE Region at 507.287.2032.
  • Seth Pack Mini-Grants & The Arc Scholarship
    • Assistance for camp costs, training opportunities, or individual needs
    • https://arcminnesota.org/regions/southeast/
  • Minnesota Microgrant Partnership
    • Assistance to achieve person-centered goals around (1) Competitive Employment, (2) Inclusive Housing, and (3) Community Integration.
    • https://arcminnesota.org/ways-we-can-help/scholarships-microgrants/​​
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The Research and Training Center on Community Living (RCT-CI) is a part of The College of Education and Human Development of UMN. Their research impacts and informs policies and practices that impact the lives of people living with disabilities. 

Five years of their work is chronicled in summaries and brief videos; check it out at ici.umn.edu/products/summaries/RTC-CL/2013-18.


Student Outcomes in Reading and Math: How are we doing? ​

We hear a lot about growth, which is only natural. At a system level, our students' rate of growth can let us know how we are doing. We have limited time and resources so it is important to ask if what we are doing is impacting our students' growth. Are we satisfied with the results? What are we doing well? What do we want to improve? 
Reading Growth 

13.5%  -  Aggressive Growth
39%  -  Typical Growth
32%  -  Modest Growth
15.5%  -  Flat Growth
Math Growth

18%  -  Aggressive Growth
36
%  -  Typical Growth
32%  -  Modest Growth
​14%  -  Flat Growth
In addition to growth, it is important that we look at student proficiency outcomes at a system level. We have identified the answers to the 4 essential questions:
  1. What do we want our students to know?
  2. How will we know if they know it or not?
  3. How will we respond if they do not know it?
  4. How will we respond if they already know it?
These questions guide our continuum of supports. With supports in place we should should see large percentages of students meeting proficiency. If not we need to ask, what supports are needed to help all students meet proficiency? 
Reading Risk Category

65%  -  College Pathway/Low Risk Category
20%  -  Some Risk Category
15%  -  High Risk Category
Math Risk Category

61%  -  College Pathway/Low Risk Category
22%  -  Some Risk Category
17%  -  High Risk Category

Growth or Fixed Mindset?

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It is March! The school year is still going strong, how about your mindset? Psychologist Carol Dweck's research on motivation would suggest that your fixed mindset may show up


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​In the Spotlight:  YOU - the EduStar

However you spend your summer, enjoy! Take the time to reflect on your successes this year.
​Have fun and do whatever works to recharge yourself! If you're reading this send an email to jraymond@gced.k12.mn.us with the word "summertime" in the subject line; if you are the first one you'll receive a little summer fun treat.
​Thanks for all you - HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE!
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