Disability Services Newsletter

Updates:

⚖️PD: The Compliance Team is hosting the last two eSped Refresher and two New User trainings this fall and into the new year! See additional information and registration links to get signed up.

📢 Snapshot! All ARDs (Initials, Annuals, Permanent Placement Annuals, and REEDs) with a DUE DATE on or before 10/29/2023, must be completed PRIOR to October 20th. AND, all PEIMS errors must be corrected & CDEs submitted to SEMS clerk for entry in SIS.

(Campuses w/ SEMS vacancies: CMs must send CDEs to Amy Gomez, agomez4@saisd.net, at the completion of every ARD and Transfer Agreement.)

Official District Weekly Memos Regarding Compliance Updates

👩🏻‍💻2023-24 eSPED Training Requirement

📝PEIMS Snapshot Memo

Upcoming PD:

FINAL eSPED Trainings

Refresher

10/28/23 (9am-12pm) 👻October 28th

11/04/23 (9:00-12:00, a PD in PJs event!) 🍂November 4th

New User:

12/2/23 (8am-4pm) 🎅🏻December 2nd

1/20/24 (8am-4pm) ⛄January 20th

PEIMS Snapshot

Video Announcement

“2 bits, 4 bits,

6 bits, a dollar;

all for a

PERFECT SNAPSHOT, stand up and holler!”

Updates:

1. SAISD Disability Services HB 1416 Guidance is here!

• HB 1416 Supplemental Accelerated Instruction Flowchart

• HB 1416 FAQ

• What’s changed from HB 4545 to HB 1416

Highlights:

HB 1416 requires the Accelerated Instruction Plan to be in place for students who did not pass the STAAR test.

• An ARD committee may be convened if the committee feels that a student’s individualized education program (IEP) may need to be modified based on the accelerated and supplemental instruction requirements, but it is not required.

• If an ARD committee is not convened, the Local Education Agency will use the same processes and procedures for a student with an IEP as it does with all other students.

• The ARD committee must then review the student’s participation and progress at the student’s next annual review meeting,

2. K-5 Reading Resource Teachers: Submit your BOY IMSE Progress Monitoring data using this Google Form by Nov. 3. For students in RGR, submit your data using the Grouping Matrix.

3. Schedule ARD Meetings to review progress for students who did not pass the 1st 9 week grading period. Ensure a Course Performance Review has been completed.

• IEP Course Performance Guidance and Form
• Fillable Form (download to enable fillable features)

Upcoming PD:

PK-5 Disability Services Contact Meetings

6-8 Disability Services Contact Meetings

• At least one special education teacher should attend the Contact Meetings and share information with the campus team.

IMSE/Dyslexia training Oct. 17, 24, 31, Nov 7

Updates:

STAAR ALT2

ARDC must review the new STAAR ALT 2 Requirements for all students designated to take this assessment. A full ARD or an ARD amendment in accordance with 344 CFR §300.324(a)(i)

must be held and archived by Dec. 8, 2023.

Participation Requirements (English)

Participation Requirements (Spanish)

Participation Requirements Companion Document

Inventory Lists

High School teachers- please submit your Attainment and TeachTown Inventory forms ASAP.

Middle School teachers- please submit your Attainment inventory list ASAP.

TT inventory

HS Attainment Inventory

MS Attainment Inventory

TeachTown Updates

The numbers are in. Elementary Teachers have the highest TeachTown usage. Overall, ALE is at 50%. If you need support using your curriculum, please reach out to your program specialist.

Teachers, you should be able to add students to your accounts now.

Upcoming PD:

New STAAR Alt 2 Requirements Training:

October 23rd 4:15-5:00 p.m. - Registration Link, Teams Link

October 30th 4:15-5:00 p.m. - Registration Link, Teams Link

PD in PJs 11/4: We will present a session on Social Narratives and SOLE Pathways to Learning

TASSEL Training 10/21 & 11/11: This training is open to secondary teachers and IAs for grades 6-12.

• Social Narratives Flyer
• TASSEL Flyer
• SOLE Flyer

Updates: Entry COSF Reports for students that started at the beginning of the year are now PAST DUE. Students that started in September are now due. Please reach out if you need any assistance completing these reports. Please refer to the COSF Guidance Document.

Updates:

Congratulations to our top Rethink Users:

1st Place: Ms. Cassandra Garza / Baskin BSC 🥇

Runners Up: Ms. Grant / Pershing BSC 🏅

Ms. Ramsey / Tafolla BSC 🏅

Rethink

SEL Direct Instructions: Direct instruction is provided daily. You can use the scope and sequence or targeted instructions by needs of students using function based SEL Lessons (ES / MS).

Behavior Tracker: It is the expectation that daily behavior data is entered into Rethink. If you are having difficulty using the program, please reach out to your BSC Specialist

Rethink.Ed: Setting up Data Collection

We will be scheduling our data reviews. Please watch for invites from your BSC team.

Upcoming PD:

CPI: Dec 7 Initial: Registration is Full

Jan 2, 2024: Half Day Refresher/ Full Day Initial

October is AAC Awareness Month!

Any person whose disability makes it difficult for them to communicate may benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). AAC allows individuals to express their wants, needs, and ideas and to participate in their lives more fully. AAC also benefits families, providing a way for them to communicate with their loved to a greater extent.

• Ask your campus Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) or SLP Assistant about alternative and augmentative ways of communicating.
• Learn about AAC Devices Fast Facts as well as Supporting AAC in the Classroom.
• Print and share this AAC Tips for Implementation flipbook with family members to help support them in feeling comfortable implementing AAC.

International Stuttering Awareness Day

International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed annually on October 22. Stuttering is a communication disorder in which repetitions — or abnormal stoppages of sounds and syllables — break the flow of speech. There may also be unusual facial and body movements associated with speaking. This condition is also variable, meaning that the severity of the stutter is inconsistent. Some days a person might only stutter a few times while others the stutter may affect most of their interactions.

Stuttering is a fairly low-incidence speech disorder, with about 1% incidence. Listeners’ reactions to stuttering can make interactions difficult for people who stutter. If people become more aware of stuttering, a conversation with a person who stutters may not take them off guard. Respectful ways of responding are to keep eye contact, have patience, and engage in communication.

Successful People Who Stutter

Thank you School Psychologists for the prompt and detailed response to campuses for transfer students and compliance issues. Your insight and assistance are greatly appreciated!! 😀

October 504/Dyslexia Newsletter

Please review the IHT flyer and consider becoming an in-home trainer. Supplemental pay is provided for preparation and instruction. Training is provided, as well.
Please complete the IHT Interest Survey today!

The Disability Services Department is offering supplemental pay for certified teachers to provide instruction to students receiving Homebound Services.

Hours: After school flexible hours. Teachers can work 5-10 hours a week.

Supplemental Pay:

$30/hr for Certified Teachers

Programs:

504/General Education, ECSE, ALE, BSC, Inclusion/Resource, All grade levels!

👉Apply Here!

514 W. Quincy St.
San Antonio, Texas 78212
210-354-9565 (phone)
210-228-3117 (fax)

DisabilityServices@saisd.net