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Categorical Professional Development In-Service

August 6, 2019

Welcome Back – Categorical Team

• Justin Hawpe, Ed.D. – Director of Categorical
• Jennifer Lovett – Special Education Campus Support
• Jerri Koeber – Special Education Campus Support
• Susie Lee– Special Education Campus Support
• Sylvia Rush– Special Education Campus Support
• Julie Valentine – Administrative Assistant

These are members of the Campus Support Team, but might not be the individual supporting your building

Categorical SchoolWires Page

https://www.usd259.org/Page/6972

Change In Support Model

• Individual in Campus Support Role from Special Education will

support all Special Education needs in assigned buildings

Categorical Programs Supply Order Form

• Complete and submit form to assigned Campus Support

Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources.

Categorical Programs Supply Order Form

Request For Any Purchase/Reimbursement Requires Pre-Approval

Unique Cooking Lessons – Submit Form and This Info To Campus Support

• Submit Cooking Lesson Plan.
• Student Names.
• Each Item Requested.
• Estimated Cost.
• Campus Support will notify you of

approval status.

• Unique Cooking Lessons and

Occasional Science Needs – 1 lesson a month, turn receipts in quarterly.

• News 2 You – No reimbursement for

Cooking Lessons. Classroom Supplies – Submit Form and This Info to Campus Support:

• What is the request?
• Why do they need it?
• Who is it for?
• How it will be used
• How has this been

communicated with your Principal and do they support it?

Keep in mind timelines and sharing resources

In addition the supply order form, this information needs to be included in the email to your Campus Support

For Purchases Not In SSC Catalog Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources.

Stock Requisitions –

Obtain form from Bookkeeper

• Requests for purchase of items

from the School Service Center inventory.

• Catalog of items available in

OnBase.

• Wipes, Gloves, Sanitizer, etc.
• Submit to Campus Support.
• Campus Support Approves and

Signs.

• Teacher Interschool Mails
• r Drop Off in Person to Campus

Support.

Only order for yourself and not other Categorical Teachers – We are collecting data on use of resources.

Printer In Ink Cartridges – Submit Request Directly To

Campus Support

• Email Campus Support with the make/model of the printer and the colors

that are needed. Request when very close to being empty.

• Campus Support forwards on approval to Julie Valentine.
• Printer shared with other Categorical Teachers in the building. Printers are

intended for Categorical Teachers to use.

• Speech and Language Pathologists serving Categorical Students can

connect to print.

• Use of color for visual supports and instructional materials.
• Print black and white when you can.
• Para educators and Teachers should not be printing any materials unless

they are for students served in Categorical Classrooms.

Printer In Ink Cartridges – Only For Printers Purchased and Maintained by Categorical

• Complete and submit request to Campus Support.
• Toner Cartridge is sent directly to the school from vendor, Attn:

Teacher Name

Lamination and Velcro

Lamination

• Complete Stock Requisition

Form and submit to your Campus Support.

• Will be sent by interschool mail

from the school service center.

• No longer sent by interschool

mail from the Central Office.

Velcro

• Complete Stock Requisition

Form and submit to your Campus Support.

• Will be sent by interschool mail

from the school service center.

• No longer sent by interschool

mail from the Central Office.

Velcro rolls that need to be cut will be sent out

Boardmaker Online

• Boardmaker Online Accounts
• nly for Categorical Teachers.

Do not share accounts with

• ther Teachers or Staff

Members.

• Contact Sylvia Rusk for account

information.

• https://login.tobiidynavox.com

For the 2019-2020 School Year, 2 Field Trips Per Classroom, 1 Per Semester

• Field Trip Purpose
• BOE Policy
• Special Education is only able to

pay for 2 Field Trips for Each Teacher per school year, 1 each semester

• Remember – Students in special

education can also participate in Building Field Trips

Use of Privately Owned Vehicles – Policy Under Revision – More Info To Come

School Tours

• School provided transportation will not be available for building tours.
• Students who receive special education services should be

participating in the activities related to school tours that other students without IEPs participate in.

Non-Resident Enrollment Reviewing Neighborhood School of Residence

• School Address Reference File

Field Trips – SPED Field Trips Only Scheduled By Special Education Department

• Any field trip that Special

Education is requested to pay for, must have the “Field Trip/Charter Order Form” Completed.

• Julie Valentine has to schedule

the Trip 7 days prior to the Trip.

• If the form is not received in a

timely manner to allow for this, the Trip will not be scheduled.

Field Trip Request Form

• Always submit form to particular

department who is paying for the trip.

• The Department that is paying

for the trip is the Department that schedules the trip.

Changes To Wichita Public Schools Special Education Forgivable Loan Program

• Contact Schehera Oakman to schedule a time to visit.
• https://www.usd259.org/Page/16718

Be Careful Representing Your Building

• Is the student attending my school next year?
• Is this Non Resident Enrollment or Special Transfer?
• Hadley to North
• Hadley to West
• Pleasant Valley to North
• Pleasant Valley to Heights

Trend Data

• Number of students served in special education is flat.
• More students are being served in specialized programs.
• Resources will continue to need to be shared between what we call

Interrelated and Categorical.

• Our Division is working towards an allocation model to provide a

more equitable use of resources.

WPS Goals - Increase Graduation Rate

• Implement behavior supports through positive climate, building

positive relationships, and maintaining behavioral expectations

• Increase academic rigor through the implementation of research-

based teaching and instructional practices

• Reduce academic, behavior and attendance disparity based on

gender, race, ethnicity, grade level, economic status, disability and exceptionalities

• https://www.usd259.org/Page/16502

WPS Goals - Increase 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency

• Increase mastery of PreK-5 English Language Arts standards
• Increase academic rigor through the implementation of research-

based teaching and instructional practices

• Reduce academic, behavior and attendance disparity based on

gender, race, ethnicity, grade level, economic status, disability and exceptionalities

• https://www.usd259.org/Page/16502

Circle of Friends Supplemental

• Although the Teachers Employment Agreement includes information

about a Level A supplemental for Circle of Friends Program, this supplemental is not paid for or provided by Special Education.

• A Circle of Friends Program is not required and is not an expectation
• f the Division of Student Support Services.
• A Building Principal may choose to provide this supplemental out of

their building budget.

https://utw-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/TEA-2018-10-041.pdf Teachers Employment Agreement, p. 18

Standards Referenced Grading

• Will be spending this Fall preparing

Elementary Categorical Teachers on the use of.

• Currently adopted at the Elementary

Level.

• Will be expanding to secondary.

https://www.usd259.org/grading

CBI in building or out of building

• Elementary – CBI only inside building.
• Middle – CBI inside or outside of building.
• High – CBI inside or outside of building.
• Classroom instruction is a priority.
• How is CBI a replacement for classroom instruction? Where is the Data?
• Don’t forget instructional expectations related to the content areas that are to be

taught to all students.

• Will be working during the 2019-2020 School Year to refine expectations.
• More information to come on CBI Training – SchoolWires Page – Additional email

to be sent with CBI Training Document, new BOE Policy, Submission of Copies of Drivers Licenses, Submission of Copies of Vehicle Insurance with minimum coverages.

Establishing New CBI Sites

• Teacher works with organization to establish site.

CBI Mileage Submissions for 2019-2020

• 2019-2020 Microsoft Excel Document for Each Person for all 4 quarters
• Submit Electronically to Julie Valentine, Room 304 - AMAC
• Ask for confirmation.
• Don’t submit it to anyone else.
• Follow submission cutoff dates.

Synergy

• USPED 76 Report
• Positive Behavior Support
• Mixed Abilities
• Academic Life Skills
• Will be sending out reports to you at the beginning of the year to

verify who is in your classroom.

Changes To Job Titles to Reflect Program Names

Current Program Names

• Mixed Abilities
• Academic Life Skills
• Will be working with Human

Resources to align names of positions and programs. More information to come.

Current Position Names

• Academic Life Skills
• Applied Academics
• Structured Learning