ICN, March 12 and 19, 2010

 DE Workplan  April Workshops  4/27 LSIT  4/28 and 29 Workshops  Accountability for Learning Supports  June Workshops Agenda

Learning Supports Learning Supports Implementation Teams - Develop and support statewide AEA Learning Supports Implementation Teams (LSIT) that serve LEAs and build statewide capacity. Learning Supports Advisory Team - Engage stakeholders statewide (Learning Supports Advisory Team) to provide feedback and vet Learning Supports activities, services and products.

Learning Supports Infrastructure: Learning Supports Implementation Teams - Develop and support statewide AEA Learning Supports Implementation Teams (LSIT) that serve LEAs and build statewide capacity. Learning Supports Advisory Team - Engage stakeholders statewide (Learning Supports Advisory Team) to provide feedback and vet Learning Supports activities, services and products.

Learning Supports: Content Network - Engage national experts in the areas of Supports for Instruction, Safe, Healthy, and Caring Learning Environments and Youth Engagement for the purpose of identifying: Key indicators and thresholds Effective practices that match needs

Connections: US Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Bridging Grant Competitive grants for SEAs to sustain prevention work – Iowa would be eligible for approx. $125,000. The SEAs role will be to assist LEAs to:  Establish partnerships to sustain prevention work  Seek new funding streams  Enhance prevention strategies

Connections: US Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools School Climate Initiative  5-7 awards, $4.2 – 5.8 million, 48 months  Adopt/adapt/develop school climate survey  Yr. 1, develop surveys  Yr. 2, administer surveys K-12, all students, staff, parents  20% of state enrollment must participate in survey in order to qualify  States partner with LEAs with greatest need  LEAs submit plans based on survey results

Connections: Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development  ICYD has identified Graduation as the focus of their work  Annual Report submitted in February  Listening Visits in April

 Burlington  Cedar Rapids  Council Bluffs  Davenport  Des Moines  Dubuque  Marshalltown  Perry  Sioux City  Storm Lake  Waterloo Listening Visit Communities

 High percentage minority enrollment  Mix of successful and challenged districts  At least 100 dropouts in the district  Rural and urban representation Selection Criteria

Learning Supports Activities: Coordinated Learning Supports Workshop Events Provide 6 days of Learning Supports professional development to build skills of AEA Learning Supports Implementation Teams and LEAs involved in LS initiatives. Each Workshop Event will include the following strands: Learning SupportsChallenging Behavior Mental Health/WraparoundOlweus PBISCommunity

Learning Supports Activities: Manual - Develop additional chapters for Learning Supports Implementation Manual  Introduction  Continuous Improvement Process  Using Data  Selecting the Right Strategies

PBIS:  Supplemental Supports  Leadership Teams  Trainers  Coaches  Evaluation  Visibility  Family Connections

Challenging Behavior  Increase skills and knowledge of FBA/BIP to 2 CBS’s per AEA  Increase skills and knowledge of FBA/BIP of all educational personnel in the state  Refine criteria basis for staff implementing FBA/BIP  Establish 1-3 BCBA IHE programs in the state to provide replenishment of personnel with FBA/BIP skills

Wraparound  Overall outcome- ◦ Develop capacity at tertiary level embedded in the PBIS structure  Activities for ◦ Training and supports delivered to 9 identified schools/districts (Cohort 2) ◦ Identification of AEA personnel to work with identified Cohort 3 sites for implementation in ◦ SIMEO data system established to input and track wraparound data ◦ Coordination across existing projects/initiatives ◦ Evaluation

Mental Health  Overall outcome- ◦ Increase foundational knowledge of student mental health through professional development and ICN training  Activities for ◦ Develop professional development and online resources for specific diagnosis areas (e.g., ADHD, eating disorders, depression) ◦ Identify and pilot mental health survey (Cohort 1 Wraparound schools)

Olweus  Continued training and support for Olweus trainers  Safe Dates Curriculum  Support to LEAs ◦ ICN Sessions ◦ Regional Training  Evaluation  Contribute to national work through network of State Coordinators

GEAR UP  Transition to high school  Individualized addressing academics and learning supports from each of 28 high schools  Professional Development and Technical Assistance offered on an individual district basis and through Learning Supports workshops

Administrator’s Manual  Overall outcome- ◦ Increase awareness and knowledge of ASD characteristics, foundations of legislation for individualization, and 6 core elements of education practice to support special education programming for school administrators  Activities for ◦ Develop, pilot, revise and disseminate manual

Studies  IEP (Behavior Alignment)  Learning Supports Continuous Improvement Process  IDM + PBIS Model Development

Registration is now Open for Iowa Learning Supports April Workshops Building Safe, Healthy and Caring Learning Environments April 27 th,28 th, and 29 th Scheman Center, Ames, Iowa Featured Speakers: Dr. Robert Brooks – Building Resiliency in Students Dr. Lucille Eber – Mental Health Wraparound Lori Newcomer - Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Dr. David Osher – Transitions and Parent Engagement Marlene Snyder, Jane Riese and Sue Limber – Olweus April Workshops

 Developing a System of Shared Accountability ◦ Common Language ◦ Common Measures  Defining Learning Supports Roles ◦ DE ◦ AEA LSIT ◦ LSAT  Identifying Training Needs  Completing Workplan for April 27 th LSIT Agenda

Accountability for Learning Supports