SPDG Program Overview Jennifer Coffey, October 2009

WELCOME: NEW SPDG COHORT FY2009 Arkansas Colorado Indiana Tennessee

Monthly Webinars/Evaluators’ calls Technology Initiative Low Incidence Affinity Group Evaluators Implementation and Scaling Up Continuation reporting - program measures Roles and responsibilities Updates to personnel Planning groups

MONTHLY WEBINARS: RECENT TOPICS ( HTML) National RTI Center Update and SPDG Continuation and Final Reporting Using Technology for Professional Development, Technical Assistance, and Strategic Communication Scaling Up Capacity: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities in Context National RTI Center: Technical Assistance Documentation and Implementation

WEBINAR TOPICS, CONT Building Unified Education Systems Using IDEA Partnership Tools and Processes Creating Customized Evaluation Reports for Stakeholders Ohio’s Collaborative Initiatives to Improve Teaching of Students with Disabilities Reaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families and Other Hard to Reach Audiences Through Technology and Partnerships/Collaborating with Parent Programs

TECHNOLOGY TALK Using online surveys Virtual environments Video conferencing Holding Webinars

EVALUATORS’ CALLS Measuring Teacher Retention Massachusetts SPDG Family Engagement Initiative Evaluation of Alabama and Georgia’s Math Initiative

LOW-INCIDENCE AFFINITY GROUP Innovative approaches related to recruiting and preparing LI practitioners Collaboration of State special education, state certification departments, and IHEs to provide distance based course work

IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALING UP Implementation Drivers and Scale Up presentations during SIG Day Follow-up calls to SIG Day Requests to have a way to collaborate with other SPDGs thinking-through implementation challenges Round table? Use of technology? State Readiness Community of Practice

CONTINUATION REPORTING - PROGRAM MEASURES Follow the directions that come with the continuation package Every project must report on all Program measures Use the descriptive information section Work with your Project Officer as you are putting the report together, if you have any questions

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Roles SIGnetwork Coordinator OSEP Program Lead OSEP Project Evaluator Lead OSEP Project Officers Grants management responsibilities Request approval for change in key personnel Send the new staff’s resume to your project officer Request approval for significant changes in your budget Request approval for changes in the scope of your project

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, CONT. And please… Let Audrey and your Project Officer know when contact information changes Request that new staff be added to the appropriate listserv Let your Project Officer know how often you would like to meet with them Try to involve your evaluator in SPDG program activities

PLANNING GROUPS Technology Focus Workgroup SIG Day Regional Meetings Facilitation

REGIONAL MEETING PLANNING GROUP SPDG Directors/Coordinators Toyah Robey, Kentucky SPDG Director Pam Rosen, Maine SPDG Director Jon Dyson, Rhode Island SPDG Director Steve Goodman, Michigan SPDG Co-Director Julia Causey, Georgia SPDG Director Evaluators Amy Erickson, Evaluator, Missouri SPDG Hayley Cavino, Evaluator, New York SPDG Other Jennifer Doolittle and Pat Gonzalez, OSEP Jeanna Mullins, MSRRC Audrey Desjarlais, SIGnetwork

THANKS TO COACHING FACILITATORS! Washington, DC Susan Davis Tom Manthey Margie McGlinchey Toyah Robey Jeanna Mullins Kansas City, MO Howie Knoff Julia LePage John Green Kerry Haag