1. Transforming the Role of Coordinators: Moving Beyond Compliance Julie Conner – New Haven Travena Hostetler – Farmington Kim Turner – Francis Howell Sue Emmons – Lonedell R-XIV

2. Description of Districts Francis Howell Large, suburban school district in St. Charles 4 HS, 5 MS, 10 Elementary Farmington Large, rural school district in St. Francis County 1 HS, 1 MS, 1 Intermediate School, 3 Elementary, 1 Kindergarten Center, ECSE New Haven Small, rural school district in Franklin County 1 HS, 1MS, 1 Elementary

3. Our Role Within The District Francis Howell 4.5 K-12 Special Education Program Coordinators 2 ECSE Coordinators “Specialized Academic Services”..\coordinator\2015- 2016\SPEDProgramCoordinators15-16.docx..\coordinator\2015- 2016\SPEDProgramCoordinators15-16.docx Farmington 4 Program Coordinators First Grade-12 1 Program Coordinator ECSE and Kindergarten 1 Director of Special Education New Haven 1 Director of Special Education ECSE is contracted out

4. Addressing Compliance Francis Howell -Summer file review -Prioritizing -Building Capacity Farmington -IEP 101 organized and presented by PCs -Ongoing IEP reviewing -Yearly file reviews New Haven -Ongoing file review -Staff model binders -Monthly special ed staff meetings

5. Beyond Compliance Francis Howell Aligning to school/district initiatives High quality instructional practices Customer Service Farmington Special Services intrical part of curriculum development Connecting with parents, students, and teachers Working with District and building administration on implementing MTSS Continued focus on transition Wilson Reading Initiative

6. Beyond Compliance - Continued New Haven NEE-some evaluations by sped director Focus on transition Aligning to school/district initiatives

7. Responding to Trends In Special Education Francis Howell MTSS initiative Farmington MTSS Initiative / Reinvent Advisory Board Collaborative Works SLO’s New Haven MTSS SLOs PETS for transition

8. Overcoming Challenges Francis Howell Continued Collaboration Middle School Work Group (Gen Ed/SPED) Balancing PLC commitments Benchmarking tool limitations New IEP system MTSS manual development Expert Guidance Dr. Erica Lembke

9. Overcoming Challenges Farmington Transition: Student run business that are partnered with local business- Coffee Shop that gives Starbucks a run for its money. Employment of students in local businesses throughout Junior and Senior year leading to post high school employment. MTSS- working with current building RTI systems and Care Teams to develop common vocabulary and support in academics and social emotional Attendance and performance of subpopulations and super subpopulations Common Formative Assessments

10. Overcoming Challenges New Haven Educating students in the school closest to their home Preparing students for the work force: job skills within the school district (summer and school year), local businesses Teacher Support Teams at the different levels Staying “current” Professional development

11. Looking Ahead Francis Howell Continue with MTSS initiative Continue monitoring community needs/concerns Farmington Continue analyzing and adjusting strategies to address student performance Ensure every student has their needs met while maintaining rigor New Haven Continue to look for ways to increase student performance Continue to find ways to push in to general ed but also meet the needs of the more disabled students

12. The Future Looks Bright Where are you headed? What questions do you have for us? What resources would you like to see?