1. Building Stronger Professional Development Systems through a Focus on Implementation Jennifer Coffey, PhD OSEP Project Director and SPDG Program Lead

2. Virtual Participants Welcome Using the microphones

3. Today’s Agenda Copy to come

4. Thank You! Planning Committee Members & Partners State Grantees Chithra Adams, KY & TN Monica Ballay, LA Amy Gaumer Erickson, MO & KS Jim Frasier, WI Tom Manthey, VA Heidi Mathie Mucha, UT David Merves, VT, NH, MS Floy Scott, Evaluator, MT OSEP Project Officers Jennifer Coffey Pat Gonzalez Corinne Weidenthal Tina Diamond Shedeh Hajghassemali Susan Weigert Dawn Ellis Grace Zamora Duran Terry Jackson Ingrid Oxaal Partners Jeanna Mullins, RRC Program Nolan Simon, TACC Signetwork Team Leslie Crysler, Linda Lynch, Jason LaPier, Leigh Roberts, Melissa Moseley, and Audrey Desjarlais

5. Invited Guests TA&D Centers Jeanna Mullins, RRC Program Nolan Simon, TACC Bill East, NASDSE Parent Centers/ Regional PTACs Barbara Buswell, Region 5 PTAC Debra Jennings, Region 1 PTAC Connie Hawkins, Region 2 PTAC Karen Thompson, Parent Center, Iowa OSEP Larry Wexler, Director, Research to Practice Division OSERS Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary, US Department of Education

6. OSEP Project Officers Attending Jennifer Coffey Pat Gonzalez Corinne Weidenthal Tina Diamond Shedeh Castronovo Susan Weigert Dawn Ellis Grace Zamora Duran Terry Jackson Ingrid Oxaal Tracie Dickson David Guardino

7. The SPDG Program: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going Jennifer Coffey SPDG Program Lead

8. Information to be Covered The Previous Year New Grantees Program Measures Continuation Report PLCs Technology Directors’ Webinars, Regional Meetings, & SIG Day The Coming Year PLCs Technology FY 2012 Grant Competition FY 2013 funding

9. FY2011 8 new grantees Connecticut Louisiana Maine Nebraska New York Oklahoma Oregon Wyoming

10. Program Measures Thank you! –For helping up create the measures –For attending or watching the Webinars –For meeting with your Project Officer to solidify your plan –For great feedback and ideas on how to improve the methodology and guidance –And finally, for your patience and trust that it will all work out!

11. Continuation Reporting Continuation report example (fabricated) New example objectives with program and project measures (from a project) Worksheet

12. PLCs Affinity Group - Low Incidence Behavior/School Climate Coaching Evaluators Family Engagement Grant Management Implementation Conversations Leadership, IHE Collaboration, Capacity Building and Restructuring Response to Intervention (RtI) Community Scaling Up & Comprehensive & Systemic Professional Development Approaches Technology Disbanded Groups – Oct. 2011 Secondary Transition Adolescent Literacy

13. Technology

14. Technology – This Year Hosted 62 Webinars Launched Technology PLC Launched Events Calendar Revised Tech Initiative Objectives

15. Directors’ Webinars, Regional Meetings, & SIG Day Themes: Evidence-based professional development; Systematically supporting implementation –Building up a level of knowledge and a library of resources –Learning from each other In the coming year… –Supporting your work related to the program measures –Common core

16. Upcoming Directors’ Webinars April 5: Measuring Opportunity-to-Learn the General Curriculum for Students With Disabilities : The Instructional Learning Opportunities Guidance –Stephen N. Elliott & Alexander Kurz May 3: The New Program Measures: Sharing strategies and lessons learned –SPDG projects and evaluators will share June 7: TBD. What are you interested in learning? July 23: SIG Day at the Project Directors’ Conference (July 23-25, www.osep-meeting.org)www.osep-meeting.org

17. PLCs – What’s Next Whether we hold the specific PLC meeting –Meeting Wizard from Audrey –Decision rule – 3 States confirm attendance or presenter/facilitators’ request (e.g., 9 or 10 people) If 2 PLC meetings missed in a row, the PLC may end Are we missing areas of interest?

18. Technology – What’s Next PLCs –Presentations highlighting innovative tools More Technology PLC –Just-in-time trainings Updates to Event Calendar Listings 2012 Survey Searchable State Grantee Initiative Profile Database

19. FY 2012 Grant Competition 24 grants that are up to recompete Notice

20. FY 2013 funding No 2008 grants to recompete SPDG FY 2012 Budget and President Obama's FY 2013 Proposal –SPDG Program budget authority in millions 2011: $46.8; 2012: $43.9; 2013 Request: $45.0 –“….The $1 million increase proposed for 2013 would help cover the cost of approximately 42 continuation awards to State educational agencies to improve the knowledge and skills of special education and regular education teachers serving children with disabilities and help recruit and retain highly qualified personnel providing services to children with disabilities." http://www.signetwork.org/content_pages/139