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February Infinitec Webinar Schedule
Resources for All Learners: Unleashing the Power of Your MyInfinitec.org by Jennifer Skalitzky
-February 1st - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST)
AT: Curriculum Access for Students with Low Incidence Disabilities by Kelly Fonner
-February 3rd - 3:30pm to 4:30pm (CST)
Cool Tools: Wild About Wikispaces to Support All Learners by Susan Oxnevad
-February 14th - 3:30-4:30 (PST) / 5:30-6:30 (CST)
-February 15th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST) or 4:00 to 5:00 (CST)
Assistive Technology and the Writing Process-Follow Up to Lab to 1/25/12 by Lynda Hartman
-February 15th - 3:30pm-4:30pm (CST)
An Overview of the Accessibility Features of iPads and iPods by Carol Biondo
-February 20th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST) or 4:00 to 5:00 (CST)
The Ins and Outs of Using QR Codes in the Classroom by Mary Bettlach
-February 21st - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST) or 4:00 to 5:00 (CST)
Recovering Brains: Understanding TBI and the Supports Needed for Student Success by Kim Leaf
-February 22nd - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST) or 4:00 to 5:00 (CST)
-February 23rd - 3:30-4:30 (PST) / 5:30-6:30 (CST)
Resources for All Learners: Unleashing the Power of Your MyInfinitec.org by Jennifer Skalitzky
-February 28th - 3:00pm to 4:00pm (CST) or 4:00 to 5:00 (CST)
A FAQ for the webinars can be found here.
Update Student Accommodations for State Assessments (1/10/12 - 1/13/12)
Due to wording changes, some of the State Assessment Accommodations for students with IEPs done prior to 10/16/2011 will no longer be selected within the WebKIDSS State Assessment Page. Please check the State Assessment Accommodations for all IEP's that were completed prior 10/16/2011. We will unlock WebKIDSS from 8:00am Tuesday to 5:00 pm Friday so that Primary Providers can access the State Assessment page and correct the WebKIDSS file by re-selecting the appropriate accommodations. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Chris
KISN's/PSU's Summer Institute 2012 Information on this year's Institute has been released. Click the informational sheet and application for more information. Contact Joyce at the NCKSEC Central Office if you are interested.
Remedial Reading Class for Acellus
Accellus just released a Special Education course for Remedial Reading designed for middle & high school students struggling with basic reading concepts. You can see additional information and a curriculum outline here.
Changes to Notice of Student Status Change (299)
A explanation of the changes and procedures accociated with Form 299 can be found in the center pane of the home page.
KPERS Legislative Update
KPERS has released the results of the KPERS Study Commission, which are recommendations to the legislature on how to address the the KPERS funding shortfall.
Intermediate Boardmaker Workshop
There is a Intermediate Boardmaker Workshop at the Fisher Building in Phillipsburg on 12/16/11. For more information click here.
All of the Anticipated Services Charts within WebKIDSS have been unlocked so that the MIS errors can be corrected. Staff should be running the MIS Error Checks for any student that they are the Primary Provider for. All error checks and corrections need to be finished by December 2nd, as we will be relocking the Anticipated Services Charts on that date. Infinitec Webinars
Certified Staff can participate in any of the Infintec webinars listed here for Professional Development Points.
Achieve 3000
Junior High and High School Teachers- We are looking for volunteers to demo "Achieve 3000" with 7th thru 12th graders. If you are interested please email Chris and include the names and grade level of the students that you would like to take part in the demo. The number of spaces in the demo is limited so please respond as soon as possible. More information can be found here.
Job Olympics Logo Contest
The 2012 Job Olympics will be held on Wednesday, April 25th . The North Central Kansas Transition Council is sponsoring a logo contest for this event. The contest is open to any student in grades 7-12 special education programs. The Entry Form and an Informational Sheet can be found on the certified page. If you have any questions, please contact Anita Palmer.
New IEP Page There is a new page in the IEP called "Supports for School Personnel" which is used to document consultations between school personnel as it pertains to the student in question. September KPERS Newsletter
You can read the new KPERS newsletter here.
The new external log-in for WebKIDSS is http://24.225.20.123:8002. If you are having problems logging in at this address contact the NCKSEC Central Office at 543-2149.
Common Core Standards and IEP Goals
Question: Should we begin linking IEP goals to the Common Core Standards rather than KS State Standards.
Long Answer: Kansas has adopted the Common Core Standards (CCS) and they will be implemented in 2014. The coop will be providing copies of the CCS to all interrelated staff in the near future to allow you to begin to become
familiar with them. Because this years KG students will not be assessed until 2014 it would be very appropriate to link IEP goals for students in KG and younger to the CCS. For HS students that may never be assessed using the CCS it would make sense to continue to build the IEP goal around the
current KS Standards. For all grade levels in between, unless your district decides to implement the CCS now, it will require some professional judgment on your part. Things to consider:
1. You will need to be "up to speed" with the CCS by 2014 so you will want to begin working with them now and developing a transition plan to get to 2014.
2. It would be very appropriate to begin to use the CCS where they overlap the current standards
3. Current assessments are developed to assess the KS standards but questions assessing CCS will begin being added this year with more CCS questions next year.
Short Answer: As long as you have the IEP goal tied to either a KS Standards or a CCS the file review criteria will be met.
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