Special Education Professional Development

Objectives:

• Due Process
• Instructional Best Practice
• Models of Professional Development for Special Ed.

Special Education Due Process

• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• MN Statutes Section 125A.
• Due Process Compliance, Meeting Dates, Evaluations, and Plans
• Parental Procedural Safeguards

Special Education Instruction

• Allignment with district goals/Strategic Directions
• Instructional Strategies/ Best Practice Integration
• Organization Initiatives (PLCs, Vertical Teaming, Artic.)

Professional Development for Sped: Next Steps

• Instructional Needs - PLC Inquiry, Staff Survey
• Compliance Needs - Self-Monitoring and Due Process
• Strategic Allignment - District Goals, Curriculum Dev.
• Needs Driven Approach - Instruction and Due Process
• Develope an Allignment of Purpose and Implementation

References

• Rebore, R. W. (2012). The essentials of human resources administration in education. Pearson.
• Yell, M. L. (2006). The law and special education . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.
• Ryan Kasl - OLPD 5348, Spring 2014