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IDOE & IN*SOURCE Office Hours - 04.23.2024

Office Hours for IDOE's Office of Special Education and IN*SOURCE - Each session will feature an informative presentation and then the speakers will respond to questions from the participants.

A Conversation about Educational Stability for Youth in Foster Care

This is an informal Q & A session designed to help you get answers you need to best support our DCS involved youth.  Presented by Melaina Gant, Director, Education Services and ESSA Point of Contact for the Department of Child Services (DCS).

 

In preparation for this presentation, participants are strongly encouraged to view the presentation, "Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) & Supporting Foster Youth as Students"

 

This presentation may be found on Moodle.  Moodle link to the course is copied below.  If you don't have an account, you can create one for free:

https://moodle.doe.in.gov/course/view.php?id=346

Communicating with Schools: Collaborative Strategies for Positive Outcomes

A major intent of federal and state law in special education is to encourage positive working relationships between parents and schools. The use of effective communication techniques can enhance collaborative relationships and minimize conflict.  This presentation will address building positive relationships between parents and schools, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of communicators and strategies for building communication skills. 

Talking with Children About Race and Bias

In today's social climate, conversations about race seem inevitable.  Parents are challenged with deciding when and how to have these conversations.  Some parents may wonder, is there an age too young to talk about race?  Silence about race can reinforce racism by allowing children to draw their own conclusions. These conclusions are shaped by society and can lead to implicit bias.  Come learn strategies on identifying and minimizing implicit bias and leave equipped with tools to guide your discussion with children about race.  

Presented by: 

Redgina Hill, PhD   Founder & CEO   Redgina Hill Consulting, LLC

 

Resources described  during the presentation:

Anderson Cooper Kid's Talk on Race
https://vimeo.com/12352000

What Kind of Asian Are You? - Microaggression video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ

Children's Books
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/childrens-books-about-race-and-racism

Advocating and Addressing Assistive Technology in the IEP

The Presentation will begin with an overview of Article 7 and how we are legally bound to address AT for each student uniquely and annually. Next, the IIEP system will be examined, with specific attention to the exact places where AT is required to be addressed and concrete examples shared. Then, accommodations within the IEP will be focused on, giving special interest to the accommodations that directly address AT and are also a part of the statewide assessment accommodations. The session will end with planning for successful implementation of AT supports the Top 5-10 common pitfalls to avoid when addressing AT and testing and conclude with Q&A with the IDOE Assessment Accessibility Specialist.

The Role of the Individualized Health Plan in Supporting Students

This webinar is intended to understand what an Individualized Health Plan is, how to develop, who should be involved and how it can support a student in the school environment.

Every Student Succeeds Act and Foster Youth as Students

The Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed by then President Obama in 2015, includes significant protections and supports for foster youth, who are an extremely vulnerable and underperforming population of students.  Leaning heavily on the mandates outlined within ESSA, Indiana has established a highly collaborative process between child welfare and education state-level agencies, and the local schools/corporations to help identify and provide increased stability for foster youth. 

Individuals participating in this webinar can expect the following:

• Learn about the specific requirements of ESSA as they relate to foster youth.
• Learn who the state points of contact are for foster youth at the Department of Child Services and the Indiana Department of Education, and have access to their contact information.
• Learn about requirements for local foster care points of contact within each school/corporation.
• Learn about collaborative process for determining educational best interest placement for foster youth.
• Understand the difference between the school of origin and transitional school/corporation, and their responsibilities in supporting foster youth through ESSA.
• Learn about resources to increase knowledge and application of ESSA to support foster youth.

Guest speakers, Melaina Gant, M.Ed, Department of Child Services, and Jeff Wittman, Indiana Department Of Education, will be sharing information about how to serve foster youth across Indiana in a manner that helps them to reach their unique potential.

 

Advocating for the Foster Child with Special Needs

This training is for foster parents, case managers, CASAs, judges, teachers, and others who work with foster children. It provides information about risk factors for foster children with disabilities, the special education process and how to advocate for foster children.

An Interview with Betsy Fouts, Director of the BUILD Program at University of Indianapolis

The Build Program was established in 1990 as a full support program to help students with any learning-related disabilities.   UIndy's caring, dedicated professors, low student-to-faculty ratio and small class sizes provide personal attention to Build students in a nurturing environment.