This new seminar series is dedicated to supporting new Directors/Coordinator during their first, second and/or third year of serving their school district as Special Education Directors. 

Additional opportunities to network with Special Education directors will occur during the OACOA Seminar Series: September 23, January 28 and April 21 for the job-alike portion of the agenda.  These meetings will focus on current concerns from the field and areas that need clarifying.  Special Education focused seminars are being planned for November 8 and February 8.  Seminars will be held at the Red Lion in Salem.

The facilitator for the New SPED Director/Coordinator group is Linda Warberg, retired SPED Director of 30+ years and current SPED Department Chair for George Fox University.  She will organize our events and connect new Directors/Coordinators with specialists in the field for further support. 

"Surviving Your First Year"

• How to Organize Processes and Procedures
• Working with Building Staff and Administration
• Dealing with Difficult Parents
• Understanding Your Budget
• Completing Staff Evaluations
• Understanding the New IEP Format and Content
• Understanding Compliance Reports
• Learning the File Review process (SPRI)
• Identifying Professional Development for staff
• Having Clarity On Inclusion/Pull-Out Models and Specially Designed Instruction 

November 8th Materails:

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• Strategies for Effectively Managing Your Budget
• Parent Partnerships: Growing Together
• Dyslexia Presentation
• Inclusion Booklet
• Inclusion: What It Looks Like in a District for Students and Teachers
• Student Services: Continuous Improvement Plan

February 8th Materials:

• New SPED Director’s Seminar Panel Discussion Topics and Questions
• Autism Consultant Assessment and Evaluation Rubric
• Licensed Educator Growth, Evaluation, and Development System – Occupational and Physical Therapists
• School Psychologist Assessment and Evaluation Rubric
• Speech Language Pathologist Observation
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Assessment and Evaluation Rubric
• NMMS Reference Check
• North Marion School District – IEP Evaluation Scoring Guide
• Writing Sample
• Panel Discussion for New SPED Directors
• IEP Meeting Observation
• 504 Meeting Observation
• NMSD School Nurse Effectiveness Rubric
• Behavior Specialist Rubric