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Week of January 5, 2009

Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
TO:             All Special Education Staff & Building Administrators
FROM:       Cecelia Dodge, Director of Special Education

Including Samuel
TO:             All Special Education Staff & Building Administrators
FROM:       Cecelia Dodge, Director of Special Education

Free Reading Program for Grades K-3
TO:             All Special Education Staff
FROM:       Cecelia Dodge, Director of Special Education

Taxi Cab Procedure Reminder
TO:             All Special Education Staff Members Ordering Taxi Cab Service
FROM:       George Simon, Special Education Accountant

Retirement Celebration for Kathy Klonecki
TO:             All Special Education Teachers
FROM:       Cecelia Dodge, Director of Special Education

PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) TRAINING
TO:             All Special Education Elementary Teachers at Sites Using PALS
FROM:       Mary Kelly, Elementary Supervisor

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
TO:             All Special Education Staff
FROM:       Mary Kelly, Elementary Supervisor


Due Process & State Testing News

Procedures for Prior Written Notice (formerly the “Notice of Proposed Services”
TO:             Case Managers & Lead Resource Staff
FROM:       Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Parental Revocation of Consent for Special Education and Related Services
TO:             Case Managers, Lead Resource Staff & Building Administrators
FROM:       Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Technical Assistance for Due Process
TO:             Special Education Case Managers & Building Administrators
FROM:        Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Training for Due Process Reviews of Files for Lead Resource Staff, Volunteer Champions and 0ther Interested Parties
TO:             Lead Resource Staff, Volunteer “Champions,”
                  Compliance Assistants & Building Administrators
FROM:       Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor

IEP Manager’s Training
TO:             Special Education Case Managers, EBD Program Leads,
                   Lead Resource Staff & Building Administrators
FROM:        Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Learning Resources for the MCA-IIs for Teacher Use and Student Assignments
TO:              Special Education Case Managers & Lead Resource Staff
FROM:        Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D
                   Supervisor, Continuous Improvement

Accommodations List for Use with MCA-IIs and MTAS
TO:              All Special Education Case Managers & Building Administrators
FROM:        Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor
                   Rebecca Tetlie, Assistive Technology Team

Ordering Accommodations to Use with MCA-IIs and TEAEs
TO:             Special Education Case Managers & Building Administrators
FROM:        Barbara Stilwell, Ed.D, Continuous Improvement Supervisor