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Special education strategic plan, introduction to the strategic plan and team.
On February 28, 2017, AUSD’s Chief Student Support Officer, Kirsten Zazo, gave a presentation to the Board of Education on the Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT)’s report on the policies and practices of the district’s Special Education Department. She also reported on the state’s efforts to improve special education in public schools and highlighted findings from the state’s Blueprint for Great Schools Version 2.0 and the report from the State’s Special Education Task Force.
The FCMAT report called for the formation of a Planning Team to develop a three to five-year Special Education Strategic Plan supported by the Board of Education. Chief Officer Zazo, under the direction of the Superintendent, recommended the formation of a broad-based, collaborative team to develop that strategic plan. The team was to be comprised of parents, community members, general and special education teachers, specialists, classified staff, and administrators. News of the team and the availability of applications for it was promoted via a press release , social media, and on the district’s website.
On February 20, 2017, the team was formed. The first meeting of the team was held on March 30, 2017. The list of members on the Planning Team is listed on this page.
Meeting Materials and Summaries
In an effort to ensure a transparent strategic planning process and proactive communication, the content and resources used during each Planning Team session will be posted and archived on this page. These documents will provide access to the content covered as part of each session. Each meeting will end with a discussion of the key summary points of the meeting. These key summary points will be posted in the form of meeting minutes.
The Strategic Plan is here.
Strategic planning team members.
Jolene Barcinas Lindsey DeHart Andrea Doherty Anne Krainer Dede Lewis Christina Strena Sarah Taylor
Support Providers
Kelsey Ahern Margaret Chinn Beth Dillin Stephanie Keegan-Hornesby Katie Lloyd
Community Members
Laurie McLachlan Kathryn Saulsgiver Shelley Wrigley-Patterson
Psychologists
Melodi Dewey Ashley McDaid Catherine Rodecker
Special Education Teachers
Stephanie Cox Jessica Downs Bonnie Roberts Julie Venuto
General Education Teachers
Mark Dieter Jessica Lucio
Site Administrators
Kevin Baker Kim Kelly Jesse Woodward
District Administrators
Joanne Murphy Kirsten Zazo
Department of Special Education
College of education, main navigation, strategic planning long-term goals, goal 1 faculty & students.
Attract, develop, and retain faculty and students who exemplify excellence in teaching and research. Provide them with an environment that will enable them to flourish.
Goal 1 Objectives
- Raise faculty salaries to parity with peers in comparable teaching or administrative positions in public education.
- Conduct recruitment activities with Salt Lake Community College to increase undergraduate admissions.
- Maintain linkages with the Native American Teacher Education Program.
- Conduct a survey of admitted undergraduate students to determine their satisfaction with the program and identify needed support.
Goal 2 Exemplary Programs
Become one of the leading departments of special education by developing rigorous, innovative teaching and research programs that are responsive to the needs of the community, and nationally regarded.
Goal 2 Objectives
- Design and implement the Disabilities and Diversity class in the Master and Doctoral programs.
- Identify possible strategies for developing and implementing a course in emerging literacy.
- Continue collaborative efforts with Teaching and Learning in reading.
- Identify possible strategies to provide ongoing support for the Orientation and Mobility course.
Develop new knowledge that will have a significant impact on teaching, learning, education systems, and the profession.
Community Impact
Design and implement collaborative programs across disciplines that directly affect the quality of education in the state, region, and nation.
Intensify our efforts to recruit and retain students, faculty, and staff dedicated to fostering equal opportunities and cultivating a sense of belonging for all university students.
Become a leader in incorporating technology into teaching, research, and practice.
Development
Increase department resources through a comprehensive development plan aimed at supporting the goals and priorities of the college.
Emphasize and reward outreach as a critical component of the faculty's role to be more responsive to the state.
State College Area School District
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Special education plan, state college area school district special education plan.
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The Special Education Strategic Plan is the result of the Special Education Task Force effort. The Task Force was comprised of representatives from all stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, administrators, transition specialists, and staff. Task Force members participated in ten collaboration sessions that spanned over eight months ...
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2019-20. 2020-21. Evaluate and revise the current staffing plan/formula for all service providers to reflect number of students, intensity of needs of the students and hours of service. 57 Review current staffing plan and formula in order to make necessary revisions to ensure consideration of intensity of needs of students when staffing.
This planning began in October 2016 as a core team of stakeholders formed, including district special education directors, statewide program directors, educators, parents of children with disabilities, and family special education advocates from across the state. In preliminary meetings, theories of action and principles were identified.
June 2025. Inflow and completion analysis; review of staffing study; Job Description Review Revisions, Allocation Listings. Deeper engagement of principal supervisors in monitoring campus compliance for evaluations, referrals, etc. for shared ownership and responsibility. September 2024 and recurring at least quarterly.
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5. General Education Classroom Composition, Collaborative Teaching and Co-Teaching 6. Out of District Placements 7 _ Continued Education Vision and Planning 8. Cross-Departmental Collaboration 9. Special Education Leadership Presence in Schools 10 _ Professional Development 1 1 Special Education Policy and Procedure Manual 12 _ Record Keeping
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Page 4 | The Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services STRATEGIC PLAN | June 2021 Update WHO WE SERVE Maryland is the 21st largest State by public school enrollment, with approximately 879,000 enrolled students from public preschool through secondary education.
The FCMAT report called for the formation of a Planning Team to develop a three to five-year Special Education Strategic Plan supported by the Board of Education. Chief Officer Zazo, under the direction of the Superintendent, recommended the formation of a broad-based, collaborative team to develop that strategic plan. The team was to be ...
Celebrating the strengths and abilities. Building and sustaining trusting relationships with students, families, schools, partners, and each other. Supporting students in achieving their IEP and personal goals. Serving our students, families, and schools with compassion and care. Practicing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Special Education, August 2022The Department of Special Education has partnered with Hanover Research to measure progress toward its goals as outlined in the 4-. ear Strategic Plan, 2019-2023. The following report provides metrics related to the fulfillment of the stated goals, which relate to Enhancing Services, Accou.
Strategic Planning Long-Term Goals. Goal 1 Faculty & Students. Attract, develop, and retain faculty and students who exemplify excellence in teaching and research. Provide them with an environment that will enable them to flourish. ... Become one of the leading departments of special education by developing rigorous, innovative teaching and ...
This planning began in October 2016, as a core team of stakeholders formed, including district special education directors, statewide program directors, educators, parents of children with disabilities, and family special education advocates, from across the state. In preliminary meetings, theories of action and principles were identified.
The school district's special education plan is on a three-year cycle which corresponds to the school district's strategic plan cycle so that the information in the special education plan can be applied to the school district's strategic plan, especially the professional education and induction programs.
Increase the percentage of parents of children receiving special education services who report that schools encouraged parent involvement to improve results for students with disabilities. (SPP 8) Goal 2 - Strengthen teacher quality, recruitment, and retention. Goal 3 - Improve workforce readiness skills. IDEA Performance Indicators
a framework for delivering educational services to students with low vision in order to improve student outcomes. Special Education Division Contributes to MDE Strategic Plan and Aligns with MDE Internal Priorities - 9/1/21. How the work and plans of the Special Education Division contribute to the overall Minnesota Department of Education ...
Special Education Strategic Plan. Since June of 2017, work has been underway at TEA to identify areas of strategic importance for improving special education programming in Texas. This work involved input from various stakeholder perspectives around the state and resulted in the creation of a Special Education Strategic Plan that outlines, at a ...
The district used similar techniques to develop a district-wide strategic plan in 2022. Although the plan included Priority 4: meet the needs of all learners, this priority lacked sufficient depth to fully articulate and identify specific actions to improve special education services.
need, the TEA is developing this Strategic Plan for Special Education. This strategic plan outlines a system that supports ongoing efforts to achieve strong outcomes for all students with disabilities. The system represents a balanced approach between compliance with federal regulations and a results-driven focus on student outcomes.
The VDOE Office of Special Education Program Improvement is seeking qualified individuals to support activities that advance student learning and academic achievement of children with disabilities as described in the Department of Education's Strategic Plan and Special Education Annual Performance Plan and Performance Report, increase the ...
AUSTIN - The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a comprehensive draft strategic plan for special education. The plan, which includes components of a corrective action response that will be sent to the U.S. Department of Education, is available for review and public comment through April 6, 2018. "The purpose of special education is to ...