Minutes+November+11,+2009

= Special Education In- Service Planning **Date of Meeting: 11/17/2009** =

Participants: Beth Swatsky, Pam Flesher, Kirsten Godiksen, Allison Flannery, Eric Gladfelter

Special education in-service will occur over two days in the morning. The dates are January 18th from 8:00-11:30 and February 12th from 8:00 to 11:30. We are currently undecided if we would like to have a large group guest speaker or have smaller break out sessions. We can approximate that about 250 staff members will be in attendance. Large group presentations may be good for inclusive practices and co-teaching.

List of Possible Topics

1. Student Skills- executive functioning skills, study skills, organization skills, social skills, work completion, time management skills. 2. PBS 3. CPI & De-Escalation Techniques 4. Behavior plans 5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 6. Everything Your Special Education Teacher Wants You to Know 7. Co-Teaching & Push-In Support What is the Difference? (Twin Valley SD) 8. Itinerant Hearing Services 9. Inclusive Practices (Debbie Brown from Pattan) 10. Instructional Interventions for Content Areas (DI) 11. Motivating & Engaging Lower Level Learners 12. Transition between Buildings & to a Post-Secondary Setting

Next meeting: Thursday, December 3rd at 3:00 at Palisades High School  