Autism Spectrum Disorders and Public Schools
How many Montana public school students are there with autism?
There are approximately 141,000 public school students in Montana’s K-12 schools and on January 31, 2012, there were 823 students with an educational label of autism. There are 16,000 students with educational disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), which is the federal legislation which determines special education eligibility. Five percent of the students with disabilities are autistic. This percentage has increased from 1 percent to 5 percent in the last seven years, as the number of students with autism has increased and the number of enrolled students (and students with disabilities) has decreased.
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Integration of Individuals with Disabilities into Local Public Health Programs - Webina... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar What: In this webinar Sarah Yates and Jennifer Li will be speaking about NACCHO's programs designed to help promote the integration of individuals with disabilities into local public health programs and activities. These programs include a learning community with two modules - one focusing on obesity prevention and physical activity promotion, while the other encompasses emergency planning and preparedness for individuals with disabilities. They will share lessons learned from health departments that have implemented inclusive health programs in their own communities and demonstrate how they can be utilized within your own organization/family/etc. NACCHO's toolbox, which has over 80 tools pertaining to health and disability, will also be showcased as a great online resource for free training materials, reports, fact sheets, and more. When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain Cost: Free
First PAK Meeting - Butte - May 5, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to download the full brochure for this event (PDF) What is Parents Advocating for Kids (PAK): The purpose of Montana PAK is to develop a monthly forum for parents to collaborate and receive information about special education advocacy and the federal/state laws that protect their children. In addition, PAK aims to provide a public medium to discuss educational concerns and to raise awareness about the scope of services, as well as local resources, which are available for children. The meeting is open and free to the public. The two hours will be divided into portions dedicated to open discussion and a presentation on legal rights in special education. RSVPs are not required to attend the meeting, but mandatory if child care is needed. Who are PAK Meetings for: Parents, guardians or family members of a child who is receiving special education services; Parents of a child who is struggling in school due to behavioral or emotional issues or who just seems to have a hard time learning; Parents, guardians or family members who suspect their child might have a learning disability or other condition that is causing him or her to have difficulty in school; Parents, guardians or family members who wish to improve their understanding of special education so they may better advocate at IEP meetings. When: Saturday, May 5, 2012 10:00am - 12:00pm Where: 305 West Mercury Street Butte, MT For more information or to RSVP: Contact PLUK at 406-255-0540 or email info@pluk.org.
Preparing Youth for Community Employment: Part 1 - Webinar - April 3, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar Title:
Preparing Youth for Community Employment - Part 1 What:
How do we conceptualize community employment for all youth including youth with a significant and/or complex disability? Attend this two-part webinar to learn more about preparing young people through the expectation of community employment for all, and a progression of work experiences leading to employment. Topics to be addressed in Part 1 include: Do we really mean ALL youth? What role do expectations (of parents, educators, service providers, and young people themselves) play in helping youth achieve community employment? What is Discovery and how can it guide transition planning, job development and job negotiation efforts? When:
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
1:00pm - 2:30pm Mountain One hour of Montana Office of Public Instruction renewal credit is available and may be requested at registration. (You MUST register and attend the full training to receive OPI credit.) The University of Montana provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who request and require them. Please contact Kim Brown for information. If you will be using a screen reader for this presentation, please notify Kim by Friday, 9/16/11. There is no cost to register for this webinar thanks to the generous sponsorship of the University of Montana Rural Institute Transition and Employment Projects, in partnership with Children's Special Health Services at the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS)
Considering Assistive Technology in the IEP - Webinar - April 26, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar What:
This webinar will address the basics when considering assistive technology (AT) into the Individual Education Plan (IEP) for students who are eligible for special education services in the public school setting. In this presentation, we will discuss the foundations of AT consideration and provide you with a process that can be used to consider whether or not a student with disabilities requires AT devices and services to receive a free, appropriate public education as required by law during the development of the student's Individualized Educational Program (IEP). We will closely look at four major steps in the process: Review present levels of performance and evaluation data; Develop goals and objectives; determine if any tasks are difficult or impossible for the student; and decide whether or not AT devices and services are required and document decisions. When:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Mountain
PAK Meeting - Butte - July 28, 2012 - 0 views
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Click here to download the full brochure for this event (PDF) What is Parents Advocating for Kids (PAK):
The purpose of Montana PAK is to develop a monthly forum for parents to collaborate and receive information about special education advocacy and the federal/state laws that protect their children. In addition, PAK aims to provide a public medium to discuss educational concerns and to raise awareness about the scope of services, as well as local resources, which are available for children. The meeting is open and free to the public. RSVPs are not required to attend the meeting, but mandatory if child care is needed. Who are PAK Meetings for: Parents, guardians or family members of a child who is receiving special education services; Parents of a child who is struggling in school due to behavioral or emotional issues or who just seems to have a hard time learning; Parents, guardians or family members who suspect their child might have a learning disability or other condition that is causing him or her to have difficulty in school; Parents, guardians or family members who wish to improve their understanding of special education so they may better advocate at IEP meetings. When:
Saturday, July 28, 2012
10:00am - 12:00pm Where:
Business Development Center
305 West Mercury Street
Butte, MT For more information or to RSVP:
Contact PLUK at 406-255-0540 or email info@pluk.org.
Immunization Q & A Session: Ask an Expert - Bozeman - July 31, 2012 - 0 views
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Angie Ostrowski, MD, Bozeman Deaconess Family Medicine and Pediatrics invite parents to an overview about childhood vaccines. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Dr. Ostrowski wants parents in the community to be informed and have up to date information on vaccines. This forum immediately follows Books and Babies at Bozeman Public Library. When:
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain Where:
Bozeman Public Library - Small Conference Room
Bozeman, MT More Information:
Call 406-522-1644
Charting the Course: Avoid Getting Lost, Learn Effective Discourse Mapping Strategies -... - 0 views
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What:
We all have had those moments when we are unsure that our interpretation has a clear visual scaffold to support student comprehension. We will focus on strategies for effective listening, planning, and delivering a more organized interpretation. Participants will discuss and practice various strategies for using space in an effective manner.
When:
Saturday, April 5, 2014
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
3911 Central Ave.
Great Falls, MT 59405
Cost:
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that it will sponsor all four (4) video conferences.
Register for this event:
If you want to register to attend on-location at the School for the Deaf and Blind, please send your name, address, phone number, E-mail address and the name of the video conference(s) you want to attend to Francisco J. Román at froman@mt.gov, 444-1373 (fax) or by mail at Office of Public Instruction, PO Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620
Using Process Time: Why it is Important and Techniques to Improve One's Process Time - ... - 0 views
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The use of process time has a direct impact on the effectiveness of equivalence of an interpretation. We will provide you with an overview of the models of interpreting developed by the leaders in the field. Participants will discover how they are currently using process time. Then we will lead you through a series of activities to increase working memory and to practice using "whole thought" processing.
When:
Saturday, February 8, 2014
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
3911 Central Ave.
Great Falls, MT 59405
Cost:
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that it will sponsor all four (4) video conferences.
Register for this event:
If you want to register to attend on-location at the School for the Deaf and Blind, please send your name, address, phone number, E-mail address and the name of the video conference(s) you want to attend to Francisco J. Román at froman@mt.gov, 444-1373 (fax) or by mail at Office of Public Instruction, PO Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620
Classifiers for the K-12 Classroom: Classifiers Are Not an Option in the K-12 Setting -... - 0 views
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What:
Classifiers are a feature used in ASL to describe objects: a surface, the depth and width of things, the volume or amount of a liquid or a gas, the external shape of an object or the movement of large groups of persons or things. The goal of this training is to introduce you to the rules for production of classifiers and to cover a variety of content areas you will encounter in the K-12 setting where classifiers are necessary. We will use new classroom content for practice purposes with a focus on Science, Social Studies and History.
When:
Saturday, December 7, 2013
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
3911 Central Ave.
Great Falls, MT 59405
Cost:
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that it will sponsor all four (4) video conferences.
Register for this event:
If you want to register to attend on-location at the School for the Deaf and Blind, please send your name, address, phone number, E-mail address and the name of the video conference(s) you want to attend to Francisco J. Román at froman@mt.gov, 444-1373 (fax) or by mail at Office of Public Instruction, PO Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620
Interpreting for Child Signers: Tips to Enhance Your Sign-to-English Interpreting Skill... - 0 views
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This video conference will focus on the skills necessary to effectively interpret for child signers. We will discuss techniques to enhance comprehension skills and techniques to facilitate delivery of an equivalent message. We will look at child signers of all ages across the K-12 setting. The training will incorporate some lecture, some small group work and some large group discussions. The goal of this training is to introduce you to a variety of practice strategies that you can incorporate as part of your professional development plan.
When:
Saturday, October 12, 2013
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mountain
Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
3911 Central Ave.
Great Falls, MT 59405
Cost:
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that it will sponsor all four (4) video conferences.
Register for this event:
If you want to register to attend on-location at the School for the Deaf and Blind, please send your name, address, phone number, E-mail address and the name of the video conference(s) you want to attend to Francisco J. Román at froman@mt.gov, 444-1373 (fax) or by mail at Office of Public Instruction, PO Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620
Montana gets $12.5M in public school grants | KRTV.com - 0 views
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HELENA -- The Montana Office of Public Instruction announced on Monday that it has received three grants totaling more than $12.5 million to improve school climate and school safety and support the mental and emotional health of Montana students. The Office of Public Instruction was awarded a $3.75 million School Climate Transformation grant, an $8.5 million Project AWARE grant, and a $250,000 School Emergency Planning grant.
EIPA 2012-2013 Video Conference Series DVD's - 0 views
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The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that a series of DVD Video Conferences and other interpreter training materials from Boys Town and Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) are now available to be checked-out by interpreters, teachers of the deaf and other people with interest in the education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
How to borrow the DVDs:
The OPI library loans materials to other libraries and not to individual borrowers. To borrow the DVDs, please contact your local school or public library to request any of the titles below. The EIPA Video Conference series will be circulated as a set (4 DVDs) for each year. The interpreting series (2 DVDs) will be cataloged as elementary and secondary. Because OPI will be granting renewal credits and needs verification of circulation, the Resource Center will send a letter on OPI letterhead to the borrowing library with the DVD(s) verifying the DVD title(s) was checked out. The borrowing library will fill in the patron's name and give the letter to the patron with the loaned DVD(s). It will be the patron's responsibility to present the letter to OPI for Renewal Units (CEUs). The videos will be loaned on a "first-come, first-served" basis for a period of 2 weeks. Renewals after the two-week period will be granted if there is no waiting list.
Available DVD Titles:
EIPA Video Conference DVD from November 17, 2012 - Techniques for comprehending fingerspelling and non-manual information.
EIPA Video Conference DVD from January 12, 2013 - Language clarity techniques in discourse: looking at the language expansion features.
EIPA Video Conference DVD from March 2, 2013 - Ethical decision making: what do I do now?
EIPA Video Conference DVD from May 4, 2013 - Space & classifier
ADA Anniversary toolkit - 0 views
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The DBTAC - Network of ADA Centers is pleased to announce the release of the 2009 Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Anniversary Tool Kit. The Tool Kit offers informative materials designed to help you plan and publicize ADA activities during the ADA Anniversary and throughout the year. The Tool Kit includes: · Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 · ADA - Findings, Purpose, and History · The Americans with Disabilities Act from a Civil Rights Perspective · Americans with Disabilities Act Resources and Publications · Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead Resources · ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) Summary and Resources · Statistics You Can Use · The White House Agenda on Disabilities · Tips on Writing a News Release · Sample Proclamation: ADA Anniversary · National DBTAC Initiatives
Montana Performance under IDEA: District Public Reports - 0 views
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In accordance with the requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the state must report annually to the public on the performance of each local educational agency located in the state on the targets in the State's Performance Plan. Because baseline data and/or performance targets have not been established for all of the performance indicators, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), has informed states that they are only required to report district performance for students with disabilities on indicators 1-5 and 8-12 this year. These performance indicators address the following: Graduation, Dropout, Assessment, Suspension/Expulsion, Least Restrictive Environment (ages 6-21), Parent Involvement, Disproportionality As A Result Of Inappropriate Identification, Child Find Timelines, and Early Childhood Transition (transition from Part C to Part B). The district's performance data is 2008-2009 data that was submitted by the district to the OPI as a part of its child count, exiting, student discipline collections and/or collected during a compliance monitoring record review. Performance data for performance indicator #8, Parent Involvement, is based on parent survey data. The Parent Involvement Survey was distributed to districts that were compliance monitored in school year 2008-2009. Districts were asked to provide a copy of the survey to all parents of IDEA-eligible students receiving special education and related services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The District Public Reports can be found on the OPI Web site at: http://data.opi.mt.gov/SPEDReporting/ .
Public Hearing for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Montana Independent Living - M... - 0 views
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What: Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Montana Independent Living Public Hearing When: March 24, 2011 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Contact: Written comments on the two programs will be accepted until March 31st and can be sent to Vocational Rehabilitation @ P.O. Box 4210, Helena, MT 59601, or to mhermanson@mt.gov or jclay@mt.gov.
Free Disability Law Handbook Available in English and Spanish - 0 views
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The Southwest ADA Center is pleased to announce the availability of the Disability Law Handbook now in Spanish, as well as English. The Disability Law Handbook is written in "Frequently Asked Questions" format and answers questions about the ADA, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments. Free copies may be downloaded or viewed at http://www.swdbtac.org/html/publications/Spanish/gld/index.html for the Spanish version and http://www.swdbtac.org/html/publications/dlh/index.html for the English.
Education Week: 6 Ways to Create a Healthy School Climate - 0 views
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Over the last two decades, many in the public have viewed the lack of discipline as one of the key problems facing public schools. How can educators find a balance between establishing order and creating a welcoming learning environment for students? To share their insights into this thorny issue, Education Week Commentary asked six thought leaders the question: What is the most effective approach for maintaining discipline and a positive climate in the public schools?
Publication Gives Schools 'How To' Ideas for Involving Parents in School Health - K-12 ... - 0 views
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A new government publication aims to help schools enlist parents in promoting and sustaining health in their children.
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Published by the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health covers how schools can connect with parents about health education for children, engage parents in the subject matter, and ultimately sustain ongoing interest in the mission.
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2. Call in via telephone 1-877-512-6886 and Participant Code: 2365393812
3. Please turn off your computer's speakers.
What:
The first presentation will feature Nic Dibble from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction who will share how Wisconsin is building on existing mental health initiatives to use a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework to help schools support students affected by trauma. Resources that will be shared include Wisconsin's toolkit for schools, links to publications and websites that describe how schools can become more trauma-informed, and specific strategies schools can adopt to be more trauma-sensitive. The second presentation will feature Erin Butts from the University of Montana Institute for Educational Research and Service who will discuss secondary traumatic stress (STS), burnout, and self-care. She will identify STS signs and symptoms, discuss their significance, and provide recommendations for self-care. Her presentation will include an interactive exercise that can be used during stressful situations.
When:
Wednesday, April 1, 2013
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free of charge.
Contact:
Adobe Connect questions - mariola.rosser@nasdse.org
Questions about the webinar - nbrandt@psych.umaryland.edu