IMPORTANT REMINDERS!
IT'S BACK! Monthly Webinars starting October 8, 2008!
A SELs message will be sent as the date draws closer.
UPDATE! Deaf/Hard of Hearing Workshop for Administrators, October 2-3, 2008 - SPACE IS AVAILABLE.
REMINDER! 2008-09 Part B Entitlement Application was due on August 29, 2008, through the new electronic Planning and electronic Grants System (ePeGS).
The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Expenditure Report (ER) for the 2007-08 school year is due September 17, 2008, 2008, along with a copy of the 2007-08 and 2008-09 lease agreements.
2009 Special Purpose Funds - Due Date
The applications for the Public Placement Fund (PPF), High Need Fund (HNF), and Readers for the Blind will all be due January 31, 2009.
Transition/Grants to Form a Transition Team
Applications Due September 15
Funding/Capital Cost/Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Leases/Purchases for FY08 and FY09
Districts must submit by September 17, 2008.
News & Updates
NEW! Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Webinars, a virtual forum on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Registration information will be made available in late September.
NEW! Blind/Visually Impaired/Deafblind: Sensory Learning in Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments Workshop
November 6-7, 2008 at MSB in St. Louis.
NEW! Short-term Courses Available for Individualized Education Program Team Consideration
Individually designed short-courses addressing the vision specific needs of students.
NEW! Blind Task Force Vacancies
1 student representative and 1 employer representative.
Severe and Sensory Disabilities Online Resource
Practical technical assistance now available online.
Visual Impairment Professional Development Opportunities
Post-Secondary Transition/FREE Opportunity
Participate in the Transition Outcomes Program (TOPS)
Inclusion/Collaborative Teaching Grant Opportunity
Watch for a Call for Investment (CFI) opportunity
Improvement Planning Training October 8, 2008
Districts encouraged to send teams of up to five members.
Deaf/HOH Post-Secondary Transition/Training
Information about PEPNet's free online Transition Curriculum
Missouri Transition Models of Success Applications
"Hand In Hand: Understanding Deafblindness for Education Teams of Students Who Are Deafblind"
Three onsite sessions in Arnold, MO, Fox C-6 School District
October 29-31, 2008; January 14-15, 2009; and April 22-23, 2009.
School District Administrative Claiming (SDAC)