Welcome Educators!
Welcome to the 2007/2008 school year! There are many new and exciting things taking place in our SELPA this year such as the implementation of an electronic IEP and special education software designed to improve the process, reducing time spent with necessary paperwork. There are new models for identifying the services and supports a student with special education needs.
We continue to have high expectations for our students and ourselves. Due to the constant need to expand skills and abilities, the staff-development activities will demonstrate a rich variety of methods, strategies and tools to provide the most effective programs possible.
- Early Childhood Educators/Child Care Providers
- Kindergarten Teachers
- Elementary School Teachers
- Middle School Teachers
- High School Teachers
- New Teachers
- Substitute Teachers
EDUCATOR RESOURCES
Teachers and early childhood educators should consider the SELPA office a resource to acquire knowledge and gain skills necessary to improve outcomes for children with special needs. We are eager to accommodate your district's needs and look forward to continuing our working relationship. Please let us know how we can serve you.
- Parent Rights Procedural Safeguards Notice (January 2006)
- Kern County SELPA Behavior Support Plan
- Forms
- Teaching Strategies and Techniques
- Tech Tips for Teachers
- IDEA 2004
- Emergency Preparedness and Children with Special Needs
- SELPA Behavior Strategies for Parents
- Announcements & Current Issues
- New transition planner
- Office of Disability Employment Policy-State of California
- Middle and High School transition portfolios;online traning.
- The California Department of Education report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Autism Advisory Committee
- The California Legislative Blue Ribbion Commision on Autism Report
- Guidelines for Effective Inerventions
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The staff development activities being offered this year are a rich mixture of methods, strategies and new ideas and tools to address the many areas of concern and provide the information that is needed for you to help achieve positive outcomes for our students. In addition to the prescheduled events that you will find listed on the pages that follow, there is also the option for district directed and requested activities. A district may call the SELPA office and arrange a topic specific workshop to address an identified area of concern for that site or district.- Education and Training Opportunities
Workshops and other training opportunites of interest to teachers and early childhood educators are listed in the SELPA Event Calendar.
- Take-Out Menu
In addition to the traditional, in-town workshops, we are offering a group of short, teacher-friendly workshops which can be presented in your district at a time convenient to your staff. Take-Out Menu workshops can be presented at an after-school meeting or combined to form a longer presentation tailor-made for your needs.
- New Teacher Institute
This program is designed as a training foundation for NEW special education teachers.
- Professional Associations
- Disputes, Disagreements and Decisions
- Behavior Intervention Case Manager (BICM) SELPA Certification Training
- Local Special Education Conferences
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- Education and Training Opportunities
