Monroe County Special Education and Preschool Department is committed to supporting the growth of all staff.
📘 Professional Development & Compliance-Based Training
MSD Cadre: Teachers working with students with moderate to severe disabilities collaborate on strategies for instruction, communication, and behavior.
Autism Cadre: Staff share structured practices and tools to support students with autism across settings.
IEP Training: Annual sessions ensure staff can write compliant, functional, and standards-aligned IEPs.
Communities of Practice: Teams of educators and assistants meet regularly to focus on topics such as communication, transition, behavior supports, and early childhood.
Mentorship Program: New teachers and assistants are paired with experienced mentors for structured support throughout the school year.
Speech & Language Consultation: Monthly “10-Minute Talk” virtual sessions led by SLPs covering AAC, prompting, visuals, and language reinforcement.
Inclusion Training: Cross-disciplinary sessions focused on effective inclusion practices and classroom strategies.
Framework for Understanding Poverty: Staff explore how economic hardship affects learning and build strategies to support under-resourced learners.
Student Worker Program: High school and college students serve as trained instructional assistants while attending dual credit or high school classes.
Annual Medicaid Training: Required training to ensure compliant billing and service documentation.
Annual Record Reviews: Targeted compliance checks to maintain high standards in documentation and service delivery.
Annual SCM Training: Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training ensures staff are prepared to safely de-escalate and respond to behavioral crises.