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Monitoring and Compliance:
Monitoring and Compliance:
Questions Contact: Anne Silverman and Katie Cruz
Director: Nolan Murphy
🌟 More Extended School Year (ESY) Information!
🌟 More Extended School Year (ESY) Information!
To ensure students have transportation, to and from ESY sites, the deadline to have implementation plans completed for ESY is April 11, 2025. If the student has their annual IEP in April or later, the case manager must create a draft and complete the top part of the implementation plan through the transportation section.
Resources and Trainings:
ESY 2025 ESY Programs: Leads & Sites
ESY Sharepoint- This is not 100 percent updated. You can find the ESY Sharepoint page by searching “ESY.”
What is ESY?
How do students qualify?
How to complete ESY EdPlan documents?
Tutorials:
If you have any questions, please reach out to your ESY lead!
General Programming and Instructional Supports
General Programming and Instructional Supports
📢 Special Education Office Hours! 📢
📢 Special Education Office Hours! 📢
Need answers to your Special Education questions? 🎯 Talk to a LIVE person who’s ready to help!
📅 Tuesdays – Check the schedule for available times.
💻 Join us here: Google Meet
🔑 Google Nickname: spedofficehour2425
Reading
Reading
Scholastic Literacy Pro: Because even superheroes need a sidekick for their reading adventures!
Scholastic Literacy Pro: Because even superheroes need a sidekick for their reading adventures!
Because even superheroes need a sidekick for their reading adventures! 🦸♂️📖
Get Started: Register Your Students Today!
Get Started: Register Your Students Today!
Reading Levels: Choose between Guided Reading Levels or Lexile Measures for your classroom.
Grade Levels: Automatically match students with books at their grade level—or expand access to additional levels as needed.
Audio for Think More: Enable read-aloud audio for students who need it.
En Español: Access to 300+ Spanish ebooks—you decide if this feature stays on or off.
Assigning Scholastic Reading Readiness
Assigning Scholastic Reading Readiness
For early readers, Literacy Pro provides Scholastic Reading Readiness to help teachers assess their students’ reading skills.
Entering Students’ Reading Levels
Entering Students’ Reading Levels
Guided Reading Classrooms: Enter students' reading levels manually.
Lexile Classrooms: Assign Scholastic Reading Measure, an adaptive assessment that generates Lexile scores and updates them automatically.
Teacher Picks: Recommend Books Easily!
Teacher Picks: Recommend Books Easily!
Suggest books to individual students or the whole class in the “Teacher Picks” collection.
Find a book, select Manage Recommendations, choose students, and click Apply—it’s that easy!
Student Start-Up: Let the Reading Adventure Begin!
Student Start-Up: Let the Reading Adventure Begin!
Once students are registered, they can:
✅ Select an avatar
✅ Complete an interest survey
✅ Set their reading goals
✅ Explore recommended ebooks tailored to their grade level & interests
🔗 Ready to empower your students? Get them started with Literacy Pro today!
AI in Special Education
AI in Special Education
Using AI to Support Special Education Documentation
Using AI to Support Special Education Documentation
Sensory Rooms Update
Sensory Rooms Update
Sensory rooms are up and running!
Sensory rooms are up and running!
Our amazing Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) teams have been busy installing nearly 30 brand-new sensory rooms in schools across the district this year! 🎉
These rooms are designed to help students regulate, focus, and succeed. Each school is also receiving training to make sure these spaces are used effectively to support student needs.
A huge thank you to our dedicated OT and PT teams for making this possible! 💙
Photo Credit: Washburn High School
2025-2026 Professional Development Survey
2025-2026 Professional Development Survey
We value your insights and expertise! As the Special Education Department begins planning professional development opportunities for the 2025-2026 school year, we invite you to complete this brief survey. Your feedback will help shape the Special Education Professional Development Planning Committee’s approach, ensuring meaningful and impactful learning experiences for educators like you.
Are You an Expert in a Specific Topic?
Are You an Expert in a Specific Topic?
We are also looking for teacher leaders who are passionate about special education and eager to plan and facilitate professional learning throughout the year. If you’re interested, you’ll have the opportunity to lead sessions during professional development days and will be compensated for your planning time, following the MPS/MFT contract guidelines.
You may complete the survey anonymously or share your contact information if you're interested in leading a session.
🔗 Spring 2025 Special Education PD Planning Survey
Thank you for your time and dedication to supporting professional growth in special education!
News:
News:
Visit Transition Plus!
Visit Transition Plus!
Transition plus is hosting upcoming open house events for prospective TPlus Students! Please view the attached flyer below for more information, and spread the word! Click the following links for a flyer translated using different languages: Hmong Version, Somali Version, and Spanish Version. Please reach out to Transition Plus or Rachel Jave (school counselor) directly for more information.
Visit TPlus 2025.pdfSpecial Ed Request Form:
Special Ed Request Form:
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