Successfully Transitioning Away from the 2% Assessment
Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel
4711 Best Road, Atlanta GA 30337
February 11-12, 2014
Agenda
Tuesday, February 11
8:00 – 8:30Welcome and Opening RemarksSalon A-D
Martha Thurlow—National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Betty Beale—Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP)/Southeast Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
Michael Yudin—Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Scott Sargrad—Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
8:30 – 8:45Overview of MeetingSalon A-D
David Egnor—Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Sheryl Lazarus—NCEO
8:45 – 9:15Making the Transition: Successes, Challenges, and Salon A-D
Issues
Martha Thurlow—NCEO
Colleen Riley—Kansas Department of Education
Trinell Bowman—Maryland Department of Education
9:15 – 10:15State SharingSalon A-D
10:15 – 10:30Break
10:30 – 11:15Using Data to Learn More About What Is Happening withSalon A-D
Students Currently Participating in the AA-MAS
Sheryl Lazarus—NCEO
11:15 – 12:00Table Orientation and Discussion: Using Data andBreakout Rooms
Generation of Action Items(see separate
sheet)
12:00 – 1:00Working LunchSalon A-D
(Sit with others who share the same job; table facilitated discussion)
1:00 – 1:45Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Universal Salon A-D
Design for Assessment (UDA) to Improve Instruction and Assessment for Students Currently Participating in the
AA-MAS
Joy Zabala—CAST
Christopher Johnstone—NCEO
1:45 – 2:45Ensuring Students Who Currently Participate in AA-MASSalon A-D
Have Access to Needed Accommodations and Accessibility Features for Instruction and Assessment
Laurene Christensen—NCEO
Leanne Ketterlin-Geller—Southern Methodist University
Melissa Gholson—West Virginia Department of Education
2:45 – 3:00Break
3:00 – 4:15Table Discussion: Using Universal Design and Breakout Rooms
Accommodations to Improve Accessibility and Meet the (see separate
Needs of This Population; Generation of Action Itemssheet)
4:15 – 4:30Summary of DayBreakout Rooms
(see separate
Facilitators/NCEOsheet)
4:30 – 5:00Facilitators Meeting
[Dinner on Own]
Successfully Transitioning Away from the 2% Assessment
Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel
4711 Best Road, Atlanta GA 30337
Wednesday, February 12
8:30 – 9:00Questions and AnswersSalon A-D
Michael Yudin—Assistant Secretary, OSERS
Scott Sargrad—Deputy Assistant Secretary, OESE
9:00 – 9:30Writing IEPs That Are Aligned to Standards and IncludeSalon A-D
Measurable Goals
Jim Shriner—University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
John Payne—South Carolina Department of Education
9:30 – 10:00Table Discussion: Using IEPs That Are Aligned to Breakout Rooms
Standards and Include Measurable Goals; Generation of (see separate
Action Itemssheet)
10:00 – 10:15Break
10:15 – 11:00Developing Systems That Support Student AchievementSalon A-D
Deb Telfer—University of Dayton
Aimee Howley—OhioUniversity
11:00 – 11:45Table Discussion: How to Support Districts and HigherBreakout Rooms
Education Programs in the Development of Systems That(see separate
Support Improved Outcomes for All; Generation ofsheet)
Systems-Related ActionItems
11:45 – 1:00Working Lunch – Multi-Attribute Consensus BuildingSalon A-D
(MACB) Process Orientation
Laurene Christensen—NCEO
Vitaliy Shyyan—NCEO
1:00 – 2:30Pulling It All Together: Using MACB Process toBreakout Rooms
Prioritize Plans(see separate
sheet)
2:30 – 2:45Break
2:45 – 3:15State Sharing of Transition PlansSalon A-D
Laurene Christensen—NCEO
Vitaliy Shyyan—NCEO
3:15 – 3:30Next StepsSalon A-D
Michael Yudin—Assistant Secretary, OSERS
Scott Sargrad—Deputy Assistant Secretary, OESE
Betty Beale—RRCP/SERRC
Martha Thurlow—NCEO
AA-MAS Transition Meeting and many of the materials developed for it were supported through cooperative agreements for the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) (#H326G110002) and the Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP) with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Special Education Programs. The materials do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education or Offices within it. Project Officers: David Egnor and Perry Williams.
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