SEFEL Leadership Summit 2017

February 15-16

Drury Inn & Suites; Burlington, NC

Agenda

Participants will:

  • Understand how SEFEL data is collected and analyzed at the state level
  • Receive strategies from other SEFEL teams for involving families and making the most of SEFEL Leadership Implementation Team meetings
  • Review the Yearly Program Review as a team, document progress to date, and identify priority items
  • Receive strategies for adapting SEFEL instructional practices to support children with visual impairment
  • Understand statewide efforts to address preschool suspension and expulsion
  • Review and provide feedback on the Plan for Addressing Challenging Behaviors template
  • Understand how to collect data to inform targeted instruction for children with persistent challenging behavior

Wednesday, February 15

10:00Welcome/ Introductions/ Highlights

  • SEFEL Summit 2017Day One PowerPoint Presentation
  • Participant List SEFEL Summit 2017

10:45Statewide Updates

  • NC Learning and Development Progressions:
  • Early Childhood Mental Health E-Modules:

11:15SEFEL Initiative Data Collection and Analysis

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 2, 5, 7, 8 & 9)

12:00Online Coaching System Update

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 7 & 9)

  • Online Coaching System Login:

12:15 LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

1:30SEFEL Team Strategies – Making the Most of Leadership Team Meetings & Facilitating Family Involvement - (SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 1 & 3)

  • Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Children in Preschool

2:00Yearly Program Review Team Check In and Planning

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 1 & 9)

  • Yearly Program Review Login:
  • SEFEL Practice Profile

3:20BREAK

3:30Yearly Program Review Feedback and Suggestions

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 1 & 9)

3:50Adapting Strategies for Children with Visual Impairment

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Step 5)

  • SDI Considerations April 2016

5:30 Adjourn

Thursday, February 16

8:30Welcome Back/ Action Steps

  • SEFEL Summit 2017Day Two PowerPoint Presentation

9:00Preschool Suspension/ Expulsion and SEFEL Tiers II & III

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 5 & 6)

  • Walter S. Gilliam Statistics on Suspensions and Expulsions
  • US DHHS DOE Policy Statement- Expulsion Suspension Policies in Early Childhood
  • CCDF Reauthorization:
  • NC Pre-K Program Requirements and Guidance:
  • What Suspension-Expulsion Looks Like
  • CRDC Early Childhood Education Snapshot
  • OSEP colleague letter on racial discrimination in special education Dec 2016
  • NC Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities

9:45Guidance for Plan for Responding to Challenging Behaviors

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Step 6)

  • DRAFT document: Plan for Addressing Challenging Behaviors Feb 2017

10:45BREAK

10:55SEFEL Tier II: Collecting Data and Developing a Precision Problem Behavior Statement

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 5 & 6)

  • Collecting Data and Developing a Precision Problem Statement PowerPoint Presentation
  • What is Challenging Behavior
  • Facts about Challenging Behavior sheet
  • Description of a Persistent Challenging Behavior with example
  • Classroom behavior record- blank
  • Behavior stated in measurable terms
  • Flow Chart for Precision Problem Behavior Statement for Samantha
  • NC PPA 2017

12:30 LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN)

1:45Safety First: Guidelines and Procedures for Maintaining a Safe Environment

(SEFEL Practice Profile Key Implementation Steps 5 & 6)

2:15MTSS and the NC SEFEL Initiative

2:30Important Dates and Upcoming Professional Development Events

  • Important Dates for SEFEL Sites.docx

3:00Adjourn