SLD Work Plan/Action Steps Template 2011-2012

Project: Specific Learning Disability New Policy Implementation and Training

Team Members: Gina Hopper, Evelyn Johnson, Richard Henderson, Fernanda Brendefur, Lisa Carierre, Marnie Schell, Carol Treat, Kim Graham, Stephanie Dahlke, Alison Lowenthal

Purpose: To implement the new SLD policy with statewide training and technical assistance.

Action Steps
What Will Be Done? / Responsibilities
Who Will Do It? / Timeline
By When? (Day/Month) / Progress / Communications Plan
Who is involved?
What methods?
Schedule SLD Leadership Team Meetings / Gina Hopper / September, 2011 / Completed / SLD Executive Leadership Team
Create SLD Action Plan / Gina Hopper / September 2011 / Completed / Shared with SLD Leadership
Develop Webinar Series: Beginning the Journey of Academic Achievement Testing / Gina Hopper & Lee Pesky Center / November 2011 / Completed / SLD Peer Reviewers and archived for all statewide stakeholders
Implement asynchronous webinar series in the months of December and January through the Lee Pesky Center. Content will be pre-recorded and Q/A sessions will be used as a discussion of the material reviewed prior to the Q/A session. / Gina Hopper & Lee Pesky Team / Finalize at SLD Executive Meeting November 2011 / Completed / SLD Peer Reviewers and archived for all statewide stakeholders
1) Design Regional Intervention Training for Tier 2 in collaboration with Lee Pesky Center.
Day 1 Tier 2 Framework and Management System
Day 2 Tier 2 Reading Interventions & Progress Monitoring by K-5 & 6-12
Day 3 SLD Peer Review
Day 4 Tier 2 Mathematics Interventions & Progress Monitoring by K-5 & 6-12 Groups / Dr. Evelyn Johnson, Gina Hopper, Katie Bubak, Christianne Lane, and other Lee Pesky Staff / November 2011 through May 2012 / Completed / Face to face training in all regions (Boise, Nampa, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Moscow and CDA)
Implement SLD Training / Gina Hopper and SLD Leadership Team / October 2011 – May 2012 / Completed / All education stakeholders via newsletter, emails, presentations, etc.
SLD Presentation
School Board Association / Gina Hopper, Rich Henderson / November 11-12, 2010 / Completed / School Board Members
SLD Presentation @
Elementary Principals / Rich Henderson / October 24-25, 2011 / Completed / Elementary Principals
CEC SLD Presentations / Richard Henderson, Gina Hopper & Evelyn Johnson / October 2011 / Completed / CEC Conference Coordinator to approve presentation and add to conference agenda.
CLD Toolkit Trainings for districts via request from SDE. / Dr. Fernanda Brendefur / Fall of 2011 / Completed / SDE Staff, SESTA Staff, Invited RC’s and Invited Participants to be a TOT,
Update peer review process for Cohort III regional trainings. / Gina Hopper, Rich Henderson / January 2012 / Completed / SESTA staff, Regional Consultants, Peer Reviewers, SDE staff, Administrative Assistants, Email, conference calls, webinars, face to face,
Coordinate logistics at each site / Gina Hopper, RC’s & RC AA’s / February 2012 AA Conf Call & Follow up calls in March 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Regional Consultants, Consultants and Adm Assistants
Design Peer Review Logistical Webinar / Gina Hopper / Record and post it by February 28, 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Regional Consultants, SDE Staff, Peer Reviewers, Adm Assistants, webinar, one webinar/archived
Coordinate Peer Reviewers registration and travel / Gina Hopper, Sydney Fox & New SESTA AA / March 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Regional Consultants, SDE Staff, Peer Reviewers, Adm Assistants, webinar, one webinar/archived
Review process and procedures with all stakeholders / Gina Hopper / March & April 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Regional Consultants, Consultants and Adm Assistants
Design SLD Review Training and Matrix / Dr. Evelyn Johnson and Gina Hopper / February 2012 / Completed / Consultants, SESTA staff, and SLD Leadership team, team meetings, emails, face to face meetings
Calibrate SLD Review training / Dr. Evelyn Johnson and Gina Hopper / March 1, 2012 / Completed / SLD Leadership Team, Regional Consultants and SESTA Staff
Finalize training materials received from Evelyn and send to RC’s and RC AA’s. / Gina Hopper and Sydney Fox / March 15, 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Sydney Fox, Cassandra Myers, Conf Call, emails and Mailings
Finalize training materials received from SESTA to RC Office and prepare files and materials for training. / RC’s and RC AA’s / March 30, 2012 / Completed / Gina Hopper, Sydney Fox, Cassandra Myers, Conf Call, emails and Mailings
Return SLD peer review files to submitting LEA’s / Adm Assistants and Regional Consultants / By April 31, 2012 / Completed / Richard Henderson, Janice Carson, Jean Taylor, Special Education Directors, Regional Consultants, Administrative Assistants
Meet with LEA’s with significant issues in their submitted files to provide technical assistance to improve district/school SLD eligibility process / Regional Consultants / May 31, 2012 / Mostly complete / Special Education Directors, Regional Consultants, SDE Staff
Conduct research study of process / Carrie Semmelroth and Dr. Evelyn Johnson / April–July 2012 / Completed / Regional Consultants, SDE Staff, Peer Reviewers, SESTA staff, Evelyn SLD Leadership Team
Update database & data code glossary as needed / Carrie Semmelroth. Dr. Evelyn Johnson, Dr. Daryl Mellard, Alan Coulter / April 2012 / Completed / Research Team and SLD Leadership Team
Train data coders.
Establish inter-rate of reliability and
supervise data analysis/entry / Carrie Semmelroth / May-June
2012 / Completed / Carrie Semmelroth and Data Coders
Conduct data entry / Carrie Semmelroth & Coders / May –June 2012 / Completed / Carrie Semmelroth
Conduct data analysis / Dr. Evelyn Johnson / June 2012 / Completed / Carrie Semmelroth, Evelyn Johnson, Daryl Mellard
Finalize research report / Carrie Semmelroth, Dr. Evelyn Johnson, / June-July
2012 / Completed / Regional Consultants, SDE Staff, Peer Reviewers, SESTA staff, Evelyn SLD Leadership Team
Determine Training opportunities for 2012-2013. / SLD Leadership Team / June 2012 / Completed / SLD Leadership Team/All stakeholders
Assign SLD Executive Work Team summer assignments for exemplar updates and development. / SLD Leadership Team / June-August 2012 / En process / SESTA staff, Regional Consultants, Peer Reviewers, SDE staff, Administrative Assistants, Email, conference calls, webinars, face to face,

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