Heartland AEA will offer Level I Section 504 trainings to districts in the fall of 2019 in Johnston. Trainings are at now cost and are open to all schools within the Heartland AEA service area but the primary standard taught will be free and appropriate public education. Districts are encouraged to send new staff and to have access to their district 504 manual (plan). Class size is limited so register early!
Topics to be covered include:
- Changes to the interpretation of Section 504 since the ADAA 2008
- How to review and update your district-wide Section 504 Plan
- The interaction of a Section 504 plan and an Individual Health Plan
- Review of obligations under the Child Find and grievance procedures
- Evaluation requirements
- Eligibility determination and eligible but not in need of a plan
- Section 504 vs. IDEA 2004, understanding the distinction
- Resources available to assist districts including, access to a Section 504 Google Site not accessible from Heartland AEA’s website
Level 1: Section 504 Training for Public School Staff (Choice of two dates)
Sept. 9, 2019
Register at this link, using course #181101 and section #272534
9 a.m. - Noon
Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Or
Sept. 16, 2019
Register at this link, using course #181101 and section #272535
9 a.m. - Noon
Heartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Level 2: Section 504 Training for Public School Staff
Back by popular demand, Heartland AEA will also host a Level II Section 504 training for those who write 504 plans. A prerequisite for this class is attendance at a Level I training with Heartland AEA within the last five years. This is a practical application class. No walk-ins will be accepted due to the limited class size so please register early. Class size is limited so register early!
Topics to be covered include:
- Processing 504 evaluation data
- How to consider and include outside expert reports
- Determining whether or not a plan is needed
- Eligible but not in need of a plan, how to manage?
- Linking physical and mental health disabilities to the right accommodations
- Resources available to assist districts to spark accommodation planning
- How to construct an inclusive 504 plan
- Implementing a 504 plan with integrity
- Determining whether or not a 504 plan is effective
- Annual reviews and 3 year reevaluations
Register at this link, using course #180762 and section 272635
Oct. 1, 20199 a.m. - NoonHeartland AEA Johnston Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston
Frances Stetson, Ph.D., works with schools with a focus on inclusive practices, closing the achievement gap, differentiated instruction and quality standards for instruction and leadership. She will present two workshops on Sept. 3; a morning session for superintendents and an afternoon session for all educators.
Morning Session for Superintendents and Administrators
Quality Standards for Inclusive Practices: A Working Session for Assessing Your Current Status and Identifying Your Next Improvement Targets
Dr. Stetson will lead participants through an inclusive school assessment guide. For each standard, participants will learn cutting-edge strategies for achieving it and receive practical tools and resources to make the journey easier. Standards such as a commonly-held belief system and vocabulary, an objective, individualized process for deciding the most appropriate services for each student, effective staffing options, scheduling techniques and many more topics will be presented. Register at no cost at this link with course #180602.
Afternoon Session for All Educators
Reviewing Effective Staff Utilization: New Lessons for Doing More with Less!
Dr. Stetson brings her extensive experience from staffing studies, program evaluations, and on-site technical assistance to a practical working session to demonstrate that doing more with less can actually mean just that! Such challenges as making certain that in-class support in inclusive classrooms truly results in benefits that reflect two adults versus a ‘visitor on the side of the room’; making decisions regarding the need for paraeducator services on the basis of student needs versus adult preference; using an objective process for staffing and scheduling that results in improved student outcomes and other related issues will be discussed. Register at no cost at this link with course #180603.
Sept. 3, 2019
AGENDA
9 - 10 a.m. Regular Heartland Administrators' Association Business Meeting and Partner Updates
10 - 11:30 a.m. Superintendent Session with Frances Stetson, Ph.D.
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Session for all Educators
LOCATION
Des Moines Area Community College Student Center, Bldg 5 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny
*Allow extra time for parking on the DMACC campus
Clayton Cook, Ph.D., consults with school systems on designing, implementing and sustaining MTSS frameworks that target promoting children’s mental health, and his research focuses on school-based mental health according to a multitiered system of support.
Nurturing and Responsive Environments that Promote Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Dr. Cook will support participants in understanding the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based practices to improve youth access to needed social, emotional and behavioral supports in schools within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). The session will also focus specifically on implementation science and the understanding of factors and strategies that impact the successful development, delivery and sustainment of evidence-based practices as part of service delivery within schools. This work is intended to address the longstanding science-to-practice gap.
Oct. 1, 2019
AGENDA
9 - 10 a.m. Regular Heartland Administrators' Association Business Meeting and Partner Updates
10 - 11:30 a.m. Superintendent Session with Clayton Cook, Ph.D.
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Session for all Educators
REGISTRATION
Register at no cost at this link with course #180604. Select a section to attend.
LOCATION
Des Moines Area Community College Student Center, Bldg 5 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny
*Allow extra time for parking on the DMACC campus
