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2021 New Directors' Orientation
The 2021 New Directors’ Orientation (NDO) will be held virtually on August 25-26, and September 2, 2021. This meeting is for new and near-new directors of special education and will cover information regarding fiscal responsibilities, legal issues, dispute resolution, general supervision and monitoring, and much more. Registration will open on July 19th and will close on August 10th. For more information email Faye Gibson, Gibson_F@cde.state.co.us or Brittany Deyoe, Deyoe_B@cde.state.co.us.
Training Dates & Times
- August 25 & 26, 2021 from 8:30 - 4:00
- September 2, 2021 from 8:30 - 2:00
Please try to attend all three days if at all possible.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Introductions & Overview of ESSU
Paul Foster
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Overview of the Mentor Project
Jeanne Boice-Wiley, Marietta Sears, and Frances Woolery-Jones
9:40 - 11:10 a.m. ESSU & Grants Fiscal Process
Vicki Graham, Moira Blake, Kim Boylan and Evan Davis
11:20 - 11:50 a.m. Personnel Compliance
Lauren Rossini
12:00 -12:30 p.m. Indicators 11 and 12
Gloria Durosko
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break & Check-in With Mentors
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Equity Focus in the ESSU
Michael Ramirez
1:40 - 2:40 p.m. Dispute Resolution
Candace Hawkins and Brandon Edelman
2:50 - 4:00 p.m. Meet with Mentors
Thursday, August 26, 2021
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. General Supervision and Monitoring, DMS and Parent Survey
Kerry Whitmore, Miki Imura, Joyce Thiessen-Barrett and Becky O'Malley
- Presentation - State-Sponsored IEP & DMS System (PPT Slides)
- Presentation - Data Team Information (PPT Slides)
- Presentation - General Supervision (PPT Slides)
10:40 - 11:30 a.m. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Parent Phone Calls
Mary Anne Fleury and Joyce Thiessen-Barrett
11:40 - 12:10 p.m. Indicator 13 and Student Record Review
Gloria Durosko
12:10 - 12:40 p.m. Lunch Break & Check-in With Mentors
12:40 - 1:30 p.m. Preschool Services including Child Find and Results Matter
Heidi White and Tara Rhodes
1:40 - 2:10 p.m. Secondary Transition, Services and Supports
Gail Lott
2:20 - 3:20 p.m. READ Act and Different Pathways
Ellen Hunter and Gina Herrera
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Meet with Mentors
2021 Thursday, Friday NDO Schedule (Word Doc.)
September 2, 2021
8:30 - 8:40 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions
Director Mentors
8:40 - 9:30 a.m. Who is Who in the ESSU?
Paul Foster and ESSU Directors
The Company We Keep
Paul Foster
9:40 - 10:10 a.m. - PEAK Performance
Michelle Williers and Pam Christy from PEAK Parent Center
10:20 - 10:40 a.m. - A Walk Through the Website
Amanda Timmerman
10:50 - 11:30 a.m. - Facility with Facilities
Judy Stirman and Facility Schools Team
11:30 - Noon - Meet the ALL Team - Getting Help, TA & PD
Tanni Anthony and ALL Team Supervisors
Noon - 12:15 p.m. - Grab Your Lunch for the Next Session
After our two days together on August 25-26, we know that you may have questions for specific people.
We will make break-out rooms available for brief check-ins with ESSU staff members with whom Directors might want to have short conversations. Use this time to schedule an appointment, ask a question, or just say hi. Please let us know by 8/30 if you would like a room so that we can be sure the staff member is available during this time.
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Eat, Meet, and Greet
Enjoy your lunch while members of the ESSU "drop in" to chat
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. - Meet with YOUR Mentor
Accommodation Notice
Requested ADA Accommodations are due by August 10th. Accommodations requested after this time cannot be guaranteed.
If you have registered and are then unable to attend the event, we ask for at least a 72-hour notice of cancellation, so that CDE can be proactive with cancelling requested accommodation services ahead of the training.
New Directors' Handbook
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