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ConfItem Bulk: The Montana Autism Education Project has a blog. Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2010/2/4 1:36 PMGreetings, The Montana Autism Education Project (MAEP) has a blog available through the Office of Public Instruction web pages. The blog can be found at: opi.mt.gov/autism/maep The blog will be used to share information about autism and autism-related  
ConfItem Limited Funding for Students With Significant Needs Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 6.1K2010/2/3 4:30 PMFebruary 1, 2010 The Office of Public Instruction is making available limited funding for the costs of students with significant behavioral or physical needs served by the public schools.  The information memorandum, application and budget forms are avai 
ConfItem Paraprofessional Recognition Letter and Paraprofessional Certificate Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2010/2/3 3:22 PMThe week of February 1-6, 2010, has been proclaimed as Paraprofessional Recognition Week. The following link provides information regarding the Paraprofessional Recognition Letter and Paraprofessional Certificate. http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/CSPD/Para/10Pa 
ConfItem CRT and CRT-Alt Update Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2010/1/13 7:58 AMCRT AND CRT-ALTERNATE UPDATE 1. January 15: Window for registering currently enrolled students for the CRT-Alt closes. 2. On January 15, Measured Progress will mail a memo to System Test Coordinators with information regarding downloading the CRT-A 
ConfItem Bulk: Webinar on The Increase in Montana Students with Autism - from the Montana Autis Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2010/1/8 4:38 PMFrom 8 to 495 - The Increase in Montana Students with Autism This online presentation will present and examine data from 1991-2008 on the number of students in Montana public schools who are identified as having a primary disability of autism. What effec 
ConfItem 2010 Assessment Conference Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2010/1/8 3:46 PM2010 Assessment Conference The agenda is online at the following link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/AssessConf/Index.html See you on the 28th. Judy Snow State Assessment Director Montana Office of Public Instruction jsnow@mt.gov 406-444-3656 Fax: 406-444-0743 
ConfItem Webinar on Differentiated Instruction Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 5.1K2010/1/8 1:53 PM The fourth webinar on Differentiated Instruction is scheduled for January 12 starting at 3:30 p.m. This webinar, "Setting the Stage: Developing a Differentiated Lesson Plan," will focus on the key components in developing a differentiated lesson plan. T 
ConfItem Bulk: MontCAS Updates and Reminders Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2010/1/6 4:08 PMSubject: MontCAS Updates and Reminders Assessment Conference, January 28-29, Red Lion Colonial Inn, Helena http://www.opi.mt.gov/AssessConf/Index.html January 15 at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for the early registration fee of $60 and for the special lodgi 
ConfItem School Mental Health Conference (Registration Deadline) Synness, Jenine <JSynness2@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/17 9:04 AMNOTE --- Please disregard the registration deadline. We are still accepting registrations. Also, if you have not completed the Survey, please do so. (If you tried and it was closed, it has been reopened.) Subject: School Mental Health Conference The 
ConfItem ARRA Second Quarterly Report Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/12/16 2:36 PMDIRECTORS: Please forward this message to your Business Manager/Clerk. Attention Special Education Cooperative Directors/Business Managers: The second quarterly report for funding resulting from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is due n 
ConfItem School Mental Health Conference Synness, Jenine <JSynness2@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/16 12:46 PMThe Office of Public Instruction (OPI) and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are working together on an important statewide initiative. On February 9-10, 2010, the OPI is hosting the first collaborative school mental health confer 
ConfItem Aversive Procedures in IEPs Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/12/15 3:35 PM http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_4247.html Good day everyone. Congress is considering legislation which would greatly impact schools' ability to implement aversive procedures in IEPs of students with disabilities under the IDEA. Repres 
ConfItem MBI Newsletter Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/14 3:34 PMWelcome to the first bimonthly newsletter of the Montana Behavioral Initiative (MBI), Montana's positive behavior interventions and supports process! Within the newsletter are news, views, quicksters and trainings. The following link will take you to th 
ConfItem MASP Supervision Institute 2010 Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/9 1:28 PMSupervision training for experienced Class 6 School Psychologists will begin in the spring of 2010. The following link provides information for the training: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/09DecPsychSupervise.pdf Frank Podobnik IDEA Part  
ConfItem ABA Course Offerings at MSU-Billings Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/12/8 11:52 AMHello; The college of education at Montana State University-Billings will be offering more courses in the BACB Applied Behavior Analysis approved sequence related to instruction of students with autism and/or response to intervention that may interest yo 
ConfItem Educational Interpreters Performance Assessment Training Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/7 12:05 PMFor the opportunity to receive free training and an opportunity to network with other interpreters within the state of Montana, use the following link for information on the available Web shops. http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/10Jan_AprEIPA 
ConfItem December Jump Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/12/7 7:51 AMThe December Jump Is online. Following is the link: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/Assessment/NewsLetters/09DecJUMP.pdf Judy Snow State Assessment Director Montana Office of Public Instruction jsnow@mt.gov 406-444-3656 Fax: 406-444-0743 P. O. Box 202501 Hele 
ConfItem Bulk: National Autism Center Releases New Autism Educator Manual Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/12/2 12:51 PM National Autism Center Releases New Autism Educator Manual We are pleased to make available a comprehensive new manual by the National Autism Center entitled, Evidence-Based Practice and Autism in the Schools. "We created this manual for educators as  
ConfItem Registration for CRT-Alternate Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/11/24 1:02 PMReminder: The window to register currently enrolled students who are eligible for the CRT-Alternate closes on December 1, 2009. Page 5 of the October JUMP has instructions for registering students for the 2010 CRT-Alternate. http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/Ass 
ConfItem Bulk: Developmental Disabilities Program - Community Outreach Meetings Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/11/24 12:48 PMThe Developmental Disabilities Program is a state department that provides oversight and funding to individuals who receive developmental disability services that are available from providers. We feel it is valuable to have meaningful contact and dialo 
ConfItem Bulk: Webinar on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Employment on December 1 Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/11/23 1:27 PMHowdy, Minot State University is broadcasting a webinar on ASD and Employment on December 1. A description of the webinar can be found at: www.ndcpd.org/events/pdf/10/Gerhardt%20Brochure.pdf The OPI Montana Autism Education Project has provided a nu 
ConfItem Special Education Tool in AIM Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/11/20 2:59 PMThe Special Education Division has determined the following with regard to the Special Education Tool in AIM: * We are mandating use on March 1, 2010 - school administrators may mandate the use at the local level sooner. * Exiting and child count will c 
ConfItem Maintenance of Effort (MOE) for IDEA Part B Synness, Jenine <JSynness2@mt.gov> 4K2009/11/17 10:04 AMYour preliminary Maintenance of Effort (MOE) information for IDEA Part B projects to begin July 1, 2009, is now available on the OPI's Web site at: http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/09NovMOEMemo.pdf School districts and special education cooperative 
ConfItem Bulk: October JUMP Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 13K2009/11/16 8:48 AMBelow is the link to the October JUMP. On pages 4 and 5 is information on the registration for the CRT-Alternate. A year ago at this time, over 500 students statewide were registered. This year, to date, only 80 are registered. Please determine which  
ConfItem OPI Montana Autism Education Project is sponsoring a webinar on Autism Spectrum D Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 12K2009/11/6 9:02 AMGreetings,   Below is a description of a webinar/conference call on ASD and Employment.  A full copy of the brochure is available at: [ http://ndcpd.org/events/pdf/10/Gerhardt%20Brochure.pdf ]http://ndcpd.org/events/pdf/10/Gerhardt%20Brochure.pdf   
ConfItem Bulk: Next AIM Special Education Forms Webcast November 9 Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/11/3 9:24 AMInfinite Campus, the company which developed the AIM Special Education Forms, will be presenting a series of webcasts on AIM functions which may not have been addressed in OPI special education trainings. Each webcast will have the same content as previou 
ConfItem Urgent: AIM system offline Wed 4pm to Thurs 7am Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/11/2 4:07 PMThe AIM system will be offline from Wednesday, Nov. 4th at 4:00pm to Thursday, Nov. 5th at 7:00am. This down time will allow Infinite Campus to apply a necessary update to the system. This will affect all MT Edition, District Edition, and State Edit 
ConfItem GSEG Pilot Test Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/10/29 11:44 AMTwo new documents that will streamline the registration and the eligibility determination processes are online at the assessment special projects site: http://www.opi.mt.gov/Assessment/SpecProj.html They are: GSEG Grant Pilot Test Easy to Use Eligibility  
ConfItem Special Education Child Count Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 27K2009/10/28 11:11 AMGood morning! This is a reminder that the Special Education Child Count data collection is due to the Office of Public Instruction no later than November 16, 2009. If you have already submitted your child count for this year, thank you. If you are the  
ConfItem Differentiated Instruction Webinar Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/27 11:34 AM "THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION" - A Webinar Series The second webinar on Differentiated Instruction is scheduled for October 28 starting at 3:30 p.m. Both general education and special education teachers recognize the benefits of Dif 
ConfItem PilotTest Participation Needs Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 15K2009/10/26 2:21 PMFrom: Snow, Judy Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:31 PM Subject: Pilot test participation needs In the November JUMP on pages 8 and 9 was information on a pilot test. This test is the result of input from teachers and administrators across the state r 
ConfItem Bulk: AIM Special Education Forms webcasts Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 6.1K2009/10/22 12:23 PMInfinite Campus, the company which developed the AIM Special Education Forms, will be presenting a series of webcasts on AIM functions which may not have been addressed in OPI special education trainings. Each webcast will have the same content. These fun 
ConfItem Autism Two-Day Conference Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/19 4:21 PMThe following link provides information regarding the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) for the Classroom Teacher conferences being held in Kalispell, November 17-18, 2009, and Missoula, November 18-19, 2009.   [ http://www.opi.mt.gov/pdf/SpecED/Link/ASD_C 
ConfItem Future Training in the AIM Special Education Forms System Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/15 9:19 AMGreetings, The OPI Division of Special Education will have completed the initial round of trainings in the AIM Special Education Forms by the end of October. Over 900 special education staff will have been trained. Because our AIM trainers are the same  
ConfItem AIM--Student Up For Renewal of Annual IEP Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/7 3:18 PMAs the AIM System is beginning to be used in districts, the question arises: What do we do for a student who is up for an annual IEP, but is not having an evaluation? The AIM system won't put the disability category on the IEP without the Evaluation in  
ConfItem Upcoming AIM Special Education Forms Webcasts Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/6 2:01 PMInfinite Campus, the company which developed the AIM Special Education Forms, will be presenting a series of webcasts on AIM functions which may not have been addressed in OPI special education trainings. Each webcast will have the same content. These fun 
ConfItem AIM Special Education Tool & Adobe 9.X Synness, Jenine <JSynness2@mt.gov> 4K2009/10/1 11:48 AMThis is from Infinite Campus' customer portal: UPGRADE WARNING: Adobe 9.X Friday, 25 September 2009 Recently, Adobe Systems has created an update to their Adobe Acrobat Reader program that will render FDF forms unusable for Campus. Previous releases  
ConfItem Significant Needs Program Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 4K2009/9/25 12:21 PMGreetings my Friends...   Effective today, Dale Kimmet, our newest acquisition in the Special Education Division, will be overseeing the Significant Needs program.  Dale's e-mail is dkimmet2@mt.gov.  Since this is the first year of the biennium, we wil 
ConfItem Postschool Survey Link Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 3K2009/9/22 5:20 PMAn E-mail was sent to you today reminding you that the deadline for the Postschool Survey submission is September 30, 2009. The following link will access the survey: http://data.opi.mt.gov/PostSchoolSurvey/ To go to Citrix, you need to enter y 
ConfItem Postschool Survey - Important Reminder Synness, Jenine <JSynness2@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/9/22 9:06 AMIMPORTANT REMINDER REGARDING POSTSCHOOL SURVEY Deadline for survey submission is September 30, 2009. This a reminder for those schools who have not yet finished submitting all the survey information for the postschool data collection and reporting. Ple 
ConfItem A Webinar Series for Differentiated Instruction Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 6.1K2009/9/17 11:15 AM "THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION" - A Webinar Series Both general education and special education teachers recognize the benefits of Differentiated Instruction, but sometimes struggle with determining how to utilize the data in selectin 
ConfItem RE: Child Count for October 2009 bhsclerk <bhsclerk@nemontel.net> 6.1K2009/9/16 11:02 AMHi Anne-  What do I have to do to have all 7-9 special education teachers fill in their own child count and then gather it to the Roose-Valley Coop--that is how I am going to do it--Can you please let me know how I set this up.  Is this eventually going 
ConfItem Child Count for October 2009 Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 27K2009/9/15 8:44 AM Greetings, The special education child count application will open September 28, 2009. The official count date is October 5. Click on the following link (http://opi.mt.gov/citrix/index.html) and scroll down to Special Education Data Collection for mor 
ConfItem Secondary Transition Personnel Update Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 6.1K2009/9/15 8:09 AMSubject:  Need  Updated  Information on Secondary Transition Personnel                    Greetings Directors –    In an effort to provide the Vocational Rehabilitation counselors with up-to-date information regarding contac 
ConfItem FILLED - AIM Special Education Forms Training in Helena October 6 and 7, 2009  Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/9/14 10:18 PMThis training has been filled. Notifications will be sent to the attendees later this week. We will keep you aware of future AIM training opportunities. ________________________________________ From: Doty, Doug Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 2:24 PM T 
ConfItem Bulk: UPDATE on Upcoming AIM Special Education Webcasts Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/9/14 11:01 AM September 14 update: All of the webcasts have the same content. Videos of webcasts will be available through the Infinite Campus University web site (not on the OPI site.) Please remember that you must register with Infinite Campus prior to the webca 
ConfItem MEA OT PT Conference Wallis, Marlene <mwallis@mt.gov> 14K2009/9/11 3:19 PM The Montana School OT PT Organization is hosting a conference in Bozeman during the MEA and is trying to make sure that all school therapists receive this information. Please forward this message and attachment to your therapists. The Web site is www.mts 
ConfItem Bulk: Discussion of NEW OPI Compliance Monitoring Process, September 24th, 11:00 a.m.  Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/9/10 1:43 PMOn September 24th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. the OPI Division of Special Education will present a webcast on revisions to the special education compliance monitoring process. The compliance monitoring revisions mandated by OSEP are required beginning  
ConfItem Bulk: Fall 2009 All Teacher Training Cancelled Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 5.1K2009/9/9 6:01 PMWe have cancelled the All Teacher Training videoconference slated for this fall due to the demands of AIM training, revisions to the compliance monitoring process and staff turnover.     
ConfItem Bulk: Upcoming AIM Special Education Webcasts Doty, Doug <ddoty@mt.gov> 4K2009/9/9 1:50 PMInfinite Campus, the company which developed the AIM Special Education Forms, will be presenting a series of webcasts on AIM functions which may not have been addressed in OPI special education trainings. These functions include: How to do an IEP Amendme 

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