Process
Nancy Ketchum and Jeanie
Who is an MDS representative?
Mildew
What Hawthorn smells like?
Eligibility Determination and PWN Special education action.
What are required forms during initial eligibility determination of part B evaluations.
Bla Bla Blah was born.....rolled over....walked at 12 months...has a significant history of ear infections...no behavior concerns, was accompanied today by his vampire grandfather
What is the social history of Part C evaluations? Who is responsible? Why? Discussion
Penelope
The grey file cabinet across from the back door
Part B and Part C file storage, only after evaluation, and prior to holding IEP meeting or sending report to MDS.
Startled by Loud Crackle noise
What is turning on the observation room speakers?
Very important information regarding a child's file, school placement, needed documents, notice of missing court documents, random documentation, important dates and times, etc...
WHAT ARE POST-IT NOTES!
The Bench
What is something never to move out of the evaluation room?
A box behind Christie's desk
What are the files for next year? Why do we not send them on? When do we start collecting them instead of sending them?
comprehensive, easy-to-follow process for assessing four critical developmental domains—sensorimotor, emotional and social, communication, and cognitive—through observation of the child's play with family members, peers, and professionals
What is TLBPA
Monday, Thursday, Friday
What are Part B days?
Bullets, narrative, percentage of delay calculations and reporting.
What are styles of report writing? Should we mainstream the evaluations and collective use a template and drop downs, possibly added by Shelly Husky? Discussion
3 days or 4 days
What is the timeline for Part C reports to be finalized? Who gives them to Cleo? Why? Discussion?
Granola Bars, tuna snacks, graham crackers, and anything crunchy.
What are Karen's snacks?
A child who has been receiving early intervention services and will turn 3 next month
What is a transition meeting; Including a full academic based multidisciplinary initial assessment, eligibility determination, PWN of Sped Action, IEP date or one shot.
March 29th, April 1, or May?
What is the arbitrary Date when we stop holding IEP meetings and Start having 1-shot meetings
Ask Joann, Wendy, or SOL
What is finding home school placement or administrative placement for child being evaluated.
Parent Facilitator, Child Facilitator, Paperwork grub, Play facilitator?
What are TLBPA roles? Are they the same for each team?
Synthesizing information from the file with observations, while completing the age tables and concurrently making a determination disability.
What is an effective team member?
Doctor referral, parent concern, DHS referral, failed ASQ on preschool intake paperwork
What are paths to a child find evaluation.
Initial IEP meetings held at preschool classrooms, often by random evaluators; who have never met, and will never see again, the child up for discussion
What is random IEP day! (why? Can we improve our use of time? video conference meetings? require IEP service providers to attend? schedule their own meetings?) Discussion.
Eligibility determination, PWN sped action, PWN and consent for initial placement, IEP participation/signature page, medicaid page, permission to evaluate, referral
What are documents that require a parent/caregiver signature and need to be turned into sped records?
Vertical vs. horizontal file in Cleo's office
What is organizing the child find evaluations for this week vs. next week?
Zippy-do dah pull back cars, stuffed dog, red cup, pop up train?
What is disappearing items and toys?