The Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a network of agency personnel, parent mentors, and others who work with parents and families of children with disabilities to improve access and services. This network enables members to gain updated information on school improvement initiatives to enable members to better serve Region 1 students with disabilities and those at risk of school failure. The meetings also serve to assist the State Support Team Region 1 in planning workshops and educational programs for parents.
PAC members are notified by email; registration is not open to outside attendance.
Presented by Heather Gaskins, M.F.C.S., this training focuses on the Childhood Outcomes Summary Form (COSF), a seven-point scale for summarizing information related to a child’s progress on three child outcome areas required by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). This training is for NEW preschool special education supervisors and teachers, service providers, program administrators, and Help Me Grow staff who are working with children with special needs.
Part I COSF training will take place in the morning. Part II will take place in the afternoon. Registration is through the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRRA). In OCCRRA, participants must enter ST number 10071998 for the Part I training and 10072161 for Part II). This training provides six [6] hours of credit.
The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education are sponsoring a September 18 workshop on the reauthorized Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins V), with a focus on systems alignment and program improvement. The workshop, related to the non-traditional/equity section of the act, focuses on the category of students pursuing occupations that traditionally have been filled by one gender. The U.S. Department of Labor defines a non-traditional occupation as an occupation for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in the occupation.
The workshop is presented by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity. Through this professional development session, participants will cover the new Perkins V emphasis on equity, best practices and the new toolkit for leadership to integrate student outreach for recruiting more non-traditional representation and implementation of a quality process transition plan, including a discussion on the best component to measure and close performance gaps that affect the Ohio School Report Cards.
Contact Linda O’Connor for registration information.
