This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
These meetings are designed to inform preschool supervisors of early childhood updates, and disseminate new information in order to meet Federal IDEA requirements and indicators as they related to Preschool Special Education (i.e. Indicators 6, 7, and 12) and support the use of standards, curriculum, and assessments for all learners.
Opportunities to network and participate in topic-specific work groups will be provided. School Improvement will be the focus of the year, providing PD and resources around the 5-step Process, TBTs in preschool, and developing school improvement leaders at the preschool level.
Following this Professional Learning Opportunity, participants will:
- understand the foundation of federal and state requirements: special education, licensing, SUTQ, and school improvement
- review their current school improvement practices and align them to early childhood state initiatives
- identify the role their position plays in overall school improvement
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
Contact Heather Gaskins, M.F.C.S. with questions.
Network Event Dates & Registration
| November 11, 2020 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
| January 14, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
| March 18, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
Since 2015, the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio PBIS Network have hosted the Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Showcase, an annual event focused on showcasing Ohio’s schools implementing PBIS with high fidelity. This event brings together hundreds of Ohio principals, teachers, counselors, and others to network and share best practices around PBIS implementation to ensure safe and supportive school environments.
For more than 10 years, the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council has hosted the OLAC Action Forum—an annual event designed to bring hundreds of Ohio superintendents, principals, teachers, and others together to share stories about how district and building leadership teams and teachers-based teams are working together to impact all learners.
With a shared vision for building the capacity of those who lead, teach, and serve students in Ohio’s schools and beyond, we are excited to announce a partnership between OLAC and the Ohio PBIS Network to host a joint event this year. This one-day, virtual conference will combine the best of the OLAC Action Forum and the Ohio PBIS Showcase.
This year’s theme, Leading & Learning Together, will include sessions aligned around three strands:
- Leading, learning, and connecting in remote learning environments
- Supporting the whole child, including students’ social emotional well-being
- Ensuring equitable learning opportunities
Here’s what you can expect:
- 20 sessions to choose from
- Keynote speakers—Dr. Doug Reeves and Dr. Kent McIntosh
- Networking and collaboration opportunities via virtual ‘breakout’ rooms
- Access to all recorded sessions and materials following the event
- Opportunity to earn continuing education credit
See the full lineup by downloading the event brochure.
Leading & Learning Together, 2020 OLAC & PBIS Showcase is FREE, but registration is required. Please visit the OLAC website to register.
If you have questions please contact Tamie Cruz.
This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
These meetings are designed to inform preschool supervisors of early childhood updates, and disseminate new information in order to meet Federal IDEA requirements and indicators as they related to Preschool Special Education (i.e. Indicators 6, 7, and 12) and support the use of standards, curriculum, and assessments for all learners.
Opportunities to network and participate in topic-specific work groups will be provided. School Improvement will be the focus of the year, providing PD and resources around the 5-step Process, TBTs in preschool, and developing school improvement leaders at the preschool level.
Following this Professional Learning Opportunity, participants will:
- understand the foundation of federal and state requirements: special education, licensing, SUTQ, and school improvement
- review their current school improvement practices and align them to early childhood state initiatives
- identify the role their position plays in overall school improvement
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
Contact Heather Gaskins, M.F.C.S. with questions.
Network Event Dates & Registration
| November 11, 2020 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
| January 14, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
| March 18, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Registration closed |
This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
This three-part literacy series is for preschool teachers, paraprofessionals, supervisors, child care workers, kindergarten teachers, and others looking to build emergent literacy skills at the preschool level. The series was created based on current literacy research in conjunction with Ohio’s State Literacy Plan to provide practices to increase literacy for all students, birth through age five.
Series Dates
- Part 1: January 22, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Emergent Literacy & Teaching Early Phonological Awareness
Participants will explore the three components of emergent literacy, with connections to research supporting their use, and learn the significance of, and instructional strategies for developing early phonological awareness in children from birth – age 5.
- Introduction to Emergent Literacy & Teaching Early Phonological Awareness
- Part 2: February 12, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Developing Oral Language and Vocabulary for Emergent Literacy
Learn the significance of developing oral language and vocabulary in young children, and how to build these skills in multiple environments – home, preschool, and child care centers through formal and informal instructional contexts. Participants will also learn to choose vocabulary from vocabulary rich read-aloud texts to pre-teach prior to shared reading experiences.
- Developing Oral Language and Vocabulary for Emergent Literacy
- Part 3: March 5, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Building Print Awareness through Interactive Read-Alouds
Explore the significance of print awareness and how to use read-alouds as a tool for print referencing and building meta-linguistic awareness in young children. Modeling of questioning during interactive read-alouds will be used to demonstrate how to direct young children’s attention specifically to print. Participants will leave with a thorough understanding of how to use read-alouds to teach ALL components of emergent literacy using a variety of texts. Connections will also be made to developing early literacy skills along the language and literacy continuum.
- Building Print Awareness through Interactive Read-Alouds
If you have questions regarding the content of the series, email Heather Gaskins or call 419.720.8999, ext. 134
Registration
This series has ended.
This network is for recently assigned preschool administrators, or administrators wishing to revisit foundational aspects of preschool administration. Participants will dive into the foundational framework of preschool administration to include both early learning and special education federal, state, funding, and quality requirements. Evidence based practices taught will align completion of ETRs and IEPs to influence student achievement. This is a multi-session, 2-year cohort.
During the 2020-21 school year, participants will:
- identify their current location in the educational cascade, and how roles throughout the cascade differ
- learn tenants of state and federal mandated requirements and identify how each is represented in their program/school
- begin to establish skills to self reflect on their progress as an instructional coach and leader
- draft an internal monitoring plan to align proper implementation of timeline driven requirements through documentation and implementation
- draft an annual calendar of routine department requirements, responsibilities, best practices, and action
Please Note
- This Professional Learning Opportunity is by invitation only.
- Participants will be asked to complete pre-work to prepare for each session.
- Registration will be closed after the first session.
- Participants are expected to make a strong commitment to attending sessions, as content is cumulative.
Contact Laura Low with session questions.
Network Event Dates
| November 3, 2020 | January 19, 2021 | March 2, 2021 |
| November 17, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | March 16, 2021 |
| December 1, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| December 15, 2020 | February 23, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
Event Flyer
Click to download event flyer for full details
Registration
Participants may register by emailing Jill Barnhisel or calling 419.720.8999 ext. 152. Zoom session information will be sent to registrants prior to each event.
