Target Audience: Orange County Staffing Specialists, teachers, service providers, and staff who develop Individual Education Plans (IEP) and/or Education Plans (EP) for students in an Exceptional Student Education Program.

Course Description: The primary purpose of this professional development is to provide information about the Exceptional Student Education/Florida Education Finance Program (ESE/FEFP) and the Matrix of Services Form.

Course Objective: In this training participants will:

• Learn the 5 domains and the 5 levels of intensity of support

• Note key vocabulary terms

• Review cautions and special considerations

• Examine requirements for data and documentation.

The Matrix of Services Handbook, 2017 Edition will be provided at this training and is available online at the Florida Department of Education website: http://www.fldoe.org

Target Audience: Orange County Staffing Specialists, teachers, service providers, and staff who develop Individual Education Plans (IEP) and/or Education Plans (EP) for students in an Exceptional Student Education Program.

Course Description: The primary purpose of this professional development is to provide information about the Exceptional Student Education/Florida Education Finance Program (ESE/FEFP) and the Matrix of Services Form.

Course Objective: In this training participants will:

• Learn the 5 domains and the 5 levels of intensity of support

• Note key vocabulary terms

• Review cautions and special considerations

• Examine requirements for data and documentation.

The Matrix of Services Handbook, 2017 Edition will be provided at this training and is available online at the Florida Department of Education website: http://www.fldoe.org

Target Audience:

General education and exceptional education teachers K-12, deans, behavior specialists, paraprofessionals/support personnel, counselors, and administrators - any school staff who work with students with challenging behaviors

Course Objective:

This 1-day, face-to-face, professional development is based upon the philosophies and work of CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention).  This course will empower staff with techniques to increase confidence for intervening with challenging, non-compliant behaviors.  

Course Description: 

Special focus will be placed on increasing staff’s ability to set limits in a systematic and effective manner.  In this course only verbal de-escalation strategies will be modeled and practiced; no physical intervention.  This course will NOT count as an annual CPI refresher and will NOT meet district requirements for CPI certification.  

In this course participants will:

• acknowledge that the behaviors and attitudes of staff directly impact the behaviors and attitudes of students and vice versa.

• learn to recognize and avoid personal power struggles

• develop strategies for setting clear and enforceable limits

• strengthen listening skills and use them as a tool to sharpen your ability to set limits

• support the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of staff and students you support

Implementation Activity:

Participants are required to complete and submit an assignment in order to demonstrate implementation of content and earn professional development points. 

Follow-up Method:

Email communication and support will be available throughout the implementation period upon participant request.

If you have any questions related to this course please contact: elizabeth.mcaulay@fdlrsaction.org

Target Audience: Lake County ESE teachers, general education teachers, service providers, and staff who work with students with disabilities.

Course Description: The primary purpose of this professional development is to provide information about accommodations and their use to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities.

Course Objective: In this training participants will:

• Review Federal and State Requirements

• Examine the 4 questions, which help determine the need for accommodations and their effectiveness

• Learn about the 4 categories of accommodations (including types and examples)

• Explore the importance of integrating accommodations through UDL and Differentiated Instruction

• Understand the definition of assistive technology (AT) and the role it plays in accommodations

• Review accommodations for Florida statewide student assessments

The accommodations handbook Accommodations-Assisting Students with Disabilities-2018 is available online at the Florida Department of Education website: http://www.fldoe.org

Target Audience: Lake County ESE teachers, general education teachers, service providers, and staff who work with students with disabilities.

Course Description: The primary purpose of this professional development is to provide information about accommodations and their use to meet the diverse learning needs of students with disabilities.

Course Objective: In this training participants will:

• Review Federal and State Requirements

• Examine the 4 questions, which help determine the need for accommodations and their effectiveness

• Learn about the 4 categories of accommodations (including types and examples)

• Explore the importance of integrating accommodations through UDL and Differentiated Instruction

• Understand the definition of assistive technology (AT) and the role it plays in accommodations

• Review accommodations for Florida statewide student assessments

The accommodations handbook Accommodations-Assisting Students with Disabilities-2018 is available online at the Florida Department of Education website: http://www.fldoe.org