Peanut Free School

We had an IEP meeting today where the IEP team discussed the need for a peanut free school from the child’s doctors at the allergy clinic.  We are awaiting results and official report from the doctor before submitting to our Board of Education Policy Committee.  The three year old child will be starting in school in September.

Wilson Training

Wilson Reading Overview Training will be held on September 15th and 16th from 8:00 to 4:00 pm in the Elmbrook School District.  This overview provides you the training necessary to begin teaching Wilson Reading.  I will be asking some staff who have yet to be trained to attend.

Nova Net

We are looking into switching from our Nova Net per computer license server based program to web based program for the 11-12 school year.  This would allow more flexibility and less computer driven issues to deliver programming.  Nova Net is used primarily at our alternative high school

Medford Adult Diploma Academy Instructor

We will likely need a Medford Adult Diploma Academy Instruction for one night per week from 4:00 to 8:00 pm for anyone interested.  We may also need someone to provide Wilson Reading or Just Words instructions for adults through MADA.  This would be for the 11-12 school year.  Let me know if you are interested.

Standards and Directions for Assessing Procedural Compliance for Special Education

The revised Standards and Directions for Assessing Compliance document used during the Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment for the 2011-12 through 2015-16 school years has been posted at http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/spp-selfassmt.html. 

Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards Third Edition 2011

The WMELS Book for Birth to First Grade has been revised to include the WMELS Alignment with Wisconsin Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics.  I have multiple copies of this available through our preschool planning mini-grant that we received.  If you would like a copy, please let me know.  I plan to forward a copy to each Pre-K, K, Grade 1, and EC-1 special education teacher.

Projected Support Staff Needs

Projected Assistants needed for 11-12:
SES
Grade K-4 CC: 1.0 full time and .5 half time (AM)
Pre-Kindergarten: .5 assistant
(maintain current staffing as 10-11)
 
MAES
Grade 4 CC and 2-4 Severe Autism: One full time (Phillip) and one 4 hour assistant (Scott/Austin)
Grade 3 CC and 2-4 CDS: 2 full time assistants (Jason, Cassie, and Paula)
Grade 2 CC and 2-4 EBD: 2 full time assistants (Connor, Connor, and William)
(10-11 = we currently have 3 assistants in 2-4.  11-12 = 5.5 assistants are needed.  This would mean adding 2.5 assistants)  
 
Grade K-1 CC: 2 full time assistants
(maintain current number of 2 assistants supported by 2.5 special education teachers)  
 
Early Childhood:
Pre-Kindergarten/Preschool Options: 3 assistants
Early Childhood: .5 assistant
(transfer .5 assistant to EC from MASH CDS)
 
MAMS
Grade 5: 1 assistant
Grade 6: 1 assistant
Grade 7: .5 assistant
Grade 8: 2.5 assistants
Grade 5-8: 1 Health Assistant
(maintain existing support staff numbers)
 
MASH
Grade 9-12 CDS/Autism: 2.0 FTE assistant time
Grade 9-12 CC: 2.5 assistants
Grade 10 OHI: 1.0 assistant/teacher
Grade 11 TBI: 1.0 assistant
(add 1.0 teacher or add 1.0 assistant due to needs in Grade 10)