Quarter 2, 2018-2019
Quarter 2 Newsletter

2019 ISRD Winter Institute
January 22-24, 2019

Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
Miramar Beach, Florida

Who's Invited?
Superintendents, ESE Directors, ESE Staffing Specialists, School Psychologists
Other Upcoming Events...

  • National Professional Resources, Inc. is sponsoring a FREE webinar "Restorative Practices: The Game Changer for Accountability" with Rufus Lott III on November 7, 2018 from 4:00-5:00 pm EST. Click HERE to find out more information and to register.

  • Julie Weatherly's Rise & Shine Legal Retreat for ESE Directors and Assistants is on February 7 & 8, 2019 at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City, FL. Click HERE to find out more information and to download the registration form.
October 2018
29- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, Suwannee County
30- "Data Without Tears" & Six-Key Practices, Nassau County

November 2018
7-PAEC Region ESE Directors Meeting, Conference Call
12- Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, Bradford County
13- Topical Ca ll (DOE/BEESS)
14- HEC Region ESE Directors Meeting, Heartland Educational Consortium
14-16 Education Strategies & Student Engagement Institute (ESSEI) Conference
16- "LEArn & LEAd" LEA Representative Leadership Training, Nassua County
28- DRM Desktop Monitoring Submission Call (DOE/BEESS)

December 2018
7- PAEC School Counselors Conference, Tallahassee
10- ISRD Advisory Council Meeting, Conference Call
11-14- Administrators Management Meeting (AMM), Saint Petersburg
19- NEFEC Region ESE Directors Meeting
Interesting Articles & Resources
Links & Resources available on the ISRD website:

Click HERE to view the easy-to-navigate Documents Library!

Click HERE to view the LiveBinders shelves that ISRD has organized for each job title in our targeted audience. This is the best way to quickly access "ESE Directors Want to Know" and "ESE Staffing Specialists Want to Know" survey questions.

Click HERE to view archived ISRD Newsletters.
"The Buzz"
Click the link below to view the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) weekly memo!

About ISRD
ISRD provides training and technical assistance for district and school-based administrators to support positive outcomes for students with disabilities across a network of 47 small and rural Florida school districts.

Click HERE to view the 2018-19 ISRD Annual Report.
Alice Schmitges, Specialist
schmitgesa@nefec.org
Amber Keene, Administrative Assistant
keenea@nefec.org
Does your school or district have a success story to share? Share a few paragraphs about a student, school administrator or implementation of a program for students with disabilities for the next issue! Please send the information to Amber at keenea@nefec.org.
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