Quarter 1, 2018-2019
Quarter 1 Newsletter
Upcoming Events
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS : ISRD has implemented a new policy for reimbursing travel. We must receive travel reimbursement requests within six weeks of the event in which you are requesting reimbursement for. Requests received after the six week deadline will not be paid. We appreciate your understanding.
The ISRD Website has undergone some major changes. The new site includes a newly improved resources page!

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.
August 2018
28- PLC Book Study, "A Framework for Understanding Poverty", Adobe Connect
29- Mentoring for New ESE Directors, NEFEC

September 2018
5- "LEArn& LEAd" LEA Representative Leadership Training, Flagler County
11- North East Region ESE Directors Collaborative Meeting, NEFEC
13- Panhandle Region ESE Directors Collaborative Meeting, PAEC
17-"LEArn& LEAd" LEA Representative Leadership Training, HEC
20-"LEArn& LEAd" LEA Representative Leadership Training, Jackson County
25- Heartland Region ESE Directors Collaborative Meeting, HEC
26- ISRD Training, HEC

October 2018
2-3- BEESS New Directors Academy, Tallahassee
4- ISRD Directors Meeting, Tallahassee
10- ISRD Training, PAEC
14-16- Florida CEC Conference, Ponte Vedra
17- NEFEC School Counselors Conference
19- Disproportionality Focus Group meeting, NEFEC
24-26- FASP Conference, Orlando
Interesting Articles & Resources
Click HERE to read "Elementary Principals Worry More About Student Well-Being Than a Decade Ago"

Click HERE to view "The 22 Digital Skills Every 21st Teacher Must Have"

Click HERE to read "When it Comes to Special Ed., States Largely Deficient"

Click HERE to read "Cash-Strapped School Districts Left Behind by Wealthier Neighbors"
"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 2017-18 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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