Quarter 4, 2019-20
Quarter 4 Newsletter
June 23-24, 2020
ISRD Principals Summer Institute


Guest Speakers including:
  • Dr. Lisa Dieker
  • Julie Weatherly
  • David Hodgins
  • Rufus Lott III
  • Dr. Shannon Suldo
  • BEESS Discretionary Projects
Student Services in a Virtual Environment

Click the link below to access a resource with information for providing student services in a virtual environment.
to watch the video created by Dr. Amy Hall
with Florida Virtual School

After watching the video, please complete the satisfaction survey by clicking  HERE . Those who watch the video and complete the survey will receive a certificate of participation. If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint, please email Amber Keene at keenea@nefec.org.
ISRD works hard to serve your needs and interests. Your opinions and concerns are an important part of our planning efforts. Please complete the survey to provide suggestions for the 2020-2021 school year!

COVID-19 Resources
May 2020

5 - Webinar: Strategies to Avoid and Respond to Claims of Retaliation (Julie Weatherly), 9:30-11:00 am EST, Adobe Connect
5 -  Webinar: The Disability of School Discipline (Dr. Timothy King), 1:30-2:45 PM EST, Adobe Connect
6 - Webinar: Common Legal Mistakes Related to the Provision of ESY Services to Students with Disabilities (Julie Weatherly), 9:30-11:00 am, Adobe Connect
6 - Webinar: Restorative Practices and Students with Disabilities (Dr. Timothy King), 1:30-2:45 PM EST, Adobe Connect
12- Webinar: Making Appropriate Manifestation Determinations:  Who, What, Why, When and How? (Julie Weatherly), 9:30-11:00 am, Adobe Connect
13- Webinar: Balancing School Safety Mandates with Special Education Legal Requirements:What School Administrators Need to Know (Julie Weatherly), 9:30-11:00 am, Adobe Connect
14- Youth Suicide: Prevention, Intervention and Postvention in Schools Webinar, Dr. Scott Poland (AM)
14-   School Violence Prevention , Dr. Scott Poland (PM)
19- Youth Suicide: Prevention, Intervention and Postvention in Schools Webinar, Dr. Scott Poland (AM)
19-  School Violence Prevention, Dr. Scott Poland (PM)
20- Webinar: Quick Tips on the Rules of Discipline for Students with Disabilities (Julie Weatherly), 9:30-11:00 am, Adobe Connect
20- Webinar: The Disability of School Discipline (Dr. Timothy King), 1:30-2:45 PM EST, Adobe Connect

June 2020

1- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 1: Introduction to Positive Psychology (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom
3- HEC Summer Leadership Conference, Adobe Connect
8- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 2: Evidence-Based Programs that Increase Subjective Well-Being (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom
9- Webinar: Understanding Important Parent Rights and Procedural Safeguards under IDEA (Julie Weatherly), Adobe Connect
10- (Morning) Webinar: Developing Defensible IEPs Part I:  Common Procedural Errors to Avoid
 (Julie Weatherly), Adobe Connect
10- (Afternoon) Webinar: Developing Defensible IEPs Part II:  Common Content Errors to Avoid
 (Julie Weatherly), Adobe Connect
15- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 3: Evoking Positive Feelings about the Past (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom
16- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 4: Evoking Positive Feelings about the Past (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom
18- ISRD Summer Institute for ESE Administrators, Adobe Connect
18- New ESE Director Mentoring, Adobe Connect 
22- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 5: Evoking Positive Feelings about the Future (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom
23-24- ISRD Principals Summer Institute, Adobe Connect
29- Positive Psychology PD Series, Workshop 6: Logistics of Providing Positive Psychology Interventions in my Schools (Dr. Shannon Suldo), Zoom

Click the link above 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 48 small and rural Florida school districts.

Click HERE to view the 2019-20 ISRD Annual Report.
Alice Schmitges
Program Administrator
Amber Keene
Support Specialist
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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