Quarter 1, 2019-20
Quarter 1 Newsletter
2020 ISRD Winter Institute

Click HERE to register!

  • January 21-23, 2020

  • Embassy Suites Orlando Lake Buena Vista South

  • Who's Invited? Superintendents, ESE Directors, ESE Staffing Specialists, Principals, Assistant Principals, and School Psychologists
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.
ISRD Request for Services
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 suggested topics for future events:

Interesting Articles & Resources
August 2019

6- District Implementation of Restorative Practices (Washington)
7- District Implementation of Restorative Practices (Franklin)
8- Mental Health Training (Bradford)
9- District Implementation of Restorative Practices (Glades)
20- PLC Book Study, Understanding Poverty (Adobe Connect), Register Now!
27- New ESE Staffing Specialists Training (NEFEC), Register Now!
28- ESE Staffing Specialists Training (NEFEC), Register Now!

September 2019
5- “LEArn and LEAd” LEA Representative Training (HEC), Register Now!
6- “LEArn and LEAd” LEA Representative Training (Sumter), Register Now!
10- PLC Book Study, Understanding Poverty Part II (Adobe Connect)
11- New ESE Directors Mentoring Meeting (Conference Call), Register Now!
16- Florida CASE (Altamonte Springs)
25- Directors Meeting- All ISRD Regions (Adobe Connect)

October 2019
2-3 BEESS New Directors Academy (Tallahassee) (Tentative)
7-11- Survey 2 Week, Due 10/18/19
10- “LEArn and LEAd” LEA Representative Training (PAEC), Register Now!
15- NEFEC Regional Directors Meeting, all Discretionary Projects invited (TBD)
22- PLC Book Study (Adobe Connect)
23- NEFEC Regional School Counselors Conference 
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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