About Wayne RESA Enhancing Education in Wayne County.

An Educational Benefit Review (EBR) analyzes a student's initial/triennial IEP and two subsequent annual IEPs to ensure they address the student's needs and promote progress. Participants learn the EBR process by reviewing these IEPs, focusing on services, goals, accommodations, and aids, to determine if the student is receiving meaningful educational benefits and to identify necessary IEP adjustments. Districts must bring a student's IEPs to the training.Participants will:Learn the purpose of the Educational Benefit ReviewUnderstand the process of the Educational Benefit ReviewApply knowledge about the Educational Benefit Review Process

Documenting Assistive Technology in the IEP is essential for compliance and quality implementation. This virtual course will cover how to correctly document AT in the various components of the IEP.

This workshop meets the Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) requirement for implicit bias training for health professionals. This two-part series will provide K-12 professionals with training regarding the issue of implicit bias and how it impacts our work with students with disabilities. Participants will explore the concept of anti-ableism and current language and words used in the disability justice movement. We will also examine how we were all socialized around people with disabilities, and reflect on and begin to redress our own implicit biases. Participants will look at their current practice and shifts they can make to ensure students with disabilities are receiving educational experiences that honor their full humanity. CE Credits available for nurses and social workers.

A program for impactful teacher leaders who are interested in pursuing administrative opportunities.This is a multi-session, cohort-based leadership development program for aspiring administrators focusing on the skills and responsibilities necessary to be effective building-level leaders.In-depth collaborative learning sessions will be centered on 5 Leadership Pillars (Instructional Leadership, Culture and Climate, Talent Management, Change Management, and Systems Thinking).Entry to this cohort is by application only.Registrants must complete an electronic application and leadership essay and include two completed recommendation forms submitted on the applicants behalf.

Join in collaboration with fellow Wayne County instructional coaches for a yearlong series of deep learning, exploration, and inquiry to support responsive coaching models, to refine coaching practices and dispositions, and to enrich ongoing, embedded professional learning for teachers. This in-county networking opportunity provides multiple avenues to elevate a variety of coaching expertise, from a first-year lead teacher to a more veteran coach. Each session includes content-specific and/or grade-level pathways to support focused study and to nurture and continue authentic interactions and conversations among colleagues.

Schools today are seeing more students with health needs than ever before. Because medical emergencies could occur at any time, it is important to establish effective teams to respond to school medical emergencies with highly effective protocols. Training includes standardized emergency plans and current best practices and skills to care for students with asthma, allergies and other medical conditions including sudden cardiac arrest. Send a team from your building to receive this training to better ensure an appropriate response to all medical emergencies.

This multi-session training series is designed to equip professional staff and paraprofessionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively support students in schools. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of their critical roles and explore key interventions to enhance student success.Topics covered will include:Roles and responsibilities in educational settingsEffective documentation of supportThe importance of collaboration and teamworkUnderstanding disabilities and processing difficultiesEducational strategies and behavior interventionsTrauma-informed practicesData collection tools and practical application of strategiesPromoting student independenceThe use of assistive technologyAdditionally, dedicated time will be provided for problem-solving and networking with colleagues across the county, as well as with Wayne RESA staff. To maximize the impact of the training, paraprofessional teams from Independence are encouraged to attend together

The Fundamentals of Restorative Practices training will focus on how to build strong & healthy relationships, resolve challenges, and build social capital from a unique paradigm within our classrooms and schools. Restorative concepts involve reflection and awareness of one's self and one's own practice, enabling participants an overview of how to begin and strengthen implementation of discipline-altering techniques ranging from restorative statements and questions to conversations and circles.

In this series participants will learn about the foundational elements of Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (EC PBIS). These essential practices make up the bottom layer of the Pyramid Model and support the social and emotional development of all children ages birth through five. The two key components of the model that will be discussed are the development of nurturing and responsive relationships and the creation of high quality supportive classrooms.

The Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk screening through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, determine the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the person needs. Users of the tool ask people:Whether and when they have thought about suicide (ideation)What actions they have taken — and when — to prepare for suicideWhether and when they attempted suicide or began a suicide attempt that was either interrupted by another person or stopped of their own volition.

This PD offering supports teachers’ assessment and interventions for Tier II and Tier III and serves as a complement to evidence-based instruction in Tier I instruction in mathematics. AVMR2 supports teams of K-5 teachers to implement tier II and Ill instruction in place value, multiplication, and division in the elementary mathematics classroom. Teachers learn to utilize a diagnostic assessment from Math Recovery® that targets students' current understanding in mathematics for the focus mathematics topics. Participants are then supported to recognize students' progress during tier 1 mathematics instruction, and to implement tier II and tier Ill interventions based on progress monitoring.The cost for this course includes a diagnostic assessment kit from US Math Recovery Council and resources to support intervention, including manipulatives, an intervention resource with activities, and a one-year membership to US Math Recovery.Contact Janine Owen (phone 734-334-1688); owenj@resa.net

ECS/ ECC staff will have the opportunity to participate in a community of practice in which they can dig deeply into the tier 1 pyramid practices that support their programs. Professional staff will be able to collaborate and problem solve together are implementation issues.