If you are a new Special Education Director for the 2021-2022 school year, please register for the Special Education Leadership Development Academy (SELDA).  SELDA provides professional learning and mentorship for new (first and second year) Directors of Special Education in conjunction with the Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education (G-CASE).  ​Our first session will be July 7-8, 2021. The meeting will be virtual.   Feel free to contact Wina Low, Interim State Director, (wlow@doe.k12.ga.us) or Kachelle White, Program Manager Senior, (kawhite@doe.k12.ga.us) if you have any questions.

Registration link for the 2021-2022 new Special Education Director’s Cohort:

SELDA 2021-22 Registration

LEA Shared Resources

SELDA FY 2021-2022 Virtual Registration Links from October 21 through the end of 21-22 School Year 

 2021-2022 Meeting Handouts

January 19, 2022

• Agenda 
• Results Driven Accountability
• FBAs and BIPs Oh my... Presentation​
  
• Transition Postschool Outcomes
  
• Virtual Job Shadow Presentation
  
• Assistive Technology (AT) and Accessible Educational Materials (AEM)
  
• AT and AEM Technology Tips Presentation
  
• State Schools
  
• State Schools and Program Updates Presentation​
  
• Data Collection and Reporting
  
• Disproportionality Calculations Presentation
  

December 8, 2021     12-8-21 Recording

• Agenda 
• Budget and Grants
• Reimbursement Matters: Georgia High-Cost Fund Grant and Residential & Reintegration Services Grant Presentation
• Family Engagement and Dispute Prevention
• Family Engagement and Dispute Prevention Presentation
• Specifically Designed Instruction
• Using Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) to Bridge the Achievement Gap Presentation

November 17, 2021 Virtual Meeting Link

October 20-21, 2021 Virtual Meeting

Recordings  - 10-20-21, Pt 1   10-20-21, Pt 2   10-20-21, Pt 3   10-20-21, Pt 4 
                       10-21-21

• Agenda
•  Data Collection and Reporting
• Special Education LEA Determinations Presentation
• Disproportionality
• Dispro 101 Presentation
• Disproportionality One Pager
• Data Collection and Reporting
• State Performance Plan (SPP) Presentation
• Transition Planning and Compliance
• Transition Planning and Compliance Presentation
• The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) and the Self-Determination Inventory (SDI) Presentation
• Assessment and Accountability
• Assessment Updates
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Special Education Application Dashboard Presentation

September 15, 2021 Virtual Meeting     9-15-21 Recording

• Agenda
• Budget/Grants
• Excess Costs 101: Excess Cost Calculation Presentation
• CIFR MOE vs Excess Cost
• Adapted PE and AT Partnership
• Adapted PE Presentation
• Assistive Technology Partnership Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• The Data Journey: Continuing with Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) and Student Class (SC) Q&A Presentation
• How Data Reports Affect Funding Presentation
• Portal Application Request for SE Applications Dashboard Presentation
• Best Practices Forum and Parent Mentor Partnership Kickoff Registration
• Building Capacity Today for a Better Tomorrow

August 18, 2021 Virtual Meeting   8-18-21 Recording

• Agenda
• Budget/Grants
• Keep Calm - It's Just Equitable Services Presentation
• Cross Functional Monitoring Presentation
• It Pays to have Internal Controls Presentation
• Family Engagement and Dispute Resolution
• Dispute Prevention Processes (Sp Ed Help Desk & IEP Facilitation) Presentation
• Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education
• Welcome to G-CASE Presentation
• Leadership Presentation

July 7-8, 2021 Virtual Meeting
Recordings   -   7-7-21   7-8-21

• Agenda 
• Budget/Grants
• Budget Development and Submission Presentation
• The Land of Allowability Presentation
• Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Part 1 Presentation
•  FY22 MOE Eligibility Worksheet
• Resources
• SELDA Resources Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• The Data Journey: Beginning with Sp Ed Applications Presentation
• Georgia Teacher/Provider Retention Grant
• Georgia Teacher/Provider Retention Grant Presentation

To Access to the 2020-21 SELDA Meetings and Handouts,
click on the link below: