Special Education Leadership Development Academy (SELDA)

The Special Education Leadership Development Academy (SELDA) is a series of meetings that takes place throughout the school year for new special education directors within their first 2 years of service. The purpose and focus of SELDA is to support new special education directors in accomplishing their responsibilities for general supervision.

SELDA 2017-2018

2017-18 Meeting Schedule 

September 26, 2017

• Agenda

August 29, 2017

• SELDA Leadership
• FTE and Federal Child Report, A Quick Look
• Understanding Disproportionality and Discrepancy

• Agenda
• Navigating Flexibility with Strategic waiver and Charters Status yet Still Providing Fape
• Professional Qualifications and In-Field Requirements
• Special Education Budgets: The Beginnings

June 20, 2017 Federal Programs Conference

• Gallery Walk of Wisdom - Seeds of Success
• Special Education Data: The Big Picture
• Budgeting Basics: Close-out and Start-up Fiscal Procedures
• General Supervision in Local School Districts
• Lead and Transform: General Supervision Tips for New Special Education  Directors 

Participants from the 2016-17 academy may access information from those meetings at 2016-17 SELDA Meetings