If you are a new Special Education Director for the 2020-2021 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).  Feel free to contact Wina Low, Program Manager Senior, (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 2020-2021 new Special Education Director’s Cohort:

LEA Shared Resources

SELDA 2020-2021

SELDA Special Session: April 14, 2021 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Multi-Tiered System of Supports with Dr. Tessie Bailey
Register using the links below:

April 14, 2021 from 9am-12pm
Session Title: MTSS Overview for SELDA
Session Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/430856061

April 14, 2021 from 1pm-4pm
Session Title: MTSS Considerations for Special Education
Session Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/321074045

SELDA 2020-21 Virtual Meeting Schedule updated 1-21-21 

SELDA 2020-21 Meeting Registration for all Meetings

Join us for the first webinar beginning on July 21, 2020 at 9:00 am EDT.  This link is for all SELDA Meetings for the 2020-21 school year.  You will use the link you receive to enter each meeting.  The dates of the meetings will be:

• July 21-22, 2020
• August 19, 2020
• September 15-16, 2020
• October 21-22, 2020
• November 18, 2020
• December 9, 2020
• January 20, 2021
• March 24, 2021
• April 14, 2021

Contact Wina Low (wlow@doe.k12.ga.us) or Kachelle White (kawhite@doe.k12.ga.us) with any questions you may have.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar meeting.

Meeting Handouts

April 14, 2021 Virtual Meeting

• Agenda 
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Special Education
• Overview of MTSS Presentation
• Sample MTSS Overview Participant Activity Handouts
• Sample MTSS Overview Resource Handouts

March 24, 2021 Virtual Meeting     3-24-21Recording

• Agenda
• Preschool
• Preschool Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Data Review & Reminders Presentation
• Budget/Grants
• 2020-2021 Year in Review Presentation
• SELDA's Executive Coach
• Grant Goal Presentation

January 20, 2021 Virtual Meeting   1-20-21 Recording

• Agenda
• Speech-Language
• Managing the Speech-Language Impairment Program Presentation
• Managing the Speech-Language Impairment Presentation Links
• Discipline, Result Driven Accountability
• FBA, BIP, and Seclusion Rule, OH MY! Presentation

December 9, 2020 Virtual Meeting   12-9-20 Recording

• Agenda
• Results Driven Accountability
• General Supervision Presentation
• Specially Designed Instruction Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Disproportionality Presentation
• Budget and Grants
• Submission of High Cost and Residential Reintegration Grants Presentation
• Family Engagement and Dispute Resolution
• Family Engagement, Dispute Prevention, and Dispute Resolution Presentation

November 18, 2020 Virtual Meeting   11-18-20 Recording

• Agenda
•  Legal Issues in Special Education
• IDEA - Special Education Law 101 Presentation

October 21-22, 2020 Virtual Meeting 

10-21-20 Recording    AVATAR Recording    10-22-20 Recording

• Agenda
• Assessment and Accountability
• Assessment Updates Presentation
• Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI)
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Special Education Dashboard and Determinations Presentation
• FTE: State Reporting Presentation
• Accessing the FTE, SR, SC in the GaDOE Portal Directions
• Mixed Reality Simulation, AVATAR Lab, KSU
• Mixed Reality Simulation Presentation
• Transition
• Transition Planning: Developing Compliant Transition Plans Presentation
• Transition: Self-Determination Presentation
• Assistive Technology
• Assistive Technology (AT) and AT Resources Available for Students with Disabilities at No Cost to Districts Presentation

September 16, 2020 Virtual Meeting   9-16-20 Recording

• Agenda
• Budget and Grants
• Internal Controls Presentation
• Federal Program Drawdown Position Paper
• Understanding Excess Cost Presentation

August 19, 2020 Virtual Meeting  8-19-20 Recording

• Agenda
• Budget and Grants
• Equitable Services Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Special Education Delivery Models Presentation
• Reporting Environment Codes in FTE for Students with Disabilities Presentation
• FY2021 Data Reporting FAQs
• Family Engagement and Dispute Resolution
• What is IEP Team Meeting Facilitation Presentation
• Georgia Council of Administrators of Special Education
• Welcome to G-CASE Presentation

July 21-22, 2020 Virtual Meeting  7-21-20 Recording  7-22-20 Recording

• Agenda
• Budget and Grants
• Budget Development and Submission Presentation 
• The Land of Allowability Presentation
• Sp Ed Director's Guide to Understanding MOE Presentation
• Georgia Learning Resource System (GLRS) and State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
• GLRS and SSIP Presentation
• Resources
• Resources Presentation
• GIMC Presentation
• Assistive Technology Partnership
• Assistive Technology Partnership Presentation
• Data Collection and Reporting
• Understanding the SPP/APR Presentation
• State Schools
• Stronger Together Presentation
• Professional Qualification (PQ) Requirements
• PQ and In-Field under the ESSA Presentation

To Access to the 2019-20 SELDA Meetings and Handouts,
click on the link below: