Susan Bobbitt-Voth, West End SELPA Administrator

WESELPA Work Groups 2016-17

Area / Anticipated Outcomes / Work Group Members
  1. ADR - Parent strand
/ ADR Grant implementation will continue and include a parent strand. The due process filings are anticipated to be reduced during the 5 year grant period. / Leads: Gardner DesRoberts, Royal Lord
PAC:
CAC: Chair, Parent information and training committee
  1. CAC – increase membership and participation
/ The WESELPA Administrator will work with the districts to increase participation in membership and meeting attendance.
a). In an effort to increase participation, additional parent trainings will be offered by the WESELPA. / Lead: Susan Bobbitt-Voth
CAC: Membership Committee Chair
  1. Indicators 5 and 6 - Least Restrictive Environment
/ The LRE Work Group will continue to meet, develop and implement a plan to provide more inclusive environments for students with disabilities, including collaboration and training of general and special education staff and parents. / Leads: Lloyd Rekstad
PAC: Jan Van Dyke, Claire Puno, Kelly Whelan, Beth Freer, Lorena Arias-Aguilar
  1. Indicator 17 - RDA
/ The SELPA will train districts in the accountability system for Indicator 17. The WESELP, including program specialists, will support the districts to develop and implement best practice strategies and monitoring structures. / Leads: Peter Mercado
PAC:
  1. Instructional Programs
/ The work group will review best practices in reading instruction, focusing on Lindamood-Bell techniques in 2016-17 and share with the WESELPA districts / Leads: Susan Kohn, Beth Freer, Kelly Whelan
  1. Move to new facility
/ The WESELPA will be housed in a temporary facility in 2016-17 while the WESSC is remodeled / Lead: Susan Bobbitt-Voth, Karen Johnson
  1. Procedural manual
/ A schedule will be developed and work groups formed to make revisions to chapters prioritized for update in 2016-17. / Leads: Paula Ryan, Elaine Sun, Royal Lord
PAC: Peggy McFee, Anne Ingulsrud, Claire Puno, Jan VanDyke
  1. SELPA Reorganization
A) Complete New Local Plan adoption, B) WESELPA downsizing, C) Prepare for 2017-18 program transfers / A)A work plan has been presented to the Superintendents’ Council that outlines the issues to be considered for a successful transition to a nine district SELPA.
B)Personnel Committee will work with SELPA Admin
C)Based on Program Transfer requests, programs will be developed as needed within the West End SELPA
1) Inform districts of availability of AASE-OI programs
2)Support districts that implement case management programs for students with orthopedic impairments /
  1. Lead: Susan Bobbitt-Voth
PAC:
FAC:
CAC: Legislative/Local Plan committee chair
Sup’ts:
Preschool Teacher
Special Ed Teacher:
General Ed Teacher
Gen Ed Admin
Program Manager
  1. TBD
  1. Leads: Susan Bobbitt-Voth, Tim Chatkoo
PAC:
FAC:
Susan Bobbitt-Voth
Program Specialists and PAC member of district(s) with students with OI
  1. Staff development - Instruction/behavior
/ The staff in WESELPA districts will have access to current and relevant training opportunities which will support them in compliance, service delivery, instructional strategies, and behavior and legal issues pertaining to special education. / Leads: Garth Armit
Regionalized Services Department in collaboration with PAC

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