Either Welcome or Welcome Back

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Either Welcome or Welcome Back!!
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New Staff Members

• Merrylie Hayes SCI Teacher - CTC
• Michael Hughes MoCI Teacher - CTC
• Toni Rose EI Teacher Asst. CJHS
• Sara Schamanek Teacher Consultant
• Molly Shively SCI Teacher McKinley El.
• Kathy Sitkiewicz Teacher Asst. McKinley
  (Shively)
• Jamie Swiger Teacher Consultant 1 day/week
• Joshua VanStee Speech Therapist
• Vince Carter Behavior Consultant

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Staff Changes

• Laurie McKay Supervisor
• Carol Kratochvil MoCI Teacher CTC
• Betty Blackledge MoCI Teacher Asst. Mackinaw
  Trail M.S. (Olson)
• Laura Chipman MoCI Teacher Asst. McKinley
  El. (Cox)
• Chris Fechter P.S. Teacher Asst. Sp.
  Services (Grames)
• Dena Gonzalez P.S. Teacher Asst. Sp.
  Services (Todd)
• Deb Kasza Early On Teacher Asst. Sp.
  Services (Reynolds)
• Kameron Smith EI Teacher Asst. Kenwood El.
  (Little)

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New Emphasis This Year

• Rule 1 Its not about you. Its about the
  kids.
• Rule 2 If its not about kids SEE RULE
  1!!
• Rule 3 Its definitely not about you or me!!
  - SEE RULE 1 AGAIN!!

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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
Whats the plan to teach me?
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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Fight Flight Freeze
Mad Sad Glad
1) See the Problem 2) Finds the root of the
Problem 3) Looks for a Viable Solution

• Non-Viable Solution
• Doesnt solve the problem
• Usually creates more problems

Whats the plan to teach me?
Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Fight Flight Freeze
Mad Sad Glad
1) See the Problem 2) Finds the root of the
Problem 3) Looks for a Viable Solution

• Non-Viable Solution
• Doesnt solve the problem
• Usually creates more problems

Whats the plan to teach me?
Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Fight Flight Freeze
Mad Sad Glad
1) See the Problem 2) Finds the root of the
Problem 3) Looks for a Viable Solution

• Non-Viable Solution
• Doesnt solve the problem
• Usually creates more problems

Whats the plan to teach me?
Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Fight Flight Freeze
Mad Sad Glad
1) See the Problem 2) Finds the root of the
Problem 3) Looks for a Viable Solution

• Non-Viable Solution
• Doesnt solve the problem
• Usually creates more problems

Whats the plan to teach me?
Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
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Brain Functioning

• Reptilian Old Mammalian Mammalian
• (Survival) (Emotional) (Critical Thinking)

Fight Flight Freeze
Mad Sad Glad
1) See the Problem 2) Finds the root of the
Problem 3) Looks for a Viable Solution

• Non-Viable Solution
• Doesnt solve the problem
• Usually creates more problems

Whats the plan to teach me?
Physically safe?
Invited or Welcome?
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SO WHAT?

• A wise friend of mine has said each and every one
  of us has a decision to make. We can choose to
  be a part of the solution or a part of the
  problem.
• Choose today to be a problem solver rather than
  a problem maker.

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SO WHAT?

• One of my previous bosses once told me that
  There are a lot of jobs out there, but you have
  only one family. Take care of them.
• Is your home life as settled as possible so that
  you can concentrate on work while you are at
  work?
• Choose today to fix things at home.

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SO WHAT?

• Ive learned that attitude determines your
  altitude.
• In other words each of us can be as happy as he
  or she wishes to be. We are responsible for our
  own happiness.
• I have often said, We can laugh or cry about
  this, and I choose to laugh.
• Choose happiness and choose to laugh.

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My Expectations for You

• Treat the kids as our 1 priority.
• Treat others the way you want them to treat you
  with respect.
• Listen twice as much as you speak.
• Be a bold problem solver and not a whimpy
  problem maker.
• Speak the truth graciously in front of others and
  not cowardly behind their backs

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Federal and State Goals

• We fill identify more infants eligible for Early
  On services before their 1st birthday.
• We meet the 45 day timeline from Early On
  referral to IFSP meetings.
• We will place more preschool students in least
  restrictive environments this year.

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Federal and State Goals

• We will follow all requirements while identifying
  ECDD and OHI students.
• We will significantly decrease our OHI numbers
  until we no longer over-identify white OHI
  students as per OCR regs.
• We will decrease our referrals from secondary
  schools by 75.

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Federal and State Goals

• We will complete our goal of instituting our
  Child Study Investigation (CSI) process in every
  elementary building in the ISD.
• We will create CSI style pilot sites for math
  this year.
• We will create pilot sites for Get it, Got it,
  Go (preschool-like CSI) this year.

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Federal and State Goals

• 10. We will complete all required activities
  associated with
• a) our NCA visitation,
• b) Continuous Improvement Monitoring System
  (CIMS) activities,
• c) Cohort 1 Early On Self Evaluation
• d) Cohort 2 Preschool Student Evaluations

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Federal and State Goals

• And we will do it With
• Distinction and Class!!
• AND
• We will create innovative plans to improve all
  deficits areas!!

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TIME TO SHINE

• Since the Last Time We Met Together
• Who was married?
• Who has a New Son/Daughter?
• Who has a New Grandson/Grand-daughter?
• Who Traveled?
• Who Accomplished Something Significant?