ESC REGION 8
ESC REGION 8
ACADEMIC TEAM 2016-2017
RICHELE LANGLEY
Executive Director for Academic Services •
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
•
Special Education
•
Federal and State Programs
[email protected] 903-575-2605
DEBRA CROOMS
Director of Curriculum Services •
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
•
TEKS Resource System [email protected]
903-575-2733
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST ● Provide Professional Development in Research Based Instructional Strategies ● Provide Professional Development in the areas of Foreign Language, Physical Education, and Fine Arts ● Coordinate with the Library Coordinator to provide Technical Assistance to districts in the Library Co-Op
Karen McCullough Academic Specialist [email protected] 903-575-2706
● Provide Professional Development for Learning Time Analysis Tool, Teacher Transformation Institute, and Student Learning Objectives
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
•
Carl Perkins reporting requirements and grant application
•
CTE Program Evaluations and Advisory Committees
•
Assist counselors with implementation of CTE Programs of Study and Endorsement Plans
•
CTE PEIMS coding
•
Technical assistance with implementation of student Industry Certification programs
• •
Performance Based Monitoring
Kerri Bowles
CTE Specialist Facilitation of the CTE Alternative Teacher [email protected] Certification Program through Region 13 ESC 903-575-2720
DIGITAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION • • • • •
Chrissie Allen Tech Integration [email protected] 903-575-2723
• • •
Technology Integration Training LITE Conference Assist with Robotics Contest in partnership with Reg 8 TCEA Assistance with technology planning Provide technology orientation, in-depth training and ongoing consultative support TEKS Resource System support Eduhero contact and support Texas Success Initiative contact
DMAC/TAMS/CIP •
Provide DMAC & Eduphoria training and assistance
• District Testing Coordinator Training •
State Assessment
•
TEKScores
•
Texas Assessment Management System training
•
Assistance with Campus Improvement Plans
Dana Ladd DMAC Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2755
EARLY CHILDHOOD
•
Provide ECH workshops
•
Model instructional delivery
•
Provide onsite parent training
•
2 day Pre-K Summer Institute
Michelle Huffman
•
Assist in assessing and developing language rich/ developmentally appropriate environments
Early Childhood Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2735
ELAR •
Assist with questions concerning the TEKS
•
Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources
•
Assist with campus and district planning in ELAR
•
TPRI
•
Assist with specific needs according to assessment data to help districts prepare their students for testing
Dr. Callie Fortenberry Elementary ELAR
•
Response to
Tammy Kuhlengel
Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery
Intervention
•
Response to Intervention support
[email protected]
•
Provide STAAR writing training
903-575-2742
•
STAAR/EOC Reading and/or Writing Support
Secondary ELAR
[email protected] 903-575-2728
LIBRARY SERVICES
•
Assist districts with the use of appropriate technology
•
Integrate best practices within the district curriculum
•
Provide Library services to districts without a Librarian
•
Library Academy
•
Lake Country Librarians Conference
•
K-12 State Databases
•
TeachingBooks.net
•
UnitedStreaming/Discovery
Jeanine Boyett Library Services Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2669
MATH
Kay Stickels
•
Modules through the Texas Regional collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics
•
TxAIR
•
Researched based instructional models
•
Technology Applications for the Math classroom
•
Assessment data analysis and planning
•
Onsite technical assistance
•
Response to Intervention support
•
STAAR/EOC Support
•
Current Math TEKS implementation and gap analysis
Elementary Math
[email protected] 903-575-2730
•
Current information, strategies, and/or resources available for effective teaching
•
Staff development to impact classroom instruction
• Advanced Academic services for College Readiness, UIL, Advanced Placement & Pre-AP
Lisa Ellermann Secondary Math Advanced Academics
[email protected] 903-575-2614
OUTDOOR EDUCATION Provide teacher training for:
•
•
Hunter Education
•
Angler Education
•
Boater Education
•
National Archery in the School Program
•
Certify OE teachers
•
Provide hands-on PD
•
DMAC Support
•
Instructional Materials Allotment
Kim Potts Outdoor Education Project Wild IMA Consultant Webmaster [email protected] 903-575-2648
SCIENCE
Susan Huizinga Elementary Science
•
Modules through the Texas Regional collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Science
•
Texas Math/Science Diagnostic Systems
•
Lab Safety Training
•
Region 8 Science Fair
•
Online Science Forum
•
Technology Applications for the Science classroom
•
Assessment data analysis and planning
Gifted and Talented [email protected] 903-575-2736
Cheryl Allison Secondary Science Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Facilitator
•
Onsite technical assistance
•
Response to Intervention support
•
STAAR/EOC Support
[email protected]
•
Gifted and Talented
903-575-2675
TRC Science Project Director
SOCIAL STUDIES • • • • •
• • • •
Provide staff development Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources Assist with planning in Social Studies Assist with program planning by conducting needs assessments Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery Regional Citizen Bee Regional Mock Trial Response to Intervention Support Gifted and Talented
Steven Hammons K-12 Social Studies Gifted and Talented [email protected] 903-575-2737
WRITE FOR TEXAS
•
Make on-site visits to schools to provide support for secondary STAAR/EOC Writing assessments
•
Communicate with coaches about Write for Texas Project
•
Ensure that coaches adhere to the Write for Texas Coach Expectations
Robyn Anderson Writing Coach 7-12 [email protected] 903-575-2765
Director of Special Services • •
Special Education Laws
First Point of Contact for Parents •
Legal Framework
•
Policies and Procedures and Operating Guidelines
•
Certification Programs for Special Education Staff •
Special Education Funding, MOE, Excess Cost •
Special Education Directors’ Meetings • • • •
Confidentiality Poverty Training
TWU/TETN/SLP Project Special Education Monitoring
Pamela Albritton Director of Special Services palbritton@reg8. net 903-575-2756
Assistant Director of Special Services • Secondary High School Transition Services (Graduation AAR, Personal Graduation Plans, Summary of Performance) • State Performance Plan Indicators 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 & 14 • Facilitated IEP training and support Janis McClure Assistant Director of Special Services [email protected] 903-575-2758
• Evaluation (Eligibility, Full Individual Evaluations) • Secondary Autism
Assistive Technology • Assistive Technology Support and Training • Adapted PE • Support and Technical Assistance for Speech Language Pathologists
Connie Rhymes-Johnson Assistive Technology Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2764
Behavior and Discipline Management • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) • Behavioral RtI • RD, RJ or RP (Restorative Discipline/Dialogue, Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices • Behavior Management & Discipline (COMP, CHAMPs) • Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) • Restraint training • Classroom Observations • Behavior accommodations/modifications • Monitoring Systems (RF Tracker, SPEARs, ISAM) • Non-educational Community-Based Support Services • PBMAS (Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System)
Shirley Agan Behavior and Discipline Management Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2769
Low Incidence Disabilities • K- 12 Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms • STAAR Alternate 2
Sarah Jeter Low Incidence Populations Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2787
Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities and Autism • Preschool LRE • SPP (State Performance Plan)Indicator 7 • COSF • Autism Matt Williams Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities and Autism Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2781
• Parent Coordination • Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD)
Progress in the General Curriculum • Supporting General Education and Special Education Teachers implementing Inclusion • Co-Teach • Accommodations and Modifications • Response to Intervention (RtI) • Standards Based IEPs • Least Restrictive Environment (Inclusion) • Access to the General Curriculum • 504 • STAAR A
Jody Leeds Progress in the General Curriculum Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2722
Visual Impairment • Provide training and technical assistance to teachers of students with Visual and Auditory Impairments • Provide technical assistance and materials for VI programs
Dawn Adams Special Services Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2766
LEONARD BELES Director of State and Federal Programs Department •
Bilingual/ESL
•
ESEA/NCLB programs
•
Child Nutrition
•
Child and Adult Care Food Program
•
Safe Schools Healthy Students
[email protected] 903-575-2740
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/ DYSLEXIA •
•
Dyslexia •
504
•
State Requirements
•
Dyslexia Intervention Program
Bilingual/ESL •
•
State Requirements
Title III •
Program activities and documentation
Michelle Reeves Senior Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2670
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/MIGRANT •
•
Bilingual/ESL •
Professional Development
•
Technical Assistance
Title III •
•
Program activities
Migrant •
Assist with IDR
•
Monitor Program Effectiveness
Michelle Luck Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2770
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
•
Provide Professional Development sessions and technical support on the application for both programs
•
Technical support of rules and regulations for both programs
•
•
Brenda Simpson Education Specialist
Presenting classes of the rules and [email protected] regulations for both programs 903-575-2782 Back up support for National School Lunch Program
CHILD NUTRITION •
Provide training and technical assistance for the National School Lunch Program & School Breakfast (NSLP & SBP)
•
Conduct TDA-required trainings at Region 8 and other ESC in Texas
•
•
Train and teach newly hired food service directors in operating an effective and compliant program Build partnerships within the community with programs such as Farm to School, Chef’s move to School
Lydia Going Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2763
ESEA/NCLB PROGRAMS
•
Title I Part A
•
Consolidated Federal Funding Cooperative
•
Homeless TA
•
Paraprofessional Institute
•
Highly Qualified
Karen Thompson Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2616
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS •
•
•
School Safety • Professional Development and training on U.S. Department of Education guidelines for school safety and emergency planning • guiding schools to go beyond a “lockdown only” response School Health • diabetes • new diseases New School Health and Safety initiatives
Lee Gill Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2762
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS
•
•
•
Identify and Recruit Out Of School Youth for Migrant Program Oversee recruiter activities for Out of School Youth Provide workshops/trainings in all areas of School Health
Niki Jones Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2670
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT •
District Migrant Staff Liaison
•
COE Reviewer
•
NGS Specialist
Provide clerical support and assistance in:
Debbie Brown Department Secretary
Migrant Bilingual/ESL Title III S&F Department
[email protected] 903-575-2615
ACADEMIC TEAM 2016-2017
RICHELE LANGLEY
Executive Director for Academic Services •
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
•
Special Education
•
Federal and State Programs
[email protected] 903-575-2605
DEBRA CROOMS
Director of Curriculum Services •
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
•
TEKS Resource System [email protected]
903-575-2733
ACADEMIC SPECIALIST ● Provide Professional Development in Research Based Instructional Strategies ● Provide Professional Development in the areas of Foreign Language, Physical Education, and Fine Arts ● Coordinate with the Library Coordinator to provide Technical Assistance to districts in the Library Co-Op
Karen McCullough Academic Specialist [email protected] 903-575-2706
● Provide Professional Development for Learning Time Analysis Tool, Teacher Transformation Institute, and Student Learning Objectives
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
•
Carl Perkins reporting requirements and grant application
•
CTE Program Evaluations and Advisory Committees
•
Assist counselors with implementation of CTE Programs of Study and Endorsement Plans
•
CTE PEIMS coding
•
Technical assistance with implementation of student Industry Certification programs
• •
Performance Based Monitoring
Kerri Bowles
CTE Specialist Facilitation of the CTE Alternative Teacher [email protected] Certification Program through Region 13 ESC 903-575-2720
DIGITAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION • • • • •
Chrissie Allen Tech Integration [email protected] 903-575-2723
• • •
Technology Integration Training LITE Conference Assist with Robotics Contest in partnership with Reg 8 TCEA Assistance with technology planning Provide technology orientation, in-depth training and ongoing consultative support TEKS Resource System support Eduhero contact and support Texas Success Initiative contact
DMAC/TAMS/CIP •
Provide DMAC & Eduphoria training and assistance
• District Testing Coordinator Training •
State Assessment
•
TEKScores
•
Texas Assessment Management System training
•
Assistance with Campus Improvement Plans
Dana Ladd DMAC Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2755
EARLY CHILDHOOD
•
Provide ECH workshops
•
Model instructional delivery
•
Provide onsite parent training
•
2 day Pre-K Summer Institute
Michelle Huffman
•
Assist in assessing and developing language rich/ developmentally appropriate environments
Early Childhood Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2735
ELAR •
Assist with questions concerning the TEKS
•
Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources
•
Assist with campus and district planning in ELAR
•
TPRI
•
Assist with specific needs according to assessment data to help districts prepare their students for testing
Dr. Callie Fortenberry Elementary ELAR
•
Response to
Tammy Kuhlengel
Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery
Intervention
•
Response to Intervention support
[email protected]
•
Provide STAAR writing training
903-575-2742
•
STAAR/EOC Reading and/or Writing Support
Secondary ELAR
[email protected] 903-575-2728
LIBRARY SERVICES
•
Assist districts with the use of appropriate technology
•
Integrate best practices within the district curriculum
•
Provide Library services to districts without a Librarian
•
Library Academy
•
Lake Country Librarians Conference
•
K-12 State Databases
•
TeachingBooks.net
•
UnitedStreaming/Discovery
Jeanine Boyett Library Services Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2669
MATH
Kay Stickels
•
Modules through the Texas Regional collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics
•
TxAIR
•
Researched based instructional models
•
Technology Applications for the Math classroom
•
Assessment data analysis and planning
•
Onsite technical assistance
•
Response to Intervention support
•
STAAR/EOC Support
•
Current Math TEKS implementation and gap analysis
Elementary Math
[email protected] 903-575-2730
•
Current information, strategies, and/or resources available for effective teaching
•
Staff development to impact classroom instruction
• Advanced Academic services for College Readiness, UIL, Advanced Placement & Pre-AP
Lisa Ellermann Secondary Math Advanced Academics
[email protected] 903-575-2614
OUTDOOR EDUCATION Provide teacher training for:
•
•
Hunter Education
•
Angler Education
•
Boater Education
•
National Archery in the School Program
•
Certify OE teachers
•
Provide hands-on PD
•
DMAC Support
•
Instructional Materials Allotment
Kim Potts Outdoor Education Project Wild IMA Consultant Webmaster [email protected] 903-575-2648
SCIENCE
Susan Huizinga Elementary Science
•
Modules through the Texas Regional collaborative for Excellence in Teaching Science
•
Texas Math/Science Diagnostic Systems
•
Lab Safety Training
•
Region 8 Science Fair
•
Online Science Forum
•
Technology Applications for the Science classroom
•
Assessment data analysis and planning
Gifted and Talented [email protected] 903-575-2736
Cheryl Allison Secondary Science Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Facilitator
•
Onsite technical assistance
•
Response to Intervention support
•
STAAR/EOC Support
[email protected]
•
Gifted and Talented
903-575-2675
TRC Science Project Director
SOCIAL STUDIES • • • • •
• • • •
Provide staff development Assist in the selection and use of appropriate instructional resources Assist with planning in Social Studies Assist with program planning by conducting needs assessments Provide technical assistance to teachers in the classroom by modeling instructional delivery Regional Citizen Bee Regional Mock Trial Response to Intervention Support Gifted and Talented
Steven Hammons K-12 Social Studies Gifted and Talented [email protected] 903-575-2737
WRITE FOR TEXAS
•
Make on-site visits to schools to provide support for secondary STAAR/EOC Writing assessments
•
Communicate with coaches about Write for Texas Project
•
Ensure that coaches adhere to the Write for Texas Coach Expectations
Robyn Anderson Writing Coach 7-12 [email protected] 903-575-2765
Director of Special Services • •
Special Education Laws
First Point of Contact for Parents •
Legal Framework
•
Policies and Procedures and Operating Guidelines
•
Certification Programs for Special Education Staff •
Special Education Funding, MOE, Excess Cost •
Special Education Directors’ Meetings • • • •
Confidentiality Poverty Training
TWU/TETN/SLP Project Special Education Monitoring
Pamela Albritton Director of Special Services palbritton@reg8. net 903-575-2756
Assistant Director of Special Services • Secondary High School Transition Services (Graduation AAR, Personal Graduation Plans, Summary of Performance) • State Performance Plan Indicators 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 & 14 • Facilitated IEP training and support Janis McClure Assistant Director of Special Services [email protected] 903-575-2758
• Evaluation (Eligibility, Full Individual Evaluations) • Secondary Autism
Assistive Technology • Assistive Technology Support and Training • Adapted PE • Support and Technical Assistance for Speech Language Pathologists
Connie Rhymes-Johnson Assistive Technology Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2764
Behavior and Discipline Management • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) • Behavioral RtI • RD, RJ or RP (Restorative Discipline/Dialogue, Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices • Behavior Management & Discipline (COMP, CHAMPs) • Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) • Restraint training • Classroom Observations • Behavior accommodations/modifications • Monitoring Systems (RF Tracker, SPEARs, ISAM) • Non-educational Community-Based Support Services • PBMAS (Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System)
Shirley Agan Behavior and Discipline Management Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2769
Low Incidence Disabilities • K- 12 Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms • STAAR Alternate 2
Sarah Jeter Low Incidence Populations Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2787
Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities and Autism • Preschool LRE • SPP (State Performance Plan)Indicator 7 • COSF • Autism Matt Williams Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities and Autism Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2781
• Parent Coordination • Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD)
Progress in the General Curriculum • Supporting General Education and Special Education Teachers implementing Inclusion • Co-Teach • Accommodations and Modifications • Response to Intervention (RtI) • Standards Based IEPs • Least Restrictive Environment (Inclusion) • Access to the General Curriculum • 504 • STAAR A
Jody Leeds Progress in the General Curriculum Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2722
Visual Impairment • Provide training and technical assistance to teachers of students with Visual and Auditory Impairments • Provide technical assistance and materials for VI programs
Dawn Adams Special Services Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2766
LEONARD BELES Director of State and Federal Programs Department •
Bilingual/ESL
•
ESEA/NCLB programs
•
Child Nutrition
•
Child and Adult Care Food Program
•
Safe Schools Healthy Students
[email protected] 903-575-2740
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/ DYSLEXIA •
•
Dyslexia •
504
•
State Requirements
•
Dyslexia Intervention Program
Bilingual/ESL •
•
State Requirements
Title III •
Program activities and documentation
Michelle Reeves Senior Consultant [email protected] 903-575-2670
BILINGUAL/ESL/ TITLE III/MIGRANT •
•
Bilingual/ESL •
Professional Development
•
Technical Assistance
Title III •
•
Program activities
Migrant •
Assist with IDR
•
Monitor Program Effectiveness
Michelle Luck Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2770
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
•
Provide Professional Development sessions and technical support on the application for both programs
•
Technical support of rules and regulations for both programs
•
•
Brenda Simpson Education Specialist
Presenting classes of the rules and [email protected] regulations for both programs 903-575-2782 Back up support for National School Lunch Program
CHILD NUTRITION •
Provide training and technical assistance for the National School Lunch Program & School Breakfast (NSLP & SBP)
•
Conduct TDA-required trainings at Region 8 and other ESC in Texas
•
•
Train and teach newly hired food service directors in operating an effective and compliant program Build partnerships within the community with programs such as Farm to School, Chef’s move to School
Lydia Going Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2763
ESEA/NCLB PROGRAMS
•
Title I Part A
•
Consolidated Federal Funding Cooperative
•
Homeless TA
•
Paraprofessional Institute
•
Highly Qualified
Karen Thompson Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2616
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS •
•
•
School Safety • Professional Development and training on U.S. Department of Education guidelines for school safety and emergency planning • guiding schools to go beyond a “lockdown only” response School Health • diabetes • new diseases New School Health and Safety initiatives
Lee Gill Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2762
SAFE SCHOOLS HEALTHY STUDENTS
•
•
•
Identify and Recruit Out Of School Youth for Migrant Program Oversee recruiter activities for Out of School Youth Provide workshops/trainings in all areas of School Health
Niki Jones Education Specialist
[email protected] 903-575-2670
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT •
District Migrant Staff Liaison
•
COE Reviewer
•
NGS Specialist
Provide clerical support and assistance in:
Debbie Brown Department Secretary
Migrant Bilingual/ESL Title III S&F Department
[email protected] 903-575-2615
