Debra Jennings

Check out this ESSA Tracker on EdWeek, “What are states planning for ESSA?” http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/key-takeaways-state-essa-plans.html

OSEP LEADERSHIP MEETING UPDATE! July 17 – 19, 2017
Registration is OPEN at: https://meetings.osepideasthatwork.org/user/register. Also, make sure that you reserve your hotel rooms ASAP to avoid being closed out of the conference hotel.
AND, if you are interested in presenting, proposals are due on April 30th at:…[Read more]

We wouldn’t usually share corporate models, but I thought this particular top ten CEOs and how they make it to the top of the list is particularly relevant to leaders in Parent Centers. These core values from TDIndustries are particularly relevant to our kinds of leadership:
TD, leaders at every level ensure that their core values are lived out…[Read more]

Have you signed on to the Parent Center Who Knows What yet? Almost 40 of your colleagues are already there! Join them to Here Parent Center staff can: fill out a profile with the strengths and areas of knowledge your bring to the Parent Center network; and then
connect with colleagues in the network with experience in a given aspect of Parent…[Read more]

Have you signed on to the Parent Center Who Knows What yet? Almost 40 of your colleagues are already there! Join them to Here Parent Center staff can: fill out a profile with the strengths and areas of knowledge your bring to the Parent Center network; and then
connect with colleagues in the network with experience in a given aspect of Parent…[Read more]

Here’s the statement that NJ issued on its ESSA state plan in light of the repeal of the accountability regs.

If your state is one of the eighteen (18) that are planning for the April 3 submission, you may want to check on whether they are wavering in that decision and in their plan’s content.

Debra

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From: “Wi…[Read more]

Congress repeals ESSA accountability rules from Candace Cortiella, The Advocacy Institute

The Senate on Thursday voted 50-49 to block the accountability rules for the Every Student Succeeds Act created by the Obama administration.

Without the rules, the requirements for accountability and state plans will be found in the language of ESSA…[Read more]

Resolve to Make 2017 More Accessible!
From the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitative Training Materials:
Join the NCRTM Community of Practice (CoP) Section 508: Frustrations & Fixes
Beginning on January 9th, 2017, the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) will host a 10-week online Community of Practice (CoP)…[Read more]

Over 80 parent center directors and board members, OSEP project officers and technical assistance staff are HERE in Alexandria, VA for the Strengthening Parent Center Leadership meeting. We will be posting presentations here under the Forum sections.

How’s it going? The first part of your data, those counts, is due on Friday, November 4. Please contact your Regional PTAC or Myriam Alizo at CPIR, if you need info or help.

Webinar on ESSA and Early Learning Guidance, Monday, October 31, 2016, 3:00pm – 4:00pm EASTERN. Join CEELO, state leaders from the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Department of Education (NAECS-SDE) and representatives from the Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning for a discussion on non-regulatory g…[Read more]

From Ruth Ryder: New non-regulatory Guidance on ESSA Title IV – Student Support and Academic
Enrichment Grants – http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/essassaegrantguid10212016.pdf
Colleagues,

I am excited to let you know that the Department released the Title IV guidance to help States, districts, and schools:

Provide all students…[Read more]