A Shout-Out to Federal Hocking and their desire to teach their entire staff about the Special Education evaluation process, including district-specific expectations for application. District leadership prioritized this education for everyone, setting aside a portion of their professional development day to ensure everyone learned together. Staff completed activities where they put the steps of the evaluation process in order, having a moment to consider what this experience is like for families and how they might help to support differently next time. Staff also worked together in small groups to take their learning about a compliant, actionable Part 1 and practiced how to write one together, learning from each other's ideas and take-aways. Throughout the time together, staff generated questions that will help guide leadership in improving their districtwide Special Education Handbook that will calibrate the work across the buildings, an essential step in helping all educators realize their part in supporting students with disabilities and their families. Kudos to Federal Hocking for recognizing that the work of Special Education is all our work to know, understand, and apply with compliance and best practice.

Last year, we provided a Better Data in 5 video series covering several different components of the Report Card. These videos are still available to view on YouTube. Please search SST16 Better Data in 5 videos.

As we explained in the last issue, this year our focus will be Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Please check out the fourth video of the MTSS series by Katie Novak, called Tiers are Not a Location.

To view the video, please click on Watch on YouTube and it will take you straight to the correct place!

Link to Video: Watch on YouTube.

SST 16 will continue our focus Principal Leadership with the next in-person event for the Network at The Lodge at Hocking College on Jan. 11 at 9 AM. Our feature presentation will be on Ohio's Literacy Improvement Highway with Keith McCarroll, MVEC, and Katie Kilgour, GVESC. Additional sessions will focus on Master Schedules, Chronic Absenteeism and Mental Health and Social/Emotional Supports. Lunch will be provided by Hopewell.

Register Today! Click on the LINK to learn more and Register. Questions? Email Julie Bays!

https://www.smore.com/b1tch-principal-s-leadership-academy?ref=email

The Student Recovery Dashboards are tools designed to better understand the impact of the pandemic on Ohio’s students and progress towards academic recovery. The District Student Recovery Dashboards allow for a statewide view of public school students, as well as the ability to sort by public district. The School Student Recovery Dashboard allows for a building-level look at recovery data for public schools in Ohio, including community schools.

The introductory page of the dashboard captures key indicators such as enrollment, graduation, K-3 on track diagnostic trends, chronic absenteeism and proficiency scores. The tiles to the left allow users to take a deeper look at other contextual information, including ESSER spending rate, KRA data and early literacy.

District Student Recovery Dashboard

School Student Recovery Dashboard

The Student Recovery Dashboards illustrate many of the same trends documented in Data Insights reports. The challenges facing Ohio’s students are clear, as are the many efforts underway to help students succeed. Future Forward Ohio encompasses the state’s strategic priorities for helping students recover from the impact of the pandemic, with a focus on students who experienced the greatest disruptions to learning.

The State Support Teams in partnership with Ohio College Tech Prep will be hosting a virtual learning series between the months of January - May 2024.

• These sessions are FREE!
• You may attend 1 session or all 4!
• Registration information and Flyer are linked!
• Please share with others in your organization who may be interested!

Session Titles:

Dive into Industry Recognized credentials by Career Field

Middle School CTE as a Career Advising Strategy

Empowering Futures: Showcasing the Promising Practices of Ohio's Schools

Unlocking Success: The Nuts and Bolts of Industry-Recognized Credentials

Do you have students struggling to get their Algebra II credit?

Of all the students who did not graduate high school in Ohio, 94.2% of those students did not earn credit in Algebra 2/Math 3. In contrast, quantitative literacy skills, skills in data analytics and skills in computer science are increasingly in demand in the workplace (Charles A. Dana Center, 2019, The Launch Years).

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, in partnership with the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) is expanding the High School Mathematics Pathways Initiative to support more districts for the 2024-2025 school year.

The application window is open from Wed., Nov. 29-Dec. 22. Each of these courses can count toward a student’s third or fourth unit of mathematics and can be used to satisfy the Algebra 2 equivalent credit requirement for graduation.

The three courses for which teachers can be trained are:

• Mathematics Modeling and Reasoning

• Data Science Foundations

• Discrete Mathematics/Computer Science

• (Probability and Statistics is a fourth option, but does not have training or a specified curriculum.)

Please reach out if you would like more information.

Robin Phillips

robin.phillips@sst16.org