TeleSPED - Special Education Development

The TeleSPED ECHO is a partnership of CCOSA, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa. This ECHO is uniquely designed to provide an appropriate and accessible means of support and professional development for Oklahoma administrators, educators, related service providers, as well as students that share educational responsibilities for students with disabilities.

Why TeleSPED ECHO?

• Studies indicate that 95% of students with disabilities are educated in general education classrooms for at least some portion of their school day and that 57% receive instruction and support in the general education classroom for most of the school day
• Oklahoma has over 510 school districts, with at least 55% being considered “rural”, and it is imperative that educational leaders promote practices to support the professional development of Oklahoma educators.
• A recent Schools and Staffing Survey indicated that nearly two-thirds of the public school teachers surveyed reported that they had not received professional development during the previous year focused on how to teach students with disabilities. 

Schedule

TeleSPED is the 2^nd & 4^th Mondays from 12-1pm, cst.  Register to receive the meeting details and zoom link.  A one-time registration is required.

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Topics

• Collaborate and resolve complex issues and questions regarding rural and non-rural Oklahoma schools and students with disabilities

• Intervention and Evaluation

• Making IDEA Eligibility Decisions

• IEP Development

• Parents as Partners in IDEA Processes

• Using Special Education Dispute Resolution Options

• Addressing Behavior Issues from Child Find to IEP Implementation