TeleSPED - Special Education Development
The TeleSPED ECHO Program is a partnership of CCOSA, OSU Center for Health Sciences Project ECHO and OSU-Tulsa. This ECHO Program 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.
Schedule
2nd and 4th Mondays from 12-1 PM CST
TeleSPED schedule for 2025-26:
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September 8 and 22
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October 13 and 27
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November 10
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December 8
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January 12 and 26
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February 9 and 23
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March 9
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April 13 and 27
Why TeleSPED?
- 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.
Who Should Join?
Administrators, educators, related service providers, as well as students that share educational responsibilities for students with disabilities.
Team
Andrea Kunkel, Facilitator
General Counsel
Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration
Executive Director
Oklahoma Directors of Special Services
Jill Henderson, EdD, SuperintendentCimarron Public Schools
Jacqueline Johns, NCSP
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Collinsville Public Schools
Cade Brownell, NCSP
Training and Consulting Manager
OSU BRIDGE Center
Erika Olinger, PhD, BCBA-D
Assistant Professor/School Psychology Program Coordinator
SWOSU
Jessica L. Tucker
Clinical Coordinator
OSU Project ECHO
Kim Castaldi, Ed.D.CounselorSapulpa Public Schools
Tara Jackson
Project ECHO Director
Jade Goodson
Assistant Director
Submit a Case
To present a case at an upcoming TeleSPED ECHO, email Jessica.L.Tucker@okstate.edu to request an ECHO ID number. You will receive an ID and the case presentation form.