Fergus Falls Area Sp. Ed. Coop. School Calendar

Third Party Billing – CoP

Mon, January 29, 2024 – Mon, January 29, 2024

To access Medicaid funds to support Minnesota schools in building a school capacity to provide health related services to ensure all students benefit from their education.
The intended participants would be billers, third party billing coordinators.
To Register

Deaf/Hard of Hearing (T/DHH) CoP

Tue, January 30, 2024 – Tue, January 30, 2024

Region 4 teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (T/DHH) partner with the Region 1&2 T/DHH in a Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP will meet virtually four times across the year on topics that have been identified by regional teachers. Please join regional T/DHH colleagues to learn and work together on topics that promote access and work together to implement evidenced-based practices.
Register Here

Behavior CoP : Let’s Talk Behavior Support Sessions

Wed, January 31, 2024 – Wed, January 31, 2024

Register Here

Region 4 – School Psychology Community of Practice

Thu, February 1, 2024 – Thu, February 1, 2024

Join other Region 4 Special Education school psychologists in a Community of Practice (CoP) to support the needs of students in our schools through work centered on equitable and accessible educational services. The meeting will be at Lakes Country Service Cooperative.
The focus of the CoP will be for school psychologists to build skills in the area of educational services and promote the delivery of effective practices in school psychology within a special education system. In addition, participants will identify other areas of need and interest for future CoPs.
The Region 4 School Psychology CoP will meet on February 1st from 9:00-12:00 at Lakes Country Service Cooperative.
No cost for Region IV LI Schools. $50 for out of Region IV LI Schools.
This activity is made possible (in whole or in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States & federal CFDA 84.173A, Special Education-Preschool Grants.

Register Here

Secondary Transitions CoP

Thu, February 1, 2024 – Thu, February 1, 2024

Click here to register.

ECSE Leaders’ Meeting

Wed, February 7, 2024 – Wed, February 7, 2024

Virtual Event
Please register via the Workshop calendar.

Behavior CoP : Let’s Talk Behavior Support Sessions

Wed, February 7, 2024 – Wed, February 7, 2024

Register Here

Technology Integration Networking Session

Thu, February 8, 2024 – Thu, February 8, 2024

Technology Coordinators Meeting

Thu, February 8, 2024 – Thu, February 8, 2024

DCD/ASD CoP

Thu, February 8, 2024 – Thu, February 8, 2024

Welcome to the 23-24 school year! We are thrilled to continue to collaborate with teachers in Regions 1,2 & 3 again this year for this Community of Practice. We have designed topics and presentations that will address concerns and challenges you face in your classrooms on a daily basis.

Please join us for an hour of fun and learning. The DCD Community of Practice will meet virtually on the second Thursday of each month from 3:15 – 4:15 pm. If you are able to attend, please use the below links to register for the meetings and to get a Google calendar invite with a Zoom link:

· February 8 – REGISTER HERE

A sneak peak at some planned topics: assessment tools and procedures (criteria and programming considerations), working with paraprofessionals, data-rich PLAAFS, measurable IEP goals/objectives and data collection, curriculum, literacy book study…and much more!!

What’s in it for you besides knowledge and networking? Door Prizes!! Each Region will give away door prizes to regional individuals who are able to attend the entirety of the meeting. We will spin the Wheel of Names to see who the lucky educators are!

Region IV OT/PT CoP

Mon, February 12, 2024 – Mon, February 12, 2024

Click Here to Register

Region IV STAR/ASD CoP

Mon, February 12, 2024 – Mon, February 12, 2024

Register Here

Curriculum Leaders’ Network

Wed, February 14, 2024 – Wed, February 14, 2024

Lakes Country Service Cooperative is offering an opportunity to collaborate with other curriculum leaders from the area throughout the upcoming school year. The purpose of the Curriculum Leaders Network is three-fold:

to discuss current curriculum and resources
to examine emerging innovations in education
to develop connections and relationships with leaders around the region as a means of ongoing support throughout the year

The network is open to anyone in the region that has a role in leading curriculum, instruction and assessment in their district. The group plans to meet from 8:30 to 10:30 am at LCSC on October 11, December 13, February 14 and April 10. There is no cost, but we’d love to know if you are planning to attend.

Regional Special Education Directors

Fri, February 16, 2024 – Fri, February 16, 2024

Register Here.

February 2024 City Official Networking Luncheon

Fri, February 16, 2024 – Fri, February 16, 2024

Join us for an inspiring networking session with other city leaders in the region at Lakes Country Service Cooperative on February 16, 2024, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. This is your chance to share ideas and best practices, stay up-to-date with the latest city trends, and gain new perspectives that may help you as a leader.
Click HERE to register.

Community of Practice – Speech Language Pathologists

Fri, February 16, 2024 – Fri, February 16, 2024

Join other Region IV Speech/Language Pathologists in working together in a Community of Practice (CoP) to support equitable and accessible educational services. The focus of the CoP for SLPs will be to share their knowledge and build new skills to improve students’ access to the general education curriculum. Come ready to learn together and share ideas that help speech pathologists every day.
Click Here to register.

Improving Your Organization Through Strategic Planning

Thu, February 22, 2024 – Thu, February 22, 2024

This full-day session will identify planning processes that can help participants set goals and determine strategies to move their organizations forward. In addition to covering the traditional SWOT process (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), the session will also focus on the SOAR process (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results). The SOAR process is easier to administer and works particularly well with public sector and nonprofit organizations, producing a more positive experience for participants and a more measurable, results-oriented product.
To register: https://reg.lcsc.org/#/view-event/413
Registration Includes:

A copy of ‘Learn to SOAR’ by Jacqueline Stavros and Gina Hinrichs
Training materials
Lunch

Key discussion points for the session:

Why and when is the right time for your organization to consider undergoing strategic planning
Who to include in the process and why that’s such an essential factor
What process design and implementation can best lead to improved teamwork and collaboration among elected officials/board members and with the staff
How a well-designed strategic planning effort can also help with culture, conflict, onboarding, listening, and that always elusive ‘getting everyone on the same page’.

Regional Special Education Coordinators

Fri, February 23, 2024 – Fri, February 23, 2024

Register Here

Third Party Billing

Mon, February 26, 2024 – Mon, February 26, 2024

To access Medicaid funds to support Minnesota schools in building a school capacity to provide health related services to ensure all students benefit from their education.
The intended participants would be billers, third party billing coordinators.
Click here to register.

Region IV PHD/TBI/OHD CoP

Mon, February 26, 2024 – Mon, February 26, 2024

Register Here

Blind & Visual Impairments (BVI) CoP

Tue, February 27, 2024 – Tue, February 27, 2024

Region 4 and Region 1 & 2 teachers of students with Blind/Visual (BVI) Impairments partner together in a Community of Practice (CoP). The focus CoP will be for teachers of students with Blind/Visually Impairments to build new skills in the area of educational services and identify strategies for implementation of evidenced-based practices in schools.
Register Here

ECSE Leaders’ Meeting

Wed, March 6, 2024 – Wed, March 6, 2024

Virtual Event
Please register via the Workshop calendar.

Secondary Transitions CoP

Thu, March 7, 2024 – Thu, March 7, 2024

Click here to register

Region IV STAR/ASD CoP

Mon, March 11, 2024 – Mon, March 11, 2024

Register Here

Behavior CoP : Let’s Talk Behavior Support Sessions

Wed, March 13, 2024 – Wed, March 13, 2024

Register Here

LCSC’s March Nonprofit Networking Luncheon

Thu, March 14, 2024 – Thu, March 14, 2024

Lakes Country is excited to bring our region’s nonprofit leaders together for a learning and networking luncheon. Join us for a light lunch, refreshments, speakers, and an opportunity to network with fellow nonprofit leaders from our nine-county region, courtesy of Lakes Country Service Cooperative.
Register HERE

DCD/ASD CoP

Thu, March 14, 2024 – Thu, March 14, 2024

Welcome to the 23-24 school year! We are thrilled to continue to collaborate with teachers in Regions 1,2 & 3 again this year for this Community of Practice. We have designed topics and presentations that will address concerns and challenges you face in your classrooms on a daily basis.

Please join us for an hour of fun and learning. The DCD Community of Practice will meet virtually on the second Thursday of each month from 3:15 – 4:15 pm. If you are able to attend, please use the below links to register for the meetings and to get a Google calendar invite with a Zoom link:

· March 14 – REGISTER HERE

A sneak peak at some planned topics: assessment tools and procedures (criteria and programming considerations), working with paraprofessionals, data rich PLAAFS, measurable IEP goals/objectives and data collection, curriculum, literacy book study…and much more!!

What’s in it for you besides knowledge and networking? Door Prizes!! Each Region will give away door prizes to regional individuals who are able to attend the entirety of the meeting. We will spin the Wheel of Names to see who the lucky educators are!

Regional Special Education Directors

Fri, March 15, 2024 – Fri, March 15, 2024

Register Here.

Third Party Billing – CoP

Mon, March 18, 2024 – Mon, March 18, 2024

To access Medicaid funds to support Minnesota schools in building a school capacity to provide health related services to ensure all students benefit from their education.
The intended participants would be billers, third party billing coordinators.
Register Here

Regional Special Education Coordinators

Fri, March 22, 2024 – Fri, March 22, 2024

Register Here

Community of Practice – Speech Language Pathologists

Fri, March 22, 2024 – Fri, March 22, 2024

Join other Region IV Speech/Language Pathologists in working together in a Community of Practice (CoP) to support equitable and accessible educational services. The focus of the CoP for SLPs will be to share their knowledge and build new skills to improve students’ access to the general education curriculum. Come ready to learn together and share ideas that help speech pathologists every day.
Click here to register.

ECSE Leaders’ Meeting

Wed, April 3, 2024 – Wed, April 3, 2024

Virtual Event
Please register via the Workshop calendar.

Secondary Transitions CoP

Thu, April 4, 2024 – Thu, April 4, 2024

Click here to register

Region IV STAR/ASD CoP

Mon, April 8, 2024 – Mon, April 8, 2024

Register Here

Curriculum Leaders’ Network

Wed, April 10, 2024 – Wed, April 10, 2024

Lakes Country Service Cooperative is offering an opportunity to collaborate with other curriculum leaders from the area throughout the upcoming school year. The purpose of the Curriculum Leaders Network is three-fold:

to discuss current curriculum and resources
to examine emerging innovations in education
to develop connections and relationships with leaders around the region as a means of ongoing support throughout the year

The network is open to anyone in the region that has a role in leading curriculum, instruction and assessment in their district. The group plans to meet from 8:30 to 10:30 am at LCSC on October 11, December 13, February 14 and April 10. There is no cost, but we’d love to know if you are planning to attend.

Behavior CoP : Let’s Talk Behavior Support Sessions

Wed, April 10, 2024 – Wed, April 10, 2024

Register Here

DCD/ASD CoP

Thu, April 11, 2024 – Thu, April 11, 2024

Welcome to the 23-24 school year! We are thrilled to continue to collaborate with teachers in Regions 1,2 & 3 again this year for this Community of Practice. We have designed topics and presentations that will address concerns and challenges you face in your classrooms on a daily basis.

Please join us for an hour of fun and learning. The DCD Community of Practice will meet virtually on the second Thursday of each month from 3:15 – 4:15 pm. If you are able to attend, please use the below links to register for the meetings and to get a Google calendar invite with a Zoom link:

· April 11 – REGISTER HERE

A sneak peak at some planned topics: assessment tools and procedures (criteria and programming considerations), working with paraprofessionals, data-rich PLAAFS, measurable IEP goals/objectives and data collection, curriculum, literacy book study…and much more!!

What’s in it for you besides knowledge and networking? Door Prizes!! Each Region will give away door prizes to regional individuals who are able to attend the entirety of the meeting. We will spin the Wheel of Names to see who the lucky educators are!

Regional Special Education Directors

Fri, April 12, 2024 – Fri, April 12, 2024

Register Here

Deaf/Hard of Hearing (T/DHH) CoP

Tue, April 23, 2024 – Tue, April 23, 2024

Region 4 teachers of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (T/DHH) partner with the Region 1&2 T/DHH in a Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP will meet virtually four times across the year on topics that have been identified by regional teachers. Please join regional T/DHH colleagues to learn and work together on topics that promote access and work together to implement evidenced based practices.
Come ready to learn together & share ideas that help your colleagues every day! A link to connect to the virtual meeting will be sent to those registered.
Register Here

Region IV OT/PT CoP

Thu, April 25, 2024 – Thu, April 25, 2024

Register Here

Regional Special Education Coordinators

Fri, April 26, 2024 – Fri, April 26, 2024

Register Here.

Blind & Visual Impairments (BVI) CoP

Tue, April 30, 2024 – Tue, April 30, 2024

Region 4 and Region 1 & 2 teachers of students with Blind/Visual (BVI) Impairments partner together in a Community of Practice (CoP). The focus CoP will be for teachers of students with Blind/Visually Impairments to build new skills in the area of educational services and identify strategies for implementation of evidenced-based practices in schools.
Register Here

ECSE Leaders’ Meeting

Wed, May 1, 2024 – Wed, May 1, 2024

In Person
Lunch Provided
Please register via the Workshop calendar.

Annual Audiology School Calibrations

Mon, May 6, 2024 – Fri, May 10, 2024

Event Flyer
Midwest Special Instruments –

Annual Calibration Process for Hearing Screening Equipment – Audiometers, Tympanometers, and Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE)

Annual calibration of equipment used to screen hearing is recommended by the U. S Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Minnesota Department of Health to ensure the accuracy of each machine’s readings. Midwest Special Instruments is pleased to announce that calibration sites and dates have been determined for the Spring of 2024. It is important to pre-register machines for calibration. You will find instructions for completing the pre-registration process below and the download links to the Right.

Information includes:

Calibration site locations with Dates & Times (downloadable)
Registration forms (downloadable)
Calibration Prices (on the Registration form)
Equipment List Form (page 2 of Registration forms document)
Equipment labels (page 3 of Registration forms document)

Registration Form
Midwest Special Instruments Contact: Holli Glendenning, holli@midwestsi.com

Region IV School Psychologist

Tue, May 7, 2024 – Tue, May 7, 2024

Tyson Zitzow will present on “Special Education Assessment Considerations for English Learners” at the next School Psychologist CoP, May 7th from 8:45-12:00. Please note the slightly earlier timeframe due to wanting to have as much time as possible with Tyson that day.
A second meeting (part2) on the topic will be held at the fall School Psychologist meeting.
You may invite other colleagues to attend with you.
Register Here.

Regional Special Education Directors

Fri, May 10, 2024 – Fri, May 10, 2024

Register Here.

Regional Special Education Coordinators

Fri, May 17, 2024 – Fri, May 17, 2024

Register Here

Third Party Billing – CoP

Mon, May 20, 2024 – Mon, May 20, 2024

To access Medicaid funds to support Minnesota schools in building a school capacity to provide health related services to ensure all students benefit from their education.
The intended participants would be billers, third party billing coordinators.
Register Here

Regional Special Education Leaders

Thu, June 6, 2024 – Thu, June 6, 2024

Register Here

Ukeru

Tue, August 6, 2024 – Wed, August 7, 2024

Description

Ukeru is a crisis intervention program that offers an alternative to the use of restraints and seclusion. The program has helped schools reduce the use of restraint, seclusion, and injury. It is a behavioral and educational intervention program that is built on trauma informed care and conflict resolution as well as physical techniques that minimize the need for restraints and seclusion. Ukeru changes how we think about behavioral intervention. It is a training that helps staff recognize why an individual is exhibiting a particular behavior and how to offer meaningful intervention that includes a safe alternative to restraint.
Only staff who are identified as are or will be trainers for their district/coop are to participate in this training. Participants who successfully complete this training, will be able to training district staff on Ukeru interventions. This is a 2-day training for all those being initially trained in Ukeru. Those who completed the 2-day training last year only attend the Day 1 of training in order to renew their training certificate.
Registration Cost:
New Training:
LI Region IV cost is $tbd per trainer. Use Promo Code:
(Cost will include a set of pads that are part of the system if you are part of new building in your district.)
Non-Region IV Low Incidence, cost is $tbd per trainer plus the cost of equipment is the responsibility of that district/coop.
Renewal Training: For those needing to renew their training, attendance is required for just Day 1. Cost is $tbd.
Location: LCSC
This workshop is sponsored by Region IV’s Low Incidence & R-CSPD Projects through LCSC in cooperation with Special Education Cooperatives & school districts in Region IV. This activity is made possible (in whole or in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States & federal CFDA 84.173A, Special Education-Preschool.
Register Here

STAR Training

Thu, August 15, 2024 – Fri, August 16, 2024

STAR AUTISM PROGRAM: A Research-Based ABA Curriculum
The STAR Autism Program teaches children with autism the critical skills identified by the 2001 National Research Council. The ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) instructional methods of discrete trial training, pivotal response training and functional routines form the instructional base of this comprehensive program for children with autism. The STAR Program includes detailed lesson plans, teaching materials, data systems and a curriculum-based assessment for teaching in the six curricular areas of receptive language, expressive language, spontaneous language, functional routines, academics, and play & social skills.

Region IV Low Incidence Schools Cost:
$tbd per registrant or $tbd for each team of 3
Non-Region IV Schools Cost:
$tbd per registrant.
Let us know if you need any special accommodations or have any dietary needs when registering. In accordance with ADA requirements, LCSC is dedicated to making events accessible to all persons.
This workshop is sponsored by Region IV’s Low Incidence and R-CSPD Projects through Lakes Country Service Cooperative. This activity is made possible (in whole or in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States and federal CFDA 84.173A, Special Education – Preschool Grants.

Behavior Training – Understanding & Implementing Foundational Methods to Prevent Behavior(s)

Tue, August 20, 2024 – Wed, August 21, 2024

LCSC to Host Fergus Falls Chamber Cafe

Thu, November 14, 2024 – Thu, November 14, 2024