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“The concept of a child’s ‘wholeness’ includes not only academic functioning, but also all the components affecting the child’swell being and overall health—specifically the social and emotional, behavioral and physical health of the child.”- Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), 2011, Topical Brief 3A few years ago, SERC collaborated with the CSDE to help determine how to include all aspects of children’sfunctioning into a framework for their academic success. Ultimately, this “whole-child” concept was incorporatedinto Connecticut’s process of implementing Scientific Research-Based Interventions (SRBI). SERC professionaldevelopment for 2013-2014 is based on this whole-child approach, and in some cases the professional developmentis focused specifically on outcomes in social and emotional or physical health. For example, SERC has initiativesdedicated to:theWholeThe CT Child Nutrition Training Institute, which SERCcoordinates with the CSDE to provide training and technical assistance toschool nutrition programs. For more information, contact Sarah Bourque,CCNTI Coordinator, SERC, (860) 632-1485, ext. 381 or bourque@ctserc.org.Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports(www.ctserc.org/pbis), in which SERC and its partners work with schoolsto implement a school-wide system of behavioral practices. Contact: MichelleWeaver, Consultant on the PBIS Initiative, ext. 364 or weaver@ctserc.org.The State Personnel Development Grant (www.ctserc.org/spdg), dedicated to expanding SRBI statewide. Contact: Michelle LeBrun-Griffi n, SPDG Project Coordinator, ext. 321, or griffi n@ctserc.org.ChildSERC also offers technical assistance withStudent Success Plans, which includeacademic, career, social and emotional, andphysical components.For more information on our opportunitiesrelated to PBIS, SPDG, or Student SuccessPlans, refer to the Table of Contents on page 7.
What ProfessionalDevelopmentDevelopment is Required?The following outlines the latest statutory language in Connecticut.from the CT State Department of Education Bureau of Special Education,Bureau Bulletin, April 15, 2013New requirements regarding professional development in the areas ofspecial education and individualized education programs (IEPs) werepassed in the 2012 session of the Connecticut General Assembly andthe June 12, 2012 Special Session. Beginning July 1, 2013, as part of theannual 18 hours of professional development that each school districtis required to make available to all certified employees, information onthe following topics should be provided. The first bullet applies to allteachers; the second bullet applies only to special education teacherswho have positions requiring special education endorsements:• For all certified teachers: “…the growth anddevelopment of exceptional children, includinghandicapped and gifted and talented childrenand children who may require special education,including, but not limited to, children with attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder or learning disabilities,and methods for identifying, planning for andworking effectively with special needs children in aregular classroom, including, but not limited to,implementation of student individualized educationprograms…” [Public Act 12-173, Section 3 (a)(3)]• For special educators in a position requiringspecial education endorsements: “…training in theimplementation of student individualized educationprograms and the communication of individualizededucation program procedures to parents or guardiansof students who require special education and relatedservices for certified employees with an endorsementin special education who hold a position requiringsuch an endorsement . . .” [Public Act 12-2, Section138(b)(5)]No specific minimum number of hours of professional developmentare required to address the two areas above. As part of each district’splanning of professional development, we urge district administrators,directors of special education and teachers’ representatives to meet toconsider effective ways to include these two areas of information andtraining in the professional development provided for all educators andspecial educators.1
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