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Full Learning Ser ies Schedule:
April 30\, 2026 Student Centered Transition Planning
M ay 28\, 2026 Know Your Key Community Partners for Effective Transition Pla nning
June 25\, 2026 Building Social Networks to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes
July 30\, 2026 Understanding Employment Supports for Youths wi th Disabilities
August 27\, 2026 Opening Doors: Students-Centered Posts econdary Education Pathways for All Learners
September 24\, 2026 Buildi ng Self-Determination Through Self-Directed IEPs: Practical Tools for Impl ementation LOCATION: SUMMARY:FMPTIC Student Centered Transition Learning Series: Know Your Key C ommunity Partners for Effective Transition Planning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:b4dbe83b-5607-479c-b5a0-87185dcd59b9 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611 DESCRIPTION:

Join the IESE Network and Dr. PJ Caposey for a FREE Administ rators Academy (AA#3849).

If we are honest\, evaluation has drifted in a lot of schools. It gets completed. It gets filed. It satisfies the r equirement. But too often\, it does not fundamentally sharpen instruction.
This Administrator Academy is built around a simple premise: if we are going to spend this much time evaluating teachers\, it should meaningfull y improve practice. We will take a serious look at the instructional pract ices that matter most in special education classrooms and align them thoug htfully to the Danielson Framework. Not to add complexity. Not to create a nother initiative. But to make sure what we are observing\, scripting\, an d discussing is actually connected to student growth. When there is tight alignment between expectations\, observation\, and feedback\, evaluation b ecomes a leadership tool. When there isn’t\, it becomes an annual exerci se. Participants will leave with practical structures and language they ca n immediately use in their own buildings. More importantly\, they will lea ve with a clearer lens for how to lead the evaluation process instead of j ust managing it.

Assess the current culture of observation and evaluation in their building and deter mine whether it is driving instructional growth or reinforcing compliance habits.
Strengthen the connection betwe en the instructional practices they expect to see and the framework they u se to evaluate them.
Examine their curr ent evaluation process and identify where time is being invested well—an d where it is not producing a meaningful return.
Develop an observation approach that supports continued teacher growth while respecting the real time constraints administrators face.
Guide teachers in building focused profess ional growth plans rooted in clearly defined\, locally understood standard s of proficient practice.
Lead staff co nversations that build shared clarity around what strong special education instruction looks like in their context.
Use AI appropriately within the evaluation process to help organize evi dence\, surface patterns\, and strengthen feedback\, while keeping profess ional judgment and final decisions firmly in the hands of the evaluator.

LOCATION:Via Zoom SUMMARY:AA#3849 Changing School Culture Through the Teacher Evaluation Proc ess (With a Focus on Supporting Special Educators) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:89b51967-9e06-4fb6-bf00-a713998f70a2 DTSTART:20260611T090000 DTEND:20260611T110000 DESCRIPTION:2 Hr Admin PD\nAdmin and Sped coordinators\nInitial Sped Referr als/ReEvaluations/Request for Evals mid cycle\nSuspensions/Manifestations\ nUpdated Laws (504 Updates)\nTimelines for SPED\nDraft District SPED book LOCATION:Thornton Fractional South High School\, 18500 Burnham Ave\, Lansin g\, IL 60438\, USA SUMMARY:SPED Law Update and How to Contribute to the IEP process as an Admi n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:ab1625b8-6472-4f98-b7b7-14a728954c41 DTSTART:20260625T163000 DTEND:20260625T173000 DESCRIPTION:Join Family Matters and the IESE Network to gain practical tool s\, implementation strategies\, and systems-level knowledge to support stu dents in achieving meaningful outcomes in employment\, education\, and ind ependent living.

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Register on the Family Matte rs webpage HERE
Learn more about Family M atters HERE

Ful l Learning Series Schedule:
April 30\, 2026 Student Centered Transition Planning
May 28\, 2026 Know Your Key Community Partners for Effective Transition Planning
June 25\, 2026 Building Social Networks to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes
July 30\, 2026 Understanding Employment Supports for Youths with Disabilities
August 27\, 2026 Opening Doors: Students- Centered Postsecondary Education Pathways for All Learners
September 24 \, 2026 Building Self-Determination Through Self-Directed IEPs: Practical Tools for Implementation LOCATION: SUMMARY:FMPTIC Learning Series: Building Social Networks to Improve Postsec ondary Outcomes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:f2368016-d811-43c0-9730-eba83bba8514 DTSTART:20260730T163000 DTEND:20260730T173000 DESCRIPTION:Join Family Matters and the IESE Network to gain practical tool s\, implementation strategies\, and systems-level knowledge to support stu dents in achieving meaningful outcomes in employment\, education\, and ind ependent living.

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Register on the Family Matte rs webpage HERE
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Full Learning Series Schedule:
April 30\, 2026 Student Cente red Transition Planning
May 28\, 2026 Know Your Key Community Partners for Effective Transition Planning
June 25\, 2026 Building Social Networ ks to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes
July 30\, 2026 Understanding Emplo yment Supports for Youths with Disabilities
August 27\, 2026 Opening Do ors: Students-Centered Postsecondary Education Pathways for All LearnersSeptember 24\, 2026 Building Self-Determination Through Self-Directed IE Ps: Practical Tools for Implementation LOCATION: SUMMARY:FMPTIC Learning Series: Understanding Employment Supports for Youth s with Disabilities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:da55fc21-275c-407a-ac39-b98d2d6b7fb5 DTSTART:20260813T123000 DTEND:20260813T150000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Martinsville Jr-Sr High School\, 255 W Cumberland St\, Martinsvill e\, IL 62442\, USA SUMMARY:Area 4: Martinsville CUSD 3 Sped PD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:9f4b6505-2844-4cea-a09c-064ae5a80cb9 DTSTART:20260827T163000 DTEND:20260827T173000 DESCRIPTION:Join Family Matters and the IESE Network to gain practical tool s\, implementation strategies\, and systems-level knowledge to support stu dents in achieving meaningful outcomes in employment\, education\, and ind ependent living.

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Register on the Family Matte rs webpage HERE
Learn more about Family Matters HERE

Full Learning Series Schedule:
April 30\, 2026 Student Centered Transition Planning
May 28\, 2026 Know Your Key Commu nity Partners for Effective Transition Planning
June 25\, 2026 Building Social Networks to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes
July 30\, 2026 Under standing Employment Supports for Youths with Disabilities
August 27\, 2 026 Opening Doors: Students-Centered Postsecondary Education Pathways for All Learners
September 24\, 2026 Building Self-Determination Through Se lf-Directed IEPs: Practical Tools for Implementation LOCATION: SUMMARY:FMPTIC Learning Series: Opening Doors: Students-Centered Postsecond ary Education Pathways for All Learners END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:a39c131a-6806-49a1-a4a7-f70771a9be8f DTSTART:20260918T080000 DTEND:20260918T150000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Martinsville Jr-Sr High School\, 255 W Cumberland St\, Martinsvill e\, IL 62442\, USA SUMMARY:Area 4: Martinsville CUSD 3 Sped PD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260523T130154Z UID:53b40ddb-9681-4e1a-98b7-1b935b619679 DTSTART:20260924T163000 DTEND:20260924T173000 DESCRIPTION:Join Family Matters and the IESE Network to gain practical tool s\, implementation strategies\, and systems-level knowledge to support stu dents in achieving meaningful outcomes in employment\, education\, and ind ependent living.

Earn 1.0 PDH

Register on the Family Matte rs webpage HERE
Lear n more about Family Matters HERE

Full Learning Series Schedule:
A pril 30\, 2026 Student Centered Transition Planning
May 28\, 2026 Know Your Key Community Partners for Effective Transition Planning
June 25\, 2026 Building Social Networks to Improve Postsecondary Outcomes
July 3 0\, 2026 Understanding Employment Supports for Youths with Disabilities
August 27\, 2026 Opening Doors: Students-Centered Postsecondary Education Pathways for All Learners
September 24\, 2026 Building Self-Determinat ion Through Self-Directed IEPs: Practical Tools for Implementation LOCATION: SUMMARY:FMPTIC Learning Series: Building Self-Determination Through Self-Di rected IEPs: Practical Tools for Implementation END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR