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Auglaize County

Educational Service Center

Digging Up Some Fun! By Katie Dietrich, MD Teacher at New Bremen Elementary

Mrs. Dietrich’s classroom has been exploring Geology

through the Attainment Curriculum and various hands on

activities the past month using 2nd, 4th, and 6th grade

common core and extended standards. Her classroom

discussed how rocks were different and even broke open

geodes

containing

beautiful

minerals.

The students

created a

vermi-

compost and

actually have worms as class pets turning organic

waste into soil. After learning about various

landforms and types of erosion and weathering,

students created and painted salt dough maps.

Community

Helpers Visit the

Classroom

By Kris Chiles, Preschool

Teacher at St. Marys

Primary

Community Helpers

came to the St. Marys

Preschool to talk to

the students. The

Fire Department.

talked

about fire safety and the students were allowed to go up into the fire truck. The

Police Department talked about Halloween safety, how they keep the community

safe, and explained when to use 911. The Auglaize County Sheriff’s Department

and the St. Marys Police Department demonstrated with their K9 unit.

Curriculum Department News By Mary Riepenhoff, Curriculum Director, & Kelli Tebbe, Curriculum Coordinator

Resident Educator Program This month, resident educators (RE) 1, 2, 3, and 4 gathered to learn from each other’s experiences

while receiving support they need to complete requirements of the Resident Educator Program.

Ohio Teacher Evaluation Scale (OTES) was a common thread for resident educators in years 1 and 2.

From breaking apart the rubric to reflecting on teaching practices to discussing the teaching practices of other educators, the teachers

gained better understanding of the teacher evaluation system from the teacher and principal’s

perspective.

Third year teachers were given time to discuss RE tasks and collaborate on ideas. The Learn

to Lead Module was the primary focus of RE-4s. This valuable online learning resource

provides teachers with resources to reflect on themselves as leaders and explore options to

become leaders in their districts.

Resident Educator Mentor Training The Resident Educator program provides a coaching opportunity for beginning teachers. Mentors are a required part of the program.

Educators from all districts have stepped up to guide resident teachers through their first few critical years. Their job as a coach is to

motivate, support, and provide learning opportunities for new teachers to reflect on their teaching practice. To support mentors,

online training has been created by Kelli Tebbe. This online delivery is designed to save mentors time while updating them on the

2015-2016 Resident Educator.

Master Teacher What will you learn becoming a Master Teacher? Master Teachers are teachers with at least seven years of teaching

experience who have completed the application process. Candidates reflect on their teaching practice in order to

demonstrate excellence inside and outside of the classroom through consistent leadership and focused collaboration

to enhance student learning. A master teacher is continually learning new ways to improve instruction and grow

professionally.

The ACESC will hold periodic meetings for those needing support through this process. A committee will meet in

April to score Master Teacher portfolios.

Believe In Ohio Local educators and business professionals attended a Believe in Ohio workshop to learn more about the students

as entrepreneur program and competition. Funds are available to support implementation of the program. Last year

over 3,000 students participated in the state-wide competition. The goal of the Believe in Ohio program this school

year is to reach 6,000 students. We are excited to see the work of the students in the Auglaize-Mercer area who will

participate in the Believe in Ohio program!

District Book Study Participating in a book study, a local district’s staff is exploring strategies to engage students in the classroom using

Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work by Phillip Schlechty. During the course of this year,

educators will meet to discuss and engage in collaborative activities, reflect on their teaching practice, and learn new ways to

engage students in the classroom; all focused on increasing student expectation and achievement.

High School Teachers Data Dive

High school teachers examined data from their high school’s ACT, Ohio grade card, OGT, and their SLO pre-assessments. Great

assessment practices which came from the high school data sessions include: Provide students an ‘I don’t know’ option when writing

pre-assessments. This option allows the teacher to know that students did not guess on answers. Another practice which helps the

teacher identify specific areas of the curriculum where individual, groups or classes of students have misconceptions or limited

knowledge on pre-assessments. If each question is labeled or coded to content standards on all pre-

assessments, the teacher can use the results in lesson design.

Pictured above are Opportunity For

Youth science teacher, Mr. Bob

Sheets, and student Collin

Armstrong at the Fairgrounds

picking up candy and debris

following the Wapakoneta

Halloween Parade. The Chamber

of Commerce donated $150.00 to

OFY for its assistance with this

clean-up. The money will be used

to provide peanut butter, bread, and

granola bars for students.

ALICE Safety Training

By Karen Smith, Assistant Superintendent

Sixty-five ACECS employees participated in the ALICE refresher safety training. Twenty-

two employees from the ACESC, SST6, Head Start, New Bremen and Minster completed

the full ALICE safety training course on October 23. Representatives from the Auglaize

County Sheriff’s department provided the training.

Auglaize County Educational (A.C.E.) Academy By Jen Korte, Director

ACE Academy provides a rigorous education for K-12 grade

students, who access their curriculum from home using technology.

Highly qualified teachers (including intervention specialists) teach

students through both online tools and face-to-face tutoring.

Blended Learning:

A combination of face-to-face and online learning to meet the needs of all

students based on academic data.

Personalized Learning:

A variety of educational programs, learning experiences, instructional

approaches, and academic support strategies that address learning

needs, interests, learning style, goals, and backgrounds of students.

School-Within-A-School Model: SWS

This approach establishes within the home school a smaller educational unit

to provide services based on student need. This is created, built,

supported, and modified on district needs:

Credit Recovery

Course Options

Course Conflicts

Home-based Instruction

Course Options:

A variety of educational programs to expand

opportunities for students.

Course Conflict

Credit Recovery

Acceleration

Summer School

Additional Course Offerings:

World Language Exploration

Connections

For any district suggestions, needs, requests, etc., contact:

Jen Korte, 419.738.4572 jkorte@auglaizeesc.org www.go2ace.org

SST6 Professional Development Opportunities:

Nov. 6 — How to Identify & Resolve Ethical Dilemmas

Nov. 6—Apps Attack: Apps to Use During Speech Therapy

Nov. 12—Ohio Means Jobs & Career Advising Train the Trainer

For more information, check out their website at www.sst6.org,

and view the Professional Development Calendar or call 419-738-9224.

Parade Clean-Up

ALICE Take Down

ALICE Scenarios

Team Captain for a Day

By Megan Miller, MD Teacher at Wapakoneta High School

On Friday, October 2, Kaleb Feathers was

chosen as the Honorary Team Captain of the

Wapakoneta Redskins Football team! During

the school day many of the senior football

players, team captains, and Coach Moyer came

to the classroom to officially make him their

captain for the Celina game. Kaleb talked to the

players and coach and was given a Wapakoneta

football t-shirt to wear to the game.

Later that night, Kaleb participated in the coin toss and was honored on the

field! Miss Miller, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Homan came to the game to cheer him

on and to help honor his achievements! Congratulations Kaleb, we are all

proud of you!

Auglaize County Autism Team (A-Team)

By Katie Dietrich, Multiple Disabilities Teacher

The Auglaize County Autism Team (A-Team) has been working together

for more than 5 years on providing supports for students with Autism

Spectrum Disorders in Auglaize County. The A-Team consists of Kelly

Schattschneider, Michelle Wilson and Katie Dietrich.

On Thursday, October 15, the A-Team kicked off their ASD

Supports Presenter Series with a wonderful presentation by Denise Sawan-Caruso,

M.A., CCC-SLP. The presentation entitled, “Behavior and Developmental

Disabilities: How Do I Tell the Difference,” reviewed typical and non-typical

development in young children and adolescents along with some characteristics at

each age. Sawan-Caruso gave examples of behaviors and evidence-based

techniques to accommodate various behaviors in the classroom and at home.

Parents, teachers, therapists, and paraprofessionals came to listen to the

presentation held at the Auglaize County Educational Service Center. The team

will be providing two more speakers in the winter and spring of 2016.

The A-Team worked with Sawan-Caruso over the last 5 years. A district cohort was created by

the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) and State Support Team Region 6

(SST6) to provide autism support teams throughout Ohio. The team has had the opportunity to

speak at OCALICON (national autism and disabilities conference in Columbus) and a local

Autism conference in Wapakoneta. A system of visual supports called the T.O.T.E. Cards was

developed by the team. These cards give a consistent visual for ten commonly used phrases

(sit, stand, quiet, nice work, etc.) and four techniques to try (speech and language, fine motor,

gross motor, and educational) on the back of the card. These cards are available on the

Auglaize County ESC website (www.auglaizeesc.org).

Thanks to all Physical Therapy professionals.

October was National Physical Therapy month.

Physical Therapy in School Settings

Physical therapy is one of the related services under Part B of IDEA and is provided to support the student’s

Individualized Education Program (IEP). Physical therapists are members of a multidisciplinary school team that

ensures a free and appropriate education for students with disabilities to prepare them for further education,

employment, and independent living. Using their unique expertise in movement and function, particularly related to the

neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems. The school-based physical therapist promotes motor development and the

student’s participation in everyday routines and activities that are part of the educational program.

The physical therapist performs therapeutic interventions, including compensation, remediation and prevention

strategies and adaptations, focusing on functional mobility and safe, efficient access and participation in activities and

routines in natural learning environments. Specific roles and responsibilities include:

Gathering appropriate information from students, parents and other team members regarding the child’s functional

motor performance in school settings

Selecting, administering and interpreting a variety of screening instruments and standardized measurement tools;

Examining and evaluating eligible students’ strengths and needs to establish their ability to participate in

meaningful school activities and routines with or without assistance;

Participating in team meetings, including parent conferences;

Participating in the IEP/504 process, including collaboratively determining the need for physical therapy as a related

service (IDEA) or as a reasonable accommodation (504);

Forming partnerships and working with other team members in the school setting to promote an effective physical

therapy plan of care;

Coordinating physical therapy interventions within the school program;

Adapting environments to facilitate student access and participation in the educational program;

Functioning as a consultant to other school personnel, parents, and students to coordinate the delivery of physical

therapy services, which may include:

o interpretation of assessments and recommendations;

o explanation of the potential impact of developmental, medical and/or sensorimotor problems on school

performance;

o instruction of other caregivers in the physical management of students, such as safe lifting, positioning,

assisted ambulation, gross motor programs, vocational tasks, leisure activities, and/or equipment use;

and

o setting realistic expectations for student performance in school;

o selecting, modifying, or customizing adaptive equipment and assistive technology.

Educating school personnel and families to promote inclusion of students within the educational experience by

developing, demonstrating, training, and monitoring the effectiveness of strategies and intervention activities, using

data to make decisions. This includes the use of assistive technology for access and participation in the general

education curriculum;

Supporting the safe transportation of students;

Referring students to other related service personnel and to healthcare providers as appropriate;

Serving as a liaison among school, medical personnel, and medical equipment vendors;

Physical Therapists are members of a school team that ensures a free and appropriate education for students

with disabilities to prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.

For any questions or additional information, please contact Monica Herr, Senior Congressional Affairs Specialist, at

monicaherr@apta.org or 703-706-3156, or Deborah Crandall, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, at

deborahcrandall@apta.org or 703-706-3177.