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Optimal Approaches for Evaluation Personnel Monthly Webinar Series
Using Data to Drive Special Education Referrals and Decision-Making





  • This interactive webinar is a part of a series of webinars designed to support special education evaluation personnel, including educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, and speech-language pathologists. These webinars feature highly respected presenters in the field of special education. Join us in learning all year long through exceptional online opportunities. Reinforce your current knowledge and add new tools to your tool box.
  • These convenient live webinars can be accessed from your personal electronic device at the times specified. These live webinars are provided through a Zoom platform and will not be available for viewing at the Region 4 location. Participants will receive an email with a link to complete Zoom registration prior to the webinar. After completing the Zoom registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
  • Continuing education units from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) will be available for participants that register, access the webinar, and watch the webinar in its entirety. A Region 4 Certificate of Attendance will be provided via email one to two weeks after the webinar once attendance is finalized and recorded. This session is partially funded through state and federal grants.


Important Session Information:



Effective decision-making in the special education referral process requires a data-driven approach. This session will explore key data sources that school teams can use to guide referrals, ensuring that students receive appropriate support and services. Participants will learn how to interpret and utilize student intervention data from multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to make informed decisions. Additionally, the session will highlight the role of curriculum-based measures (CBMs) in assessing student progress and determining the need for further evaluation. By integrating these data sources, educators can strengthen the referral process, differentiate between instructional gaps and disabilities, and enhance student outcomes. Through case studies and practical examples, attendees will gain strategies for effectively applying data in their decision-making processes.

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify potential data sources that could assist school teams in making informed decisions regarding referrals for special education.

2. Interpret and utilize student intervention data from multi-tiered systems of support.

3. Describe curriculum-based measures and their importance in the special education referral and evaluation process.

This is an intermediate course, offered for 0.3 ASHA CEUs.

Financial Disclosures: Dr. Beth Darbe is an employee of Region 4 Education Service Center. Nonfinancial Disclosures: Dr. Beth Darbe does not have any relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

 


T-TESS/T-PESS:
Dimension 1.2: Data and Assessment, Dimension 1.3: Knowledge of Students, Dimension 4.3: Professional Development

Registration for this session has ended
Session ID:
1829467
Credits Available:
(0.3) ASHA CEU
(3) Clock Hours
(3) CPE
(3) NASP
Contact Person:
April Thomas
Registration Fee:
$20.00
Instructor(s):
Beth Darbe, Region 4 ESC
Audience:
Educational Diagnosticians, Psychologists, Special Education Teachers, Speech Language Pathologists
Date Time Location
6/5/2025 12:30 PM - 3:45 PM Log-in information will be emailed., Online Course
Date:
6/5/2025
Time:
12:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Location:
Log-in information will be emailed., Online Course


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Region 4 Education Service Center
7145 West Tidwell Road Houston, Texas 77092-2096                                                        
713.462.7708 | PHONE

Region 4 is making improvements to the McKinney Conference Center and will invite guests to experience the difference in August of 2024

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