St. Croix River Education District

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An exciting opportunity awaits you right outside your doorstep!  Please join Dona Yetter, Teacher Preparation and Development Coordinator for North Branch Area Public Schools, on November 12, 2013 from 6:00-7:00pm at the North Branch Area Education Center, 38705 Grand Avenue, Room 126, to hear more about the St. Cloud State University Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Certificate Program coming to North Branch starting in the Summer of 2014. 

The cohort will be completing three required core courses through a hybrid model with combined face to face class sessions and online components.  Summer 2014 will include six face to face class sessions.  Both Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 will consist of three all day Saturday class sessions and the rest of the course requirements offered in an online group learning format.

Please contact Dona Yetter (see below) for more information regarding this opportunity, including how earning this ASD certificate will assist you in obtaining the new ASD licensure in Minnesota.  Also, Dona needs to know how many SCRED teachers are interested in this program before opening it up to other neighboring districts so be sure to express your interest to her as soon as possible!

Dona Yetter
Teacher Preparation and Development Coordinator
651-674-1071
[email protected]

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We will update the blog as often as we have information to share.  If you have questions, please feel free to post them or ask your Unique Learner's Manager or Special Education Director.  We look forward to seeing you soon and to another successful year!

Best,
Sarah Brown

The first SCRED Paperwork Party was held on October 22, 2013 and received rave reviews from those who attended. The Paperwork Parties are designed to be an additional support for all of you in the area of due process. Don't just take our word for it; here's what some of your colleagues had to say!

1. We will now be offering two SCRED paperwork parties simultaneously - one in the North and one in the South to cut down on people's drive time.  Specific locations and times will be announced via the Punchbowl email invitation that you will receive in the next week.  
2. We will no longer be offering short professional development sessions during the Paperwork Party due to low levels of interest and attendance. The one on one or small group consultation with SCRED staff proved to be more valuable. We will continue to fold any pertinent professional development topics into SCRED networking days and/or department meetings.