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COOPERATIVE

FOR
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
September 2015

ACES Mission
ACES is committed to
providing a full
continuum of special
education and
at-risk services for
students in member
districts from
pre-school through
12th grade, as well as,
to build the capacity
of the educators and
school systems in
addressing the issues
that interfere with
educational
outcomes.

ACES Vision
ACES will strive to be
a comprehensive
program of services
for students whose
behavioral
difficulties and
academic issues
interfere with their
educational
performance. The key
to this service
provision is the
active collaboration
amongst educators,
parents, students and
the community.

Important
Due Dates
Accept Assurance Statement
(ePeGs)
09/30/2015: Approval of Local
Compliance PlanCertification Statement sent
to Special Education
Compliance Department
http://dese.mo.gov/specialeducation/compliance/localcompliance-plan
09/30/2015: FY15 Part B Final
Expenditure
Report (ePeGs)
09/30/2015: Coordinating
Early Intervening Services
Reporting Verification
Form (FY15 Part B FER in
ePeGs)
10/15/2015: Core Data Staff
Assignments & Caseloads
10/17/2015: FER for ECSE
(ePeGs)

Upcoming
Trainings

Monthly
To Do List

Special Education Administrators Schedule Initial & Renewal CPI

Conference September 27-29th
at Tan-Tar-A.

Register at www.mo-case.org

Paraprofessional Training
October 6, 2015
February 25, 2016

Trainings as needed

Update Public Notice & Post on

New Special Education Teacher

Cohort Meetings
(NWMSU CIE Building):
September 15th, 2015
December 8th, 2015

January 12th, 2016

March 15th, 2016

LASE Meetings

(Maryville Administration
Building):
October 15th, 2015

District Website S&I 100.10100.40

Adopt Local Compliance Plan at
Board Meeting
Conduct Annual
Private/Parochial/Homeschool
Meeting S&I 100.300
ACES FY16 Installment 1 invoices
will be arriving this month.
Begin preparing for October
Core Data reporting-staff
assignments and caseloads
Begin initial planning for MAP-A
assessment.
Review Special Education
Program Review Report-released
this month.

December 3rd, 2015

January 21st, 2016

DESE Due Dates can be found here:

http://k12reports.dese.mo.gov/Data_a
cquisition_calendar/

March 10th, 2016

Self-Assessment Training

Directors Desk

(Cohort 2): October 14, 2015

NWMSU

The month of August seems to have come and gone in a whirlwind! It has been great to be in our districts
seeing many old and new faces, and we are all excited to get established in a routine soon!
This year we have added a Social Worker intern, Brittnie Morgan. You will likely see her in many of your
districts working with your staff and students. We are excited about the youthful enthusiasm she brings, as
well as, a variety of experiences that help her in working with your students this year.
As a reminder, ACES will continue to complete the following Compliance requirements for Districts:
Public Notice-radio version, please post the Public Notice on your school districts website
I would also like to remind you that you will want to be sure to know which Cohort group your district is in
this year. I have included the first training date for Cohort 2 in this newsletter.
CAP
Cohort 1
Albany
Fairfax
King City
Nodaway Holt
Pattonsburg
Stanberry
West Nodaway

2015-2016
Self-Assessment
Cohort 2
Jefferson
Maryville
North Nodaway
South Holt
Tarkio
Union Star
Worth County

Maintain
Cohort 3
Avenue City
Craig
Mound City
North Andrew
Northeast Nodaway
Rock Port
South Nodaway

Please dont hesitate to contact an ACES staff member if you have questions! -Tamara

ACES Board
Meeting Schedule
August 5th, 11:00 AM
Maryville R-2 C.O.
August 13th, 1:00 PM
October 21st, 2015
January 20th, 2016
April 1st, 2016

ACES Monthly
Data Report

Compliance
Corner

August Statistics

Please review the process for requesting testing

Diagnostic Assessments: 7
School Psychologist Behavior Visits: 0
School Social Worker Visits: 19
Social Worker Trainings Conducted: 8
Director Visits: 11
Director Trainings Conducted: 8

ACES
1212A S. Main Street
Maryville, MO 64468
660.582.3768
Director
Tamara Lynn

or school psychologist services.

http://www.aces.maryville.k12.mo.us/
Compliance updates will be given at the first
LASE meeting, so dont miss it!
There is a new checkbox on the Notice of
Action indicating Initial Eligibility-be sure to
check it out.
Be sure to know what Cohort your district is
in, and stay tuned for Cohort training
updates. I have included the listing on the
front of the newsletter.

Good schools, like good societies and good families,

celebrate and cherish diversity.
Deborah Meier

Finance Updates

lynnt@maryville.k12.mo.us

New Early Childhood (ECSE)FER

Office Manager
Heather Griffith

In September, the Special Education Finance section will be rolling out a new reporting system for Early
Childhood Special Education (ECSE) expenditures within ePeGS. The new reporting system will be
more efficient and less time consuming to complete. However, there are significant changes from the way
data is reported in the current system, including some of the items listed below:

griffith@maryville.k12.mo.us

Educational Diagnostician
Jodie Kurtz
kurtjod@maryville.k12.mo.us

Social Workers
Lisa Christmas
lisachristmas@maryville.k12.mo.us
660.254.6136

Debbie Griffith-Fujinami
dfujinami@maryville.k12.mo.us
660.254.6133

Donna Hurt
hurt@maryville.k12.mo.us
660.254.6134

-Payments will be based on the expenditures reported in the Annual Secretary of the Board Report
(ASBR) under function codes 1280 and 2559.
-Districts will no longer enter staff FTE and/or caseloads; this data will be pulled from MOSIS.
-Contracted ECSE providers must be entered into MOSIS with a program code of 19 in order for these
positions to pull onto the ECSE Expenditure Report.
-Contracted therapy providers will be held to caseload standards starting July 1, 2016 (this will not
impact reimbursement for the 2014-15 expenditures).
-Leases will be self-reported by the district in the FER and do not have to be submitted to the
Department.
-The End of the Year count will be utilized from the MOSIS June reporting cycle. This is a cumulative
count of all kids served in the ECSE program throughout the year.

Mental Health Tidbits

Coping Skills
Coping skills are tools that people use to help improve their emotional state, and can be tailored to each individual.
The key is figuring out a unique list of coping skills that work for each person. Ideally, when one begins to feel
stressed, sad, agitated, or angry, coping skills can be implemented to help regulate their emotions in order to avoid a
loss of control. Developing a coping skills list should be done when you are calm and your thoughts are clear. Not all
coping skills will work in all settings, therefore identifying coping skills for each setting would be best (home, school,
etc.). The following is a list of ideas, but do not limit yourself. It is best for the individual that will be using the coping
skills to be a part of making the list in order for it to be effective and for them to be invested.
*Take long steady deep breaths * Get a drink of water * Splash water on your face * Push on a wall * Take a short walk or do other physical
exercise * Think about a favorite place that feels positive and safe * Tense & relax muscles * Say positive things to yourself * Talk to someone
who makes you feel safe * Laugh * Tell a joke * Write in a journal * Tear /rip up paper * Draw * Ride a bike * Take a nap * Play with play
dough * Blow bubbles * Color * Play with your favorite toy * Listen to music * Call a friend * Sing a song * Play a game * Read * Play
favorite sport * Eat a snack * Play with pets * Go to a park * Dance *