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OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION Department of Communication Disorders

Karen Dorsey, Supervisor, Region 1 Drew Service Center Phone: 873-6075 Fax: 664-5683 Cheryl Lang, Supervisor, Region 2 Northeast Service Center Phone: 252-3092 Fax: 252-3043 Michele DelCorvo, Coordinator, Region 3 Drew Service Center Phone: 873-6160 Fax: 664-5683 Sheryl Covington, Supervisor, Region 4 3rd Floor, Albert Kahn Bldg. Phone: 870-3481 Fax: 873-3274 **STAFF NOTES – FEBRUARY 2010** __ ** STAFF MEETING ** __ Our February Staff Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February. The mandatory staff meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. Location information is as follows:

** Detroit, MI 48201 ** .  __ ** PROOF OF CCC ** __ If you are hired as a Speech Pathologist-CCC, please submit proof of your 2010 membership as soon as you renew to the Human Resources Department - 4th Floor, Albert Kahn Bldg., Attention: Ms. Barbara M. Proof may be a copy of your membership card, or a copy of a confirmation letter from ASHA. Please include your DPS file number with your proof information.

__** COMPLIANCE MONITORING DUE ** __ Your updated Compliance Monitoring Report is due to your Supervisor/Coordinator by Wednesday, February, 2010. Any changes or updates since your last submission should be written/typed in red ink. __ Refer to your Department Calendar for due dates and other important dates. __ **MEDICAID UPDATE** __ Your kindness and generosity have yielded great dividends! Your gift will be presented to Sylvetta at our December staff meeting. Thank you for your participation and for your caring. Your willingness to go above and beyond is demonstrated time and time again. __ **DECEMBER 1ST COUNT** __ Your efforts to get ERM (REED)/MET/IEPT paperwork completed for the December 1st special education count were commendable! If you still have IEPs that were completed by the December 1st cut-off date, please hand deliver or fax them to your Supervisor immediately. Thank you for your hard work and your dedication to our children. __ **WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE ** __ Winter break officially commences at the close of the school day, Friday, February 12, 2010. We return to work on Monday, February 22, 2010. __ **HAVE YOU ZANGLED?** __ If you did not attend both Zangle training sessions, please inform your Supervisor/ Coordinator immediately. If you have attended both sessions, you should now be conducting all your REED, MET and IEP meetings electronically. Continue to forward a copy of these documents to your Supervisor/Coordinator. You should also be in the process of Medicaid reporting using Service Tracker. If you have questions/concerns regarding input, please contact the following persons for Medicaid support: Regina S : 313- Tanisha V : 313-
 * OTHER DUE DATES ** __

Contact the Zangle Help Desk for data entry questions/concerns. __**Be aware**__, the email address previously forwarded to you for Anusha has been changed. Note correct spelling of her name. a Kosaraju: 734- @hotmail.com Vanessa F: 734-3 @comcast.net __ **AS A REMINDER** __ The accompanying attachment, Handling SEE Placements, is offered to remind you of the process for adding students who come to DPS with an IEP from another district. If you have continuing questions or concerns regarding this process, please contact your Supervisor/ Coordinator.

__ **PARENT SIGNATURE ON 3 YEAR REEVALUATION DOCUMENTS** __ If you are unable to obtain the parent signature on the 3 year REED and/or 3 year IEP, please document 3 attempts, then proceed. Lack of parental signature on these documents must not prevent you from meeting your timelines. __ **ASSIGNMENT CHANGES** __

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