DATE:
November 10, 2015
TO:
All Principals
All Special Education Staff
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator of Curric./Staff Development & Special Programs
Lisa Robinson, Director of Special Education
Julie Brown, Program Specialist
SUBJECT:
Training for Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
The Special Education Department will provide training to special educators in preparation for the upcoming Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessment. There are additional required components that the special educator must complete prior to giving the assessment. Since Utah will be utilizing the Integrated Model of DLM beginning this fall, there will be 2 testing windows. The first window start date has been postponed from opening on October 7, 2015 to November 16, 2015. The first window will be open from November 16, 2015 - February 29, 2016.
The training opportunities will consist of instructional time blocks as well as drop in Help blocks. Each 2-hour session will be made up of 4–30 minute blocks. The 30-minute blocks will start on the hour and half hour. The first 3 blocks will be step-by-step instructions and the fourth block will be for drop-in help. For example, the 2:00 p. m. - 2:30 p. m., 2:30 p. m. – 3:00 p. m. and 3:00 p. m. – 3:30 p. m. will be instructional blocks and 3:30 p. m. – 4:00 p. m. will be for drop-in help. Below are the dates, times, and locations of the sessions:
November 16, 2015 2:00 p. m. - 4:00 p. m. District Office, room 129
November 18, 2015 2:00 p. m. - 4:00 p. m. ASB PDC 101
November 20, 2015 7:00 a. m. - 9:00 a. m. ASB PDC 113
November 23, 2015 2:00 p. m. - 4:00 p. m. District Office, room 129