BASA Member Update 1.31.2020

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Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning Summit February 25 The Ohio School Boards Association is partnering with education groups and mental health associations to offer the Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning Summit, Feb. 25 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. This free summit will offer learning opportunities designed for teachers, counselors, school psychologists, board members, administrators and other school staff. The association encourages every district to bring a team, so team members can attend multiple breakout sessions . The summit also features a Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., where agencies will be sharing information about their available resources. For agenda details and registration, visit the OSBA summit webpage . Special Education Profiles Delayed The 2019-2020 Special Education Profiles will be delayed and released in two phases. Due to the expanded disproportionality data included in the profiles this year, additional time is needed to finalize the profiles. The Ohio Department of Education will release 2019- 2020 Special Education Profiles in the following phases: 1. Phase one is targeted for release in late March 2020 . This phase will contain all indicators that may have required actions and detailed action steps. 2. Phase two is targeted for release in late April 2020 . This phase will add informational indicators to help districts with continuous improvement planning. With each profile release, the Department will email notifications to superintendents, special education contacts and community school sponsors.