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Friday Fax

Date: March 25, 2005

From: Dr. Eugene R. Thompson
Director of Educational Leadership

To keep you updated with activities taking place through the CSPD efforts on the Navajo Nation, I am sending you a “Friday Fax” with information about current and upcoming professional development activities.

Current Events

This past week, training and technical assistance was provided as follows:

• Curriculum Development training for general/special education teachers and the curriculum director was conducted at the Rock Point High School (March 19).
• Level II residential class was provided to 44 home-living assistants and supervisors from the Ft. Defiance Agency at the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus (March 19). Topics included counseling skills and professional communication. This was the fourth class and there will be one more class session.
• Technical assistance was provided to two Ft. Defiance Agency staff (special education coordinator and principal) to review, discuss, and modify, as appropriate, the implementation of the Project IDEAS agency training activities (March 21).
• A monthly UNM/NAU teleconference was conducted this past week to discuss updates and evaluation of current and upcoming professional development training activities.

Finally, you may contact us at any time regarding professional development training plans and/or activities for the current or future school years. We always look forward to hearing from you as to how we might facilitate a plan, including Project IDEAS, for your agency or school or for providing technical assistance or training above and beyond what we have currently set out to do in the present scope of work.

Upcoming Events:

March 28–29, 2005

Improving Communities of Practice participation in the Association of University Centers on Disabilities’ (AUCD) Technical Assistance on Cultural and Linguistic Competence meeting, Denver, CO.

March 30–31, 2005

Curriculum Mapping workshop for general/special education teachers and the curriculum director at the Rocky Ridge Boarding School is cancelled.

April 1, 2005

Curriculum mapping workshop at Chinle Boarding School is cancelled.

April 2, 2005

• Level I residential class for the Western Navajo Agency home-living assistants (north schools) at the Dennehotso Boarding School. Topic: Staff Role in Student Development: Managing Behavior and Positive Behavioral Supports. This is a re-schedule from February 26 and will complete the three-credit ECME 115 course.
• Level II residential class for the Ft. Defiance Agency home-living assistants (east and west cohorts) at the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus. Topics: Professional Communication: Writing, Speaking, Record Keeping, and Computer Literacy. This will complete the three-credit Spec Educ 201 course.
• Curriculum Mapping workshop at Kaibeto Boarding School is cancelled.

April 7, 2005

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support: Implementing BEST training at the Kaibeto Boarding School for school staff.

April 8–9, 2005

Curriculum Mapping VII training for general/special education teachers and curriculum director at the Kayenta Community School.

April 13, 2005

Monthly UNM/NAU teleconference.

April 14, 2005

Meeting with Shiprock Agency special education coordinator at UNM-Gallup to discuss the agency Project IDEAS training plan.

April 19, 2005

Parent Conference on IDEA 2004 at the Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock. Further information: (866) 341-9918, (928) 871-6993 or (505) 726-6301.

You may consult the CSPD Activity Calendar on the Navajo Nation on the CDD website at: http://cdd.unm.edu/cspd/ for further information. Have a great week.