Date & Time: 8/7/2024 from 2-3 PM

Audience: District/campus administrators, Dyslexia/504 coordinators and staff, Special Education admin and staff

Speakers: Jasmin Dean from Celebrate Dyslexia and Anna Draker from ECS Law Group

Description: Join this webinar to take a deep dive into the updated (2024) Dyslexia Handbook. Participants who attend or watch this webinar will gain the following:

• Develop a deep understanding of what dyslexia is, including its neurological basis and how it affects learning.
• Recognize the various manifestations of dyslexia in students, including reading, writing, and comprehension challenges.
• Gain a better understanding of the latest updates in the 2024 TEA Dyslexia Handbook.
• Understand the legal requirements and standards for providing evaluation and dyslexia instruction to students with dyslexia.

Date & Time: 8/8/2024 from 10-11 AM

Audience: Rural charter school leaders and financial staff

Speakers: Jim Griffin from Momentum and Michael Canales from the US Dept of Agriculture (Rural Development)

Description: Does your charter district have campuses in rural areas? If so, join this webinar to familiarize your schools with USDA financing. Our speakers will give a general introduction to Community Facilities opportunities and national information on Community Facilities/charter school lending. Participants will also learn the basics of Community Facilities locale and project eligibility. Finally, attendees will leave this webinar with an understanding of the basics of the Community Facilities process — timing and initial steps.

Date & Time: 8/13/2024 from 9-10 AM

Audience: District and campus administrators, teachers

Speakers: Brianna Ingram from The Social Institute

Description: Social media can often lead to expulsions, drama, and lawsuits — all while schools play whack-a-mole with the next trend among students. Instead of being reactive to tech, what if your school could proactively empower students to navigate their social world positively? More than ever, students are navigating social media to follow positive role models, land high school internships, raise awareness about issues they care about, and more.Innovative charter schools support their students by providing positive lessons tailored to their ever-evolving social worlds, both online and offline. In this session, we’ll explore the positive ways students can use social media to fuel their well-being.

• Join us to explore this approach and discover:
• Investing in modern life skills education that equips students to navigate social media and tech in high-character ways.
• Integrating positive social media and tech education that engages students and fosters meaningful relationships between students and faculty.
• Ongoing resources available from The Social Institute – co-created with 50,000 students – to save you time this school year.

 

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