The Runestone Area Education District is accepting applications for a 1.0  FTE licensed School Psychologist to work in the Alexandria, MN area schools starting the 2013-14 school year.

Please submit application materials, along with an application (obtained by calling 320-763-5559) to the Runestone Area Education District, 700 Northside Dr. NE, Alexandria, MN  56308.

Application deadline – open until filled.

Job Posting for School Psychologist for the 2013-2014 school year.

Position Description: Provide school psychological services to students so that educational and social/emotional development can be enhanced, including but not limited to assessing students for identification of special education placement, consult with school staff in planning intervention strategies, attend student evaluation meetings to provide explanation of evaluation results to parents, Must comply with special education rules and due process requirements.

Job Requirements: Must have School Psychologist license, valid driver’s license and a good driving record.

Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits available

Deadline: Open until filled

Information: Please send a letter of interest, resume, proof of licensure, and letters of recommendation or references
Contact: Dan Armagost
Director of Special Education
203 2^nd Street NW
Adams, MN 55909
507-438-5397 phone
507-582-7813 fax
darmagost@smec.k12.mn.us email

Begins August 12, 2013: 8 hrs day, 185 days/yr

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools uses the AppliTrack system from Aspex Solutions to manage employment applications online

DUTIES:  To provide school psychological services to students, staff and parents at the Academy for the Deaf as well as to other agencies and school districts as designated.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Valid and current license of school psychology from the Minnesota Department of Education.  Must have knowledge of good psychological practice regarding the psychometric assessment of the deaf/hard of hearing, and the skills and abilities to administer and interpret the same.  Advanced sign communication skills required.

SALARY:   $ 19.92-37.84/hour; $33,465-63,575/year depending on years of experience and degree held.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Please contact the Human Resources Office at 507/384-6603 or forward your resume and interest to:  martina.hagen@msa.state.mn.us.

Applications will be accepted until position has been filled.

Date of Availability: 08/26/13
Date Closing: Open Until Filled
Salary Range: $35,350 - $76,590 DOE and E
Start Date:   August 26,2013

Work Week:   40 Hours per week
 
DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate District 287 is seeking qualified candidates for a School Psychologist position. This class is accountable for assessing students in order to determine eligibility for special education services or continuing need for special education services. Ensures that proper procedures, methods and timelines are followed in accordance with federal laws, Minnesota statutes, and other guidelines.
 
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
The successful candidate will have an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree or doctorate degree in school psychology from an accredited college or university and be licensed by the Minnesota Department of Education as a School Psychologist.

Prefer someone who has worked with a problem-solving team to implement and monitor pre-referral interventions, direct service for individuals and groups, and has consulted with teachers and parents. 
 
Contact: Mitch Cooper, 1820 Xenium Lane N, Plymouth, MN. 55441
Email: mlcooper@district287.org

District Web Site: http://www.district287.org/

Intermediate District 287 uses the AppliTrack system from Aspex Solutions to manage employment applications online

Salary: $20,000 Stipend (Work day consists of eight (8) hours)

Start Date:  August 26, 2013

POSITION DESCRIPTION: 

Intermediate District 287 is seeking qualified candidates for a School Psychology Internship position. This position is a temporary position through the end of the 2013/14 school year.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

All qualified candidates will be required to have a provisional license issued by the State-of-Minnesota as a school psychologist and have experience providing direct and indirect psychological services to adolescents at risk of social and academic failure; including consultation with teachers, parents and administrators and use of assessment tools to evaluate academic skills, learning aptitude, social skills, personality/emotional development, learning environments/school climate and eligibility for special education. Supervision provided to school psychology interns as required.
Contact: Mitch Cooper, 1820 Xenium Lane N, Plymouth, MN. 55441
Email: mlcooper@district287.org

Phone: (763) 550-7158 
District Web Site: http://www.district287.org/
Intermediate District 287 uses the AppliTrack system from Aspex Solutions to manage employment applications online

Full-time School Psychologist opening at Hiawatha Valley Education District in Winona, MN starting August 2013. Please visit the Job Opportunities section at www.hved.org for more information and application instructions. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Dina Green, Office/HR Manager
HIAWATHA VALLEY EDUCATION DISTRICT

1410 Bundy Boulevard | Winona, MN 55987
507.474.6881 office
507.452.3422, fax

dgreen@hved.org
www.hved.org

Come ensure that your voice is heard as Minnesota legislators discuss implementing the recommendations of the Governor’s Prevention of Bullying Task Force!

Thursday, 2/28, 5:00 PM

House Education Policy Committee Meeting, Basement of State Office Building, next to Capitol in St. Paul

Click here for a map and directions

Click here for more information about HF826, the bill that is being discussed.

If you have questions, feel free to contact MSPA Legislative Committee Chair Marilyn Leifgren (mleifgren@gmail.com) or committee member Dan Hyson (dhyson@hved.org or 612-559-2670).

We hope to see you there!

The Minnesota Department of Education in conjunction with the Institute on Community Integration will host a free public screening of the nationally acclaimed documentary Who Cares about Kelsey? at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education and Conference Center on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Dan Habib will attend the film screening with co-presenter and film subject, Kelsey Carroll. Sponsorship has also been provided from the Minnesota School Social Workers Association and the Minnesota School Psychologists Association. This screening will be followed by a short Q&A with Dan Habib and Kelsey Carroll. Habib is the Emmy-nominated director/producer of Including Samuel, which was broadcast nationally on public television. Who Cares About Kelsey? has been featured in Education Week and has been screened at film festivals, national conferences and school districts around the country.

FILM SYNOPSIS:
Kelsey Carroll has one goal – to graduate from high school – and plenty of reasons why she shouldn’t. She attends a school with one of the highest dropout rates in New Hampshire and has dealt with homelessness, sexual abuse, and ADHD. As a freshman, she didn’t earn a single academic credit, but she did get suspended for dealing drugs. Who Cares About Kelsey? is the story of Kelsey’s transformation from a defiant and disruptive “problem student” to a motivated and self-confident young woman. Along the way, critical figures in her personal and educational life shape her coming of age and play important roles in an education revolution that’s about empowering – not overpowering – youth with emotional and behavioral challenges.

During Kelsey’s sophomore year, a new school leadership team implemented Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a youth-directed planning process called RENEW and other reforms to improve the school’s culture and reduce the dropout rate. This schoolwide overhaul gave Kelsey a chance at a different outcome.

Who Cares About Kelsey? will make viewers reconsider the “problem kids” in their own high schools and spark new conversations about an education revolution that’s about empowering–not overpowering–our most emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth.

For registration information please click on the blue link to the Institute on Community Integration, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

To learn more about the movie, go to http://www.whocaresaboutkelsey.com/

Milwaukee Public Schools

Office of Psychological Services

Job Responsibilities

For more information visit: www.supportstaffjobs.info

Mandated Activities

• Building Coordination – receiving and processing special education referrals
• IEP Team responsibilities (assessment of students, adding information in the IEP team comprehensive report on SSIMS, Participation in IEP Team meetings)
• Mandated psycho educational therapy
• Section 504/ADA Activities (initial evaluation of students, yearly re-evaluations)
• Participation in the Student Health Initiative – serving as a member of that team and providing mental health services to students (if assigned to a school with the Health Initiative)
• Provision of EBD/MRP classroom – providing support to that teacher and classroom (currently only at the middle school level or in the middle school grades in K-8 schools

Non-Mandated Activities

• CST (Collaborative Support Team) , RTI (Response to Intervention), Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) Team Facilitator/Team Participant
• Participation in Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA’s)
• Non-SEN assessment of student and preparation of a non-SEN report
• Conferences with teacher and parents to share non-SEN assessment results
• Consultation with teachers
• Consultation with parents
• Parent conferences (in conjunction with administrators)
• Communication with community mental health agencies and other agencies providing services to students
• Classroom presentation on various topics such as respecting others, developing friendship skills, learning to handle conflicts in a nonviolent way, i.e., Second Step, Talking about Touching, etc.
• Life Skills training (middle school level)
• Crisis intervention (suicide threats and other mental health issues)
• Plan and facilitate school-wide incentive programs
• Ropes and Challenges activities
• In-service presentation to school staff members
• Non-SEN psycho educational therapy (individual & group)
• Collaboration with teachers on intervention planning and monitoring (academic and/or behavioral concerns)

Benefits

All of these Benefits are subject to change after the PAMPS Contract expires on June 30, 2013

• Sick Leave  – 12.5 days for 200 day employees
• Travel Reimbursement: Employee will be reimbursed at the published IRS standard mileage rate for business.
• Salary – 3 paid holidays (Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Memorial Day) $51,932.98 – $81,771.39 (as of July 1, 2012).
• School board will pay up to 6.4% of employee’s gross salary to Wisconsin Retirement System.  The employee also pays a percentage of their gross salary to WRS.
• Tax deferred annuity plans ( 3 to choose from)
• Health Insurance, dental and vision plan are also offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Disability Plan -Premium paid by the employee
• Board paid life insurance in an amount of coverage equal to annual earnings up to $55,000
• School Psychologists are members of PAMPS (Psychologist Association of the Milwaukee Public Schools).  After July 1, 2013 there will be a handbook describing job responsibilities and benefits
• Monthly Office of School Psychology Staff meetings of Professional Learning Community meetings
• Scheduled newly hired psychologist meetings
• Use of PC laptop computer to complete job duties

After submitting your online application, please send an email to Dr. Mary Esser, Coordinator for the Office of Psychological Services at essermm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us

MN School Psychologist Association

and

MN School Social Workers’ Association

Present

The 10^th Annual Day at the Hill

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Kelly Inn

161 St Anthony Ave.

 St. Paul, MN  55103

MSPA is joining forces with MSSWA for the 3^rd consecutive year for the annual Day at the Hill.  School social workers and school psychologists come together to educate state lawmakers about how SSWs and School Psychologists work collaboratively to address student barriers to academic success in cost effective ways.  CEU’s are provided.

Highlights of the Day

8:00 – 8:30     Registration and coffee
8:30 – 9:00     Welcome and Overview of the Day
9:00 – 10:00    Keynote Panel:  Members of the Governor’s Task Force on Bullying Prevention will speak on framework and recommendations as well as next steps.  Panelists: Lyn Mitchell from AMAZE, Phillip Duran of Outfront MN, and Dr. Tom Scott from the U of MN Ped/Adol. Residency Program
10:00 – 10:30   Talking Points for your meetings with your Legislators
10:30 – 11:00   Break
11:00 – 11:30   Micro Level Multi-Disciplinary Approach to addressing Bullying Prevention
11:30 – 12:00   Rep. Jim Davnie will provide helpful tips on how to talk with legislators and an update on current legislation.
12:00 – 12:30   Lunch
12:30 – 3:00     Capitol Hill group visits with Legislators

Contact Anne McInerney at 612-250-6862 with questions or for additional information

Please submit the following registration:

Minnesota School Psychologist Association

Name: ________________________________________________

Home Address: ________________________________________

City: _________________________________________________

State: ___________   Zip: ________________________________

Day Phone: ___________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________

Would you like to request a Vegetarian meal?   (Circle one)    yes    no

***Indicate that you are a member of MSPA and your registration fee will be paid***

Send registration form to:

Anne McInerney, MSSWA

1881 Twin Circle Drive

Mendota Heights, MN  55118

Thank you very much

Sally Baas

Dan Hyson

Marilyn Leifgren

Click here to view a letter from Senator Al Franken’s Office regarding School Safety Funding

Effective Behavior Management & Discipline in Schools

Improve Behavior, Prevent Discipline Problems & Effectively Engage K-12 Students
By Doug Anderson, Ph.D., LP

Two date and location options:
February 21, 2013
8201 Norman Center Dr. (Bethel University), Bloomington, MN 55437
OR
March 1, 2013
1200 Red Fox Road (Bethel University), Arden Hills, MN 55112

Training Outcomes
* Learn the basics of PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports) and strategies for preventing behavior problems with K-12 students.
* Apply research-based strategies immediately to school-wide, classroom level & individual behavior problems and bullying
* Increase your success and effectively engage students and families in discipline using Solution-Focused Discipline.
* Prevent student escalation, enhance relationships with students, and increase student engagement using easy to implement, research proven strategies
++This training meets MN continuing education licensure requirements for Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS)

Register
1. On-Line: www.SolutionsAndStrengths.com or
2. Phone: 612-702-9238 or
3. Print and Mail Registration Form from www.SolutionsAndStrengths.com

Target Audience
ALL SCHOOL STAFF
(teachers, administrators, special education, paraprofessionals, mental health staff & support staff).
Additionally, PARENTS AND OTHERS WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH will benefit from this training.

Registration Fee
$99 ISES Contracted School Employees
$169 Standard
$159 Early Registration   (by 2/8/13)
$149 Groups of 3 or more registering together

Training Schedule:
7:45 Registration begins with continental breakfast & coffee provided
8:15 Training Begins
10:15 Morning Break (coffee & soda provided)
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
2:30 Afternoon Break (coffee, soda & cookies and/or brownies provided)
3:45 Evaluations, Adjournment & Continuing Education Certificate

DOUG ANDERSON, Ph.D., LP
Dr. Anderson is a dynamic local, national and international speaker, consultant and practicing school psychologist. Doug provides training and consultation to schools and treatment centers in PBIS, Behavior Management, Solution-Focused Discipline & Solution-Focused Schools. He has over 15 years of experience in schools and special education. Doug’s trainings are practical, insightful and highly reviewed by participants.

Solutions and Strengths, LLC
Email: DougAnderson@SolutionsAndStrengths.com
Phone: 612-702-9238
Website: www.SolutionsAndStrengths.com

Click on the blue link below to access a CNN article by Cathy Paine, school psychologist in Springfield, Oregon and chairwoman of the NASP National Emergency Assistance Team (NEAT) regarding making schools safer.

My View: Mental health services make schools safer

We wanted to make everyone aware that our site will be undergoing some updates in the near future. We don’t expect this to affect the functionality of the site but wanted to you to be aware and please be patient with us during this transition time.

The things we’re working on adding include:
* Photo Gallery page: can now be found in the main menu bar between NASP Resources and Contact Us
* NASP Tragedy Resources are still on our site though they are no longer on our front page. You can find these resources under NASP Resources then scroll down to “NASP Tragedy Resources”
* 2013 Award Recipients are featured on the front page of our site and also have their own page (2013 Awards).
* If you need any handouts from the 2013 Midwinter Conference they can be found by clicking on the middle graphic on our home page or by going to News/Events then Continuing Education then 2013 Midwinter Conference. We’re still working on getting the last few PowerPoints from presenters but most of them are already posted.
* We will also be working on implementing individual log-ins for each MSPA member instead of the universal log-in that we currently have. This will be quite a process on our end and we’ll try to do this as seamlessly as possible!

* There are more things we plan on implementing soon but can’t give it all away yet!! We’ll keep you posted and thank you for your patience! *

Click on the blue text below to view handouts and other information. This page will continue to be updated as more handouts become available.

Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios

Handouts:

Thursday Morning Keynote: Use of Data to Improve the Odds of Children success System-Wide by Amanda VanDerHeyden

Early Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 1:15 pm-2:45 pm

• Providing Mathematics Multi-Tiered Instruction that Works by Amanda VanDerHeyden
• Integrating RtI with Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Scientific Approach to Reading by Steven Feifer
• What’s New in the World of Internet Safety by Katrina Berzins
• Statistics and Measurement for the Practicing School Psychologist by Dan Hyson (Dan will be presenting alone as Ted Christ is unable to make it)

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions  3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

• The Untapped Potential of Functional Behavioral Assessment by Kevin Filter
• Integrating RtI with Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Scientific Approach to Reading by Steven Feifer
• Special Education Law: Trends and Ethics by Jill Coyle (also download her second handout: SpEd Flow Chart)
• WPPSI IV (handout) (sample report) by John Hanson

Friday Morning Keynote: Building Leaders by Amy Smith – NASP President

Morning Concurrent Sessions 10:15 am- 11:45 am

• The Affordable Care Act and School Psychology by Amy Smith, Sally Baas, and Kelly Vaillancourt
• WIIIP 2.0: The Woodcock Interpretation and Instructional Interventions Program by K.R. Duffy
• Writing Interventions for Students with EBD: Applications in the Classroom by Carlos Panahon and Alexandria Hilt-Panahon
• School Crisis Prevention and Intervention: Critical Components and Response Tips by Scott Woitaszewski

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

• Sexuality Education for Individuals with Autism and Developmental Disabilities by Christine Peterson
• Applying Learning Theory to Brief Experimental Analysis: Using Skill by Treatment Interactions to Identify Tier 3 Interventions by Matt Burns  (continuing into late afternoon)
• Neurological Disorders: Their Impacts on Education and Implications for Special Education by Kelly King
• Scaling up and Sustaining PBIS in Minnesota by Kevin Filter, Eric Kloos, Mary Hunt and Ellen Nacik

Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm

• Facing the Frontal Lobe: Executive Function Deficits in Elementary Age Learners by Jill Kuzma
• Applying Learning Theory to Brief Experimental Analysis: Using Skill by Treatment Interactions to Identify Tier 3 Interventions by Matt Burns (continuing session)
• Prevention of School Bullying: Implications of the Task Force Report for Partnership by Christy McCoy, Marilyn Leifgren, Sally Baas and Dan Hyson
• University Trainers Session with Annie Hansen

The MSPA membership year runs from January through December.

MSPA membership may be renewed online through Eventbrite, by mail, or at the annual midwinter conference.

Online Membership Service

To complete your membership application or renewal online click here.

Mail-in Membership Service

Click here for 2013 mail-in membership form

Save the Date….Tuesday, February 26th

The Minnesota School Psychologists Association

and

The Minnesota School Social Workers Association

present the

2013 Joint Day on the Hill

Featuring Morning Speakers at Education Minnesota (near the Capitol in St. Paul)

• Members from the Governor’s Task Force on Bullying Prevention will talk about the framework and recommendations submitted to the Governor, next steps regarding legislation and the role of the Safe Schools Coalition. Speakers are Julie Hartog from Pacer National Bullying Prevention Center; Thomas Scott, MD, Development/Behavioral Pediatrician; and Nicki Mabry, Outfront MN
• Representative Jim Davnie, MSSWA Legislator of the Year and past MSPA Legislative Award recipient, will be honored and will provide helpful advice in how to talk with your legislators, as well as an update on legislation

Join us in this collaborative, informative, and productive Day on the Hill.

More information to follow

MSPA Legislative Committee Members Sally Baas, Dan Hyson, & Marilyn Leifgren

Click here for the updated 2013 Midwinter Conference Brochure

“School Psychologists as Leaders: Using Data to Improve Student Outcomes”

The brochure includes all of the information you need about the 2013 Midwinter Conference including the two-day schedule, speakers, and session information.

*A crisis response session has been added to the conference, which is reflected in the updated brochure above.

The Minnesota Psychological Association hosting First Friday Forums

Topic: Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Behavioral Change in Clients.

Presenter: Mark Groves, M.S.Ed., LADC

Date: Friday, January 4th

Time: Registration from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and the presentation is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Where: Metropolitan State University, St. Paul Campus at  700 E. Seventh St., St. Paul, MN 55106

Click on the below links to see the training brochure and schedule for upcoming training opportunities:

Informational Brochure and Registration

Upcoming Training

1. Tips for Teachers and Parents Following School and Community Violence   A brief PowerPoint presentation on key talking points.
2. Helping Children Cope With Crisis: Care for Caregivers
3. Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers English  | Spanish  | Korean  | Vietnamese  French  | Amharic  | Chinese  | Portuguese 
4. Tips for School Administrators for Reinforcing School Safety
5. Coping With Crisis: Tips for Parents and Educators
6. Coping With Crisis: Helping Children With Special Needs
7. Dealing with a Death in School
8. Responsible Media Coverage of Crisis Events Impacting Children and Youth 

The Washington State Association of School Psychologists and KIDS, Inc. are co-sponsoring this unique online webinar lecture series that will be presented live one Saturday a month beginning in January, 2013 and ending in May, 2013.

* Participants may earn up to 30 continuing education credits by completing the entire lecture series.
* Participants may sign up for individual sessions at a higher cost.
* Participants must pass a 10-item review quiz online for each of the webinar lectures.
* Morning sessions will be from 9:00 am until noon Central Standard Time. Afternoon sessions will be from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Central Standard Time.
* Participants will be able to access the lecture notes and recorded webinars through December, 2013.
* This is a low-cost introductory series to the emerging specialization of school neuropsychology and does not replace the 10-month Competency-Based School Neuropsychology Post-Graduate Certification Program.

Presenters include: Drs. Daniel C. Miller, Steven Feifer, Dawn Flanagan, David Schwartz, George McCloskey, Ann Leonard-Zabel, and James B. Hale; and Jim Hanson and Karen Apgar.

Webinar Series Cost:
$300.00 – Non-WSASP Members;
$200.00 – WSASP Members;
$100.00 – School Psychology Graduate Students

All lectures will be online webinars accessible by a personal computer with a broadband Internet connection. Morning sessions are from 9:00 am until noon (Central Standard Time). All afternoon sessions are from 1:00 – 4:00 pm (Central Standard Time).

More than one person at a time can watch the live broadcast of the webinars, but each person who registers will be assigned a username and password that he/she will have to use to log into the website to take the online review quizzes and to receive their Certificate of Completion for each session. Those participants that complete all of the Lecture Series Sessions will receive a special certificate of completion at the end of the program.

For more information visit: http://www.schoolneuropsych.com/modules/lecture_series.php

Employment Opportunity Posted on December 3rd, 2012

The Richfield Public School District is now accepting applications for a full time multi-bldg school Psychologist to serve as the primary consultant in planning, delivering, enhancing and evaluating a comprehensive program of psycho educational assessments and interventions in areas including, but not necessarily limited to academic, social / emotional / behavioral, and cognitive functioning.  Position start date is 12/3/12 or as soon as possible.

The Richfield Public School District is in the heart of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area and serves a diverse student population in Richfield and the surrounding communities.  The Richfield Public Schools are committed to preparing all students for success in a changing world.

Current Minnesota School Pscyhologist license required.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled and posting is closed.

All interested applicants should submit an online application on the Richfield Public Schools district website at http://www.richfield.k12.mn.us  Refer to job code #518.  (Complete job description and benefits attached to job posting.

(F) 612-798-6057)

School setting near South Minneapolis seeks a licensed School Psychologist for a full-time position doing assessments, individual and group sessions for the rest of the school year. Please email resumes to shira@oncallstaffing.com

On Call offers top industry benefits!
•     Top pay rates!
•     Health insurance and other excellent benefits!
•     401 K match!
•     Profit sharing!
•     Paid Continuing education credits!
•     Ongoing training and support!

We offer generous referral bonuses, so please send your friends and colleagues or way!  

On Call Clinicians, Inc. is a leading provider of medical and scientific professionals with offices in Minneapolis and Chicago. We exceed expectations by remaining focused within our specialty areas: medical and scientific. Since 1989, we have delivered service with integrity and a personal touch!

Click here to register for the 2013 Midwinter Conference
or copy and paste the link below:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4804336901

Rates this year have stayed the same as previous years.
MSPA Member
Thursday ONLY: $135
Friday ONLY: $135
BOTH days: $205

Non-Member
Thursday ONLY: $165
Friday ONLY: $165
BOTH days:  $275 (will receive a free 1-year membership w/purchase)

Student/Retiree
Thursday ONLY: $40
Friday ONLY: $40
BOTH days: $65

Opening Posted November 8, 2012

Sunbelt Staffing, which staffs needs for special education in schools, K-12, is in desperate need of a School Psychologist for a job in St. Paul, MN (asap-through the end of the school year). This job specifically will be working with elementary and middle school children and is 40 hour per week. This school would PREFER someone that has at least 1-2 years of experience, however at this point they would be willing to consider a new graduate as long as they are MN licensed.

For more information, click here  and/or contact:
Melissa Mitchell
National Hiring Manager
Sunbelt Staffing
Toll Free: (866) 449-8745
Local: (813) 792-3468
Fax: (877) 831-8511

Melissa.Mitchell@sunbeltstaffing.com
www.sunbeltstaffing.com

If you’re headed to the 2013 Annual MSPA Conference in the Twin Cities from January 17th to the 18th and would like to reserve a room, do so by January 4th to receive the special MSPA discount rate! Note: there is no cancellation fee.

Click here to register online or call the hotel at: 1-888-236-2427

If you aren’t able to click above, copy and paste the following url into your browser: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspnw-minneapolis-marriott-northwest/?toDate=1/18/13&groupCode=mphmpha&fromDate=1/16/13&app=resvlink

Hotel Information:
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest
7025 Northland Drive North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 USA

MSPA Discount rate: $119.00 per night
Check in: 3pm
Check out: 12pm

Hope to see you there!

Keynote Speakers for the 2013 MSPA Annual Conference

Dr. Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Ph.D.

Amy Smith, NASP President

November 12-16th, 2012

Theme: “Know Your Own Strengths. Discover them. Share them. Celebrate them”

Focus: Helping students discover, share, and celebrate their strengths.

This year’s theme, “Known Your Own Strengths. Discover them. Share them. Celebrate them” helps our students and school focus on finding and knowing the strengths within themselves and sharing and celebrating those strengths within the school community, their academics, and their lives. The program involves a series of resources and activities school psychologists can use to reach out to school staff, students, and parents to help students realize their strengths and how those strengths can help them develop relationships, deal with stress, and promote optimal development. (From the NASP website).

For more information, visit the NASP website. To access all materials, you will need to sign in to your NASP account.

Minnesota School Psychologists Association

Call for Poster Proposals

  Midwinter Conference 2013

MSPA is taking proposals for the 2^nd annual poster session as part of the 2013 Midwinter Conference on January 17^th and 18^th, 2013. We plan to display posters in the main hallways of the conference center during the conference with half of the posters on display on Day 1 and the other half of the posters to be displayed on Day 2. Poster proposals are due on November 15^th, 2012, and authors will be notified of their acceptance status via email by December 1^st, 2012.

Poster presentations will be of two types: (a) original research studies and (b) summaries of innovative practices. Original research studies must include descriptions of the purpose of the study, research methods, results/discussion, and implications for practice. Summaries of innovative practices must provide a description of the innovative practice and how it has impacted outcomes where they have been implemented. Innovative practices with clear outcomes data will be given the highest priority.

Authors will be expected to stand by their posters and answer questions during a brief poster session during the conference. The remainder of the time the posters will be displayed for conference attendees to review at their leisure. MSPA will provide poster boards and stands for visual display of content. More details will be provided upon acceptance of poster proposals.

Please complete the attached Poster Presentation Application and submit to Dr. Kevin Filter, MSPA President, at kevin.filter@mnsu.edu. Please also direct any questions to Dr. Filter before the application deadline of November 15^th.

MSPA 2013 Midwinter Conference

Poster Presentation Application

Primary author name (as you would like it to appear in a brochure):

Primary author affiliation:

Secondary author name(s) (as you would like them to appear in a brochure) and affiliation(s):

Primary author title (e.g., graduate student, school psychologist, professor):

Primary author email address:

Primary author phone #:

Title of poster:

Poster type (check one): (   ) Original Research Study        (   ) Summary of Innovative Practices

250 word abstract:

Please submit proposals via email to:
Kevin Filter, Ph.D.
MSPA President
Minnesota State University,  Mankato
kevin.filter@mnsu.edu

Deadline: November 15^th, 2012.

http://www.mspaonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/MSPA-Call-for-Posters-20131.pdf

Cultivating Respect Conference 2013 Informational Brochure

2ND ANNUAL CULTIVATING RESPECT
CREATING SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS
A day-long conference for 250 teachers, social workers, psychologists, school nurses, school board members, administrators, superintendents, counselors  parents of GLBTQ individuals, students middle through college, GLBTQ youth, allies and GSA Leaders.  Registration is now open for the January 18, 2013 conference!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. David M. Hall, a teacher by training and profession, is a nationally recognized educator, distinguished corporate trainer, author and professor.  His teaching awards range from his high school students naming him Most Creative Teacher to GLSEN honoring him with their Educator of the Year Runner-Up Award.

Join Pearson’s Testing Teams for Language, Achievement and Intelligence Tests

Greetings from Pearson Field Testing:
We’d like for you to join the testing team for one or more of our current projects. To do so, you must first create an account in our new Pearson Partner Portal, which is our exciting new way of communicating with examiners and allowing them to manage their candidate lists, monitor payments, and receive and accept both project invitations and testing assignments. For more information about becoming a Field Test Examiner, please access the Portal at https://fieldresearch.pearson.com, select “Become a Research Partner” and watch the video.

Pearson is in the final development stage for premiere language and achievement tests, and is looking for professionals who can assist in identifying and testing qualified candidates. Pearson, the largest developer of assessments, is currently taking applications from psychologists, speech language pathologists, and educational diagnosticians to help with the testing of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fifth Edition (CELF-5) and the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement–Third Edition (KTEA-3). Moreover, the company will soon have a major testing phase for the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children-Fifth Edition(WISC-5).

To become involved with any of these projects, professionals must first apply to become a Field Examiner, using an online application form on the new Portal web site. If you have already registered with the Pearson Partner Portal and have a userid and password, you do not need to register again. Within a few days of the application, prospective examiners should hear from Pearson that their Pearson Partner Portals have been activated and they can begin create a candidate master list, later to receive invitations to specific projects.

Field Examiners are responsible for identifying qualified individuals for the assessments, and then administering the research edition of the product as directed by a Pearson Field Research Coordinator. Pearson provides compensation to both the examinee and the examiner. Examiner payment is contingent upon the administration being useable. Submitting information on potential examinees is easy…you keep a list of potential examinees in your Portal account, then submit specific candidates to projects.

The target audience for the CELF-5 is typically developing individuals between the ages of 6.0 and 21.11. Special populations for the study are in the same age band, and include individuals diagnosed with or receiving services for expressive and/or receptive language disorders, hearing impairment, intellectual disability and specific learning disabilities.

The target audience for the KTEA-3 is typically developing individuals in grades PK-12 or ages 4.0-25.11. Special populations for the project include individuals diagnosed with or receiving services for academic giftedness, learning disorder for math or reading/writing, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, expressive language disorder and intellectual disability.

To view general information on these projects, to see questions and answers about becoming a Field Examiner, or to apply to become a Field Examiner, please go to our new Portal at https://fieldresearch.pearson.com.You will be prompted to download version five of Microsoft Silverlight 5 to access the Portal. MAC users will need to download Silverlight five separate times since MAC downloads each version separately. The program will then launch and you can access the Portal.

General Information on the Portal:

For a quick tutorial on the Portal, please access: https://www.surveymk.com/s/Field_Research_Partner_Portal_FAQ. For assistance with the Portal, please email FRPartnerPortal@Pearson.com or call our Portal Team at 1-800-233-5686.

If you have applied to become an examiner, and are interested in a specific project, please reply to this message using the name of the project in the subject line. We’d be happy to answer any questions you might have.

Please feel free to share this with colleagues around the country, as our projects are national in scope. This may be posted on listservs as well.

Thanks very much,
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Field Research
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Workshop Online Resources

The Minnesota School Psychologists Association (MSPA) and TIES are pleased to announce their co-sponsorship of the 2012 Fall workshop entitled “Using Technology in the Day-to-Day Life of a School Psychologist.”  The workshop will be presented by Dr. Ben Silberglitt, Director of Software Applications, and Caroline Little, Education Technology Specialist, with TIES. 

The workshop will be available BOTH to those attending in person at TIES and those choosing to attend virtually via a live stream.  Please indicate when you register by which method you wish to attend.  The registration fee is the same regardless of the attendance method.  Those attending virtually will be sent a link to access the live stream on the day of the workshop, as well as an email address to which they can send questions for the presenters during the session.  

It is scheduled for Monday, November 12, 2012, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, at TIES (1667 Snelling Ave. North, St. Paul).

Any and all school psychologists, trainers, students or other interested participants from related professions are encouraged to attend. 

The workshop registration fee is $40 for either MSPA members or non-members and $20 for student/intern members or non-members and retirees.  Up to 3 NASP-approved CPDs will be available. 

See below for registration information and more information about the workshop.  Please contact MSPA Past President Dan Hyson at dhyson@hved.org or 507-452-1200, ext. 119, with any questions or concerns.  We hope to see you there!

Click here to register online using Eventbrite and PayPal.

To complete a paper registration, print this email, complete, tear off and send the registration form at the bottom of the email with a check for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA Past President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Technology is an increasingly pervasive presence in our lives. While we don’t advocate for pulling out the iPhone at family mealtime, there are certainly many ways that new tools and applications can help make school psychologists’ work lives easier and more efficient. This workshop will examine a variety of tools to assist school psychologists in two key areas of your job: using data for decision-making, and managing information. In the area of data, we will take a product-agnostic look at different tools and how they can be used effectively to inform decisions, from spreadsheet software to data warehouses. In the area of managing information, we will examine how mobile devices and applications can really streamline the day-to-day job of a school psychologist.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own tablets/iPads, as well as their own ideas and success stories. Time for sharing and Q&A will be included in the session.

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PAPER REGISTRATION FORM

 2012 MSPA Spring Workshop

“Using Technology in the Day-to-Day Life of a School Psychologist”

Dr. Ben Silberglitt and Caroline Little, TIES

November 12, 12:30-3:30 pm

NAME (required):  ___________________________________________________________ 

EMAIL ADDRESS (required): ____________________________________________________________

HOME ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________

TYPE OF REGISTRATION (required):

_____ Regular MSPA Member or Non-member ($40)

_____ Student/Intern/Retiree Member or Non-member ($20)

ATTENDANCE METHOD (required):

_____ In person

_____ Virtual

Please send this completed paper registration form with a check (made out to “MSPA”) for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA Past President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

It’s not to late to register for the FREE 2012 Conference on the Future of School Psychology! Check the conference website at http://www.indiana.edu/~futures/ for information about registration, continuing professional development, webinars, presenters, and background resources.

The first webinar is coming soon! As a reminder, the live webinars are scheduled for:

Monday, October 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Leadership by School Psychologists (Dr. Robert Horner and Dr. Jane Close Conoley, Keynote and Featured Speakers)

Friday, October 26, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Critical Skills of School Psychologists (Dr. Roger Weissberg and Dr. Beth Doll, Keynote and Featured Speakers)

Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm (Eastern time zone; GMT -5); Theme: Advocacy by School Psychologists (Dr. John Lochman, Dr. Howard Adelman and Dr. Linda Taylor, Keynote and Feature Speakers)

The following university school psychology programs in Minnesota and western Wisconsin have made formal or informal commitments to host live and/or archived group viewings of the webinars. For more information about a group viewing in your area, email the contact person listed. You may also register to view the live or archived versions of the webinars on your own. See the conference website listed above for more details.

MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN PROGRAMS THAT ARE HOSTING LIVE AND/OR ARCHIVED GROUP VIEWINGS OF FUTURES WEBINARS:

Minnesota State University – Moorhead (Contact: Dr. Margaret Potter – potter@mnstate.edu)
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (Contact: Dr. Matt Burns – burns258@umn.edu)
Minnesota State University – Mankato (Contact: Dr. Kevin Filter – kevin.filter@mnsu.edu)
University of Wisconsin – River Falls (Contact: Dr. Todd Savage – todd.savage@uwrf.edu)
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (Contact: Dr. Rob Dixon – rdixon@uwlax.edu)

November 2012 Workshop
November 15th in Roseville; and November 16th in Bloomington.

Social Skills:  Evidence-based Strategies to Improve Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Self-Control and Self-Management Skills.

Knoff Minnesota Social Skills November 2012 Presentation Description

Register for November 15th in Roseville click here

Register for November 16th in Bloomington click here

Save the Date!

The 2013 Midwinter Conference will be held January 17th & 18th at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest.

More information to follow.

We look forward to seeing you there!

October 1-2, 2012

6th Annual Summit on State-of-the-Art Information/Instructional Strategies on Effective RtI Practices
held by the Midwest Instructional Leadership Council (miLc)

When/Where:  October 1-2, 2012 at the St. Paul River Center, St. Paul, MN.

NASP CPD:  Midwest Instructional Leadership Council is an approved provider of NASP Continuing Professional Development.  This conference offers 10.5  NASP CPD units.  Provider #1092.

As many of you likely already know, current Minnesota NASP Delegate Sally Baas was recently elected NASP President Elect Elect.  Her term as President Elect of NASP will begin July 1.  At that time, she will need to step down as Minnesota NASP Delegate.  Since she is currently in the first year of a 3-year term, it was necessary to select an interim Minnesota NASP Delegate to fill out the remaining 2 years of Sally’s term. 

Section 9 of the NASP Bylaws states that “To fill any vacancy in the unexpired term of a Delegate, the President will consult with the President of the state association to nominate a candidate to fill the position. To be approved, the nominee must receive a majority vote of the Executive Council.”  Since current outgoing MSPA President Dan Hyson was also interested in being considered for the interim Minnesota NASP Delegate position, however, he asked President-Elect Kevin Filter to facilitate discussions with NASP regarding the process to be used in selecting a replacement for Sally. 

After much discussion among Kevin, NASP and the rest of the MSPA Board, it was determined that the most appropriate method for selecting an interim NASP Delegate would be to have NASP facilitate voting by current MSPA Board members (excluding those who were also candidates for the position).  A statewide election was also considered, but NASP informed MSPA that it would have to pay the costs of facilitating the election using NASP’s Elections vendor (approximately $1800).  A 500-word statement of interest was solicited from each candidate and shared with the Board.  NASP then facilitated a secret ballot vote by Board members.  Voting followed the NASP-recommended procedure below: 

“When we have more than two candidates we use a preferential ballot where the voters rate their preference for the candidates.  If one candidate does not receive a majority of the votes on the first ballot the person who has the lowest count is eliminated and the 2nd place votes for that candidate are then distributed to the remaining candidates.  With three candidates, this would garner a winner. This insures that the winner ultimately wins with a majority of the  votes.” 

Dan Hyson was selected and will begin a 2-year interim delegate term July 1 when Sally becomes NASP President-Elect.

1.       Deadlines for introducing new bills this session

As of last week, just under 300 E-12 bills have been introduced this session.  A small percentage will become law at this time.  By Friday, March 16th, all bills having a chance to become law this session will need to have been heard by at least one committee in the House or Senate.  By  the following Friday, March 23rd, all bills to remain viable this session will need to have been heard by at least one committee in both the House and the Senate.   There are exceptions here for money bills.

2.     Teacher evaluation

During last year’s special session, legislation was passed directing the MN Department of Education to put together a working group to come up with a teacher evaluation process by the start of the 2014-15 school year.  There are 43 members, including four legislators who are ex-officio members.  There are also four MDE staff among the 43.  Others are teachers, principals, superintendents, a program consultant, an executive director of research, evaluation and assessment, Education Minnesota local presidents/teachers, a representative of the MN Business Partnership, an assessment and evaluation coordinator, a field staff person from EDMN, the Chair of the Special Education Labor Management Committee (Minneapolis Federation of Teachers), representatives from the MN School Boards Association, a person who occupies the Campbell Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development at the U of MN, a Chamber of Commerce representative, and a trustee from MnSCU. There do not appear to be any school psychologists (or other related services personnel for that matter) on the working group at this time.  Since most school psychologists fall under a teacher’s contract, however, what this group comes up with would also apply to those school psychologists.  You are encouraged to look into this further and ensure that the voices of school psychologists are heard as teacher evaluation procedures are discussed.  The MSPA Board and MSPA’s lobbyist are also working to explore the role our association and school psychologists and other related services personnel across the state could play as well.

3.     Teacher tenure

Finally, you may want to take a close look at HF 1870/SF 1690.  These are the bills proposing to change teacher tenure.  They are promoted as a way to rid the schools of ineffective teachers. However, the way the bills read there will be a continuum of effectiveness, from least to most effective, as determined by school administrators.  Thus, you could be an effective teacher, but if another individual in your license area were deemed more effective, you would be released from your duties no matter how long you or the other individual had been working in a certain license area.  And again, it appears that many if not most school psychologists in Minnesota would be seen as teachers with respect to this legislation.

Ralph D. Maves, MSPA Lobbyist

A conference committee has now been formed regarding the tenure legislation.  The committee is working from HF 1870.  Committee members are Representatives Marani (D), Erickson (R), Downey (R), Woodard (R) and Petersen (R) and Senators Olson (R), Daley (R), Kruse (R), Wolf (R) and Bonoff (D). Petersen and Wolf are the co-chairs.

There have been three meetings to date.  The first featured a representative of an organization called the National Council on Teacher Quality.  She talked about what research has to say with regard to the issues of tenure and teacher effectiveness.  I would characterize the meeting as routine and laid back.

The second meeting featured two individuals who presented separately.  The first was an Education Minnesota lobbyist. My observation was that this part of the meeting was contentious.  The second presenter was a former union head from the Washington, D.C., Schools who stated he had gone from a strong backer of tenure to one who placed teacher effectiveness first. He was on leave now from the D.C. Schools and was speaking around the country against tenure (last in, first out).  He is seemingly employed by Students First, an organization headed by Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the D.C. Schools.

The third meeting was a meeting between the Minnesota Commissioner of Education and the conference committee.  I would characterize this meeting as contentious as well.

Ordinarily the process would be for the committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate bills, pass the bill on the House and Senate floors and then send it to the Governor for approval or a veto.  However, there is talk about an early adjournment.   With the meeting this A.M. and the differences in viewpooint between the Commissioner and the conference committee majority, I do not know where things will go from here.

Ralph D. Maves, MSPA Lobbyist

Dear Fellow School Psychologists:

As you probably have heard, Governor Dayton has indicated he will not sign the legislation regarding layoffs (tenure versus evaluation) as drafted by the Republican majority. He, as his Commissioner of Education earlier stated, noted the legislation as drafted is premature since the teacher evaluation process is still being developed. The Republicans on the conference committee developing HF 1870, the bill under discussion, have indicated they will send a bill to Governor Dayton even though he has said he will not sign it.  At the beginning of this week, the conference committee on this bill met and ironed out the differences between the House and Senate bills.  The reworked bill will now go to the House and Senate floors for a vote and then on to Governor Dayton.

You probably have also been reading about the problem with the basic skills test for teachers which has developed.  In the past teachers could fail the test and still teach for up to three years.  This year legislation was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Dayton which said that teachers could not enter the classroom until they passed the test.  This has led to a situation where a significant number of classrooms will not have a teacher present.  This is particularly true in immersion schools.  Apparently the test was reworked a couple of years back and made significantly more difficult. Some examples of test questions were given in the Star Tribune’s April 1 very detailed article.  The legislature is now seemingly going to give the situation a second look.

Some legislation this year has been recycled from the past.   One example is the legislation coming out of Florida which would rate schools A through F.   Teachers in the better performing schools would be eligible for extra remuneration.  This is HF 638 (Myhra) and SF 1302 (Thompson).

There is also a voucher bill. Parents of children in low performing schools whose income is below a certain level would be eligible for vouchers which could be used in non-public schools.  Interestingly, the psychologist who testified with regard to the benefits of this bill is, I believe, the same psychologist who testified last session regarding the positive benefits of retention.  On the voucher bill his testimony was challenged by the lobbyist for the Association of  Metropolitan School Districts.  These voucher bills are SF 388 (Nienow) and HF 273 (Woodard).  An excellent article on these bills is to be found in the March 4th edition of the Sunday Pioneer Press.

More bills of possible interest to you will follow shortly.

Ralph D. Maves, MSPA Lobbyist

If you have some ideas or feelings regarding the tenure bill, now would be a good time to pass them along to the Governor.  He has stated he will not sign the bill this session.  However, he is receiving a lot of pressure to sign it.  Some Republicans have suggested it may be used as a bargaining chip in session ending negotiations.  Some other bills being discussed at the legislature which may be of interest to you are as follows: 

Promoting Resilience:Identifying and Advocating for the Needs of our At-Risk Youth

THURSDAY KEYNOTE:

Dr. Samuel Goldstein-
Hardwired to Learn:
Creating Resilient Schools that Nurture
and Grow Developing Minds

Keynote Handout

THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

The Changing Face of Autism:
New Data, New Ideas and the ASRS
Samuel Goldstein

Handout 1

Socially Savvy and Emotionally Equipped:
Strategies to Support Social Skill Needs
Jill Kuzma

Handout 1

Improving Behavior, Relationships & Motivation:
Solution-Focused Schools
Doug Anderson

Effectively Responding to Behavior Problems: Solution-Focused Discipline in PBIS (or non-PBIS) Schools Doug Anderson
An Overview of How the New SLD Technical Manual
Impacts the School Psychologist’s Role
Amy Mahlke and Vicki Weinberg

Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4

FRIDAY KEYNOTE:

NASP President Dr. Philip Lazarus

Advocating for the Emotional Well-Being
of Our Nation’s Youth

Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3

FRIDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

Cyberbullying: Preventing and Responding to Digital Assault
Phil Lazarus

Handout 1

Children’s Depression Inventory 2 (CDI2):
Introduction and Application
Danielle Politi

Handout 1

The Smart Psychologist’s Guide to Dressing for Crisis
Martha Rosen

Handout 1

School Readiness from a Developmental Perspective
K. R. Duffy

Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4

Executive Functions in Children:
Concepts, Assessment, and Intervention
Steven Guy

Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4 Handout 5

Academic Interventions for RTI:
Without the I, the R Won’t Happen
Matt Burns

Handout 1

Using the Children’s Psychological Processes Scale (CPPS)
to Evaluate Children with Learning Problems
Milton Dehn

Handout 1

Face Blindness: A Disorder We’ve (Often) Been Missing
Sherryse Corrow

Handout 1

For full brochure, including breakout sessions, click here

For presentation descriptions and presenter bios, click here

Minnesota’s own NASP Delegate and NASP President Elect Elect Sally Baas presented a NASP Government and Professional Relations (GPR) Minnesota state level training advocacy webinar on February 28, from 3 TO 5 pm. Links to a recording of the webinar and the handouts used during the webinar are below.

State training webinar
NASP Core Messages 2012

“Solutions to Common Legal and Ethical Dilemmas Confronting School Psychologists”

The workshop will be presented by Jill Coyle, school district attorney for the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Schools.  It is scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2012, from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, in Room CC-15 of Conference Center B at the Minnesota Department of Education (1500 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113).

PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:

Power Point

Handout

Any and all school psychologists, trainers, students or other interested participants from related professions are encouraged to attend. 

The workshop registration fee is $40 for either MSPA members or non-members and $20 for student/intern members or non-members and retirees.  Up to 3 NASP-approved CPDs will be available.  This session is designed to fulfill the 3-hour “Ethical Practice and Legal Regulation of School Psychology” NCSP renewal requirement for those holding the NCSP credential.

See below for a registration information and more information about the workshop and presenter.  Please contact MSPA President Dan Hyson at dhyson@hved.org or 507-452-1200, ext. 119, with any questions or concerns.  We hope to see you there!

Click here to register online using Eventbrite and PayPal.

To complete a paper registration, print this page, complete, tear off and send the registration form at the bottom of the page with a check for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

School psychologists are called upon to handle sensitive and complicated information about students and their families on a daily basis. The correct legal and ethical response is not always clear. Many situations require school psychologists to navigate gray areas involving the sharing of data, respecting the rights of parents and meeting the needs of students.  Topics to be addressed include the following common issues:

• Data sharing with law enforcement
• Parental right of access to a psychologist’s notes
• Maltreatment reporting
• Duty of care with respect to a student’s suicide ideation, pregnancy or drug use
• Data sharing with divorced parents
• Common special education legal disputes

PRESENTER BIO

Jill Coyle is the general counsel for Independent School District 196, Rosemount – Apple Valley – Eagan. She has held that position for the past 11 years.  In her capacity as a school district attorney, Jill handles matters including employment disputes, special education issues, student discipline, data privacy questions, contracting and policy review.  Prior to joining District 196, Jill was in private practice with the law firm of Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, PA. She is a 1992 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and a 1995 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. Jill lives in Minneapolis with her husband and five children.

PAPER REGISTRATION FORM

2012 MSPA Spring Workshop
“Solutions to Common Legal and Ethical Dilemmas Confronting School Psychologists”
Jill Coyle, School District Attorney, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Schools
May 4, 2012, 12:30-3:30 pm

NAME (required):

EMAIL ADDRESS (required):

HOME ADDRESS:

TYPE OF REGISTRATION (required):

_____ Regular MSPA Member or Non-member ($40)

_____ Student/Intern/Retiree Member or Non-member ($20)

Please send this completed paper registration form with a check (made out to “MSPA”) for the appropriate amount to:

Dan Hyson, MSPA President
Hiawatha Valley Education District
1410 Bundy Boulevard
Winona, MN 55987

• Minnesota Education Jobs
• NASP Career Center
• School Psychology Resources Online – Job Openings
• St. Cloud State University EdPost/Joblistings
• Teachers-Teachers.Com
• Yahoo Groups – School Psychologist Jobs

The Minnesota School Psychologists Association (MSPA) membership year has been changed to begin January 1st and run through December 31st.

Evidence-based Nondiscriminatory Assessment
Bridging research and practice in the evaluation of English Language Learners.

As a follow up to our January Midwinter Conference that hosted Sam Ortiz as one of our keynote speakers we are pleased to provide you with these additional sessions that were recorded in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education. Look for more information regarding ongoing training opportunities with Sam Ortiz.

Presentation by:
Samuel O. Ortiz, Ph.D.
St. John’s University