Ep.13 | Town Hall Meeting: Integrating Special Education with General Education with Urban Collaborative

Join Winifred A. Winston and LeDerick Horne as they facilitate the Town Hall meeting at the Urban Collaborative Fall virtual member meeting “Widening the Sphere of Success For All Learners: Integrating Special Education Within General Education” hosted by San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD).

Join Winifred A. Winston and LeDerick Horne as they facilitate the Town Hall meeting at the Urban Collaborative Fall virtual member meeting “Widening the Sphere of Success For All Learners: Integrating Special Education Within General Education” hosted by San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD).
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
Panel member introductionsThe first steps a family should take when seeking helpHow to know if you need helpThe built-in bias that affects diagnosing dyslexiaIs there fear around giving a diagnosis of dyslexia?Teacher prep programsQuestions and comments from the audience
~About Urban Collaborative The Urban Collaborative is a national network of school districts committed to improving outcomes for students with disabilities. We currently have 93 member districts across the United States in the network. Our mission is to improve educational outcomes and life opportunities for children and youth with disabilities in urban schools through leadership development. The Collaborative focuses on four main areas: leadership development, cross-sector collaboration, collective engagement, and Urbanicity; and seeks to bring timely and critical issues in the field, as well as solutions, to the forefront of district leadership. 
~ Connect with the Panlist!Urban Collaborative  https://www.urbancollaborative.org/partners-and-sponsors Gerard Cortez - Assistant Superintendent Disability and Learning Support Services, San Antonio Independent School District, TX  - https://www.saisd.net/page/dyslexia-staff Debra Brooks - Executive Director of Special Education, Baltimore City Public Schools, MD - https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/academics-office-contacts Macon Tucker - Manager, Specialized Services, Baltimore City Public Schools, MD - https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/academics-office-contacts 
~Connect with Winifred!Website: https://www.soallcanread.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soallcanread/Twitter: https://twitter.com/soallcanreadInstagram: https://instagram.com/blackanddyslexicInstagram: https://instagram.com/soallcanread 
~Connect with LeDerick! Website: https://lederick.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lederickh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lederickhorne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lederickhorne Twitter: https://twitter.com/lederick?lang=en  

Resources discussed in this episode
Baltimore City SECAC - Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committeehttps://www.baltimorecityschools.org/secac
Baltimore City Partners for Success  - https://www.facebook.com/specialeducationsupportforfamilies/ 

Texas Dyslexia and 504 - https://www.saisd.net/page/dyslexia-staff 
Office of Family and Community EngagementSan Antonio Independent School District, TX- https://www.saisd.net/page/face-customer-experience-center Baltimore City Public Schools, MD - https://www.baltimorecityschools.org/fce 
Texas ARD: Admission, Review, & Dismissal https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/education-schools/ard-process 
LETRS Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spellinghttps://www.lexialearning.com/letrs#:~:text=%C3%97,by%20renowned%20literacy%20experts%20Dr. 
Universal Screeninghttp://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/universal-screening-within-a-rti-model 
University Programs accredited by the International Dyslexia Associationhttps://dyslexiaida.org/university-programs-accredited-by-ida/
Morgan State University - https://catalog.morgan.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2233&returnto=713 Maryland Nonpublic Placement Schools - https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DEE/NPSA/index.aspx St. Elizabeth School - https://www.stelizabeth-school.org/ 

THIS PROJECT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY MORGAN CARES AND THE CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD 1U54MD013376-01A1)