AREA COOPERATIVE FOR

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

March 2016

ACES Mission
ACES is
committed to
providing a full
continuum of
special education
and
at-risk services
for
students in
member districts
from
pre-school
through 12th
grade, as well as,
to build the
capacity of the
educators and
school systems in
addressing the
issues that
interfere with
educational
outcomes.

ACES Vision
ACES will strive to
be a
comprehensive
program of
services for
students whose
behavioral
difficulties and
academic issues
interfere with
their educational
performance. The

Important Upcoming Monthly

Due Dates Trainings To Do List

Due 03/01/2016:

Submit request to
Release Proportionate
Share Carryover funds, if
applicable
Due 04/30/2016: FY16
Part B Budget
Application Amendments
Communicate districts
social worker contract
intentions with ACES
Director by 03/11/16

New Special Education

Teacher Cohort Meetings
(NWMSU CIE Building):
March 15th, 2016
LASE Meetings
(Maryville Administration
Building):

March 10th, 2016-Autism

presented by the MU
Thompson Center

DESE Due Dates can be found

here:
http://k12reports.dese.mo.gov/Da
ta_acquisition_calendar/

Due 04/01/2016: Cohort 1:

Begin working to clear
CAPs
Due: 05/15/2016: Cohort
2: Initial Evaluations & C to
B Transitions in IMACS
Spring Assessment Window
Opens for MAP-A April 4th:
Check for other assessment
window dates here
http://dese.mo.gov/collegecareerreadiness/assessment
Begin collecting data for
your Graduate Follow-Up
Report for SPP Indicator 14.
Review Form D in
preparation for MAP testingchanges can be made
through an IEP amendment
Begin planning for ESY
services

Tiered Monitoring Cohort

CAP
Cohort 1
Albany
Fairfax
King City
Nodaway Holt
Pattonsburg
Stanberry
West Nodaway

2015-2016
Self-Assessment
Cohort 2
Jefferson
Maryville
North Nodaway
South Holt
Tarkio
Union Star
Worth County

Maintain
Cohort 3
Avenue City
Craig
Mound City
North Andrew
Northeast Nodaway
Rock Port
South Nodaway

Directors Desk
There are many things are happening in our office, so I felt like this would be a good time to give an update.
Here are some of the things that are going on at ACES:

We are continuing to conduct interviews for our School Psychologist Internship program. We are
hoping to find someone who wishes to grow in their experiences in a rural setting, but we realize this
will be tough as we will be asking someone to relocate quite a distance from their home and school
program.

We have begun to explore the Medicaid billing process. This is a hefty undertaking, and I would like to
thank everyone who is helping, and continues to help us navigate this new process. Your patience is
appreciated!

The ACES Vision Committee continues to grow and explore options for the future. I am very excited
about the conversations that are developing. If you have input to share, we would love to hear it

Debbie Griffith Fujinami, ACES Social Worker, represented the Missouri SSW at the Midwest SSW
Council Spring meeting in Chicago this past weekend. We are so proud of her for being chosen for this
honor!

We have begun to plan for next years services, so if you anticipate any changes in your district,
please let me know!

And there was a lot of business as usual! As you can see from the February data, our staff conducted
a lot of trainings, evaluations, and school visits. Please let us know if we can be of assistance as we
continue into spring!

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ACES Board
Meeting
Schedule

April 7th, 2016 @

12:00 PM

Area Cooperative for

Educational SupportACES

ACES

1212A S. Main
Street
Maryville, MO
64468
660.582.3768
Director
Tamara Lynn

lynnt@maryville.k12.mo.us

Office Manager
Heather Griffith
griffith@maryville.k12.mo.us

Educational
Diagnostician
Jodie Kurtz
kurtjod@maryville.k12.mo.us

Social Workers
Lisa Christmas
lisachristmas@maryville.k12.
mo.us
660.254.6136

Debbie Griffith-Fujinami
dfujinami@maryville.k12.mo.
us
660.254.6133

Donna Hurt

ACES Monthly
Data Report
February Statistics

Compliance
Corner

Diagnostic Assessments: 34

School Psychologist Behavior Visits: 12

School Social Worker Visits: 51

Social Worker Trainings Conducted: 6

Director Visits: 6

Director Trainings Conducted: 2

ESY
ESY must be considered, for all students
with disabilities, by the IEP team.
Predicted regression/recoupment must be
considered when determining ESY
eligibility.
The need for ESY should be documented
via data gathered about the student's
performance in relation to the IEP goals
and objectives.
Whether a student is to receive ESY is an
IEP team decision, and the length, nature,
and type of ESY services must be
determined on an individual basis by the
IEP team.
The least restrictive environment (LRE)
requirement applies to ESY, however,
districts are not required to maintain the
full continuum of placement options
maintained for the regular school year.
Districts are required to maintain those
placement options which are necessary to
implement a student's IEP.

Nine tenths of education

is encouragement.
-Anatole France

New study reveals visual working memory may

provide clues to autism's social struggles
Poor visual working memory can play an important role in the struggles experienced by
autistic children, according to a new study conducted by Dr. Tracy Alloway, associate
professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Florida.
Poor visual working memory has many impacts. It can affect students with autism in the
classroom, as well as on the playground. In the classroom, poor visual working memory can
make it harder to understand math concepts, and even solve simple arithmetic. Visual
working memory functions like a mental blackboard, so it's difficult for autistic children to
carry out addition and subtraction problems in their head.
Additionally, poor visual working memory can also affect social interactions. Individuals use
visual working memory to read body language and other social cues, so they can respond
accordingly. A student with autism may struggle with processing the nonverbal
communication from their peers, resulting in the social complications they often experience.
Read more at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160210112110.htm

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