C-SEP is offering the Spring Learning Series to kick off our 2025 training lineup. All topics are full-day trainings (with a break for lunch), but some offer a morning focus and an afternoon focus. Please see the listing below for more details.
Prices: $150.00 per individual, per training day; $770.00 per individual for entire package (7 full-day live sessions); $1,350.00 district wide access per day of training (access to live session or the recorded session); $8,700.00 district wide access to all trainings (7 full-day access to the live sessions or the recorded sessions).
To pre-register, kindly do so using the designated link located at the bottom of each offering. When you complete the pre-registration form, an email will be automatically sent to the email address you have register. Please check your filtered messages if this email does not appear in your inbox. If you would like to register for a package, please only register for one course and we will take care of the rest.
Date: February 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning: Conducting a Comprehensive Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED)
Description: Special education policy requires a Review of Educational Evaluation Data (REED) be conducted. The educational evaluation data or multiple sources of data (MSD) should be collected, organized, and analyzed to determine what additional data, if any, is necessary to complete a comprehensive assessment. A review of special education policy will be conducted. Best practice when conducting a REED will be highlighted and a demonstration on how to use the data to complete the report will be reviewed. This session will include a case study and allows for hands-on practice.
Afternoon: Integrating Learning-Based Assessment Practices into a Comprehensive Assessment
Description: Evaluators are receiving an increased number of referrals that are lacking important RTI data, making it difficult for evaluators to distinguish between whether the student has a learning gap or a learning disability. The missing intervention and progress monitoring data place ethical and legal implications on evaluators, forcing them to make decisions as to whether to rule out the exclusionary factor ensuring the learning struggle is not primarily due to a lack of instruction. This session will introduce participants to Learning-Based Assessment Practices, a form of dynamic and formative assessment. The presenter will define learning-based assessment, highlight the benefits of the practice, and discuss its integration into a comprehensive assessment. CBMs and intervention suggestions will also be reviewed. Guidance and resources will be provided.
Link: Pre-Register Here
Date: February 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning: Introduction to C-SEP
Description: Are you new to Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) or just wanting a refresher? This is the session for you! This is the first of a 3-part series; we will start with providing an overview of C-SEP and focusing on the first two steps of C-SEP (Review and Plan). We will discuss the importance of using multiple sources of data and targeted assessment practices.
Afternoon: Targeted Assessment & Testing
Description: Spend the afternoon practicing what you learned during the morning session. The afternoon session will be hands-on practice using a case study. Under the guidance of the presenter, the participants will organize and analyze the multiple sources of data and plan assessment and testing. Don’t miss this hands-on opportunity!
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Date: February 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning: Analyzing the Data
Description: When conducting a comprehensive assessment, it is imperative that the evaluator use multiple sources of data and look beyond the standard score when interpreting data and making educational decisions. Join us for this session (Part 2 of 3) which will highlight various types of data (e.g., iStation, iReady, MClass, etc.), CBMs, and discuss the full exploration of the data obtained from norm-referenced tests.
Afternoon: Data Integration & Pattern Seeking
Description: Now that you have collected and analyzed multiple sources of data, it’s time to integrate the data and continue to pattern seek. During this session, participants will continue to work through the case study presented during Part 1 of the Overview of C-SEP training. Participants will engage in hand-on pattern seeking activities. Resources will be provided.
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Date: March 3, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning and Afternoon: Full-day topic
Description: The Texas Administrative Code added Developmental Delay as an eligibility category for ages 3-9. The existing Noncategorical Early Childhood (NCEC) category will be phased out by the 2025-2026 school year. This training will to provide an overview of the IDEA Policy regarding Developmental Delay as an eligibility category for special education. Participants will learn from other states’ experiences with this designation, insights for evaluators, and best practices for eligibility determination, including norm-referenced measures and evidence collection.
Link: Pre-Register Here
Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning: Writing User-Friendly Reports
Description: Report writing does not have to be stressful. With proper organization and planning, the evaluator can build the report throughout the assessment process, instead of waiting until the end. This session will discuss strategies for integrating components of report writing throughout the assessment process. This session will also highlight best practices when writing user-friendly reports. Sample write-ups will be provided based on a case study. Participants will be provided hands-on opportunities to practice report writing.
Afternoon: Writing Impact & Needs Statements
Description: An important component of report writing includes the development of comprehensive impact statements based on the data collected as part of the assessment. During this session, we will review the requirements of impact and needs statements. Participants will practice writing impact statements and use them to develop a PLAAFP. Finally, participants will write needs statements based off the assessment data. Resources will be provided.
Link: Pre-Register Here
Date: April 1, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning and Afternoon: Full-day topic
Description: With the increased volume of referrals for students suspected of having a specific learning disability comes an increase in the number of students who may have an Intellectual Disability (ID) or pervasive weaknesses (i.e., "slow learner"). These disabilities have distinct and overlapping characteristics. Participants will a) know what distinguishes a pervasive weakness from a pattern of strengths and weaknesses, b) best practices for ID identification, including reconciling conflicting adaptive behavior scales, and c) review case studies to illustrate how to differentiate these conditions.
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Date: April 21, 2025
Time: 9:00 - 3:00
Morning and Afternoon: Full-day topic
Description: Dyslexia identification continues to perplex evaluators across Texas as the ink is drying on HB3928 and the new Dyslexia Handbook. Evaluators often report that students are referred without evidence of intervention or key data. Recent policy changes have de-emphasized the use of norm-referenced tests and emphasized the use of “multiple sources” of data. The new Dyslexia Handbook stresses the importance of using informal data and says we can use informal data sources “independent or in lieu of standardized or other types of formal assessments “ (p.72).” This session will provide clarity to the evaluator as we navigate dyslexia identification. We will examine how to collect and analyze informal data and integrate it with test data. We will also review new tools (TOD and WJV) and how they can improve practice.
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In response to the improvements in test design and the ongoing quest to identify students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in the most efficient and accurate manner, it’s time for evaluators to alter their way of conducting evaluations. This session will discuss the history of SLD evaluation and explore an efficient model for planning and assessing for SLD. The Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) was conceptualized and recently introduced into the field.
This approach to SLD identification is a third-method pattern of strengths and weakness (PSW) approach rooted in contemporary CHC theory and features the application of professional judgment, integrated data analysis techniques, and the use of statistical support to help guide decisions. The organizational framework of C-SEP is a set of sound educational practices logically interwoven to provide the most comprehensive, statistically sound, and legally defensible assessment of SLD. This presentation will further describe the organizational framework of C-SEP, distinguish C-SEP from other methods, and provide an illustration of this model using a case study.
● Understand and apply the lessons from the last decade regarding SLD identification.
● Understand best practices for conducting a comprehensive SLD evaluation.
● Define the components of Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) (Review, Plan, Assess, & Decide).
● Highlight the 4 P's of C-SEP (Policy, Publisher guidance, best Practices, and Professional judgment)
● Describe the use of C-SEP when looking for patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW) for SLD identification.
● Understand the importance of considering multiple sources of data when determining patterns of strengths and weaknesses (PSW).
● Understand the importance of conducting individualized, targeted, purpose driven assessments.
● Understand the evaluator's ethical responsibilities and the legal implications of SLD models of identification.
A key component of conducting a targeted assessment using C-SEP involves gathering, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data. This module will focus on key recommendations for organizing the data and conducting preliminary analysis of patterns of strengths and weaknesses, ruling out exclusionary factors, and establishing a focused referral question to be used to plan a targeted assessment plan.
Language plays a key role in academic performance and should be considered when assessing student’s strengths and weaknesses. The C-SEP model requires a student’s language be assessed either informally or formally. It is vital that language be ruled out as a primary cause of struggle for every student. When language is found to be a concern, the evaluator must investigate its impact on the student’s learning.
This session covers the importance of considering Exclusionary Factors and their impact on SLD identification and the role of documentation in our reports. Included in the presentation is a brief review of the Exclusionary Factors identified in federal and state law and the impact of societal changes: social, economic, cultural and technology related.
Pattern seeking techniques are a key aspect of the C-SEP framework. Evaluators must be able to organize, integrate, and interpret multiple sources of data in order to establish patterns of strengths and weaknesses. This is a refresher session focusing on pattern seeking techniques, using publisher guidance to analyze and interpret standardized tests results through the triangulation of multiple data sources. Finally, a discussion of the role professional judgment plays throughout the process will be discussed.
The participant will learn to:
● Understand the implications that advances in CHC Theory and in test design have on test selection and diagnostic precision.
● Examine publisher guidance on analysis and interpretation of standardized testing results.
● Understand the importance of collecting, analyzing, and integrating multiple sources of data when conducting an evaluation.
● Triangulate and analyze the chain of evidence to establish the presence of a PSW and when determining SLD.
● Understand the role professional judgment plays in determining SLD eligibility.
A key component of conducting a targeted assessment using C-SEP involves gathering, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data. Task Demands Analysis (TDA) helps to explain a student’s performance. Using case studies, this session illustrates how an evaluator can go “Beyond the Scores” TDA. This practice will improve the quality and efficiency of your assessment while allowing you to extrapolate more meaningfully interpretations from your findings.
Understanding how to organize and present assessment data obtained through the use of the C-SEP framework is important. This session will focus on writing legally defensible reports using the C-SEP framework. The presenters will highlight the organization of a Full Individual Evaluation (FIE) and review the key components. Sample write-ups will be provided to illustrate the presentation of data. Participants will have the opportunity to practice writing student descriptions beyond the standard score interpretation. The importance of utilizing task analysis and integrating findings will be demonstrated. Adherence to the policy requirements will be addressed.
● Understand the components of the C-SEP framework.
● Examine the importance of writing a legally defensible FIE.
● Understand how to organize and describe data throughout the sections of the FIE.
● Understand the importance of describing student functioning beyond standard scores.
● Understand how to integrate task analysis descriptions into the FIE.
● Understand the importance of integrating policy within the report.
This session will define the Core-Selective Evaluation Process (C-SEP) and explain how it can be used when assessing for dyslexia. Participants will explore important considerations when conducting dyslexia assessments and examine the application of the tenets of C-SEP to dyslexia assessment.
The participant will learn to:
● Understand the steps of the C-SEP framework.
● Demonstrate understanding through the application of C-SEP to specific case studies.
● Demonstrate the ability to triangulate and analyze all data collected on the student.
● Understand the role of professional judgment in the evaluation process.
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