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Patterns of Strengths & Weaknesses Monthly Trainings
(Virtual)
Intended Audience
School Psychologists
Training Series Description
In just two hours a month (12:00-2:00 pm PST), I will equip school psychologists with a comprehensive understanding of the PSW model. Psychs will gain expertise in using PSW to assess student needs and develop effective interventions accurately. New hires will find this series an invaluable introduction to PSW, while seasoned professionals can refine their assessment practices. And yes, everything is recorded so you can catch the replay if you miss a live session.
Cost: $23/month
Goals Drive Services
Training Series
(Virtual)
Intended Audience
Administrators, Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Specialists, Special Education Teachers, and Speech-Language Pathologists
Training Series Description
Student data, parent input, and family-friendly communication are key ingredients in the IEP process. Collaboration among IEP team members can lead to great IEP meetings. When you reflect on your IEP meeting, how would you rate them? If you are looking to include the right data and consider parent input effectively, write clear present levels and easily connect those present levels to goals and then services and supports, communicate in a family-friendly manner during IEP meetings, and work collaboratively with your team members and learn strategies to enhance teamwork, then this training series is for you!
Cost: $87/per person
FREE for Current Prepared School Psych Community Members
(Last day to register 10/7/2024)
Dyslexia Report Card
Workshop
(Virtual)
September 18th, 2024 @ 3:00 – 4:00 pm PST
Intended Audience
Administrators, Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists, Speech-Language Pathologists
Workshop Description
Between parents asking about dyslexia, teachers using the term, and many states requiring universal screening for dyslexia, you likely want to ensure that educators in both general education and special education are ready to respond to questions about this term. When you think about your schools and teams, how prepared do you think they are? Here are some priorities we will be discussing during this session:
- Common, universal definition of the term dyslexia
- Ways for teams at the general education level to respond to concerns brought up about dyslexia
- Comprehensive evaluation processes should an assessment be requested
- Ways to document that the IEP team examined dyslexia
- Methods to respond when a parent requests a specific dyslexia-based intervention program
Cost: FREE
(Last day to register 9/18/2024)
Patterns of Strengths & Weaknesses Dual Discrepency / Consistency Model
(In-Person)
September 24 & 25th, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm PST
Intended Audience
School Psychologists
Address
Riverside SELPA
2935 Indian Avenue Perris, CA 92571
Training Description
During this two-day training, school psychologists will get an opportunity to delve into the Pattern of strengths and Weaknesses model for SLD identification. Participants will learn practical strategies to build assessment batteries that support the variety of students within the district. You will also get into the XBASS software program and see how this system supports the analysis of data when it is unclear whether the student possesses a pattern of strengths and weaknesses. Case study students will also be reviewed.
Cost: $250 for Riverside SELPA Non-Member LEAs and Free for Riverside SELPA LEA Members
Crafting Impactful Cognitive Present Levels & Impact of Disability Statements (In-Person)
October 3, 2024 @ 8:30 – 11:30 am PST
Intended Audience
School Psychologists
Address
Ventura County SELPA
5400 Adolfo Road Camarillo, CA 93012
Training Description
Regardless of the SLD identification model your district uses, school psychologists must write up cognitive present levels and create an Impact of Disability statement for every evaluation. This training will equip you with the tools to use family-friendly language and effectively connect test scores to the student’s daily classroom performance while also eliminating the jargon.
Cost: $35 or free for current employees of the Ventura County School District
Registration Coming Soon…
- Dyslexia: Responding to Parent Requests (November 1st, 2024) Virtual
- San Diego County Association of School Psychologists (November 12, 2024) Virtual – Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses Refresher Training
- Ecological Validity of Our Test Results (December 5, 2024) Virtual
- Ventura County SELPA (December 3, 2024) In-Person – From Reports to PLOPS to Goals
Interested in Jenny Speaking at Your Conference or Event?
If you’re interested in having me speak at your conference or event, I’d love to connect! Please click here to schedule a 30-minute consultation. Below are samples of topics I present on:
- Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses (PSW) Model for SLD Identification
- PSW & Dyslexia
- PSW & XBASS
- PSW & Dehn
- PSW Refreshers
- Report Writing for PSW
- PSW for Beginners and Intermediate Users
- PSW Overview for Related Service Providers
- PSW Overview for Administrators
- PSW – Am I Doing This Right?
- Dyslexia Assessments and Interventions
- Responding to Evaluation Requests for Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia
- Attention: SLD and OHI
- ED & OHI
- ED & Attention Under SLD & OHI
- Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
- Under/Over-Identification of Students within specific eligibility categories (helpful for districts that are significantly disproportionate)
- From Assessemt to Report Writing
- Legally Defensible Report Writing
- Writing Compliant Reports That are Meaningful to Families
- Writing Parent-Friendly Reports
- C-LIM & Larry P
- C-LIM Training for School Psychs, Educational Specialists, and SLPs
- Best Practices When Assessing EL Students
- Assessment to Present Levels to Goals
- Assessments of African American Students
- Evaluating Executive Functioning Skills
- Autism Evaluation Best Practices
- Considerations for “Requiring Special Education”
- Intellectual Disabilities: Beyond Eligibility – using knowledge about cognitive and language functioning to support the IEP
- Communicating Results in a Parent-Friendly Manner
- Explaining Evaluation Results Succinctly
- XBASS and PPA Software Training
Appearance in Shoutout LA
We had the good fortune of connecting with Jenny Ponzuric and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Jenny, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I spent years working within the public school system, and while I loved working with students, families, and my site-specific staffs, I became increasingly passionate about ways to support schools beyond the ones I was assigned to. I had some great opportunities to create workshops for the district based on some of the work my school site teams and I had done. This fueled my desire to reach more schools and find more ways to make system-wide changes. The turning point came when the demand for my workshops generated considerable interest. I had more requests for workshops that I could fulfill while still working full-time. That’s when I knew it was time to take the leap and turn my mission into a full-fledged business, Ponzuric Learning Solutions. Starting this business allows me to reach a wider audience and empower educators across the states. My dream is to see students and families being supported by multiple systems in each school building.
Media Appearances
Tune in to the Prepared School Psych Podcast where I, along with industry experts, explore current topics in school psychology and special education. Listen through any major streaming platform.
Jenny Ponzuric, M.A., LEP
Email: support@jennyponzuric.com
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