Janet Sistrunk, PVREC Executive Director, provided Hagerman School District staff with training on developing “Meaningful IEP Goals and Objectives.”  Staff received instruction on what constitutes appropriate goals tied to NM state standards and benchmarks.  She provided examples and time for teachers and other staff members to practice writing measurable standards-based goals and objectives.  Ms Sistrunk will provide a follow-up to this training sometime in November.

   PVREC has several trainings scheduled for the up-coming weeks.  These sessions include Student Assistance Team training (SAT) in Loving beginning October 4th and continuing each week with dates of October 11th, 18th, and 25th.  Teachers participating on the SAT team will participate in this training.

 

   Genna Faulkenbury, Regional Reading First Coordinator for the southeastern region and PVREC will host a Scott Foresman Core Program training for Dexter Elementary and Loving Elementary teachers involved with NM Reading First.  The training is scheduled for October 17th, 18th, and 19th at the PVREC Offices in Artesia.

DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETS:

   PVREC’S distance education committee has been meeting since the Spring of 2006.  Superintendents, Technology Coordinators, staff of ENMU-R, staff of Region IX and other interested parties met at PVREC September 6th. Topic of discussion was “Collaborating with Region IX to further develop the distance education initiative in southeastern NM.”  Gary Cozzens, Distance Education Coordinator for Region IX, led the discussion which involved a better understanding of “connectivity” within the southeastern corner of the state and the role of Checs in facilitating distance education.  Guidelines for distance education course delivery and a Memorandum of Understanding among the agencies were also discussed.  It was announced that a follow-up meeting would be held at Region IX in Ruidoso September 25th, Janet Sistrunk agreed to attend.

FAMILY INFANT TODDLER PROGRAM FOCUS MONITORED:

   The Family Infant and Toddler Program was Focused Monitored August 21-22.  The team was led by Nancy Haas with the Department of Health.  During the two days the team reviewed children’s files; interviewed parents; and talked with the FIT team.  An exit meeting was held the afternoon of August 22nd with commendations as well as recommendations for program improvements.

MIGRANT PROGRAM UPDATE:

  This summer Viola Martinez Migrant Coordinator worked with Art Martinez with PED on coming up with a new COE for Migrant registration.  She has also made a Migrant Brochure and Flyer that have been distributed throughout the school districts and Businesses.  Now that school is in session Viola has been busy seeing families and being a liaison  between the schools and parents or guardians.  Viola has also been given a new challenge and that is to work with the REC Director Janet Sistrunk on publishing this quarterly newsletter to be placed on the PVREC#8 website and distributed to all districts.  She really has enjoyed this new challenge, it gives her a chance to keep up with everything that goes on at PVREC#8.