Specialized Learning Services
What is the Specialized Learning Services Consortium?
Greenbush Specialized Learning Services (SLS) provides a continuum of support to districts in the areas of Social-Emotional Learning; Crisis Prevention and Response; Supporting Students with Diverse Learning Needs; Early Learning Initiatives; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB).
Member Benefits
As a Specialized Learning Services Consortium member, district staff have access to many learning opportunities.
Workshops & Forums
Workshops
Graduate college credit/CEUs may be available
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- Held at Greenbush campuses throughout the year
- One or two day-long events
- Training centered around foundational concepts/content with hands-on application collaboration embedded
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Forums
One-hour virtual events that include networking, collaborating, and sharing ideas for informal problem-solving offered to:
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- School Psychologists
- Social Workers
- School Resource Officers
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Early Childhood Professionals
- School Counselors
- Special Education Leaders
- MIS Clerks
- School Nurses
- Behavior Professionals
Crisis Prevention & Response
- Review district crisis plan
- Collaboration around risk and/or threat assessment
- Crisis flip chart creation
- Coordination and communication templates/resources
- Develop an MOU with local CMH for direct crisis response
- Evidence-based suicide prevention resources
- Crisis debrief and review
Virtual Consultation Support/PLCs
Consultation:
An informal virtual consultation provided for 30 minutes to one hour
- Scheduled directly with SLS consultant as needed
Professional Learning Community:
- A scheduled weekly ongoing virtual consultation
- Provided for a period of 1-2 hours with school or district-based Professional Learning Community, Building Leadership Team, Student Support Teams, etc.
Enhanced Membership Level or Above Required
Onsite Professional Development
Onsite training provided to staff or students.
Onsite services are considered in daily increments & provided by one consultant.
Certification Courses
- Crisis Prevention Intervention: Provides the de-escalation techniques and behavior management strategies you need to create a culture of safety.
Available to any Membership Level or Non-Members
Intensive Services
- Onsite coaching
- Transition alignment from Part C to B and effective Kindergarten transitions
- Connections with community supports
- Comprehensive and specialized consultation designed to build district and/or building-level capacity and improve the quality of education for all students
- By leveraging the expertise and support of the SLS consultant/team, district leaders can accelerate progress toward their goals and ensure all students have access to high-quality educational opportunities
- Customized supports to meet district-specific needs and may include onsite professional development and ongoing coaching, and/or collaborative problem-solving around the following areas:
– Social Emotional Learning Initiatives
– Supporting Students with Diverse Learning Needs
– Crisis Preparation & Response
– Best practices for Early Learning programs
– Fostering Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging
- Additional intensive supports around individual student needs are available through:
– Onsite behavior coaching
– Project STAY (Supporting Teachers & Youth) Team Consultation
Areas of Support
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
In today’s rapidly evolving world, the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) has gained significant recognition across various sectors. DEIB inclusion is a multifaceted approach. Inclusive schools are places where all students have access to and can participate in the general education environment, given the appropriate support systems.
Workshops:
- Understanding Bias
- Self-Awareness in Understanding Race
- Acknowledging History, Pervasiveness, Trauma
- Ascribing New Meaning to Transform Existing Assumptions, Bias, & Beliefs
Professional Development:
- Understanding Educator Bias
- Poverty Simulation (full-day only)
- Inclusion
Diverse Learning Needs
Workshops:
- Teaching Social Skills Using the Boys Town Model
- IEP Quality & Compliance
- Understanding the 504 Process
- Transitioning Early Learners
- Social-Emotional Development through Play
- Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) & Behavior Support Planning (BSP)
- Specifically Designed Instruction
- De-Escalation
- Mental Health First Aid
Professional Development:
- General Education Intervention
- Foundations of Special Education: What Regular Education Needs to Know
- Differentiation in General Education
- How to Effectively Use Paraeducators
- What is Specifically Designed Instruction
Early Childhood
Workshops:
- Transitioning Early Learners
- Social-Emotional Development through Play\
- Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Settings
SEL & Brain-Aligned Learning
Workshops:
- A Deeper Look at De-Escalation
- Social-Emotional Development through Play
- Addressing Student Needs w/ Brain-Based Skills-Focused FBS & BSPs
Professional Development:
- The Basics of De-Escalation
- What is SEL?
- Introduction to Stress & Trauma
- Brain Aligned Learning Strategies
- A Deeper Look at De-Escalation
- Stress & Trauma: The Effects on Educators & Students
Crisis
Workshops:
- Threat & Risk Assessment
- Post-Crisis Debriefing
- PREPaRE
Professional Development:
- Suicide Prevention & Intervention
- PREPaRE
- Threat & Risk Assessment
Project STAY
Districts Served
