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DECS Workshops – Federal Funding

Workshops through Weaving Federal Funding

Dynamic Education Consulting & Solutions (DECS) commonly offers workshops for P-12 school districts in-person, live virtually, and through Canvas asynchronously (anytime, anywhere). Many of these workshops can be accessed for educators in your district by weaving federal funds.

 

If your district is looking at spending down federal funds, we can work with you to deliver on workshops before the end-of-year deadline. Please sign-up for a time to meet with our President & CEO, Dr. Sue Ann Bube, to explore the possibility of customizing any of the workshops below for your district. Or, email us: Connect@dec.solutions.

Certificated Special Educators

    • Making IEP Goals Instructional: Connecting Present Levels, SDI, and Daily Lesson Planning
      Support educators in translating IEP goals into daily instruction that is measurable and aligned to grade-level standards and priority skills. Participants learn how to write “instruction-ready” goal progressions, plan SDI with fidelity, and align service minutes to instructional intent.
      Best Fit Funding Options: IDEA Part B (611/619) (primary); Title II Part A (secondary for educator capacity)
    • MTSS for Students with Disabilities: Aligning Tier 1, 2, and 3 Without “Parallel Systems”
      Build a shared understanding of how special education services can align with and strengthen MTSS—without duplicating efforts or fragmenting support. Participants leave with a practical alignment map that clarifies roles, decision points, and how to use MTSS data to improve academic progress for students with disabilities.
      Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (schoolwide/targeted MTSS improvement); IDEA Part B (secondary)
    • Progress Monitoring That Drives Instruction: From Data Collection to Next-Day Moves
      Move beyond “data for compliance” by building simple, reliable progress-monitoring routines and decision rules that inform instructional adjustments. Participants learn how to select measures, set goals, interpret trends, and translate findings into targeted reteaching and intervention tweaks.
      Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (MTSS data systems + accelerating learning); Title II Part A (secondary)

General Educators

  • High-Impact Tier 1 Instruction for Diverse Learners: UDL + Explicit Teaching Routines
    Strengthen Tier 1 instruction using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and evidence-based explicit instruction routines that improve access for students with disabilities and other struggling learners. Teams practice concrete lesson routines, scaffolds, and checks for understanding that can be used immediately in reading, writing, and math blocks.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (Tier 1 core strengthening for at-risk learners); Title II Part A (secondary)
  • Co-Teaching for Results: Structures That Improve Learning (Not Just Shared Space)
    Explore high-leverage co-teaching models and planning routines that increase student access to grade-level content while meeting intensive needs. Teams practice “one lesson, two pathways” planning—aligning accommodations, SDI, and participation supports to maximize academic engagement and output.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (inclusive Tier 1 access and outcomes); IDEA Part B (secondary)
  • Academic Interventions at Tier 2: Designing Small-Group Supports That Actually Close Gaps
    Learn how to design and deliver short-cycle Tier 2 interventions with clear entry criteria, tight instructional focus, and a plan to fade or intensify supports based on response to intervention. The session includes practical intervention planning templates, scheduling options, and guidance for integrating paraeducator support effectively.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (targeted interventions to close gaps); Title II Part A (secondary)

School Administrators

  • Strengthening Problem-Solving Teams: Efficient Data Meetings That Lead to Better Support Plans
    Improve the quality and efficiency of MTSS/Student Support Team meetings with a repeatable agenda, decision rules, and documentation that leads to stronger interventions. Teams practice using a case example to move from concern → hypothesis → plan → progress monitoring → next steps.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (schoolwide systems for improving student outcomes); Title II Part A (secondary leadership capacity)
  • Behavior Within MTSS: Preventing Escalation Through Predictable Instructional Systems
    This workshop centers behavior supports that protect instructional time and increase student success, especially for learners with disabilities who struggle with regulation. Participants build Tier 1–3 structures (routines, precorrection, active supervision, and function-informed supports) that reduce disruptions and increase engagement.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title IV Part A (safe/healthy students); Title I Part A (secondary—protecting instructional time and improving achievement)
  • Attendance, Engagement, and Learning: MTSS Strategies to Reconnect Students and Recover Instructional Time
    Explore how attendance and engagement function as prerequisites for academic progress—and how to build Tier 1–3 responses that address barriers for students with disabilities and other high-need learners. Participants develop an action plan that connects early warning indicators, family partnership strategies, and targeted supports.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (improving outcomes for students most at risk); Title IV Part A (secondary—engagement/safe & healthy framing)

Paraeducators

  • Paraeducators as Instructional Partners: Role Clarity, High-Leverage Moves, and Boundaries
    Strengthen paraeducator impact through clear role definition, skill-building in instructional prompting, feedback, and data collection, and guidance on boundaries that protect student independence. Administrators and teachers also learn supervision and coaching routines to improve consistency and effectiveness.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (instructional support capacity tied to student achievement); IDEA Part B (secondary for SWD support)
  • Executive Function Supports in the Classroom: Practical Tools for Organization, Initiation, and Persistence
    Learn classroom-ready strategies that support students who struggle with planning, task initiation, working memory, and sustained effort—common barriers for students with disabilities. Participants leave with routines, visual tools, and “teach-to-independence” scaffolds that can be embedded in Tier 1 and Tier 2.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (barrier removal + academic engagement); Title IV Part A (secondary—safe/healthy/whole child framing)
  • Inclusive Assessment Practices: Accommodations, Accessibility Features, and Validity in Everyday Testing
    Clarify what accommodations are, how to select them based on need, and how to implement them consistently in classroom assessments and district measures. The focus is on maintaining assessment validity while ensuring students with disabilities can demonstrate learning accurately.
    Best Fit Funding Options: Title I Part A (assessment-informed instruction + accessibility for learners most at risk); IDEA Part B (secondary)

Let’s Customize Together

If your district is looking at spending down federal funds, we can work with you to deliver on workshops before the end-of-year deadline. Please sign-up for a time to meet with our President & CEO, Dr. Sue Ann Bube, to explore the possibility of customizing any of the workshops below for your district. Or, email us: Connect@dec.solutions.