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Annual Report High Plains Regional Education Cooperative

2012-2013

Dedicated to Education Excellence.

High Plains Regional Education Cooperative #3 Visit: www.hprec.com

It is with great pride that I share our 2012-13 Annual Report. High Plains Regional Education Cooperative’s (HPREC) goal is to provide innovative and research-based support and services to member districts. As the public education landscape evolves, HPREC provides expertise, powerful tools, and systematic approaches to assist school districts in meeting educational goals. While HPREC is often called upon to customize professional activities for a district, a cooperative system of shared services and programs has proven cost-saving and highly effective for rural northeastern New Mexico school districts. Whether a school district is seeking policy guidance, related services for students with special needs, special education technical assistance, or professional development opportunities, HPREC is relentless in its commitment to ensure that services and supports are responsive, timely, and of high quality. Recognizing fiscal challenges in public education, HPREC also engages in entrepreneurial activities to ensure its financial stability and to augment member districts’ dollars. Sound business practices including pre-bid contracts and the facilitation and coordination of state and national conferences are examples of HPREC’s commitment to financial solvency. HPREC prides itself in our pursuit of innovative practices. HPREC’s related service providers, program staff, and administrative staff are highly skilled and dedicated. In fact, many of our employees share their expertise at the state and national levels, serving as presenters, working on various task force teams, and consulting on educational issues. There is a tremendous amount of positive momentum and dedication within HPREC, all built upon a 29-year history of providing unsurpassed services to our schools and communities. I invite you to learn more about HPREC’s accomplishments, as detailed in this annual report. Respectfully, R. Stephen Aguirre Executive Director

Message from the Executive Director


HPREC Administrative and Program Staff R. Stephen Aguirre, Executive Director

Dana Stoltz Gray, PhD, Director of Programs

Marisa Aguirre, Program and Educational Specialist/Medicaid

Stacy Diller, Reading Coach

Mary Lisa Gonzales, Business Manager

Gary Gabriele, Human Resources

Harvey Lindsay, IT and Technology Specialist (Consultant)

Pattie Yannerilla, Administrative Assistant

HPREC Related Services Staff Ernie Haecker, Audiologist Caryn Swagerty, COTA Susan Houle, Occupational Therapist Candice Adams, School Psychologist Teresa Quiroga, School Psychologist

Chelsea Adams, School Psych Intern Vicky Wilson, Physical Therapist Virginia Allen, Social Worker Petra Bertola, Social Worker Jill Fernandez, Social Worker

Mandy Hess, Social Worker Anna Montoya, Speech Therapist Sally Van Lanen, Speech Therapist Katy Marchiondo, Transition

HPREC Board of Directors 2012-2013

High Plains Regional Education Cooperative is governed by an eight-member Board of Directors consisting of the Superintendent from each member district. The public is invited to attend HPREC Board of Directors’ meetings, which are held six times a year. Cimarron Municipal School District James Gallegos

Clayton Public School District Rich Anderson

Des Moines Municipal School District Tena Hoyle, PhD

Maxwell Municipal School District Chuck Harrison, PhD

Mosquero Municipal School District Bill Ward

Raton Public School District David Willden

Roy Municipal School District Secundino Esquibel

Springer Municipal School District Gregg McMann, PhD

Innovative Practices ... Responsive Services


About Us High Plains Regional Education Cooperative (HPREC), located in Raton, is one of nine regional education cooperatives in New Mexico. HPREC is a New Mexico state agency, administratively attached to the Public Education Department. HPREC accelerates the missions of the member school districts in Colfax, Harding, and Union counties by providing quality support and services to meet districts’ needs.

Year in Review 2012 - 2013 HPREC is proud of its accomplishments. 2012 - 2013 proved to be a year of challenges, successes, and celebrations. These include, but are not limited to:

HPREC’s ancillary team provided quality services to 264 students with disabilities including speech-language therapy, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, transition services, and school psychology services.

In 2013, 37% of schools within the HPREC region improved their school grade, in comparison to 35% statewide. Likewise, within the HPREC Region 61% of students were proficient or advanced in reading and 49% were proficient or advanced in mathematics.

Provided powerful professional development activities targeting school reform.

Over 995 participants attended one or more of HPREC sponsored professional development activities.

Successfully implemented a statewide, online bus driver training to 6 districts within New Mexico.

575 modules were taken by qualified bus drivers across New Mexico.

Provided more than 1,100 hours of technical assistance to district on topics including sound fiscal practices, special education compliance, effective instruction, leadership, TIENET, literacy, CCSS, and other areas.

113 children and adults were provided services at the HPREC Audiology Clinic, including:

Audiological Testing - Diagnostic tests to identify the degree and type of hearing loss of our clients.

Hearing Aid Dispensing Program - The selection, fitting, and modification of all hearing instrument technologies (including digital) and selected assistive listening devices.

Educational Auditory Services - Hearing evaluations, hearing aid sales and service, FM systems, and other services for children enrolled in HPREC regional schools.

Provided 154 Tympanometry screenings for middle ear function at the Colfax County Health Fair.

Our profession has never had greater clarity and consensus on

what school must do to ensure that all students learn. -- Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, & Chris Weber, 2012


Services & Technical Assistance - Member Districts

Professional Development HPREC staff conducts and facilitates professional development activities that impacted hundreds of administrators, teachers, support staff, and students in New Mexico each year. HPREC’s professional development activities are designed to build capacity and expertise at the local level through workshops, as well as ongoing coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance. The goal is to increase educators’ effectiveness and student achievement. During 2012-2013, over 995 participants attended one or more of HPREC sponsored professional development activities. Topics for 2012-2013 included: Bus Driver Training (Online) - NM Department of Transportation approved for 8 hours per semester

Common Core State Standards

Data-based Decision Making

DIBELS Next®

Early Literacy

Education Plan for Student Success

Leadership

Medicaid

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

Professional Learning Communities

Positive Behavior Support

Response to Intervention

School Reform/Transformation

Special Education Law

State Performance Plan Indicators

Student Assistance Teams

Superintendent Retreats and Trainings

Teaching Writing (K-6)

TIENET

Writing Effective and Legally Sound IEPs

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Services & Technical Assistance - Member Districts Common Core State Standards HPREC supports its member districts during the transition to, and implementation of, the Common Core State Standards through systematic regional and site-based training and support, as well as supporting teams to attend NM PED CCSS PD and MC2 activities.

Community Audiology Clinic HPREC offers a community audiology clinic. This outreach service, staffed by a certified audiologist, provides needed audiological services to our local schools and rural communities.

Community Outreach HPREC is dedicated to building community relationships. As an integral member of the local community, HPREC welcomes the use of its facilities and resources to organizations, schools, universities, non-profit agencies, and businesses.

Data Analysis

HPREC works with district- and school-based teams to analyze achievement data for evaluating program effectiveness, instructional grouping, progress monitoring, and making other data-based educational decisions.

E-Rate HPREC facilitates an E-Rate consolidation application for four of our member districts. These funds provide needed bandwidth for online learning.

ESCworks HPREC provides member districts a web-based professional development tracking and accountability system, which allows online registrations for all HPREC professional development trainings, workshops, and conferences.

Medicaid School-Based Services HPREC is the Medicaid School-Based Services billing agent for member districts. Services include direct billing for related services, administrative claiming, and program oversight. HPREC works with CompuServe for submitting, managing, and tracking the flow of claiming data for member school districts.

Professional Development Needs Assessment HPREC facilitates a regional-wide professional development needs assessment each year. These data are used to identify professional development needs across the region. In addition, they are disaggregated by district to be used to guide professional development decisions as detailed in their EPSS.

Related Service Providers HPREC hires licensed related service providers who work in member districts to provide quality therapy to students who are at-risk or have been identified as eligible and in need of special education services including speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, school psychology services, social work, and transition services.

Special Education Support HPREC provides special education technical assistance addressing State Performance Plan Indicators, developing effective and legally compliant practices, and reviewing special education files. In addition, HPREC provides professional development on post-secondary outcomes, writing effective IEPs, NM TEAM, and other identified areas. HPREC also coordinates Child Find activities for member districts including organization, publicity, and the purchasing of screening materials.


Technology HPREC supports districts’ technology efforts in the development of infrastructure, methodologies, and initiatives to increase student learning outcomes. The leveraging of resources provides necessary technologies that may otherwise be cost prohibitive to rural districts. HPREC’s 2012-2015 Strategic Technology Plan provides long range support for regional school districts with a focus on: (a) professional development, (b) support for at-risk populations, and (c) specific technology related focus areas.

TIENET HPREC provides member districts with a web-based software program (i.e., TIENET) for collecting and documenting student information, such as Student Assistance Team, Special Education, Section 504, Next Step Plans, and other documents aligned to NMPED requirements and guidelines.

Transition and Career Readiness HPREC facilitates the post-secondary outcomes project for regional schools. The focus of this project is to assist schools in meeting the post-secondary goals of secondary students who qualify for special education services. One of the goals of this project is to increase parent involvement and guide students in taking an active and purposeful role in their education goals and planning.

Services & Technical Assistance - State Level Professional Development

HPREC coordinates and sponsors a statewide Special Education Law Conference presented by Melinda Baird, Esq. Over 200 educators attended the two-day conference in 2012.

Procured Contracts High Plains Regional Education Cooperative offers procured contracts to all State of New Mexico school districts and charter schools.

Services & Technical Assistance - National Level DIBELS® Literacy Summit HPREC partners with the Dynamic Measurement Group to coordinate the national DIBELS® Literacy Summit held each year in New Mexico. The DIBELS® Literacy Summit is an engaging learning opportunity for DIBELS® leaders, researchers, and implementation teams. Workshop strands include Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills - Next (DIBELS® Next), Response to Intervention, literacy, linking DIBELS® Next to instruction, and models of effective pre-service. Past keynote speakers have included Roland Good, Ruth Kaminski, Louisa Moats, Joe Torgesen, Kevin Feldman, and Edward Kame’enui. DIBELS Literacy Summit 2013 was the 10th annual Summit.

Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) HPREC’s Executive Director, Stephen Aguirre, provides leadership at the national level through his current position as the president of AESA. AESA is a professional organization serving educational service agencies in 45 states (i.e., 553 agencies nationwide). AESA is in the position to reach well over 80% of the public school districts, over 83% of the private schools, over 80% certified teachers and non-certified school employees, and well over 80% public and private school students.

Services & Technical Assistance - Member Districts


Common Core State Standards (CCSS) HPREC will continue to support its member districts during the transition to, and implementation of, the Common Core State Standards. For 2013-2014, HPREC will target implementation K-12 in language arts and mathematics, as well as implementation of PARCC. This will occur through the facilitation of CCSS professional development activities provided by New Mexico Public Education Department and MC2. In addition, HPREC will provide training and technical assistance on aligning student’s IEPs with the CCSS.

Data-Based Decision Making HPREC will be implementing a system within TIENET for data-based decision making using a Response to Intervention model. The tools will assist educators in utilizing data to guide educational decisions at the student, class, grade, and school level. This project is aimed at increasing academic achievement, assist in aligning interventions with CCSS, and documenting instructional/intervention effectiveness.

HPREC Strategic Planning With many new superintendents across the region, HPREC’s Board of Directors will work together to develop a strategic plan to meet the multitude of needs of members districts, target an effective service delivery model through a cooperative-based model, and establish goals to ensure quality and responsive service delivery.

iPad 2 Project HPREC is committed to transforming therapy and ancillary services to meet the diverse needs of students and schools in the 21st Century. In 2013-2014, HPREC will continue to expand the iPad project. This project is an opportunity to rethink how related services are provided to students with special needs. The goal is to use iPad applications to engage students and families, increase effectiveness and productivity, and create a digital learning environment to produce meaningful academic and behavioral results.

PowerSchool HPREC will facilitate the implementation of PowerSchool regionwide, which will provide districts with an efficient and powerful student information system. HPREC will also facilitate the linkage of PowerSchool with TIENET.

Key Focus Areas for 2013 - 2014

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual

accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain

uncommon results. - Andrew Carnegie

vision


Key Focus Areas for 2013 - 2014 Procured Contracts HPREC will continue to expand its contracting services, which offers procured contracts to all State of New Mexico school districts and charter schools.

Reads to Lead HPREC’s reading coach will provide professional development and coaching (K-3) for site-based reading coaches and teams within Region #3. The goal of this project is to support quality reading instruction to increase student achievement through coaching and assisting teachers in effective literacy instruction, co-teaching to provide support and guidance, and facilitating and supporting Professional Learning Communities in the area of literacy and data-based decision making.

Shared Services In his role as the current president and the past chair for Governmental Relations Committee for the Association of Education Service Agencies (AESA), HPREC Executive Director, Stephen Aguirre, has acquired extensive knowledge of shared services from the national perspective. This expertise may assist districts, other RECs, and the NMPED in developing models of shared services by reducing the duplication of roles and responsibilities across rural schools.

State Directed Activities HPREC will provide professional development and technical assistance to support NMPED’s state directed activities. For the 2013-2014 school year, these activities will focus on CCSS, school grades, teacher evaluation, and State Performance Plan Indicators (e.g., graduation rate, suspension/expulsion rate, disproportionate representation of ethnic groups identified in special education, evaluation timelines, transition, etc), . The focus of these activities will be for students with IEPs.

Teacher Effectiveness/Teacher Evaluation HPREC will support regional schools in implementing the NMPED teacher evaluation system through ongoing support and technical assistance. The goal is to increase teacher effectiveness and improve student achievement.

TIENET - Updated and Expanded HPREC will continue to work with TIENET to update and expand our solid and comprehensive web-based system to organize and document critical information for all students. A goal is to build a seamless, regional-wide system that links to each district’s PowerSchool data and TIENET documents to increase school efficiency and effectiveness. Transition and Career Readiness Project HPREC, in partnership with WIN Learning, will implement a region-wide transition and career readiness project for secondary students (grades 8 - 12). Specifically, students will have access to Soft Skills, Strategic Compass and Career Readiness Curricula. These systematic curricula will provide students with the knowledge and skills to meet their post-secondary goals and have the critical skills needed to be successful in college and/or the workplace.


HPREC’s Fiscal Department Provides the Following Supports to Member Districts:

Training and support of school-based Business Managers

Preparation and facilitation of operating budgets

Administration of budget compliance and accountability

Responsible for submission of timely reporting

Financial liaison with the New Mexico Public Education Department

Financial/Operational Highlights 2012-2013:

The ending cash balance of June 30, 2013 was $3,415,049.96

Overall revenue (including transfers in and other sources) totaled $2,814,018

Total expenditures were $2,910,402

Fund Balance increased $124,268

Fiscal Overview of HPREC

Revenue Source Amount Percentage

Federal Sources $538,182 19%

State Sources $299,474 18%

Local Sources $1,776,362 63%

Total Revenue $2,814,018 100%

2012 - 2013 General Fund Revenue (Unaudited)

Outlays/Expenditures Amount Percentage

Instruction $346,324 12%

Support Services: Students $1,381,954 47%

Support Services: Instruction $525,708 18%

Support Services: General Administration $295,226 10%

Support Services: School Administration $0.00 0%

Support Services: Central Services $153,349 6%

Operation & Maintenance of Plant $207,841 7%

Total Outlays/Expenditures $2,981,657 100%

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2012 - 2013 Operational Fund Outlays/Expenditures (Unaudited)


Source 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Federal Sources

$1,089,812 $717,765 $871,560 $447,426 $322,796 $538,182

State Sources

$611,644 $845,128 $672,848 $237,543 $249,362 $499,474

Local Sources

$2,669,130 $2,327,995 $5,249,218 $2,444,501 $2,383,989 $1,776,362

Total $4,370,586 $3,890,888 $6,793,626 $3,129,770 $2,956,147 $2,814,018

Summary of Revenue: Governmental Activities (Unaudited)

HPREC continues to meet the growing needs of our districts, which are facing decreasing

enrollments, budget shortfalls, and increasing academic demands.

HPREC was founded in 1984 and provides services to schools within Colfax, Harding,

and Union Counties (9,631 square miles) in the northeast corner of New Mexico.

In this rural area, there are 1.4 persons per square mile; the national average is 79.6 per square mile.


In New Mexico, there are nine Regional Education Cooperatives (RECs), each responsive to the needs of local, member districts. HPREC’s service area includes eight schools districts, 28 schools, and a student enrollment of 2,617 students.

Profile of Member Districts and Region

District 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13 Cimarron 513 538 501 478 423 414 438

Clayton 546 548 601 574 550 550 511

Des Moines 129 94 82 97 74 79 86

Maxwell 103 105 98 86 85 88 107

Mosquero 40 38 36 43 46 47 42

Raton 1461 1405 1379 1282 1249 1257 1158

Roy 66 81 58 51 40 40 40

Springer 194 196 197 208 202 188 190

Total 3052 3005 2942 2819 2669 2663 2617

Percent of Students Receiving Special Education Services 2012-2013

District

Overall % of Students in Spec. Educ.

% Specific Learning Disability

% Speech or Language

Impairment

% Other Health

Impairment % Gifted % Other Cimarron 6.83% 36.36% 24.24% 21.21% 3.03% 15.15%

Clayton 12.72% 35.38% 29.23% 13.85% 1.54% 20.00%

Des Moines 15.12% 30.77% 46.15% 15.38% -- 7.69%

Maxwell 13.08% 42.86% 35.71% -- -- 21.43%

Mosquero 19.05% 37.50% 37.50% -- 12.50% 12.50%

Raton 15.80% 29.51% 23.50% 16.39% 9.84% 20.77%

Roy 22.50% 66.67% 33.33% -- -- 0.00%

Springer 18.95% 27.78% 44.44% 13.89% -- 13.89%

Region 13.79% 32.69% 28.53% 14.68% 5.82% 18.28%

New Mexico* 13.79% 38.88% -- -- -- --

United States* 13.10% 37.51% 21.85% 10.64% -- 30.00%

* 2009-2012 data. Source: Shifting Trends in Special Education, May 2012.

We got to find our jobs when we got out of college. Our kids will have to

increasingly create their jobs. The sooner and faster and more effectively we

train them to do that, the better. – Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist arguing for the nation to embrace school reform

Student Enrollment by District and Region 2006 - 2013


District Size in Square

Miles Percent of Size by

Region Cimarron 1436 15%

Clayton 2636 27%

Des Moines 1171 12%

Maxwell 313 3%

Mosquero 1253 13%

Raton 1002 11%

Roy 784 8%

Springer 1036 11%

Total 9631 100%

District Percent Cimarron 16.88%

Clayton 22.95%

Des Moines 23.00%

Maxwell 28.17%

Mosquero 20.69%

Raton 58.58%

Roy 20.00%

Springer 21.75%

District Rate Cimarron 75.3%

Clayton 68%

Des Moines 96.7%

Maxwell 92.9%

Mosquero >98%

Raton 70.3%

Roy >98%

Springer 81.8%

Region 85.13%

Statewide 70.3%

According to Rural School and Community Trust (2012), New Mexico has one of the nation’s most diverse rural student populations.

Eight out of ten rural students are minorities, eight in ten live in poverty, nearly 14% are English Language Learners, and more than one in ten has changed residences in the previous 12 months.

District Number of Free Number of Reduced % Total

Cimarron 193 32 61.80%

Clayton 307 55 69.10%

Des Moines 42 12 64.80%

Maxwell 54 21 70.70%

Mosquero 18 7 50.60%

Raton 831 83 76.00%

Roy 18 0 51.50%

Springer 115 34 79.40%

Region 1578 244 65.49%

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District Size in Square Miles and Percent by Region

Poverty Data by District (New Mexico Census) 4-Year Graduation Rate by District: Cohort 2012

Number/Percent of Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch, 2012-2013


Growth High School

Overall Grade

Current Standing*

School Growth

Highest 75% of

Students

Lowest 25% of

Students Opportunity

to Learn Gradation

Career College

Readiness Bonus Points

Cimarron Cimarron Elementary B B C B F A 1.8 Cimarron High A A B A B B D A 2.9 Cimarron Middle B B A A F B 1.9 Eagle Nest Elementary B B B C F B 2.2 Eagle Nest Middle A B A A F B 2.4 Moreno Valley Charter

A A D A B C D A 2.1

Clayton Alvis Elementary B B B B F A 1.2 Clayton High B A F A B B D C 2.1 Clayton Junior C B C B F B 2.3 Kiser Elementary

C B D D F A 2.4

Des Moines Des Moines Elementary B B C D F A 4.0 Des Moines HigH A A F A B B A A 3.3

Maxwell Maxwell Elementary C D B B F A 0.0 Maxwell High A A F A A C C A 2.2 Maxwell Middle

D F F B F B 1.8

Mosquero Mosquero Elementary C D C C F A 2.2 Mosquero High

B B F A B A B 2.3 A

Raton Columbian Elementary B B B A F A 2.8 Kearney Elementary F D F F F A 2.3 Longfellow Elementary B B B A F A 1.0 Raton High B C A A B C C A 0.8 Raton Middle B C C A F B 1.8

Roy Roy Elementary C B C D F A 1.8 Roy High A A C A B A B A 2.2

Springer Forrester Elementary C C C B F A 2.1 Miranda Junior A A B A F A 2.4 Springer High A B F A B B C A 2.6 Wilferth Elementary C C C C F A 2.5

In 2013, 37% of schools within the HPREC improved their grade, in comparison with 35% statewide.

*Current Standing and Growth represents a combination of Reading and Mathematics.

School Grading 2013 (New Mexico Public Education Department)


2011-2012 2012-2013

District School

Reading Percent

Proficient/ Advanced

Math Percent

Proficient/Advanced

Reading Percent

Proficient/ Advanced

Math Percent

Proficient/Advanced

Cimarron Cimarron Elementary 66% 70% 69.2% 57.7% Cimarron Middle 58% 42% 69.2% 48.1% Cimarron High 33% 28% 67.6% 52.9% Eagle Nest Elementary 71% 76% 60.6% 60.6% Eagle Nest Middle 67% 50% 72.1% 57.4% Moreno Valley Charter 67% 66% 81.0% 53.5%

Clayton Alvis Elementary 75% 76% 54.2% 67.5% Kiser Elementary 68% 58% 62.0% 55.0% Clayton Junior High 74% 65% 64.9% 63.2% Clayton High 57% 39% 62.8% 46.2%

Des Moines

Des Moines Elementary 61% 50% 60.0% 76.7% Des Moines High 62% 50% 64.0% 52.0%

Maxwell Maxwell Elementary 50% 33% 57.1% 35.7% Maxwell Middle 33% 25% 25.0% 15.0% Maxwell High - - 77.8% 33.3%

Mosquero Mosquero Elementary 40% 30% 50.0% 40.0% Mosquero High 64% 45% 71.4% 35.7%

Raton Longfellow Elementary - - - - Columbian Elementary 55% 53% 77.5% 64.0% Kearny Elementary 54% 45% 47.7% 40.5% Raton Middle 44% 41% 55.6% 39.9% Raton High 51% 50% 43.5% 33.8%

Roy Roy Elementary - - 50.0% 70.0% Roy High - - - -

Springer Forrester Elementary - - - - Wilferth Elementary 53% 37% 54.3% 37.0% Miranda Junior High 72% 69% 76.9% 64.1% Springer High 69% 19%

48.4% 28.1%

In 2013, 61% of students within the HPREC were proficient or advanced in reading and 49% were proficient or advanced in mathematics.

Percent Proficient or Advanced (2011-2012 and 2012-2013)


Services Description HPREC Value

Added Child Find Activities

Child Find - HPREC assisted districts in their Child Find activities including providing publicity, testing materials, and treat bags for each child. 174 children went through Child Find across the region.

$1,785.48

ESCworks EscWorks - Annually, HPREC funds and coordinates ESCworks which provided all educators in the region with access to a web-based professional development tracking and accountability system. This system allows district employees to track and document all of their professional development activities. Certificates of completion are available.

$7,000.00

HPREC Retreat HPREC Retreat - HPREC facilitated and funded the HPREC Board retreat. The goal of the retreat was to develop a strategic plan to meet the educational needs of regional schools.

$10,326.37

Related Service Providers

Related Service Providers Materials - HPREC purchased psychometrically-sound, reliable, and valid psychometric and other assessment measures to determine eligibility for special education, as well as monitor progress to document effectiveness of services. In addition, HPREC purchased therapy materials and iPad applications and other materials to increase therapy effectiveness.

$8,346.00

Related Service Providers Recruitment - HPREC funded the recruitment of quality staff with necessary credentials and licenses to meet district's related services needs.

$500.00

Related Service Providers Supervision - HPREC administrators provided direct supervision of all related services staff including direct observation, portfolio and case reviews, official evaluations, and the development and monitoring of growth plans, if needed. In addition, HPREC funded school psychologist supervision.

$34,558.57

Related Service Providers Technical Assistance - HPREC administrators provided technical assistance to related services staff regarding therapy, special education law and compliance, writing quality IEPs, NM TEAM, and other pertinent issues. The goal of this technical assistance was to ensure special education compliance, increase student outcomes, and build capacity.

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Related Service Providers Equipment - HPREC provided technology and equipment for all HPREC related service providers including: laptop computers, ink, security software, printers, paper, file cabinets, therapy materials, and general office supplies.

$2,935.71

Medicaid School-Based Health Services

Medicaid Billing - HPREC provided Medicaid Billing services including billing for related services, administrative time study, and administrative oversight.

$65,114.82

Medicaid Billing and Accountability Web-Based Software - HPREC funded web-based solutions including Fairbanks and Meduclaim (Compuclaim) for logging related services for all students with IEP and billing of related services for Medicaid for those students who are Medicaid eligible.

$16,927.99

Value Added Report for Regional Schools High Plains Regional Education Cooperative provided the following support and services in accordance with, and pursuant to, the Joint Powers Agreement and to support the district in achieving the goals outlined in their EPSS. The following table delineates the Value Added Services that were available to member districts for 2012-2013 as per the REC-District Agreements.



Added Professional Development and Technical Assistance

Professional Development and Technical Assistance Provided - HPREC provided workshops, trainings, technical assistance, and onsite coaching and mentoring that were aligned to the district’s EPSS, such as:

$173,261.93

Committed to Educational Excellence - HPREC provided HPREC Related Service Provid-ers with a two day inservice to build capacity, ensure special education compliance, target SPP indicators, and increase student outcomes.

Common Core State Standards - HPREC provided workshops, follow-up sessions and technical support for the implementation of CCSS, as well as funded expenses to attend NM CCSS PD activities.

Crisis Prevention Intervention - HPREC provided regional and/or site-based CPI training to ensure safety of all and increase student outcomes.

DIBELS Next - HPREC provided region-wide and/or site-based trainings on how to ad-minister, score, and interpret DIBELS Next data with the goal to build capacity and in-crease student outcomes.

DIBELS Summit - HPREC paid for lodging and registration for two teacher leaders/administrators from each district to attend the DIBELS Literacy Summit 2013.

IEP Annual Goal Triangulation: Aligning Meaningful Annual Goals with Postsecondary Goals Workshop - HPREC provided training, support, and technical assistance for spe-cial education secondary teachers, special education directors, and related service pro-viders on triangulating annual goals to include state standards, post-secondary goals, industry standards, as well as how to link post-secondary goals in all aspects of the IEP. In addition, HPREC provided training on conducting IEP file reviews for all districts tar-geting SPP Indicator 13.

IEP Goals - HPREC provided training and ongoing technical assistance on writing effec-tive IEPs with a focus on objective and measurable annual goals that are linked to post-secondary goals, as well as technical assistance and information on how to clearly docu-ment Industry Standard/College Readiness/Military information in TIENET to assist in ensuring the linkage of annual goal(s) with postsecondary goals.

iObservation - HPREC supported the teacher evaluation system through ongoing tech-nical support and iObservation, as appropriate.

Legal Services and Support - HPREC purchased legal services/technical assistance/consultation with Walsh, Anderson, Gallegos, Green, and Trevino law firm to provide ongoing technical assistance to assist districts in meeting all State Directed Indicators and ensure special education compliance. HPREC facilitated special education director monthly conference calls with Elena Gallegos.

Literacy - HPREC sponsored a training on using Phonics Suites, as well as how to admin-ister and score the Diagnostic Decoding Survey to increase academic achievement of struggling readers.

Mathematically Connected Communities (MC2) Common Core State Standards Pro-ject - HPREC assisted regional schools to increase their skills and knowledge in teach-ing mathematics by paying for five site-based teams to participate in this project.

Online Bus Driver Training - HPREC provided a significant discount to regional bus driv-ers to take online bus driver training.

Online SPED Modules -HPREC provided access to LRP online modules including behav-ior management, autism, co-teaching, and more.



Added Professional Development and Technical Assistance

Positive Behavior Supports - HPREC provided support for the ongoing implementation of PBS, as well as provided assistance in the development and implementation of a bully prevention program, as requested and needed. In addition, HPREC paid for SWIS for current users.

Professional Learning Communities - HPREC provided support and materials for the ongoing implementation of PLC, as well as access to Solutions

Reads to Lead - HPREC provided on-site professional development and coaching (K-3) to build capacity, increase teacher effectiveness, and improve student outcomes. Note: These funds were in addition to the funding received through the NMPED Reads to Lead IGA.

Special Educational Law Conference - HPREC paid for registration for a special education director from each district to attend, as well as provided a 50% discount on registration to all other district employees who attended.

SPP Indicator Update and Support - HPREC assisted districts in analyzing their SPP Indicator 13 data. In addition, HPREC discussed SPP Indicators with special education directors and superintendents throughout the year, including progress towards meeting all established SPP Indicator goals.

Student Assistance Teams - HPREC provided site-based SAT training and coaching for targeted districts, as well as ongoing support region wide. Including 0.10 FTE for school psychologist to provide on-site support (15 days). Note: FTE was not billed to

Technical Assistance - HPREC provided ongoing technical assistance to educators across the region to meet their individual needs. Technical assistance included face-to-face, emails, and telephone calls. Topics included: - Bully Prevention - DIBELS Next - Dyslexia - Curriculum and Instruction - EPSS - Leadership - Literacy - NMTEAM - Professional Learning Communities - Section 504 - Service Capture - Special Education Programming - Special Education Compliance - State Directed Activities/SPP Indicator Data/STARS - Student Assistance Teams - Technology - TIENET

Transition Plan - HPREC facilitated the implementation of the HPREC region-wide Transition Action Plan for 2012-2013.

Writing Meaning and Measurable IEP Goals - HPREC provided site-based technical assistance, coaching, and support on writing meaningful and measurable annual goals and post-secondary goals.



Added Professional Development Workshops Attended - HPREC paid for Related Service staff

to attend targeted professional development activities to increase their skills and knowledge to assist schools in building capacity and increase student outcomes.

$13,993.93

Professional Development Materials - HPREC purchased books and materials to support the professional learning for staff, administrators and school-based teams with the goal to build capacity and increase student outcomes.

$10,107.89

Professional Development Materials Development - HPREC program staff developed professional development materials and resources that were based on evidence-based practices and research to support the professional learning of educators across the

$6,487.14

PowerSchool PowerSchool - HPREC funded and organized the implementation and training of PowerSchool across the region, as well as facilitated the data connectivity with TIENET.

$116,671.38

Soft Skills Soft Skills - HPREC funded and facilitated the WIN Soft Skills project. Specifically, HPREC provided technical assistance, support, and direct services to increase employability skills including Soft Skills to secondary skills to students with IEPs. This pilot project was designed to directly impact SPP Indicator 13 and build capacity across the region. Five districts participated in this project.

$10,000.00

TIENET TIENET - HPREC funded and facilitated the ongoing updates of TIENET, a web-based software program from collecting and documenting student records such as Student Assistance Teams, Special Education, Section 504, Next Step Plans, Service Capture, and other documents. HPREC was responsible for the development and modification of TIENET forms to meet each specialty areas unique needs, as well as ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

$13,839.25

WIN Learning Transition and Career Readiness Project - HPREC, in partnership with WIN Learning, funded and developed a three year project targeting transition and career readiness. Specifically, student with IEPs will have access to Strategic Compass and Career Readiness Curriculums. These systematic curricula will provide students with the knowledge and skills to meet their post-secondary goals.

$119,169.41

Value Added $611,025.87

HPREC has a unique understanding of the strengths and challenges of our member districts. HPREC uses these

insights to provide responsive, quality support and services


Mission ... Dedicated to Education Excellence

The mission of High Plains Regional Educational Cooperative (HPREC) is to research and implement sound

educational practices in order to be responsive to client needs. We do this by engaging in research-based practices, developing

relationships, and implementing systems to transform education. We do this so that all our clients are successful and effective.

High Plains Regional Education Cooperative R. Stephen Aguirre, Executive Director

101 North Second Street Raton, NM 87740

575.445.7090 Visit: www.hprec.com

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