K-12 Special Education – HDI Learning

KDE 201: Annual Review Guidance for Alternate Assessment Participation (2024-2025 version)

This course is an annual requirement for the Kentucky Department of Education. The course content was updated in summer 2023.

Technical questions should be submitted using the Contact Us at the bottom of every screen in the course.

Content questions should be emailed to the Kentucky Department of Education.

To begin, click Lesson 1 below.

KDE 201: Annual Review Guidance for Alternate Assessment Participation (2023-2024 version)

This course is an annual requirement for the Kentucky Department of Education. The course content was updated in summer 2023.

Technical questions should be submitted using the Contact Us at the bottom of every screen in the course.

Content questions should be emailed to the Kentucky Department of Education.

To begin, click Lesson 1 below.

KDE 105: Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant 1% Training: Using Data Sources to Understand & Describe Alternate Assessment Population (2023 version)

Hello! My name is Jody. This module is designed to help provide an overview of using data sources to understand & describe the alternate assessment population. I will be working through this material with you.

Select Lesson 1 to begin.

KDE 104 Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant 1% Training: Learner Characteristics Inventory (2023 version)

Hello! My name is Jody. This module is designed to help provide an overview of the Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI). The Learner Characteristics Inventory was developed by Jacqueline Kearns, Jane Kleinert, Harold Kleinert, & Elizabeth Towles-Reeves (2006).

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KDE 103: Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant 1% Training – Module 3: Preparing for ARC – Participation Guidelines for 3rd – 12th Grade (2023 version)

Hello! My name is Jody. This module is designed to help provide guidance to ARC members when completing the Participation Guidelines for the Kentucky Alternate Assessment. I’ll be helping you work through the information in this module.

Select Lesson 1 to begin.

KDE 102: Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant 1% Training – Module 2: Completing the Participation Guidelines for 3rd – 12th Grade

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KDE 101: Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant 1% Training – The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver for 3rd – 12th Grade (2023)

Course 1: The KY 1% Alternate Assessment Waiver for 3rd – 12th Grade

“Hello! My name is Jody. This module provides information regarding requirements for the cap on the percentage of students who may be assessed with an Alternate Assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards. I’ll be helping you work through the information in this module.

Select Lesson 1 to begin.”

KDE 201: Annual Review Guidance for Alternate Assessment Participation (2022-2023 version)

This course is an annual requirement for the Kentucky Department of Education. The course content was updated in summer 2022.

Technical questions should be submitted using the Contact Us at the bottom of every screen in the course.

Content questions should be emailed to the Kentucky Department of Education.

To begin, click Lesson 1 below.

EMP 107: The Truth About Working and Social Security Disability Benefits

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This training is an overview of how earned income may affect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid.

Early Childhood Education providers will not receive credit for this course.

EMP 106: Job Development and Employer Engagement

Course Objectives

Contrast the ‘old way’ of doing job development with an individualized job development process based on student skills and interests, family involvement, employer needs, and job negotiation.
Describe student involvement in the job development process, including the Student Positive Personal Profile.
Identify the role of families in the job development process, including the Family Interview process.
Describe job development and employer relationship responsibilities.
Describe strategies to build employer relationships and develop a professional network.
Describe the basic approach and components of an Employer Informational Interview.
Describe the basic components of the Employer Proposal letter, to match the employer’s needs with the student’s skills, interests, and experience.

Development of this course was supported by the U.S. Administration for Community Living grant 90DNEM00004-01-00. Technical assistance in developing the course was provided by the YES! Center. Tools and concepts contained in this course were adapted from source material created by TransCen, Inc.

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About this Course

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? Audio: clicking the play button will play the recorded audio for the lesson or topic. The transcript for the audio is available under the player.
?Embedded Videos: Throughout the course there are videos from various YouTube channels. Many of these videos must be viewed in its entirety before moving on to the next topic.
?️ Legal: copied regulation or statute.
This course is divided into Lessons and Topics. Each topic must be completed in order to move to the next Lesson.
A graded quiz to check your understanding of the topic(s) covered. Quizzes are complete when 80% of the questions are answered correctly. You may take the Check Your Knowledge and Final Course quizzes multiple times until 80% is achieved.
Questions? Use the Contact Us button below.

Photo Credit: Photo Credit: Kentucky Employment Files, Kristi – J. Barrett’s Hair School Nicholasville, KY

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