Announcements

September 2, 2025

Sharpen those pencils, the school year is here ✏️! Here are the top 3 things you need to know about AEDY as the year begins:

1. AEDY Essentials

New to AEDY or just need a refresher? Here's the short list of resources (with time estimates!) for your task list:

1. 1. Top 5 Things to Know about AEDY (3 minutes) - Video with a brief overview of AEDY

   2. AEDY for Sending LEAs (9 minutes) - Video to further orient you to AEDY, includes some background knowledge on where rules came from.

   3. The Formal Periodic Review (Four 5 - 12 minute videos) - A video series (with transcripts) that looks at the FPR process from each lens, starting from when the student is first seated. A great resource to share with families!

   4. Student Referrals and Roster Checks (~1 hr start to finish, ~10 minutes to figure out what sections are where and bookmark the page) - a web module designed to skip around in as needed with step-by-step instructions on how to complete referrals in IMS. 

   5. AEDY BEC and AEDY Guidelines (~1 hr total, to read in entirety) - Bookmark these! A complete and full review of all AEDY requirements.  

2. AEDY Trainings This Month

(Student Referrals Trainings | September 16, 10am | Act 48 Credit Available) A full review of the AEDY Referrals system in Leader Services/IMS! Highly recommended for new administrators and program staff. An additional fall training is available October 1 at 2pm. 

(Lunch & Learn for AEDY Programs | September 24, 11am) Join us to hear from fellow AEDY Programs about what’s going well and how they do it! Includes a brief presentation from an AEDY Program and a short Q&A. Any materials will be shared at the end of each session.

(Formal Periodic Reviews: From Initial to Exit | September 25, 10am | Act 48 Credit Available) A full review of the Formal Periodic Review process, from the time a student is seated in AEDY to when they return to the LEA. Highly recommended for new administrators and program staff. 

A downloadable flyer with all registration links is available here as well as on the Upcoming Trainings page.

3. *NEW* Counseling Log Templates Available Now!

All AEDY programs are required to keep a log of counseling services provided to students in placement. Two new counseling log templates are now available on the AEDY Website here. Each is offered as a Google Sheet and Excel file. *Please read the Notes section below the file buttons for important notes about using the templates.*

AEDY Programs are NOT required to use the provided template. Any questions about how to use the templates can be directed to kzimmermann@pattan.net.