“But as it is, there are many parts, yet one body. (1 Corinthians 12:20)”

Shepherd Educational Consulting seeks to support and equip dioceses and schools with the necessary tools to welcome students of all ability levels. This is done through a targeted three step model based on the NCEA White Paper on Exceptional Learners (Boyle & Bernards, 2017):

• Knowledge -Providing school leaders and staff with the specific knowledge of special education policies and procedures necessary to welcome students. Additionally, this includes sharing current best practices in the field of special education.

• Skills - Working with school staff to develop and implement research and evidenced based practices for meeting the needs of students. Moreover, working with administrators to develop the skills necessary to create different service models for the students including the last restrictive environment.

• Dispositions - Assisting with fostering the dispositions necessary for working with students of all ability levels. This requires engaging in self-reflection to address the decision making process to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

The mission of CatholicEd4All is to provide research based professional development, consultative, and/or individualized services for professionals, faculty, and families who service individuals with special needs. We can also assist with:

Professional Development Offerings for Schools
- The ABCs of Behavior
- Understanding and Working with Students who have Autism
- Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning Needs
- Instructional Needs for Students with Attention Deficits
- Instructional Strategies for Managing the Anxiety of Students
- Smart Doesn’t Mean You’re Gifted
- Differentiated Instruction for All Learners
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Diverse Classroom
- Response to Intervention
- Formative and Summative Assessments
- Positive Behavioral Supports: A Schoolwide Model
- Language, Disability, or Both?
- Early Intervention Supports for Primary Students

Parent Workshops
- Parenting a Child in the 21st Century?
- Getting to Know and Understand Your Child’s Disability

Presentations for Dioceses and Religious Education Programs
-    The Role of Persons with Disabilities in the Catholic Churc

- What Catechetical Leaders Need to Know About Disabilities

-    How to Recognize Possible Delays in our Parishes

-     Accommodations for All Learners

Homeschooling Workshops
We have also worked with homeschooling families to assist with their daily instructional and behavioral needs. All services in schools are provided through a Catholic identity.

This is not an exhaustive list. Topics specific to individuals with disabilities can be discussed as potential presentations. All of these topics will be presented through a Catholic lens with the understanding that all individuals are “fearfully and wonderfully made” by God. (Psalm 139:14)

Shepherd Educational Consulting provides prescriptive instructional coaching for schools and dioceses interested in improving student engagement in the classroom. The program consists in working with schools to identify teacher instructional needs in the classroom and how that translates to student achievement. Shepherd Educational Consulting will work with schools and teachers to create research based learning plans that can lead to greater student engagement and participation in the classroom. The outcome is for the teacher to recognize his/her instructional tendencies in the classroom and how those decisions affect student engagement and ultimately achievement.

Professional Development for Archdiocese of Miami Teachers to Complete 20 Hours in Special Education

CatholicEd4All offers three courses to meet the 20-hour state requirement in special education. The Archdiocese of Miami is accepting these two professional developments as fulfillment for the state of Florida’s one semester (20 hour) requirement in teaching students with disabilities.

Recertification Courses

The Florida Department of Education requires any teacher in the state of Florida, wishing to renew his/her teacher certification to complete at least one semester hour in teaching students with disabilities. Three courses are offered to meet the 20-hour state requirement and will consist of contact hours and independent learning hours.

- Course I: Instructional Strategies for Students with Behavioral Needs and Autism (10 hours)

-  Course II: Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning and Attention Deficits (10 hours)

-  Course III: Instructional Strategies for Managing the Anxiety of Students with Special Needs (5 hours)

Course I is taught in the Fall and Course II is taught in the Spring. Dates are finalized with the Archdiocese of Miami Department of Schools at the beginning of each academic year and information is then sent out to the administrators at each school.

For any questions about this course or any other professional development, please contact CatholicEd4All.