Listserv News and Updates

What is ListServ (SELs/SELs2)?

February 2000, the Office of Special Education created the Special Education Listserv (SELS).  It has been and continues to be a limited e-mail group (with listserv being a misnomer since it really isn’t a listserv) available to only one contact person per school district/responsible public agency. It is used by the Office to disseminate important special education information concerning funding, compliance, data collection, professional development, etc. 

The Office has created a second e-mail group called SELs2.  This e-mail group is open to anyone wanting to subscribe (principals, teachers, parents, etc.). It will allow subscribers to receive the EXACT same messages as subscribers to SELs. By creating this second e-mail group, all constituents interested in special education will have the opportunity to receive the Office’s e-mail messages, not just one contact per school district/responsible public agency. It also allows DESE to maintain the ability to make sure that every district has at least one contact person per district receiving these messages. Messages are from DESE only and may only be posted by the manager (Lina Browner, Office of Special Education). Members may not post messages to either SELs or SELs2.

How Do I Subscribe?

Those interested in subscribing to SELs2 can do so by going to the following the links below. 

Questions or Problems Subscribing to SELs and/or needing to change SELs information, contact Lina Browner, Executive Assistant, Office of Special Education at (573) 751-5739 or via email at Lina.Browner@dese.mo.gov

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College and Career Competencies Project Professional Learning Opportunity K-12

Intended Audience: Teachers, School Administrators, Special Education Directors, Process Coordinators, School Counselors, Advocates, and Other Interested Parties

Date: July 2, 2024

Schools across Missouri are invited to apply to participate in the 2024-25 cohort of the College and Career Competency project. The project is offered jointly by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the University of Kansas Research Collaboration. Four participating schools (elementary, middle, or high) will receive free, professional development that includes training, coaching, assessments, curriculum, and parent guidance materials that educators will use to increase student’s self-efficacy.

During the professional learning experience, educators will learn 10 different self-efficacy strategies that will support students in increasing their ability to persist through challenging tasks and become more resilient learners.

Schools who have implemented self-efficacy instruction observed students’ growth, including

  • Increased self-reflection and self-awareness
  • Increased belief that ability grows with effort
  • Improved confidence in their own abilities
  • Improved quality and timeliness of work
  • More openness to constructive feedback

The deadline to apply is July 15, 2024. Download application https://dese.mo.gov/special-education/effective-practices/postsecondary-transition#CollegeandCareerCompetencies and email the completed application to Gwen Deimeke at Gwen.Deimeke@dese.mo.gov.

Social-Emotional Learning/College and Career Competencies Project Professional Learning Opportunity

Intended Audience: Teachers, School Administrators, Special Education Directors, Process Coordinators, School Counselors, Advocates, and Other Interested Parties


Date: June 25, 2024

Schools across Missouri are invited to apply to participate in the 2024-25 cohort of the Social-Emotional Learning/College and Career Competency project. The project is offered jointly by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the University of Kansas Research Collaboration. Four participating schools will receive free, professional development that includes training, coaching, assessments, curriculum, and parent guidance materials that educators will use to increase student’s self-efficacy.

During the professional learning experience, educators will learn 10 different self-efficacy strategies that will support students in increasing their ability to persist through challenging tasks and become more resilient learners.

Schools who have implemented self-efficacy instruction observed students’ growth, including

  • Increased self-reflection and self-awareness
  • Increased belief that ability grows with effort
  • Improved confidence in their own abilities
  • Improved quality and timeliness of work
  • More openness to constructive feedback

The deadline to apply is July 15, 2024. Download an application here and email the completed application to Gwen Deimeke at Gwen.Deimeke@dese.mo.gov.