PD Provider: Kelly Mertens

Contact Information
Kelly Mertens 4 Starbird Street Melrose, MA 02176 Kelly Mertens M.Ed, CAGS, Special Education Consultant kellymertens1981@gmail.com Phone:617-291-5973

Provider Details
Organization Type(s):	Individual
PD Format(s):	Course, Training Session/Workshop
Audience(s) serviced:	Teachers, Teacher leaders, School counselors, District Admin: supts/asst supts, special ed directors etc., Social workers, adjustment counselors, psychologists, School Admin: principals, asst principals, curriculum directors etc., Nurses, Coaches, Paraprofessionals, Transition specialists, Advocates/community partners or leaders
PD mode(s) of interaction available:	Face-to-Face
# of PD in an average year:	10 events or fewer
Years of experience providing PD in MA:	0-5 years

Brief Description of Services
Mertens Educational Consulting provides educators and administrators essential information pertaining to special education in Massachusetts. Courses offered cover topics that include but are not limited to special education eligibility, types of disabilities, meeting processes, IEP development, special education language, making sense of assessments, special education procedures, special education laws, meeting the needs of diverse learners, helping unmotivated students, implementing executive functioning curriculum into everyday teaching, accommodations and modifications, transition, using aides in the classroom and mental health issues.

Brief Description of Services

Mertens Educational Consulting provides educators and administrators essential information pertaining to special education in Massachusetts. Courses offered cover topics that include but are not limited to special education eligibility, types of disabilities, meeting processes, IEP development, special education language, making sense of assessments, special education procedures, special education laws, meeting the needs of diverse learners, helping unmotivated students, implementing executive functioning curriculum into everyday teaching, accommodations and modifications, transition, using aides in the classroom and mental health issues.

Content Area(s)

Content Category	Details	Grade Levels	Educator Evaluation Standards
Special Education-General	Assessment of Students with Disabilities; Disability Related Topics; Evidence-based Best Practices; Family and Community Engagement		T-I: Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment T-II: Teaching All Students T-III: Family and Community Engagement T-IV: Professional Culture A-I: Instructional Leadership A-II: Management and Operations A-III: Family & Community Partnerships A-IV: Professional Culture

References

Type	Name
District/School	Administrator, Lexington Public Schools
Company or Organization

Regions Served

Greater Boston

Northeast

Last Updated: March 1, 2015