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Henrico County Public
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2003-2004
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Section
1: State Goal(s) Addressed
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Goal
2: Promote and increase
the supply of qualified special education and
related service personnel who are qualified in
the special education area assigned.
Goal
3: Promote ongoing professional development
opportunities that demonstrate and instruct
in research-based effective practices by increasing
the statewide availability of personnel preparation
opportunities in all areas.
Goal 4: Ensure ongoing personnel development
opportunities that demonstrate and instruct
in research-based effective practices by increasing
the statewide personnel development opportunities
focusing on effective practices (including
collaboration) for administrators, regular
educators, paraprofessionals, special educators,
and related service providers.
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Section
2: Baseline Data
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Description of the
Baseline Data:
Students with moderate
to severe disabilities account for more than
25% of the
special education population in Henrico County
Public Schools (HCPS).
There are currently 52 self-contained classes
providing services to students in this category
in grades PK-12.
Because of the commitment required to worlc
with these students, the turnover rate for
these professionals is high. The school system
endeavors to provide ongoing training and
staff development to support professionals,
including administrators and paraprofessionals,
working with students with moderate to severe
disabilities.
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Section
3: Goals that Guide the Plan
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1. There will
be a decrease by 10% in special education teacher
turnover rate during the 2003-2004 school year.
2. This will target special education teachers
of students with moderate to severe disabilities
in grades preschool through twelve.
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Section
4: Strategies to Attain Goal(s)
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1. Hire a qualified
person to provide training, technical assistance,
and curriculum development to teachers of students
with moderate to severe disabilities.
2.
Partner with the Department of Staff Development
to assist in coordinating training.
3. Develop a curriculum guide correlated to SOLs
which will be provided to each appropriate teacher.
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Section
5: Timeline
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This is a new
initiative that will require 2 years to complete.
The first year HCPS will hire a qualified person
to provide technical assistance to classroom
teachers and to begin training and development
of the curriculum guide. The second year, the
technical assistance and staff development will
continue and the curriculum guide will be completed. |
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Section 6:
Project Budget
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Personal Services: $58430 |
Employee Benefits: $4470 |
Purchased Services: $0 |
Internal Services: $0 |
Other Charges: $0 |
Materials and Supplies: $12772 |
Capital Outlay: $0 |
Parental Involvement: $0 |
TOTAL: $75672 |
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Section
7: Evaluation
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1. Documentation
of provided training including agenda, handouts,
and evaluations.
2.
Copy of the curriculum guide provided each teacher.
3. Copy of ”Contact Log” documenting
direct technical assistance provided to teachers. |
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Progress
Report
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Question A: |
What
data are collected? |
(A):
Instructional Assistant Training: records of
attendance and
evaluations of activities, a second needs assessment
currently under development will provide updated
information on needs
(B): Technical Assistance and Curriculum Development
Support for Teachers: contact logs, sign-in sheets
for staff development |
Question B: |
How is
the data demonstrating strategy implementation? |
(A):
Data outlined above are indicative of implementation
that is consistent and within timelines.
(B): Development of the curriculum guide has
been delayed to allow for more time in provision
of direct technical support to teachers. |
Question C: |
To what
extent is progress being made towards strategy
implementation? |
(A): Instructional
Assistant Training: Records of attendance indicate
a slight decrease in the
instructional assistants that have participated
in professional development opportunities.
During the 2003-2004 school year, about 150
IAs have accessed available training.
(B): Technical Assistance and Curriculum Development
Support for Teachers: Contact logs indicate that
direct support to teachers is progressing according
to timeline. |
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Evaluation
Report
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An
evaluation report has not been submitted
yet. |
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