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George
Mason County Public Schools 2004 - 2005
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Personal
Information:
LEA
Contact Name: |
Laura
White |
Title: |
Director
of Special Education and Student Services |
Phone
Number: |
832-427-8000 |
Fax
Number: |
832-427-8003 |
E-mail: |
laura.white@hcps.edu |
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LEA
Information:
LEA
Name: |
George
Mason County Public Schools |
Region: |
Region
1 |
School
Type: |
Suburban |
Divison
Size: |
53120 |
Application
Information:
Submission
Date: |
April
12, 2003 |
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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Students
with moderate to severe disabilities account
for more than 25% of the special education population
in George Mason County Public Schools (GMCPS).
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 GMCPS 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: $58,430 |
Employee Benefits: $4,470 |
Purchased Services: $0 |
Internal Services: $0 |
Other Charges: $0 |
Materials and Supplies: $12,772 |
Capital Outlay: $0 |
Parental Involvement: $0 |
Joint Operations: $ 0 |
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TOTAL: $75,672 |
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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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A.
What data are collected?
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(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
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B.
How is the data
demonstrating strategy implementation?
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(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.
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C.
To what extent is
progress being made towards strategy implementation?
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(A): Instructional
Assistant Training: Records of attendance indicate
a slight decrease in instructional assistants that
have participated in professional development opportunities.
During the 2003-2004 school year, about 140 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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