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George
Mason County Public Schools 2000 - 2001
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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, 2000 |
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 |
|
| 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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