Action Steps Staff Members Responsible Outcomes Year One: Provide three ASL Immersion activities for ASL team and appropriate Increase general/special education professionals on Saturdays in the members of the education staff proficiency in fall, winter & spring of the 2016-17 school year Outreach/CSDB staff who use of ASL, as measured by are primary ASL feedback of participants in communicators activities & pre/post observations of staff. Provide a workshop activity for general/special TVI/appropriate members Increase knowledge of education staff working in public schools of the strategic plan team general/special education focusing on the implementation of & appropriate CSDB staff staff in implementing educational/environmental strategies in the instructional/environmental classroom used with students who are strategies in general Blind/visually impaired education/resource classrooms, through offering a Impaired “Blind/Visually 101” training. Develop partnerships/co-sponsorships of Relevant Early Intervention Sponsor or Co-sponsor a activities supporting parent education focusing staff/TOD/TVI team minimum of three parent on such topics as: 504 vs IEPs what is the members/Educational education activities during difference?, IFSPs & IEPs: How are they Agency Liaison/State & year one that are “new different?, What Parents need to know about local early intervention resources”. Transition from High School to Adult Life, professionals/Employability Strategies for Parents to Advocate for their Center staff/Director children with Parents: “Deaf Plus Needs”, For Theory of Mind, How do I Support my Child’s Understanding (Brenda Schick), or other relevant parent-requested topics Years Two and Three: Outreach staff & Outreach Strategic Plan members
Action Steps Staff Members Responsible Outcomes Year One: Provide three ASL Immersion activities for education professionals on Saturdays in the fall, winter & spring of the 2016-17 school year ASL team and appropriate members of the Outreach/CSDB staff who are primary ASL communicators Increase general/special education staff proficiency in use of ASL, as measured by feedback of participants in activities & pre/post observations of staff. Provide a workshop activity for general/special education staff working in public schools focusing on the implementation of educational/environmental strategies in the classroom used with students who are Blind/visually impaired TVI/appropriate members of the strategic plan team & appropriate CSDB staff Increase knowledge of general/special education staff in implementing instructional/environmental strategies in general education/resource classrooms, through offering a “Blind/Visually Impaired 101” training. Develop partnerships/co-sponsorships of activities supporting parent education focusing on such topics as: 504 vs IEPs what is the difference?, IFSPs & IEPs: How are they different?, What Parents need to know about Transition from High School to Adult Life, Strategies for Parents to Advocate for their children with “Deaf Plus Needs”, For Parents: Theory of Mind, How do I Support my Child’s Understanding (Brenda Schick), or other relevant parent-requested topics Relevant Early Intervention staff/TOD/TVI team members/Educational Agency Liaison/State & local early intervention professionals/Employability Center staff/Director Sponsor or Co-sponsor a minimum of three parent education activities during year one that are “new resources”. Years Two and Three: Outreach staff & Outreach Strategic Plan members
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