SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Meeting Notes      Date:  May 26, 2006

Members present:  Sue Thomas, Ken Russell, Danene Park, Terry Pauls, John Glenn, Pat Contor, Debbie Servoss, Darcy Fusch, Carol Reppun

Topic:  Happy Valley consultation report (Debbie Servoss)

Summary:  Happy Valley staff is working with Kathy Gann and will request help from Assistive Tech Committee, if necessary.

Topic:  Laurie McBeath- Davies’ demonstration of Tablet PC.

Summary:  Committee voted to purchase a Tablet PC for committee use

Next Steps:  John Glenn and Carol will investigate and arrange purchase of Tablet PC with maximum memory available.

Topic:  Purchase of computer for Roosevelt student

Next Steps:  Tabled until student’s placement is determined

Topic:  Wynn Wizard installation at Community Transitions

Summary:  Network Services is working on this

Topic:  Follow up on last meeting’s purchases

Summary

1. Alderwood Resource – Clicker 5 ordered 3/24/06
2. Columbia – Carol will make sure WMS has an Alphasmart for incoming 6th grader
3. Carl Cozier Lifeskills – Boardmaker upgrade ordered 3/24/06
4. Carl Cozier Lifeskills – (2) Talktrac Plus Communicators ordered 3/24/06
5. Clie replacement parts – waiting for ordering info from James Walsh before ordering
6. Read, Write & Type Software for Geneva and Parkview OT/PTs – ordered 5/4/06
7. Assistive Tech Consideration Quick Wheels – ordered and distributed to resource teachers and March 1 AT Workshop attendees + Pat Contor & Danene Park
8. Community Transitions – Wynn Wizard 4.0 ordered 3/24/06

Next Steps:  Carol will check to see if Carl Cozier Lifeskills Boardmaker has arrived

Topic:  This year’s expenditures

Summary:    $15,835 remaining in budget

Topic:    Squalicum request for voice recognition software for Squalicum student

Next Steps:  John and Pat will investigate

Topic:  Geneva request for RFB&D membership and listening device

Next Steps:  Pat and Danene will investigate

Topic:  Geneva Lifeskills Boardmaker replacement

Next Steps:  Carol will order

Topic:  Read, Write and Type                 

Next Steps:  Carol will investigate purchase for all elementary resource rooms and report to committee

Topic:  Need to determine which resource rooms need computer upgrades        

Next Steps:  Sue, Pat and Carol will investigate and report to committee