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Assistive Technology Committee Information

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Type:   Advisory

Purpose(s):

  • To provide multidisciplinary technology guidance, facilitation, and collaboration in the area of Assistive Technology
  • To make recommendations for purchase of assistive technology

Basis for Establishment:

  • Request of the Director

Decision Making:

  • Group Decision
  • Consultative

Plan:

  • To facilitate assistive technology training to District staff and students
  • To screen (coordinate) requests for assistive technology
  • To investigate, view, research new assistive technology devices and programs in relation to District Assistive Technology Plan
  • To facilitate implementation of IDEA requirements to “consider” assistive technology for every student’s special education
  • To maintain District assistive technology library of devices, materials, etc. for check out and evaluation
  • To network with Washington State Special Education Technology Center

Qualifications:

  • Successful experience (2+ yrs) in using assistive technology
  • Interest in assistive technology
  • Multidisciplinary representation
  • Interest in serving on this advisory committee

Members:

  • Pat Contor, Facilitator/HS Psychologist
  • Darcy Fusch, D/HH Teacher
  • John Glenn, VI Teacher
  • George Hartnell, Network Services Supervisor
  • Danene Park , Occupational Therapist
  • Terry Pauls, MS Resource Teacher
  • Debbie Servoss, Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Ann Reed, Instructional Technology & Libraries Department Director
  • Carol Reppun, Assistive Technology Instructional Assistant
  • Ken Russell, Instructional Technology & Libraries Technician
  • Sue Thomas, Special Education Department Director
  • Terry Thompson, AccessIT/DO-IT Representative
  • Karen Tracy, Elementary Resource Teacher

Responsibilities:

  • To respond to assistive technology requests
  • To implement plan (above)
  • To serve as liaison to Network Services
  • To provide long-range assistive technology planning

Timeline:

  • Quarterly meetings each school year
  • 2006-2007 Meetings – 9/22/06, 12/8/06, 3/9/07, 5/25/07

Budget Implications:

  • Substitutes for meeting attendance
  • Purchase assistive technology (as part of the special education budget)

Other:

  • Contact Carol Reppun to schedule collaboration session-open to District staff at the end of each meeting (3:00-4:00)


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