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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:
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, Committee Chairperson/HS Psychologist
- Jody BonDurant-Strong, Assistant Director, Special Education Department
- 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
- Ken Russell, Instructional Technology & Libraries Technician
- 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
Budget
Implications:
- Substitutes for meeting attendance
- Purchase assistive technology (as part of the special education budget)
Other: Staff AT requests should be sent to Pat Contor
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