Reading Strategies Training with Follow-up
- 1997: Summer Reading Institute: 6 School Districts; 89
Participants
- 1998: Reading Research Into Practice: 5 School Districts;
115 Participants
- Train the Trainers
- Teaching to Mastery
- 1999: Reading Assessment Strategies: Reaching the Hard
to Teach: 4 School Districts; 53 Participants
Mentor Training of new ESE teachers
with Follow-up
- 1997: 7 School Districts; 28 Participants
- 1998: 4 School Districts; 13 Participants
- 1999: Follow-up provided
- 2000: 4 School Districts, 11 Participants
School-Based Behavior Management Training with Follow-up
- 1999: Strategies for a Positive Learning Environment: 7
School Districts; 59 Participants
- 2000: Reaching the Tought
to Teach: 8 School Districts; 45 Participants
Administrative Support Salary Survey & Recommendations:
- 13 School District Responses
- Tier System Salary Scale for Licensed Personnel
Out-of-field Special Education
Part-time Master's Program:
- Over 60 Graduates
- 6 School Districts
- 10 Semester Program
- Currently 20 Participating Teachers
Assistance Plus Student Mentoring:
- Began January 2006, Ended May 2006
- 15 Trained Student Mentors
- Mentored 36 1st and 3rd graders at Stewart Street Elementary
in Gasden County
- School Rating Went from an "F" to a "C"
Tuition Reimbursement:
- For Out-of-field Teachers to Retain
Their Special Education Teaching Positions and Become Highly
Qualified
- Reimbursed for 2 Courses Per Year
Mentoring:
We currently have over 50 trained mentors in our districts
to provide guidance and leadership to beginning teachers, out-of-field
teachers, and para-educators enrolled in our AA, Bachelor's,
and Master's degree programs. These mentors have been linked
to the UNF on-line mentoring pods.
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Certified Associate Behavior Analyst
Program:
- Began Summer 2006, 8 Paraprofessionals enrolled
- 3 Undergraduate Courses
- 150 Hours of Clinical Supervision Required
- National Certification Test
- SEDNET & FDLRS Took Over This Program in January 2007
Mini-grants for Collaboration and Sunshine State Standards
implementation:
- 1998: 2 Mini-grants awarded for Collaboration
- 1999: 3 Mini-grants awarded for Sunshine State Standards
- 2000: 5 Mini-grants awarded for Sunshine State Standards
Paraprofessional Certificate Program:
- 2001: Needs Assessment
- Program Consisting of 4 workshops
- Introduction to Disabilities
- Behavior Management
- Bio-Medical Issues
- Instructional Methods
- 172 Interested Paraprofessionals
- 10 School Districts
- 47 Schools
- 68 Participants
- 2003: 42 Participants
- 2005: 28 Participants in Severe/Profound Module
Collaboration on University Federal
Grant Applications:
- Part-time Distance Learning Master's
program in Speech-Language Pathology
- Part-time Master's program in Varying
Exceptionalities
- Interdisciplinary Leadership Training
in Developmental Disabilities
Grow Your Own ESE Teachers:
- Designed for Paraprofessionals
working
in Public Schools
- 2001: Needs Assessment
- 95 Interested Paraprofessionals
- 11 School Districts
- 50 Schools
- Part-time AA and Bachelor's Degree
Programs
- Currently 20 in Bachelor's Degree
Program at FAMU and Flagler College (TCC Campus)
- Currently 30 in AA Degree
Program at 5 Regional Community Colleges
- Provide Opportunity for AA Graduates to Enroll in UWF On-Line
Bachelor's Program
Family As Faculty:
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