nebraska statewide educational programs and support services for children who are deaf or hard of...
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Nebraska Statewide Educational Programs and
Support Services for Children who are Deaf or Hard of
Hearing1997 - 2008
Rhonda [email protected]
History - 1997• Nebraska School for the Deaf enrollment – 38 students• 668 students statewide• Legislative decision to close NSD’s campus. • Four regional programs were established.• Regions are state funded with dollars that had been budgeted for the NSD campus cost.
• Committee of stakeholders was established and continue to operate as a standing committee of SEAC.
• Arrangement with the Iowa School for the Deaf assures a full continuum of placement options are available.
• LEA - Educational costs• NDE - Residential costs
Nebraska made a commitment to enhance the educational programs that children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing receive through their local schools (LEAs)
1997 2006
• 668 students
• 77 interpretersNo certification requirements
• 39 deaf educators in mainstream programs.
• 712 students
• 115 interpretersState added interpreter qualification requirements to Rule 51 in 2001
• 61 deaf educators
Nebraska Regional Programs’ RoleApproved by State Board of Education - December 10, 2004
• Act as a networking system– E-mail distribution lists– Monthly coordinators’ meetings via polycom or IP – Quarterly reports to SEAC from all stakeholders– Twice a year stakeholders meetings– Coordinator report quarterly to Nebraska Association of
Special Ed Supervisors– Coordinators– Each region has advisory mechanism including administrative
steering committee
•Create social and educational opportunities for students, including summer educational experiences
• Statewide Activities– Fall Secondary Activity– Elementary Extravaganza– Space Camp– Storytelling Festival– Winter Dance– Arts Festival– CCDHH -- Speech Contest– Close Up– Camp Anderson
• Each region has numerous activities in their region
• Technological Connections– Ichat/Skype/V pads– Video Phones– Jr. NAD through polycom – Exploring Academic Bowl
team over distance – iChat project between
Grand Island Public Schools and Oregon School for the Deaf
• Encourage family involvement– Sign language classes for families– Parents are always encouraged to participate and required to
participate with preschool students– Parents are involved on advisory committees – Summer parent/professional workshop– iPod/DVD connections
• Spelling words• PT exercises
• Promote cooperative agreements among service providers and equity for all childrenCoordinators are familiar with community and school services that are available in their region and share information with districts and families
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• Develop increased professional development opportunities– Annual summer workshop for parent/professionals– Financially support staff and parent attendance at National
Conferences– Bring in National Presenters
• Establish Interpreter Training– EICP (UNC)– ASK-12 EIPA testing – UNO established interpreter training program– Boys Town and Regional Mentoring
• Face to Face and through distance technology
– Interpreter listserve to address issues
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• Develop increased professional development opportunities– Annual summer workshop for parent/professionals– Financially support staff and parent attendance at National
Conferences– Bring in National Presenters
• Establish Interpreter Training– EICP (UNC)– ASK-12 EIPA testing – UNO established interpreter training program– Boys Town and Regional Mentoring
• Face to Face and through distance technology
– Interpreter listserve to address issues
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• Act as a resource to families, students, and schools– Assist districts with program development– Recruiting/hiring/interviewing assistance– Always available to answer questions– Lending libraries
• Provide access to Deaf and hard of hearing role models– Every activity
• Provide information about technological equipment and specialized materials and information– Tech tubs– Lending libraries– FM systems available to borrow
• Act as a resource to families, students, and schools– Assist districts with program development– Recruiting/hiring/interviewing assistance– Always available to answer questions– Lending libraries
• Provide access to Deaf and hard of hearing role models– Every activity
• Provide information about technological equipment and specialized materials and information– Tech tubs– Lending libraries– FM systems available to borrow
• Additional technology uses– iChat/Skype/Vpad used for meeting
attendance – Sign book/story on iPod– Record activities to share at IEP meeting– Using iMovies/photos to develop language – Recording lectures (interpreted) when
student is absent– Download educational podcasts to send
home– Used to develop sign vocab– Students record themselves and can self
assess– iMovie makes it easy to add captions
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• Challenges– Critical to have strong invested leadership – Keeping current -- Technology is changing quickly– Firewalls– Interfacing technology– Training– Aging staff– Open mindedness and support of administration (training)– Sometimes there is a trust issue since we aren't part of schools– Everyone doesn't have access to tech– Copyright laws– Appropriate use of equipment– $$$
More than 190 of Nebraska’s 243 school districts have used services from the regional
programs since 1997
Resources
• Regional Programs -- http://www.esu13.org/nrp• State Plan -- http://cwp.esu9.org/Stateplan.doc• UNC - EICP -- http://www.unco.edu/doit/litp.htm• ASK-12 --
www.usu.edu/mprrc/curproj/ask12/EIPATestFAQ.cfm• EIPA -- http://www.classroominterpreting.org• Rhonda Fleischer -- State Liaison for Programs for Children
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing [email protected]