Assistive Technology in Education
Currently there is one training and evaluation assistive technology
team for the entire Austin Independent School District. To ensure
that the ATSTAR Project reaches its target outcomes, it will plan
to train approximately 240 educators to benefit a minimum of 1708
public school students as well as 55 students in attendance at private
schools in the Austin Area..
Austin ISD TIE 4: ATSTAR PRIVATE SCHOOL AGREEMENT Austin Harvard
School / Mountain Shadows Academy
Ensuring that the content of the ATSTAR training modules reflects
best practices in the field of Assistive Technology is key to the
success of the ATSTAR project. Austin Harvard School and Mountain
Shadows Academy specialize in intervention strategies for students
with learning difficulties, bi-polar disorder, ADHD, dyslexia, and
auditory processing disorders. Their roles and responsibilities
in the ATSTAR project are as follows:
1.Attend all monthly ATSTAR advisory board meetings, as listed
below:
July 25, 2000
August 16, 2000
September 13, 2000
October 11, 2000
November 8, 2000
December 13, 2000
January 10, 2001
February 14, 2001
March 7, 2001
April 11, 2001
May 9, 2001
June 13, 2001
July 11, 2001
August 8, 2001
September 12, 2001
Attendance will be tracked through sign-in sheets. If the designated
representative from each of the private schools is not able to attend
an advisory board meeting, he or she will inform the ATSTAR Project
Director in advance via e-mail and/or will send another designee.
No more than one advisory board meeting can be missed without a
representative from Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy
being present..
2. Each private school will designate 2 staff members to attend
all ATSTAR planning and preparation sessions beginning with the
Disabilities Awareness session that was held on 9/19/2000. The designated
private school staff members will be paid $65.00 for each 3-hour
session and $125.00 for each 6-hour session. The private schools
are responsible for invoicing the Austin Independent School District
for payment of the time spent by their staff in CATR planning and
preparation sessions. Invoicing must be made monthly.
3.Complete 9 hours of planning and preparation with their designated
staff members about their respective organizations' processes and
procedures related to addressing Assistive Technology.
4.As requested by AISD's ATSTAR personnel, Austin Harvard School
and Mountain Shadows Academy will attend meetings of the ATSTAR
design team that will be formed to complete the production of the
CD-ROM materials. Attendance will be tracked through sign-in sheets.
5.As requested by AISD's ATSTAR personnel, Austin Harvard School
and Mountain Shadows Academy will attend meetings of the ATSTAR
design team that will be formed to complete the design and maintenance
of the ATSTAR web site. Attendance will be tracked through sign-in
sheets..
6.Each of the private schools will host 3 open houses, 3 parent
training sessions, and 2 information sessions at their facilities
and provide AISD's ATSTAR personnel with sign-in sheets, handouts,
advertisement, and any other documentation of the events.
7.Each of the private schools will participate in the first Information
Session to be held at Bedichek Middle School on October 3, 2000.
Both Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy will host
exhibits at the first Information Session and have personnel present
to answer questions about their programs.
8.Assist with the training of the Campus Assistive Technology Representatives
on issues related to instructional intervention strategies.
9.Contribute to the development of training materials to be used
in the training of Member AISD Campus Assistive Technology Representatives
and personnel from Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy
by providing Internet Resources, print materials, and other training
materials deemed appropriate for the designated training.
10.Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy will work
in conjunction with other grant members to develop the training
timeline, content, and training delivery as determined by the Advisory
Board.
11.Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy will directly
assist with a maximum of 4 weekend training sessions to be held
between September 2000 and August 2001. These training sessions
will not exceed 6 hours per session..
During the course of the grant, the Austin Independent School District
will provide Austin Harvard School and Mountain Shadows Academy:
1. One tool kit, the contents of which are attached to this document.
2. Training for their designated personnel equivalent to that which
will be provided to AISD's Campus Assistive Technology Representatives.
3. Eight computer stations for each site for the purpose of providing
ATSTAR training to private school personnel, parents, and the community.
Specifications for the equipment are attached to this document.
4. All equipment, software, and supplies remain the property of
the Austin Independent School District during the course of the
grant.
5. Each private school is expected to fulfill their individual responsibilities
to the ATSTAR project as outlined in the grant document, the Shared
Service Agreement, and this Private School Agreement. Upon the private
schools' satisfactory completion of all responsibilities as outlined
in the grant, the Shared Service Agreement, and the Private School
Agreement, the Austin Independent School District, at the end of
the grant period, will transfer ownership of grant assets located
at each private school to that private school.
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