1. INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT - SPECIAL ED August 28, 2009 JOCELYN FOREMAN RITA PETTIT PAULA PHILLIPS Revised 082809,12:30 pm

2.  Paras are not included in the planning  Position is difficult to fill  High turnover rate due to: ◦ Lack of training ◦ No Staff Development ◦ No support from BUSD administration  Need Standard Operating Procedures ◦ “Willful Endangerment”  Plan for Swine Flu Pandemic

3.  “…aides lack appropriate training and resources…no system for accountability.”  IEPs are not implemented within 60 days of parental consent  Lacks evidence to support activities for English learners

4.  Provide Adequate Training  Provide Adequate Protective Equipment  Identify Standard Operating Procedures  Establish Regular Staff Meetings ◦ Address Trainings ◦ Needed Supplies ◦ Confer surrounding challenges ◦ Discuss/share best practices

5.  Accessibility for Special Ed Students ◦ Mobility in and around campus ◦ On campus evacuation plans ◦ Off campus evacuation plans  Proper Lifting Techniques  Evacuation Chairs  Sharps Containers  Universal Health Precautions  Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

6.  Incontinent supplies  Gloves ◦ Latex ◦ Vinyl  Alpha Smarts  Specialized Fine Motor Materials  Adapted Materials  Tactile and Sensory Materials for Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

7.  Back Braces (EEs)  Changing Tables  Hoyers  Standing Hoyers “Suzies”  Safety/Transfer Belts

8.  Employees should be trained to use ◦ New, different or unfamiliar office equipment  Paras should be trained to use ◦ Evacuation Chairs ◦ Changing Tables ◦ Sharps Containers ◦ Hoyers ◦ Standing Hoyer “Suzies”

9.  Adaptations/Modifications (student material)  Sign Exact English (SEE) Sign  First Aid/CPR Training  Interventions (student)  Test Taking Techniques (students)  Aberrant Behaviors ◦ Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

10.  Trained Staff to support the mission and vision of BUSD  Academic success for “all” children  Partnership with Para educators  Compliance with Special Ed Review  Retention of Support Staff  Staff Readiness for Swine Flu Pandemic