Lafayette

AT Team/Duties Barbara Hendee Melanie Barousse Deedy Langley Karen Wilbert Renee Rivault Theresa Daigle Janet Parker Felice Hanks Cynthia Richard

Current Projects

AT Success Stories Parish wide training was held in January for all speech language pathologists and teachers of severe/profound and autism on "Having Fun with AT". Since the training, we've noticed an increase in requests for items such as one message talkers and software such as Clicker 5 and Boardmaker. There's been an increase in interest by teachers in incorporating more writing projects with Writing With Symbols and Intellitalk software. More personalized projects are surfacing as teachers are checking out more digital cameras, video cameras and adapting their lessons with photos taken while out in the field (i.e. working off campus and/or field trips). We're really excited about a project that one Lafayette High teacher is involved in. He uses a projector to share student's written work with the class and they critique it with the class. This has increased literacy with students who thought they couldn't read or write. The excitement each student is experiencing encourages everyone to read more and also improve their oral language skills.

District Assistive Technology Profile =** Provide current status of assistive technology within the district. Use the information from local resources, the AT Service Delivery Questionnaire, QIAT matrices and/or other district data. **=

** District Demographics **
Population of students: 30,000+ Population of students with disabilities: 4000 Economic status: Other
 * 1) 43 schools: 21 Elementary, 12 Middle, 5 High Schools, 5 schools of choice, 6 High School academies, French Immersion, N. P. Moss Annex, Gifted, Alternative programs, and L.J. Alleman Arts Academy
 * 2) of teachers
 * 3) of special education teachers
 * 4) of support personnel

** District Geography **
Describe the geographical area of the district that would affect the delivery of assistive technology services such as structures for travel, rural-city, etc.


 * District AT Status ** The AT team is made up of 7 Speech-Language Pathologists, an Occupational Therapist and a Physical Therapist. Current AT status: Include reference to the make-up of the AT team, AT procedures, AT professional development activities, AT resources that are currently available in the district. If the district has documents such as procedures, calendar of PD, web pages, or resources lists, include a copy in the portfolio (or active hyperlink).

Summary of Assistive Technology Data
Summarize data from the needs assessment/QIAT. The _ __District has summarized the above data in__ __ the following way.

Note any Regular Technology Plan or UDL that may affect AT in the district.

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__ Identify the AT team membership and the role of them __

__ Provide a flow chart or description of how AT services are accessed within the district

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__ Before completing the plan, identify the following: __

__ Provide a statement that indicates what the district AT will look like in 5 years __

__ Provide a statement that indicates how the district expects to achieve the above. __

__Mission Statement__
__ The mission of the ___ District is to

learners will ….

The process of assistive technology planning begins first with answering the question “What do we want ___ students to do with assistive technology?” If you use national, state and local standards or QIAT indicators list those.

What are the assistive technology goals for staff? Identify different levels of staff that need to be considered: Administrators, Special Education Teachers/Service Providers, Regular Education Teachers, Assistive Technology Staff, Pupil Appraisal, etc.
 * Basic Awareness of Assistive Technology (Laws, Definitions, Resources) ** Staff will ….
 * Personal and Professional Use of Assistive Technology. ** Staff will apply …..
 * Application of Assistive Technology in Instruction. ** Teachers will ….

What are the assistive technology goals for staff? Identify different levels of staff that need to be considered: Administrators, Special Education Teachers/Service Providers, Regular Education Teachers, Assistive Technology Staff, Pupil Appraisal, etc.

Using the information gathered above, develop action steps that will identify the district’s course in achieving the vision.

Goal – Identify Goals based on the current data and information above Objective Identify objectives to complete the goals listed. State objectives in measurable terms..

Action Items ** -2000 ** How will the district complete the objectives
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** Responsible Party **
How will the district access funding or resources to complete the objective Timelines Identify when the objectives will begin and when they will be completed Personnel Responsible Identify the personnel who will certify that the objectives have been completed Evaluation Identify the method of data reporting that will indicate that the objective has been successfully completed. = =
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Continuous Improvement and Evaluation
Plan for Evaluation of the District Assistive Technology Plan Identify how the district will evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, collect supporting data and target dates for evaluation to occur.

Reporting to Stakeholder Identify how the district will report evaluation.