2007 California State Personnel Development Grant Abstract

Grant/Contract#

H323A070011

Program

State Personnel Development Grants Program

Competition

State Personnel Development Grants

Title

California State Personnel Development Grant

Project Director(s)

Canning, Janet

Organization

California Department of Education, Special Education Division

Address

P.O. Box 944272
Sacramento, CA  94244-2720

Telephone

916-327-4217

Fax

916-327-0843

E-mail

jcanning@cde.ca.gov

Beginning Date

2/1/2008

Ending Date

1/31/2013

 

Purpose
The purpose of this project is to reform and improve California's system of personnel preparation and professional development to increase student achievement and improve outcomes for K-12 students with disabilities. Specific objectives are to: (a) provide personnel development technical assistance that is aligned with improvement strategies in the California State Performance Plan; (b) increase the percentage of personnel receiving professional development in scientific/evidence-based instructional practices by scaling up successful State improvement grant activities within districts and Statewide; (c) implement strategies and practices that sustain the knowledge and skills of personnel in the implementation of scientific/evidence-based practices; (d) facilitate parent/family involvement with schools and the educational system as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities; and (e) improve the recruitment/retention of quality special education teachers.

Method
The project will provide scale-up, high-quality professional development, training, and technical
assistance in scientific or evidence-based literacy instruction and positive behavioral supports; sustain and support personnel knowledge and skills gains through follow-up, wrap-around training and technical assistance, intensive coaching, and Web-based tools and communications; and enhance California's ability to recruit and retain high-quality special education teachers. Significant activities include: (a) professional development, training, and technical assistance in scientific or evidence-based interventions in literacy instruction and positive behavioral supports delivered to school teams of teachers, principals, administrators, related services personnel, paraprofessionals, and parent/families; (b) leadership in community collaboration between general and special education; (c) centrally coordinated technical assistance; (d) technological innovations, including databases and tools for decision making; (e) outreach and development of the Parent-School Involvement Facilitation Survey; (f) expansion of the capacity of the highly successful Cal State-LA education specialist credential intern program; and (g) improvement of a State-sponsored Web site to help recruit special education teachers.


Products   
Anticipated products include: (a) 30 school teams trained in Effective Reading Intervention Academy (ERIA); (b) 50 school teams trained and supported in implementing the ERIA literacy program; (c) 30 school teams trained in positive behavior supports; (d) 120 school teams trained and supported in implementing the positive behavior supports program; (e) 28 existing leadership sites supported and sustained to improve special education services; (f) the participation of 25 schools/LEAs as Leadership Sites; and (g) 25 Regional Leadership Institutes to support general/special education collaboration.

 

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