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AEM Quality Indicators for K-12 Part 5: Allocating Resources

The Quality Indicators for the Provision of AEM K-12 A coordinated system Timely manner Written guidelines Comprehensive learning opportunities and technical assistance Systemic data collection Use of data to guide changes Allocation of resources @AEM_Center

Objectives Participants will be able to Explain, in their own words, the intent behind AEM Quality Indicator 7. Learn from the experiences and practices of other states to provide human, fiscal, and infrastructural resources toward AEM and accessible technology systems. Know where to go to build more background knowledge and collect resources for further learning. @AEM_Center

Presenters Luis Pérez, AEM Center Technical Assistance Specialist  Joy Lyons, AEM Coordinator, Bureau of Learner Strategies and Supports, Iowa Department of Education Maggie Pickett, Digital Learning Consultant, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Iowa Angela Standridge, Education Specialist, Region 4 Education Service Center, Texas @AEM_Center

About Quality Indicator 7 Coordinated System Timely Manner @AEM_Center

Quality Indicator 7 The agency allocates resources sufficient to ensure the delivery and sustainability of quality services to learners with disabilities who need accessible materials and technologies.   @AEM_Center

Quality Indicator 7: Intent Sufficient fiscal, human, and infrastructure resources are committed to ensure that learners’ needs are appropriately addressed (e.g., determination of need, provision of appropriate accessible materials and technologies, delivery of services, learning opportunities). @AEM_Center

Sample Components of Quality Indicator 7 Multiple types of resources are allocated Fiscal Human Infrastructure Resources are used to address the needs of all stakeholders @AEM_Center

AEM & AIM @AEM_Center

Pre Self-Reflection To what extent is Quality Indicator 7 addressed in your own provision of materials and technologies for students? Not started Somewhat Really cooking! @AEM_Center

Texas Angela Standridge, Education Specialist, Region 4 Education Service Center, Texas @AEM_Center

Texas Texas Education Agency (TEA) support for accessible materials comes out of Instructional Materials @AEM_Center

Texas All materials on the procurement list purchased with state allocated funds must be in accessible format Publishers must guarantee accessibility, have a third party audit to verify accessibility, provide to NIMAC, and provide a company contact for accessibility issues If districts purchase outside the approved list, they are responsible for ensuring accessibility @AEM_Center

Texas ALL materials acquisition and Texas Proclamations @AEM_Center

Texas ALL materials acquisition and Texas Proclamations Texas Education Code §31.028 (AEM and VI) State test accommodations APH Bookshare Learning Ally @AEM_Center

Iowa Joy Lyons, AEM Coordinator, Bureau of Learner Strategies and Supports, Iowa Department of Education @AEM_Center

Implementation Drivers connect to Quality Indicator 7 @AEM_Center

Educational Cascade @AEM_Center

State Education Agency Systems Intervention: Access Coordination Team (ACT) Technical Leadership: uPAR study Competency: Professional Learning and Coaching Support @AEM_Center

Regional Education Agency @AEM_Center

Local Education Agency @AEM_Center

Q&A Allocation of Resources @AEM_Center

Questions for and Joy and Maggie (IA) and Angela (TX) @AEM_Center

Post Self-Reflection What will be your first action toward allocating resources for AEM and accessible technologies? @AEM_Center

AEM Progress Monitoring Tool for K-12 on the Horizon! Accessolution? Traccessibility? Accessiful? @AEM_Center

Contact Information Luis Pérez, TA Specialist, AEM Center lperez@cast.org @eyeonaxs Please access digital handout for contact information and resources provided by our presenters from Iowa and Texas

Link to Our Evaluation Please take a moment to complete our evaluation http://bit.ly/AEMQIPart5

OSEP Disclaimer The contents of this presentation were developed under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Education, #H327Z140001. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government, Project Officer, Tara Courchaine, Ed.D. @AEM_Center