Kershaw County School District Assistive Technology Team Kershaw County School District Assistive Technology Team 1995-Present 1995-Present

AT Assessment Procedure Referral form is requested by parent, teacher, or IEP team Referral form is requested by parent, teacher, or IEP team Referral form is received Referral form is received Parent Permission Form is sent Parent Permission Form is sent Teacher Questionnaire is completed Teacher Questionnaire is completed Date is set to begin evaluation Date is set to begin evaluation At least two AT members begin the eval with teacher interview and student observation At least two AT members begin the eval with teacher interview and student observation

AT Loan Library Established in 2002 with $10,000 in grant monies Some of the items purchased included a computer, printer, Stages Software, touch window, Intellikeys, switches and switch software.

AT Loan Library- cont. A loan request is filled out A loan request is filled out Item is secured from lab, vender, or SCATP lab Item is secured from lab, vender, or SCATP lab The device and a report is provided to the teacher to include at least two weeks of documentation of its use with the student The device and a report is provided to the teacher to include at least two weeks of documentation of its use with the student AT member will follow up within 2- 4 weeks AT member will follow up within 2- 4 weeks

AT Demonstrations Presentations during Staff Development Presentations during Staff Development “Make it Take it” sessions after school “Make it Take it” sessions after school During IEP meetings During IEP meetings Faculty meetings Faculty meetings

Technical Support Is first provided by the AT team member, as soon as possible Is first provided by the AT team member, as soon as possible AT member may call on the District’s Technology Representative AT member may call on the District’s Technology Representative

Challenges Changes in Administration Changes in Administration Changes in AT Team Members Changes in AT Team Members Time allotted in schedules Time allotted in schedules Space to house lab/ equipment Space to house lab/ equipment Consensus amongst IEP Team Members Consensus amongst IEP Team Members Funding Funding

More Challenges Finding and securing Grants Finding and securing Grants Time to train the student, teacher, and parent on the device Time to train the student, teacher, and parent on the device Repairing equipment Repairing equipment Equipment purchased 5 years ago, is not out-dated Equipment purchased 5 years ago, is not out-dated

Training for AT Team District relies heavily on Free Training for AT Team members District relies heavily on Free Training for AT Team members The annual SCATP EXPO in the spring The annual SCATP EXPO in the spring provides valuable information provides valuable information We LOVE those awesome workshops offered through the SCATP!!! We LOVE those awesome workshops offered through the SCATP!!!

Success Stories Jonathan- -11 yo, Dx. With a Learning Disability -Difficulty completing handwriting tasks due to difficulty with spelling -Difficulty with letter formation -Difficulty with reading

Marina 2 nd grader with a growing word vocabulary 2 nd grader with a growing word vocabulary Significant language delay Significant language delay Bright Bright Started using Vantage 2 yrs ago Started using Vantage 2 yrs ago

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