Phase I

Core Planning | Family Involvement | High School Initiative
NCLB/IDEA | Standards | Technology| Partners' Newsletters

Core Planning Team

Purpose: Guide preparation for large group IDEA Partnership meetings and study groups/action teams.

Products: PowerPoint presentation from the final full IDEA Partnership meeting on April 28, 2006, including Larry Gloeckler's information.

Family Involvement Action Team/Study Group

Purpose: To develop for the Partnership a set of considerations and strategies for more consistent and substantive family involvement in IDEA Implementation (PA 107).

Products:

High School Student Support and Intervention Action Team

High School Action Team — originally an IDEA Partnership action team. IDEA Partners were then invited to join an expanded MDE team during 2005. This broader Michigan High School Initiative (MHSI) action team serves as the High School Student Support and Intervention Action Team and represents a wide variety of at-risk groups.

This Student Support and Intervention Action Team reports to Dr. Jeremy Hughes, offering recommendations regarding supports and interventions important for at-risk students in the context of the new high school graduation requirements.

Purpose: The Student Support and Intervention Action Team's responsibility is to review concerns and research-based interventions and supports important for:

1. students at risk with the emerging HS expectations
2. professionals who serve these students
3. culture of the educational community

The action team is one of seven Michigan High School Initiative action teams. The others focus on:

• Assessment
• High School Content Expectations
• Outreach and Communications
• Professional Development
• Promising Redesign Practices
• Secondary/Post-Secondary Transitions

Products:

NCLB/IDEA Action Team

Purpose: Analyze the resulting priorities from the 6/30 Dialogue Guide Meeting and work to implement recommended actions.

Standards Study Group/Action Team

Purpose: Focus on strategies to support the Partnership’s effective use of adult learning standards in order to support IDEA implementation and improve learner achievement.

Products:

Technology Study Group/Action Team

Purpose: Using a data driven approach, identify an array of strategies and resources that can enhance the delivery and impact of PD, relative to infants through young adults with disabilities.

Products:

1. Develop, disseminate, and analyze a statewide technology survey to guide adult learning opportunities provided by IDEA Partnership organizations

2. Provide technology support for the IDEA Partnership communication
   
   Quality Videoconference Facilitation Session Agenda [PDF]
   
   View archived stream of Quality Video Conference Facilitation
   
   Good Practice in the Use of Video Conferencing [PDF]
   
   Assure Learning Model Lesson [PDF]
   
3. Provide input education Technology MA program with assistive technology component

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