Overview
This project submission is the final section of your AT Improvement Plan and final report (make certain to include any recommendations/revisions from instructor feedback in the previous Journal 1.
Consider this week’s readings as well as the websites and videos. Assess the skills and services addressed in the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services at your school or district. Submit your completed form with a one-page reflection about the role and status of AT in your school or district, synthesize potential formats, ideas, or tools to collect information, and analyze data on AT implementation.
This information and data from the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services rubric scale will be used in your AT Improvement Plan
- Complete the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services docx rubric (in Module 7 Readings)
- Calculate the scores and summarize the results in each area:
- Referral
- Evaluation
- Extended Assessment
- Plan Development
- Implementation
- Periodic Review
Assess and summarize current school or district Assistive Technology Supports and Services using knowledge and skills developed throughout the course; emphasize results from the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services rubric, and indicators from QIAT (qiat.org). Use the outline below to complete the district AT Improvement Plan.
Include details specific to AT:
- (from Module 2) Brief context to (a) “demographic profile” of program (rural, suburban, urban, etc.), number of students served, composition of student population (racial, socioeconomic, and disability status), School/district Mission and Vision statements, and (b) any other relevant characteristics, e.g., technology goals, data-based decision-making initiatives, or professional development initiatives. Add any statistics (refer to AIMs, ISAT, School Improvement Plan, Technology Plan, School Report Card, standardized test scores, demographic/academic data, RtI/MTSS report, etc.), and any other important information that support a need for assistive technology or foundations of technology to support assistive technology. Include 2-3 citations.
- (from Module 2) Provide a summary of technology policies and procedures, including AT policy and procedures;
- Technology infrastructure, such as an AT “inventory”, lending library, etc;
- Fiscal technology policy, procedures, and funding , including AT;
- Administrative practices including leadership, management & supervision;
- AT program of service delivery and outcomes evaluation;
- Known obstacles (such as budget, device abandonment, staff turnover);
- Current initiatives and plan for professional development for technology development and integration including AT
- Include a professional perspective in your summary (2-4 paragraphs):
- Give a brief history of the specialized technology and AT services (e.g., training) in the school.
- Is there a genuine effort towards technology infusion and integration, or is it appearance over implementation?
- Do the teachers use the resources that they currently have in the area of IT? In the area of AT?
- Results from the previously completed WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services.
- Conclusion: Summarize the process, implications, and next steps.
- Interpret and analyze the data from the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services.
- Explain your understanding of potential or realized implications. How might the current status, as identified in the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services, impact students with disabilities.
- Identify and write at least one priority goal for building or district improvements based on the data from the WATI School Profile of Assistive Technology Services
- Create recommendations and a brief action plan Describe a minimum of two action statements. Identify ‘who’ will do ‘what’ by ‘when
last feed back was …One area you can expand on is: Fiscal technology policy, procedures, and funding , including AT