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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2008-9 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Special education monitor Substitutes hired and trained Fully staffed and low turnover READ Program coordinated by Margie McNellis $500 per unit for summer activities added to unit budgets Training low cost in area of special education ERCs percentage increased from 39% to nearly 80% ACUTE: Unit expectations Parent Handbook New orientees meeting on unit Library cart started by paraprofessional Enlarged 2 weeks of unit rotation to 3 weeks rotation IEP amendments and transfer documents initiated Move into office with CU Schedule change PLATO made available on Acute WEST: Better grasp of CPS: new people getting better training Kim Bortle supervision for the unit Special education focus in weekly meetings as a result of OPI monitor Documentation and treatment plan goals tracked by supervisor

SOUTH: New teacher: special ed endorsement project New paraprofessional Special education transition training; Jennifer Marold served as a monitor in Missoula Montana history text book located/workbook on-line Outings initiated by teacher GED success! PLATO training by Jennifer Marold CU Visit Special Ed Pre-school and Montessori classrooms in Helena Joyce Banek enrolled in Special Ed Endorsement Project School Moves training Montessori CU Centers: wall removed at Christmas and centers “installed” in September