Misc. Group Business (Group Members, Duties, Minutes,
References)
Group Members
Ify Ezeoke
Laura Williams
Lori Searing-Williams
Xochitl Grothe-Kearns
Attendance Summary
1-8 All Members Present
1-15 All Members Present
1-22 All Members Present
1-29 All Members Present
2-5 All Members Present
2-26 All Members Present
3-4 All Members Present
Assignments
Mission Statement- Xochitl researched, Entire Group wrote
Philosophy – Group
Number of Students- Group
Curriculum- Laura
Staff- Ify
Budget- Lori
Location/Plan- Xochitl
Business Plan- Lori
Application-Xochitl
Research- Lori
Web Design- Laura
EPG Minutes- 1st Meeting- January 8- 7-8:30pm
-Discussed ideas for our school
-Exchanged contact info
**Transition Program**
Life skills
Target Population: Students with moderate disabilities (some m/m, some m/s) that are in need of independent living skills
Programs to look into:
Best Buddies, RUSD Project TEAM,
Summer Program? Extendable dependent on ind. Student needs?
GED assistance
Employment(Experience)
Staffing
-Requirements
-Ratio
-Psych
-Medical Personnel
-Centers/Programs
Applications to the program? How will the selection process work?
Zoning?
On-sight instruction and outings- cooking, laundry, banking… life skills
Set time and date for next meeting
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:15 in Student Union
EPG Minutes- 2nd
Meeting- January 15, 2008
4:30-6pm
-Read requirements
1-group-done
2-need What’s in area
FAPE until age 22
Look into services available (IRC contacts-Donna, Vivian)
-Discussed current employment of group members and interests
Laura- SH middle school 7-8
Xochitl- upper elem. Non SH
Lori- non SH lower elem
-Mission 3 considerations- who, how, what
-Design architecture
-Persuade presentation
Division of work load
Xochitl- G (building and location)
Laura-Curriculum
Ify- Staff Structure/Organization
Laurie-
All define mission statement/philosophy/basic “school” structure
Discussion
Curriculum Target-
-Recreational Skills (hobbies, take what they like and teach them to make it a socially acceptable use of time)
-Vocational Skills
-Independent Living Skills
-Look into local community college programs (ie RCC sp. Ed. programs, vocational programs, auto tech, art…)
-Health Care (speakers, family planning)
Assessments needed? How do we monitor progress/effectiveness of program
Adaptive Skills- SIB-R type tests?
Curriculum based assessments?
Staffing needs/Budget- Ify will map out staff
Ratio needed Staff to student (Buisness or
school?!) What makes it a school vs.
business?
Design- Handicap Parking Needs? Distance to bus stops? County busing/transportation programs available?
EPG Minutes 3 1-22-08 4:30pm
Discuss the curriculum under 3 major areas
-Vocational (banking, basic computer skills, job placement, career survey)
-Independent Living (Laundry, cooking, grocery shopping)
-Recreational Activities (Games, outings, parks, bowling…)
Requirements for establishing schools- We need to verify the requirements for charter school and affiliations with the district
Parking Services (1 per 3 students, 1 per staff, 1 handicap for 25 kids)
Conditional use permit
Staff-
Administrators
Instructors
Maintenance
Support Staff/Consultations (Health, psych, legal)
Web Page- Searched for free web site hosting
Application Process for our school
Referrals, Counselors
School Name: Transitions:
A
EPG Minutes 4 1-29-08 @ 5:00-6
Review/Update Assignments
Xochitl- Applications
Ify- Staffing
Laurie-Business
Laura- Curriculum Calendar
Revised
Per Fire Co. 6 residents per home, 1 full time staff
We have 2 homes. One for men, one for women. 12 residents, 2 full time staff
Worked on Curriculum Calendar Devleopment
Discussed Application process- What do we want as our criteria?
EPG Minutes 2-5-08
4:45-5:45
Group members shared work done over the course of the week
Ify- Staff Structure
Laurie- Budget/Business Plan
Xochitl- Sample Application
Laura-looked into website info, curriculum calendar in process
Looked over business plan and adjusted staff structure accordingly (wording/ job titles)
Ify, Laurie and Xochitl to get their parts to Laura by 2-19 digitally (on flash drive, email, whatever) to be uploaded to website. Laura will be the tech person and add the curriculum calendar.
EPG Minutes 2-26 4:45-5:55
Preview Website
Discuss necessary adjustments/additions
Transfer files for upload
Expansion of school to two neighboring properties, one for males, one for females to allow for 12 students rather than only 6
Next week-Finalize website, review for presentation
(Meet at Laura’s house next week @5:00)
EPG 3-4-08 5-8:30pm
Review website updates
Combine minutes (recorded by Ify, Laurie and Laura)
Combine references to add to site
Finalize wording on Philosphy
Plan presentation
Xoxhitl- Intro (Budget 5 mins, aim for 2 cuz she likes to talk!)
Laurie- 2 mins- Business Plan/Budget
Ify- 2 mins- Staff
Laura- Remaining Time (3mins) Curriculum
References
*Inspiration* Experiences in various Special Education classrooms (Riverside
Unified,
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*City of
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*Dept. of Public and Social Services
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*Nick Vasellie- Apple Valley HS transitions Program
*Title 1 funds (
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*Cosma Stamis- WorkAbility Coordinator (Riverside USD)
*Observations of Project TEAM- Riverside USD (SH program 18-22)
A few of the sites visited during research…
Images
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