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, Boys Republic, IRC

 

 

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

            Ify- Middle school, Pomona, non SH-SDC, social studies and reading, grade 6-8

            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?  Charter School?

 

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 Pathway School   (TAPS)

 

 

EPG Minutes 4   1-29-08  @ 5:00-6

 

Review/Update Assignments

Xochitl- Applications

Ify- Staffing

Laurie-Business

Laura- Curriculum Calendar

 

Revised Mission Statement

 

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, Redlands, Apple Valley, Pomona)

 

*County of San Bernardino

*City of Redlands (Planning and Fire Department)

*Program Director- Boys Republic

*US Dept of Ed

*Dept. of Public and Social Services

*Desert Mt. SELPA  (Robin Rafk, transitions tech)

*Nick Vasellie- Apple Valley HS transitions Program

*Title 1 funds (California state funding)

*US Dept of Agriculture/food program

*Cosma Stamis- WorkAbility Coordinator (Riverside USD)

*Observations of Project TEAM- Riverside USD (SH program 18-22)

 

A few of the sites visited during research…

www.alderhouse.org

www.specializedhousing.org

www.specialneedsplanning.org

 

Images

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