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OSEP Discretionary Grant Description
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Building a Supportive Training Structure for Paraeducators Working with Students with High Incidence Disabilities |
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CFDA Number: |
84.325H |
Program Name: |
Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities |
Competition Name: |
Improving the Preparation of Personnel to Serve Children with High-Incidence Disabilities |
Project Number: |
H325H010032 |
Project Director: |
Wall, Shavaun |
Organization: |
Catholic University of America
Dept. of Education, Cardinal Station 620 Michigan Ave., NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20064
202-319-5800 |
Beginning Date: |
2001-09-01 |
Ending Date: |
2005-08-31 |
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Abstract |
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Purpose: This project will develop, implement, and evaluate a new undergraduate certificate program for paraeducators working with students with high-incidence disabilities in the District of Columbia. The program will build upon the mission and expertise within Catholic University to provide professional development opportunities to non-traditional students for career and personal development. Efforts will be made to recruit trainees from minority groups and meet their needs for knowledge and skills. |
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Method: The instructional team for the project, which represents multiple disciplines and cultural backgrounds, will design and implement a curriculum based on the integration of research, best practices, and assessment of the needs and resources within an urban school system. Coursework will emphasize issues distinctive to urban, multicultural schools and will focus on nationally recognized competencies that paraeducators need to function optimally to improve student outcomes. Field-based training experiences will be offered in schools with broad student diversity and high rates of poverty. A partnership with the Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, a community-based provider of services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, will add their experience with professional development of paraprofessionals. Over the course of the project's four years, the college will develop a new, sustainable certificate program, and 88 paraeducators will receive training. |
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Children to benefit from this
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Age: |
Elementary/Middle, Secondary |
Disability: |
Not Specified, Developmentally Delayed |
Severity of Disability: |
Mild |
Ethnicity: |
Minority (Non-specific) |
Geographic location: |
Urban |
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Personnel Preparation Program Information: |
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Academic Degree to be Received: |
Bachelors, Certificate |
Program Focus: |
Related Services Personnel |
Trainee Ethnicity: |
Minority (Non-specific) |
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