Executive Team for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
September 19, 2013
Those Present
Patrick Clancy, Superintendent of Iowa School for the Deaf & Director of Iowa Educational Services for Blind and Visually
Impaired (IESBVI)
John Cool, Iowa School for the Deaf – Assistant Administrator
Mark Draper, Green Hills AEA – Special Education Director
Polly Fullbright, Des Moines Public Schools - Dean of Deaf Education in Des Moines
Marsha Gunderson, Iowa Department of Education – Consultant, Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Kenda Jochimsen, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Bureau Chief
Charles Levine, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Administrative Consultant
Tammy O’Hollearn, Iowa Dept. of Health – Coordinator, Early Hearing Detection Identification Program
Susan Rolinger, EHDI Family Support Coordinator & parent of child who is hard of hearing
LauraBelle Sherman-Proehl, Iowa Dept. of Education - Bureau of Learner & Support Services, birth – 3 yrs
Cynthia Angeroth, Iowa School for the Deaf – Outreach Coordinator
Julia Matson – Interpreter
Jeff Reese - Interpreter
Agenda
Discussion
Decision
Minutes from June
17th
Change Tara Coder to Laura Brown
Page 2 Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI)
Motion to approve Mark
Seconded by John
Updates
Marsha - projects proposed and accepted :
Contract with Boys Town National Research Hospital EIPA Diagnostic Center to provide
four, four-hour, statewide, onsite trainings. (Total of 16 contact hours or 1.6 CEUs)
for all K-12 interpreters.
Contract to provide two, day-long, on-site, skill-based training (with CEUs for 1) K-12
interpreters who are not yet permanently licensed and have an EIPA score in the
range of 3.0-3.4 and for 2 K-12 interpreters who are permanently licensed and have
an E. This will be in Des Moines probably January or February. Boys Town has 4
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workshops that are $75 each and we might help interpreters. Will send to AEA
directors. Hands and Voices would also help.
Contract with Dr. Cheryl deConde Johnson to adapt, implement and analyze the use of
the Placement and Readiness (PARC) documents. Marsha recommends pilot use of
these.
Provide basic and intermediate parent sign language training. May use the ICN.
Sign Language Proficiency Interview pilot program – evaluating the sign language
competency of staff working with deaf and hard of hearing students who sign. This
pilot with on large urban school district will provide baseline of competency. Sign
language may be different from people to people. Parents shouldn’t learn sign
language from their children. Lewis Central person in charge of interpreters doesn’t
sign. ISD would work with her to access and train the interpreters. We need someone
who is great interpreter to supervise interpreters. Cost covered by Department of
Education.
Contract to provide two day long trainings on sites skill based training with CEUs K-12
interpreters who are not yet permanently licensed and have an EIPA score in the
range of 3.0 – 3.4 will be in Des Moines. Maybe Jan. or Feb.
Boys Town has 4 workshops that are $75 each and we might help interpreters.
Send to AEA directors. Hands and Voices would also help.
Provide basic and intermediate parent sign language training. Using ICN. How to
provide basic and intermediate classes.
Pilot program evaluation of the sign language competency of staff Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI)
Sign language may be different from people to people. Parents shouldn’t learn sign
language from their children.
SLPI help to train and maintain.
Lewis Central person in charge of interpreters doesn’t sign. ISD would work with her to
access and train the interpreters. Need someone who is great interpreter to
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supervise interpreters. Cost covered by Dept. of Educ.
New software program we will be used as database for audiology reports. Product is
ready-made. Information already in for every kid who has a hearing loss in a certain
range. Can be matched with assessment data such as IEP goals.
AEAs 10 & 15 are next to get training for audiologists and other staff. Then every two
weeks another AEA will be trained. Start date is November 11th
Changes in Des Moines due to special education changes. Some transitions happening,
but in a positive way. Will now have their own audiologist and not contracted with
AEA.
Update on summer
programs
Three summer program:
June Sports Camp has 16 campers.
July program at ISD has 73 campers and over half are not ISD students
Vinton campus program has 11 campers and only 2 were ISD students
Eastside camp will probably outgrow IBS campus.
Other
Kenda suggested skill level test for jobs. Then take test results to future employees. We
should have a joint partnership with major employers. Connect this with information
to send to the legislature. We could name the program Skilled Iowa.
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