Executive Team for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
April 15, 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;
Barb Guy, Iowa Dept. of Education - Administrative Consultant Part B and Director of Special Education
Charles Levine, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services – Administrative Consultant
LauraBelle Sherman-Proehl, Iowa Dept. of Education - Bureau of Learner & Support Services, birth – 2 yrs
Agenda
Minutes from 3/19/13
Discussion
Legislative Update
Budget is tentative right now with a 0% increase recommended. We expect a 2-4%
increase which is reasonable.
Statewide voluntary preschool looking to have mandatory attendance. Any district can
complete application to become a voluntary preschool program. Right now 31
districts do not have a voluntary program, but many of those have Headstart etc.
State autism initiative to have 5 classrooms across the state. Autism – (collaboration?)
Voc Rehab will receive increase but won’t keep pace.
Plan for Interpreter
training
John, Marsha and Patrick looking at how to approach professional development for
interpreters.
John contacted EIPA (Educational Interpreter Professional Assessment)
Goal is to work with professionals to pump up professional interpreters across state,
get them certified and then continue to work with them through professional
development.
Decision
Move to approve John
Cool
Second Barb Guy
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Professional development for supervisors of interpreters, educational interpreters and
supervisors of educational interpreters needed. Need to develop models for this
professional development and standardize across the state.
Planning for 2013-14
Personnel
Since last meeting, Kendra and Patrick working to develop vocational rehabilitation
counselor position which includes ISD.
One retirement – ASL position
ASL instructor – looking at need and budget to build skills that are naturally lost when
not being used.
Summer Pograms
2013-14
Eastside camp for deaf and hard of hearing will be held on Iowa Braille School campus.
14 students registered for west side summer program, but expecting about 60.
6 students registered for east side program, but hoping for 20.
Operating Procedures
Consider for next meeting:
Proposed guidelines to becoming a residential student. Modification from IBS
guidelines.
Free and appropriate and least restrictive environment
FAPE free appropriate public education
IDEA
IEP
Parental rights
Process things
Patrick will examine the
language around calling
IBS and ISD “special
schools”
Patrick will send
document to committee
members.
Some discussion regarding the language around calling IBS and ISD “special schools”.
Next meeting – May 20th Knudsen Room, Vocational Rehabilitation, Jessie Parker Building, 510 East 12th Street, Des Moines, Iowa
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