Jessica Beaty

Internship II (EDUC 6331)

Format for Overview of Projects/Tasks

Area of
Concern
New staff
members in a
high needs
PPCD
classroom
were not fully
trained on
how to
address
students
needs

Needs Assessment

Student with
eating/swallo
wing issues
enrolls and
staff members

PPCD teacher and

Dysphagia specialist
feel that staff are not
aware of the
uniqueness of

Action Plan

PPCD teacher has

concerns about the

knowledge the new
staff has regarding the
needs of these
students who have
health and safety

concerns

Create a short
training for ANY
staff member who
is in this classroom
at any point of the
day
Require sign in to
show proof of
attendance
Distribute
handouts to staff
for future
reference

Evaluation*

Number of staff
members who show
up to training
The effectiveness of
the training as seen
by changes within
the classroom
Result: Classroom
procedures improved
greatly when all staff
were made aware of the
needs and procedures.
Since the meeting,
almost all items
discussed are no longer
relevant due to the
improvement the
students have made as
a result of the team
working together.
Schedule a training Number of staff
with the district
members who show
dysphagia
up to training and
specialist and
pass test
require all Deaf
Result: Dysphagia
1

Competencies
addressed
001
003
005
006
007
009

001
003
005
006
007

Jessica Beaty

Internship II (EDUC 6331)

are not
properly
trained on
dysphagia and
CPR

dysphagia and the

affects it may have on
a students health and
safety

Upcoming
Resource Fair
needs
volunteers for
child care
while families
walk around
the fair

Cooperative Director

realizes the need for

support from staff
members and interns
to conduct activities

and supervise children

during the fair

Education staff
members to attend
Schedule a CPR
class for the Deaf
Education staff to
attend

training was held by the

district dysphagia
specialist. The training
was open to all Deaf Ed
and Life Skills staff.
Over 30 staff members
were in attendance. A
CPR class was held at
the campus after school
instead of as a weekend
professional
development. 4 staff
members were in
attendance including 2
Deaf Ed staff.
Meet with previous Number of
volunteer
volunteers
o Staff members
coordinator to
o Interpreter
create a plan
interns
Recruit volunteers
Entertainment and
through staff esafety of the
mail and reaching
students in
out to interpreter
attendance
interns at local
Results: A total of 16
colleges
volunteers showed up
Develop activities
to help out at the event.
for children to
Six of these volunteers
participate in
Develop a safe and were interpreter interns
2

009

002
007
009

Jessica Beaty

Internship II (EDUC 6331)

effective checkin/check-out
system for children

who were able to use

these hours towards
their contact hours
needed for graduation.
Children and parents
were satisfied with the
process.

*(Describe how you will evaluate the impact of each project and at the end provide the results of the evaluation.)