LEA Participation Expectations Across Roles
LEA Participation Expectations Across Roles
- I The coach guide school teams in implementation of evidence-based practices and support sustainability of practice. This individual will attend consultant training and participate in onsite-guided practice with the PaTTAN Autism Initiative consultants.
- The internal coach will extend application of the onsite consultation within the LEA, building and/or region. Professional personnel who may be considered for the internal coach role include but are not limited to autism/behavior contact, administrators, behavior analysts, school psychologists, special education consultants, a lead teacher and/or the speech and language therapists.
- The internal coach will be serving as a layer of support to implement the following:
- Overlap with PAI consultants.
- Guided practice with staff
- Follow through on recommendations.
- Treatment fidelity measures
- Team meetings/training with verifying documentation
- Internal coaches will acquire and demonstrate competencies consistent with the ability to provide support to the participating sites in the absence of PaTTAN support.
Administrator
- Inform school teams and families of acceptance into PAI Supports and review purpose of consultation.
- Routinely follow up with the internal coach on classroom implementation.
- Overlap at a minimum of two consults per school year with the PAI consultants.
- Opportunities to meet with PAI consultants to receive classroom updates related to evidence-based practices.
- Provide teachers with opportunities to attend training sessions offered by PAI pending coverage, financial ability and other areas if needed as identified.
Special Education Teacher
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with PAI consultants to prioritize and implement Site Review criteria during consultation visits.
- Opportunities to attend training sessions offered by PAI.
- Opportunities to expand professional development through conferences.
- Ongoing training and technical assistance from PAI consultants.
- Provide communication to families designed to keep them informed about their child’s specific program and progress.
PARAPROFESSIONAL/PCA
- Collaborate and support classroom teams with implementation of evidence-based practices through training and technical assistance.
Related Service Providers
- Support classroom teams with implementation of evidence-based practices through training and technical assistance.
IU TAC
- PaTTAN consultation will exist in collaboration with IU supports as positioned by the LEA.
- Where possible PaTTAN and IU TaC will co-construct, deliver and maintain classroom practices.
Outside Agency Support
- Support classroom teams with implementation of evidence-based practices through training and technical assistance.