The Changing Waters of ASPIRE’ing Family Engagement

Annual Parent Mentor Partnership Kickoff Conference

September 11, 2014 The Classic Center, Athens, GA

DISCLAIMER:The contents of this ASPIRE presentation was developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, #H323A120020. However, those contents do no not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education and should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Debbie Currere, Parent Support Specialist, SPDGdcurrere@pioneerresa.org

Elise James, Program Specialist, GaDOEejames@doe.k12.ga.us

Learning Targets

• Participants will be able to articulate– at least two necessary components for

implementing the parent portion of ASPIRE.

– two trainings and/or learning opportunities for parents participating in ASPIRE.

– two methods used to communicate with parents for the ASPIRE .

ASPIRE’s 2013-14 Data Collection

• 19 Districts (10%)• 78 Schools – elementary, middle and

high

• 4 GNETS• 2015 students

• On full GNETs Implementation: Serving 12 districts

• On full district Implementation– 40 schools– 1166 students (37%)

ASPIRE’s 2014 Charted Course

• GLRS Implementation– Middle Georgia – East Central

– North Georgia Central • District-wide

Implementation – Houston County

• CCaR Project– Habersham– Wayne

• GNETS– Elam Alexander Academy– GNETS of Oconee– Heartland Academy– Futures Program

• Single district/single schools– Cherokee– Decatur City– Jeff Davis

Handout

ASPIRE’s 2015 Passage Plan• Readiness during 2014– GLRS• Adding districts to current plans• Exploring/Investigating implementation • Creating a multiyear capacity building plan

– GNET• Adding students• Collaborating with GLRS

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Checklist for Parent Mentors

• Preparation• Parent Training• Follow-up with Families• Parent Survey• Additional Parent Support– 2 Learning Opportunity– Transition Conferences

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Preparing to Sail……..

• Meet with District/ School ASPIRE lead or GLRS Director–Communication both internal with team

and external with families

– The targeted classrooms and students

–How you can be of assistance

–Notification to families

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Electronic Parent Training Resources

• ASPIRE Parent Training Modules and Powerpoints– http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-

and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/ASPIRE-Videos.aspx

• State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) ASPIRE Website – http://www.gaspdg.org/file/

masterindexofaspireresourcesdocx Handout

Alternate Outreach

• ASPIRING Coffee Chats• Send links to parent video• Multiple meetings at multiple sites• What have you done?

Follow-up with Families

• Facilitating parent/child interaction around ASPIRE –Questions to prompt family/student

communication• Parent feedback collected to guide future

opportunities for parents• Tracking common concerns and issues to

identify additional needs and supports

Handout

Parent Survey

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Parent Survey

• New reporting• 4 Question phone survey• Alternatives:–Paper/pencil– Telephone follow-up for students in 8th and

9th grade• Script provided

Handouts

Additional Parent Support

• Trainings– “How to Talk to Your Child about their Disability”– “The Benefits of Self-Determination”

These trainings will be 30 minutes long with a 10 minute activity and a single-sided handout for

parents to easily refer back to.

Debriefing

• What worked? • What didn’t work?• Positive feedback from Parents• Any parent concerns?

Date to be determined

• www.gaspdg.org• Q & A• Hot Tamales• Other Professional Development Opportunities– Train the Trainer– Innovative Practices Forum

Are you “On Fire” with ASPIRE?

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Learning Targets

• Participants will be able to articulate– at least two necessary components for

implementing the parent portion of ASPIRE.

– two trainings and/or learning opportunities for parent participating in ASPIRE.

– two methods used to communicate with parents for the ASPIRE .