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A New Frontier: Changing how
Virginia Supports Educators
Serving Students with Autism
State Special Education
Advisory Committee Samantha Hollins, Virginia Department of Education
& Dawn Hendricks, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Today’s Presentation Will Address the Following
Questions: • What was the state of autism services in Virginia?
• What was VDOE’s response and vision?
• How does VCU ACE increase knowledge, skills and abilities in evidence based practices in ASD?
• What are the resources for educators, including paraprofessionals?
• How does VCU ACE ensure practice to fidelity of evidence based instructional, classroom, and school wide procedures and policies?
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What was the State of Autism Services in Virginia Prior to the
Development of the Autism Center for Excellence?
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Rising Wave:
Exponential Increases 13,137
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356% Increase from 2000 to 2010
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Presenting Issues in Virginia
• Research: 1 in every 88 children are diagnosed with an ASD
• Still under diagnosing and age of diagnosis still lags behind the national average
• Autism became the 4th largest primary disability category on the Dec 1, 2010 child count
• Surpassed Emotional Disturbance
• No longer a low-incidence disability
• Complaints, Due Process, Mediation:
• Complaints: 40% involved children with Autism
• Mediation Sessions: 10% involved children with Autism
• Due Process Hearing Requests: 90% involved children with Autism
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Presenting Issues in Virginia • Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
• JLARC is the oversight agency of the Virginia General Assembly, established to evaluate the operations and performance of State agencies and programs.
• General Assembly commissioned a review of the statewide service delivery system for children and adults with ASD
• 21 recommendations in the report that directly or indirectly involved VDOE
• 5 out of the 21 JLARC recommendations are directed at VDOE
• Recommendation 11 - Improve service delivery and build local capacity
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What was VDOE’s Vision and Response?
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What is the Vision?
• Virginia will be a national leader in effectively preparing students with ASD to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve positive post school outcomes
• College ready
• Career ready
• Ability to self advocate
• Actively engaged and responsible citizens of their communities
• Independent to the maximum extent possible
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Our Building Blocks
• Build a strong coalition of stakeholders
• Make significant resource investments
• Leverage relationships with Virginia Colleges and Universities
• Embrace identified weaknesses as “opportunities”
• Focus on research and evidence based practices
• Embedded approach to technical assistance and professional development
• Harness the power of distance education and online tools
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HOT
TOPICS
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DSM-V • Goal to capture more people on the spectrum
(populations currently weakest assessed)
• Two types of symptoms will be required (repetitive
behavior and social communication)
• All ‘subtypes’ classified under ASD (PDD-NOS and
Aspergers) to eradicate inconsistency
• Clarifications still being made, not finalized
(publication May 2013)
• Validated studies conducted have not seen a
significant decrease in previously identified
individuals no expected change in prevalence
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Legislative Mandate • House Bill 325 Paraprofessional Training Bill.
Passed in 2012 General Assembly Session and
signed by Governor McDonnell
• Board of Education will approve Training Standards
that local school divisions may use to fulfill
requirements
• Details on draft training standards (Virginia Autism
Council Competencies)
• Local school boards will ensure aides receive
training
• Board will consult with VCU ACE to develop online
training that will fulfill the requirements and be made
available to schools free of charge
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VDOE Strategy
• Develop a PREMIER technical
assistance, professional development
and educational research center for
ASD in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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How does the VCU ACE Increase Knowledge, Skills and Abilities in
Evidence Based Practices in ASD for the Wide Range of Professional and
Paraprofessional Educational staff in Public Schools?
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Training
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Training
On what
do we
train?
How do we
move beyond
training?
Who do
we
train?
How much
training?
Where
do we
train? How do we
train?
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Training
For-credit Not-for-credit
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University / College
Coursework
University / College Coursework
for Credit
Coursework in Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Coursework in Applied Behavior
Analysis
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Certificate Programs in ASD Averett University Danville
Old Dominion University Norfolk STATE
George Mason University Fairfax
*Radford University Radford
James Madison University Harrisonburg STATE
*Rappahannock Community College Glenns and Warsaw
Longwood University Farmville
Regent University Virginia Beach STATE
Lynchburg University Lynchburg
*University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg STATE
Mary Baldwin University Staunton
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond STATE
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Applied Behavior Analysis
Consortium • 4 Universities
• GMU
• ODU
• VCU
• Lynchburg
• Begin Fall 2012
• Provide coursework and supervision in the form of
practicum courses
• Tuition assistance not available
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Applied Behavior Analysis
Consortium
• Year 1 • 30 students
• Program ran by GMU
• ODU, VCU and Lynchburg provide sites
• Year 2 • ODU, VCU and Lynchburg operate with GMU as a unified consortium
• Annual cohort
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Not-for-Credit
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Live Training
Resources
Webcasts
Online Seminars
Online Instructional Courses
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Online Courses
• Foundations of ASD
• Module One: Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder and the
Primary Characteristics
• Module Two: Secondary characteristics, Learning Styles and
Autism across the Lifespan
• Strategies for Supporting Positive Behaviors
in Students with ASD
• Module One: Functional Assessment
• Module Two: Behavior Intervention Planning
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Paraprofessionals in Autism Resource
and Advancement Project (PARAPro)
• Enhance the knowledge of paraprofessionals related to
the characteristics and learning needs of students with
autism spectrum disorder
• Build skills related to implementing teacher directed
instruction and behavioral support strategies
• Assist local educational agencies in providing teachers
and administrators with guidance on the supervisory
relationship with paraprofessionals
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Paraprofessionals in Autism Resource
and Advancement Project (PARAPro)
Online course –
Autism Spectrum Disorders for
Paraprofessionals: Providing Effective
Instruction and Support
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Webcasts National and State Experts
Applied Behavior Analysis: Just the Facts
Date: 5/8/2012
Presenter(s): Dawn Hendricks
Asperger’s Syndrome and the Transition to Adulthood: Considerations
for Success
Date: 6/12/2012
Presenter(s): Gena Barnhill
Supporting Adults with ASD in the Workplace using Behavior Supports
Date: 7/10/2012
Presenter(s): Carol Schall
Transition for Youth with Autism from School to Adulthood: Critical
Considerations
Date: 8/14/2012
Presenter(s): Paul Wehman
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How does VCU ACE Ensure Practice to Fidelity of Evidence
Based Instructional, Classroom, and School Wide
Procedures and Policies?
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If you do what you have always done
You will get what you have always gotten
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What have we done …
• One shot consultation
• Train and hope
• Short term consultation
• Send away to private school
• More adults
• More money
• Multiple consultants
• More Training
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School Divisions # of
Schools
# of Students
Identified with
ASD
Arlington County Public Schools 65 337
Botetourt County Public Schools 27 71
Greensville County Public
Schools
4 26
Hampton/Newport News Public
Schools
82 513
Henrico County Public Schools 71 598
Northern Neck Regional
Program
12 45
Richmond City Public Schools 48 211
Wise County Public Schools 15 33
TOTALS 254 1834
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Top Down and Bottom Up
Improve Classroom and School Practice
Increase Administrative
Support
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Administrative Support
Improved Division Wide Services
Directors
Principals Teacher Mentors
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Practice and Coaching
Assess Division ASD Programs
Facilitate Team
Develop Autism Services Improvement Plan
Provide Embedded TA
Develop Transition Plan
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Service Improvement Plan • Vision
• Mission
• Beliefs
• Goals
• Milestones
• Phases
• Tasks
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Sample Goals from Service
Improvement Plan • Identify a scope and sequence and effective methods for
teaching social skills to develop social competence in three
secondary schools (one per year) within the division
• Maximize access to the instructional day by effectively
utilizing supports and differentiated instruction
• Increase consistent implementation of evidence-based
practices (EBPs)
by all APS staff
• The average age of ASD identification will be reduced from
6 years old to 3.5 years old
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Closing Comments • The Perfect Storm
• Critical Mass
• Legislative Support
• Visionary Leadership
• The Perfect Marriage
• University Center
• Research
• Training
• Technical Assistance
• Collaboration
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Online Resources
Virginia Department of Education Autism Resources
www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/disabilities/autism
Virginia Commonwealth University Autism Center for
Excellence (VCU ACE)
www.vcuautismcenter.org
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