Professional
Development:
Cambria Heights SD will
participate in focused and sustained professional development utilizing focus
groups / professional dialogue, and direct training workshops addressing
research-based and validated methods to improve the quality of instruction to
meet the needs of students with disabilities participating in the general
education curriculum. The district will utilize the research-based and
validated resources to facilitate professional dialogue and help professional
staff provide effective instruction to all Cambria Heights
students. Professional and administrative staff have already been trained in components of the
Supplementary Aids and Services (SaS) Considerations Process and Toolkit in
which participants learned to examine student and environmental data to develop
a specific student and learning environment profile. Participants then worked
in groups to project potential barriers to access to the general education
curriculum and regular education setting, and then recommend strategies to
overcome these barriers. Emphasis was placed on appropriate planning and
evaluation of supports.
