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Katys Special Ed Program
Honored
Katy ISDs Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities has been
recognized in the category of Appropriate and Effective Assessment Models
Used for Students with Disabilities by the Texas Education Agencys Office
of Special Education and will be included in the 2004 Showcase of Promising
Practices.
Katy ISD is one of four programs statewide included in the showcase
that are currently meeting specific challenges of special education and are
providing quality services to students with disabilities in a designated
category of service delivery.
Assessment is a very important component of the special education
program and we believe that the model that we use here in Katy is very
effective, said Fred Shafer, director of special education for Katy ISD.
We are pleased to have the opportunity to share with other districts around
that state what we have learned and to help all special education students
in Texas.
The 2004 Showcase of Promising Practices was announced July 13 at the
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Educations Summer Conference in
Austin.
During the 2004-05 school year, representatives from Katy ISD will
network with Texas school districts to further develop and improve special
education services throughout the state.
The Showcase Promising Practices is a collaborative project among
special education programs statewide, the states 20 Education Service
Center and the Texas Education Agency.
For additional information on the Showcase of Promising Practices,
visit the Texas Education Agency, Office of Special Education website:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed or call Kimi Mudd at 512-463-9414
in the Office of Special Education.
For additional information about Katy ISDs PPCD program, contact Fred
Shafer, director of special education
Printed in the Katy Sun, Thursday August 26, 2004
Assistive Technology Recognized
The
Katy ISD Special Education Assistive Technology team has been recognized
by the Don Johnston Company for their leadership efforts in the use of
technology to promote literacy success. They were presented with a
plague to acknowledge their commitment to utilize technology to help
struggling readers develop their literacy skills. District Assistive
Technology Team members include Judy Ardoin, Stacy Berkman, Kathleen
Delapp, Hindie Becker Dershowitz, Karen Gagliardi, Durinda Gardner,
Joeline Geick, Trudonna Peacock, Sharon Stone and Joyce Waggoner.
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