Experience

Community Consolidated School District 62

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistive Technology Coordinator/AAC Specialist/Speech Pathologist

  • Aug 1999 - Present

  I am the Assistive Technology Coordinator for CCSD62 where I evaluate, provide implementation training, and provide professional development in the area of assistive technology and alternative/augmentative communication.•Led a research study which analyzed the comparative effectiveness of iPad applications verses traditional teaching methods as they relate to meeting a set of Common Core Standards.•Select and administer formal and informal assessments of students who may qualify for assistive technology devices and/or services.•Consult with IEP team members to recommend, implement, and facilitate IEP decision making for appropriate assistive devices and services for student’s along the AT continuum.•Serve as the Infinitec Liaison for CCSD62 by attending quarterly meetings, managing attendance at training opportunities, requesting rentals of equipment, and training staff about the opportunities available through Infinitec membership.•Plan and deliver AT and AAC training and professional development to staff, support personnel, and parents.•Manage systems in order to provide textbooks as e-text for students with reading impairments. •Uphold student/district legal compliance in the area of Assistive Technology.•Maintain CCSD62 Assistive Technology equipment library and database.•Meet with district administrators to review caseload, plan and budget for assistive technology.•Direct and advise parents/educational staff on transition of AT systems into high school settings.•Provide diagnostic/therapeutic services to school-aged children. Areas of treatment included articulation, phonology, language, fluency, and voice disorders.