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Board to approve contract for 14-month 'Success for Autism' fellowship to train district staff
Summary
Board members heard a presentation about a 14-month Success for Autism fellowship that will train interdisciplinary teams (teacher, occupational therapist, speech-language therapist, mental-health provider); district staff said a contract will be brought to the board next week.
The board heard a presentation on a 14-month Success for Autism fellowship that the district secured after interviews with the program's staff. The fellowship requires an interdisciplinary team of four (teacher, occupational therapist, speech-language therapist and mental-health professional), who will complete initial coursework followed by on-site coaching and reciprocal visits to the host agency.
"We did get the fellowship, and we're very excited about that," the presenter said, describing the sequence: coursework (roughly the first dozen hours), hands-on modeling by master teachers and therapists, and summer visits to the provider site for continued training. Board members asked whether the trained staff could transfer skills into intervention specialist roles and paraprofessional assignments; presenters said capacity-building and cross-application of skills are goals of the program.
The presenter said the board will see contract language at the next meeting and noted a $4,000 figure in discussion of contract coverage for part of the program (speaker clarified contract details are pending). Community members and trustees praised the program as a path to strengthen local supports for neurodiverse students.
Next step: board review and formal approval of the fellowship contract at the stated upcoming meeting.
