General SEA Meeting- "Working with Children Who Have Exceptional Needs" by Vendetta Gutshall
11/15/04

Presenter: Vendetta Gutshall, Director of Special Education for Huntington-Whitley Special Services
Officers Present: Michelle Barbuch, Rachel Birt, Jessica Breyne, Jesse Bloomer, Aubree Norris
Meeting started: 5:36pm

I.                    Michelle introduces Vendetta Gutshall

II.                 Vendetta’s Presentation

III.               General education must be responsible for ALL children

IV.              General education and special education have evolved as to their involvement with each other over the years

V.                 Universal Design—if you design instruction so that it works for all children, you don't need to accommodate

VI.              Service Delivery Model

a.       Classroom instruction

b.      Consulting

c.       Co-teaching

d.      Individual design

e.       Pull out

VII.            Important information for you to know about

a.       Teacher of record

b.      IEP

c.       All Assessment Data

d.      Assistive Technology

e.       OT

f.        PT

g.       Speech/language

h.       Other support services

i.         Resources

j.        Accommodations v. modifications

k.      RECEIVE TRAINING IN ANY OF THESE AREAS, AND YOU WILL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING!

VIII.         Drawing for door prizes

IX.              Certificates for AEW volunteers

Meeting Ended: approximately  7:00 P.M.