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grant team was comprised of the following partners, which brought the needed
expertise on transition and the expanded core curriculum for students with low
incidence sensory disabilities:
• LISD faculty – Shawnee State University
• Special Education faculty – University of Rio Grand
• Teachers of the Deaf & Teachers of the Visually Impaired – South Central
Ohio ESC
• Teachers of the Deaf & Teachers of the Visually Impaired – Southern Ohio
ESC
• District Administrators – Southern Ohio ESC. Portsmouth City Schools, and
Ohio Valley ESC
• Business Partner – Functional Training Services
A grant core team met bi-monthly to establish roles and timelines and keep
the grant on track. Members of the core team also served as leaders during the full
grant team retreats. A grant evaluator also attended each meeting. The full grant
team attended 3 weekend overnight retreats (Friday/Saturday) to complete the
goals of the project (see below).
The major goals of the grant project were:
• Utilize a partnership model to identify and create resources
