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another way, how will we know if this pilot that we are pouring
resources into is effective or even needed. To this end, we
established three central measures of change. Student change,
teacher (TDB) change, and systems change. Technical assistance
was directly tied to these measures and was provided over the
three-year cycle.
Student Change:
Ten students were used as case studies during the pilot. Base
line information showed that most of the case study students were
not receiving consistent programming specific to deafblindness at
the start of the pilot. By the third year, nearly all of the students had
IEP's created specific to their needs -
deafblind communication
strategies, assessments specific to deafblindness, modifications,
and accommodations specific to their individual sensory needs, and
appropriate classroom programming.
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