Advisory Board Meeting and more

Hi All,

I want to thank all of you for attending the meeting. It is really good for us in the Department to get feedback. We are in the process of planning some individual meetings so we can get more input from many of you. Thank you for taking your time to meet with us.

Response to Da Disi.....YES the content knowledge is central but how can a person getting a credential is k12 special ed...be a content area expert in everything?? Our students are all college graduates and they have all passed the CSET tests that are content area "minimum knowledge" tests. As they learn about behavior management, assessment, and instruction as they are each applied to various grade levels---our candidates will bring knowledge of adaptations and individualization to the table as a partner with general education. Our candidates are NOT content free but they are not the content experts that the general ed. partners are....so they work together....and eventually general ed. partners get better at beh. management and adaptations and special ed. credential holders gets better and better at content...it is a dance...all working together. This is what I think... and...

Best wishes to all...let's continue the conversations!! You advisory board members will be hearing from me in the next month!

Anne Graves