The Changing Waters of
ASPIRE’ing Family Engagement
Annual Parent Mentor Partnership
Kickoff Conference
September 11, 2014
The Classic Center, Athens, GA
DISCLAIMER:
The contents of this ASPIRE presentation was developed under a grant from the US
Department of Education, #H323A120020. However, those contents do no not necessarily
represent the policy of the US Department of Education and should not assume
endorsement by the Federal Government.
Debbie Currere, Parent Support Specialist, SPDG
dcurrere@pioneerresa.org
Elise James, Program Specialist, GaDOE
ejames@doe.k12.ga.us
Learning Targets
• Participants will be able to articulate
– at least two necessary components for
implementing the parent portion of ASPIRE.
– two trainings and/or learning opportunities
for parents participating in ASPIRE.
– two methods used to communicate with
parents for the ASPIRE .
ASPIRE’s 2013-14 Data Collection
• 19 Districts (10%)
• 78 Schools
– elementary, middle and
high
• 4 GNETS
• 2015 students
• On full GNETs
Implementation:
Serving 12 districts
• On full district
Implementation
– 40 schools
– 1166 students (37%)
ASPIRE’s 2014 Charted Course
• GLRS Implementation
– Middle Georgia
– East Central
– North Georgia Central
• District-wide
Implementation
– Houston County
• CCaR Project
– Habersham
– Wayne
• GNETS
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Elam Alexander Academy
GNETS of Oconee
Heartland Academy
Futures Program
• Single district/single
schools
– Cherokee
– Decatur City
– Jeff Davis
Handout
ASPIRE’s 2015 Passage Plan
• Readiness during 2014
– GLRS
• Adding districts to current plans
• Exploring/Investigating implementation
• Creating a multiyear capacity building plan
– GNET
• Adding students
• Collaborating with GLRS
Handout
Checklist for Parent Mentors
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Preparation
Parent Training
Follow-up with Families
Parent Survey
Additional Parent Support
– 2 Learning Opportunity
– Transition Conferences
Handout
Preparing to Sail……..
• Meet with District/ School ASPIRE lead
or GLRS Director
– Communication both internal with team
and external with families
– The targeted classrooms and students
– How you can be of assistance
– Notification to families
4/9/2015
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Electronic Parent Training Resources
• ASPIRE Parent Training Modules and
Powerpoints
– http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instructionand-Assessment/Special-EducationServices/Pages/ASPIRE-Videos.aspx
• State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)
ASPIRE Website
– http://www.gaspdg.org/file/masterindexofaspirer
esourcesdocx
Handout
Alternate Outreach
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ASPIRING Coffee Chats
Send links to parent video
Multiple meetings at multiple sites
What have you done?
Follow-up with Families
• Facilitating parent/child interaction around
ASPIRE
– Questions to prompt family/student
communication
• Parent feedback collected to guide future
opportunities for parents
• Tracking common concerns and issues to
identify additional needs and supports
Handout
Parent Survey
4/9/2015
14
Parent Survey
• New reporting
• 4 Question phone survey
• Alternatives:
– Paper/pencil
– Telephone follow-up for students in 8th and
9th grade
• Script provided
Handouts
Additional Parent Support
• Trainings
– “How to Talk to Your Child about their Disability”
– “The Benefits of Self-Determination”
These trainings will be 30 minutes long with a 10
minute activity and a single-sided handout for
parents to easily refer back to.
Debriefing
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What worked?
What didn’t work?
Positive feedback from Parents
Any parent concerns?
Date to be determined
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www.gaspdg.org
Q&A
Hot Tamales
Other Professional Development Opportunities
– Train the Trainer
– Innovative Practices Forum
Are you “On Fire” with ASPIRE?
4/9/2015
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Learning Targets
• Participants will be able to articulate
– at least two necessary components for
implementing the parent portion of ASPIRE.
– two trainings and/or learning opportunities
for parent participating in ASPIRE.
– two methods used to communicate with
parents for the ASPIRE .
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