| “Today’s education is not one size fits all. The goal of the AAESA is to be ready to meet the educational challenges of 2007 and beyond by providing cost-effective, exceptional, and innovative assistance and support to our local districts so that all of our citizenry will be prepared to compete in the career of their choice and enjoy a quality life.” ~ Phyllis Drozd, AAESA Board President The AAESA provides a variety of programs and services to local districts and schools. Here are some of the latest news and updates regarding some of those programs and services.
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Learning Resource Unit supports Allegan County Teacher Learning |
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A total of 2,034 teachers were enrolled in AAESA Learning Resource Unit Professional Development Training Programs for the 2006-07 School Year. These teachers from all 8 districts and two public academies were involved in 270 professional development training sessions in and out of Allegan County coordinated by the AAESA. |
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AAESA Consolidates Services to Save Districts Money |
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In 2006-07, the AAESA, working with local districts, saved $300,000 by consolidating special education transportation and bulk purchasing MI Virtual High School seats. The savings is expected to increase to $423,824 in 2007-08 by consolidating even more services. Additional savings were also experienced with the collaboration on COBRA ($10,300) and Honeywell Instant Alert System ($15,600). |
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Early Childhood Education Helps Parents Prepare Thier Children for School Success |
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In 2006-07, 541 Allegan County families and 733 preschool children receive 3303 Parent Educator home visits, and they attended 182 playgroups and 96 Parent University Classes. Further, 152 Allegan County 4 year old children attended the AAESA Michigan School Readiness Program. Allegan County Early Childhood Even Start program strives to break the cycle of poverty by providing educational opportunities for families. Family literacy is the educational format for the Even Start program. Family literacy includes the integration of early childhood education, adult literacy, parent/child interactive literacy, and parenting education. Even Start served 64 Allegan County parents, representing across the county 66 children, with 3,136 hours adult education and 3,299 hours of early childhood education. |
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Allegan County Truancy Program continues to support school attendance |
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In the 2006-07 School Year, AAESA Truancy Officer, Greg Sieracki, continued to support school attendance through a proactive program in partnership with both school and court administrators. Overall, Greg followed up with 74 students and families after an initial discovery contact based on a referral from the schools or courts. He directly worked with and handled a total of 109 referrals across the county for the 2006—07 School Year. |
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Early On Provides Services to 284 Children in 2006-07 |
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In the 2006—07 School Year, 284 Allegan County children and families were served by EARLY ON. EARLY ON works exclusively with families of children birth to 3 years of age who may have either pre-existing medical conditions or a developmental delay. Along with the 11 service providers, these preschool children and school age students are serviced by Physical Therapists, Hearing Impaired, Vision Impaired, Autistic Teacher Consultants, and an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. All these professionals are employed by the AAESA. The EARLY ON service providers form a partnership with the local districts to help complete a smooth transition from EARLY ON to the Special Education programs offered in the local districts. |
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