The Special Education Training Program prepares students to provide vocational education to adults with disabilities in community-based environments.
Instructional Service Agreements require on-site instructors who meet the minimum state qualifications for providing vocational instructor to adults with disabilities. In order to meet the minimum qualifications a staff member working in the community-based agency must either hold a degree or a Certificate of Training and 2 years of experience working with adults with disabilities and 4 years of occupational experience. Many agency staff meet the years of experience but not the degree or certificate qualification. This program is the first in the state to satisfy the certificate requirement. Students learn about the regulations concerning Special Education and adults with disabilities, agency regulations, strategies for teaching students with disabilities, and participate in a practicum to apply their skills.
The 3 SPED courses were taught for the first time in Spring and Summer 2019. As soon as the Summer semester ended, the instructor moved away and did not leave any evidence of her SLO assessments. With the new instructor for Spring 2020, a new system is being set up to provide the information to the Department Coordinator.
Students taking the SPED training Courses will have the option of following an education pathway toward a paraprofessional certificate or becoming a teacher.
The Special Programs Department offers the following SPED certificate program:Special Education (SPED) Certificate of Training provides training in instructional delivery of coursework in programs that serve adults with disabilities.
In order to provide the Community Partners in Education courses in an agency setting, Instructional Service Agreement Instructors must be onsite overseeing any and all instructional delivery. With a shortage of instructors, the Special Education Certificate of Training is designed to help agencies stay in compliance with Instructional Service Agreement Regulations.
The Chancellor’s Office had asked about putting the Special Education Training (SPED) courses online. During the Fall 2020 semester, is when we hope to have the SPED 100 and 101 ready for online delivery.
This program is new and has not had a program review.
1. Create a separate budget independent of the Community Partners in Education budget.
2. Develop online SPED 100 and 101 courses.
Strategy 1 - Create a separate budget independent of the Community Partners in Education budget.
A separate budget for the SPED program needs to be created. The budget will need $5,500.00 to pay a stipend to put SPED 100 and 101 online and for travel for the practicum.
All expenses for the SPED Program are currently being taken out of the CPE Instructional Service Agreement contract budget. The CPE budget is approved solely for contract purposes and not expenses from other programs. If the program were audited the College may be reprimanded for taking the expenses out of the CPE budget.
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| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Special Education Training, Special Programs Department | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $5,500.00 | ||
| A separate budget for the SPED program needs to be created. The budget will need $5,500.00 to pay a stipend to put SPED 100 and 101 online and for travel for the practicum. | All expenses for the SPED Program are currently being taken out of the CPE Instructional Service Agreement contract budget. The CPE budget is approved solely for contract purposes and not expenses from other programs. If the program were audited the College may be reprimanded for taking the expenses out of the CPE budget. |
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