Building Capacity in Virginia Schools: VDOE Update 2013

Debbie Pfeiffer, Ed. D., CBISVirginia Department of EducationOffice of Special Education Instructional Services

Cohort 1, 2011 (3-day)

Hanover Region II Collaborative Stafford Fairfax SVRP Amherst/Lynchburg Halifax 6 representatives from VDOE TTACs

Total: 41 people

Cohort 2, 2012 (3-day)

Prince George Norfolk Portsmouth Gloucester Fairfax Region VI Collaborative Wise 4 new reps from VDOE TTACs

Total: 46 people

These 87 people then provide:

2 academy courses (30 participants for each)

2 trainings for SLP (350 participants) 1 training for ID dept. in schools 4 trainings for school nurses Training at Leadership Conference,

Abingdon 2 trainings for special ed administrators 2 training for OT/PT staff 1 training for P.E. Teachers (15) 1 training for school psychologists/SW (21)

(cont’d.)

1 training for special ed teachers (100)

1 training for general educators (20) 1 training for behavior specialists

(10) 10 articulated trainings in one school

div. for >500 educators, admin, and school board members

1 webinar for OT/PT/Psych/SW (20) 1 meeting with Channel 47 to share

info

Don’t forget emails!

138 team members in schools across VA + 473 more educators = 611

VDOE/Partnership for People with Disabilities sends Articles, notice of online trainings, research findings to 611 plus educators monthly

611 educators send emails to countless other educators in their schools/regions

= Many, many more people with TBI resources!

A special thanks to…

Our “Lifelines” from: BIAV BIS BIS SW Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery Kluge Center Children’s Hospital of the King’s

Daughter, Norfolk Children’s Hospital of Richmond

Other VDOE sponsoredTBI trainings:

September 15, 2012, 167 school psychologists trained, Dr. Peter Patrick, presenter

October 1, 2012, 48 educators from Loudoun County trained

November 5, 2012, 258 more school psychologists from No. VA trained, Dr. Peter Patrick, presenter Total: 473 more educators and school psychologists trained in TBI

Cohort 3, coming soon!

Arlington County Fairfax County Frederick County Greensville County Loudoun County Montgomery County Northwest Regional Education Region II Collaborative (NN, Poq, Hampton) Roanoke County 6 new reps from VDOE TTACs

Total: 51 people

Next steps…continue

building capacity by training teams increasing awareness of TBI in

schools and university coursework promoting concussion policy improving identification of students

with TBI sharing resources building collaborative networks

between schools and hospitals/brain injury services

Each one, teach one!

It all adds up…