2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
3/07/2023 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | VT Coalition for D/HH NASDSE Guidelines Workshop: How it affects ALL D/HH/D+ Children | DECC 207/208
VT Coalition for D/HH NASDSE Guidelines Workshop: How it affects ALL D/HH/D+ Children
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education produced its 2018 Educational Service Guidelines, 3rd Ed., which provides information on legal requirements, best practices, and implementation. The guidelines end with a self-assessment checklist that can be used by programs to identify strengths and areas in need of improvement, as well as a template to help plan specific steps toward improvement.
The VT Coalition for D/HH NASDSE Guidelines was created in 2020, bringing together various stakeholders who sought to bring the Guidelines as best practices for our state. First, we created short and long-term achievable goals.
Our nationally recognized summarization publication, "10 Essential Principles for Effective Education of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing" was our first foray into this work. We then took time to research what was most suitable for our state's needs. This quickly became awareness. Our families, Special Educators, and the VT Agency of Education itself lacked basic knowledge or understanding of the NASDSE Guidelines.
We decided, with the assistance of presenter Dr. Cheryl D. Johnson, co-editor of the NASDSE Guidelines, to hold a 4-part series workshop on Zoom, giving an Overview of critical issues in Deaf education as well as an overview of the NASDSE Guidelines, followed by a deeper dive into the individual chapters with opportunity for discussion. These one-hour seminars held on October 19, November 2, November 9, and November 16, 2022, were presented virtually in real time and recorded for later viewing.
This session will cover information and tips on how the Coalition was formed, how inter and intra-agency tasks worked, and areas of weakness that were encountered. Together, attendees will be able to identify and discuss ways to overcome these obstacles, as well as view how VT Coalition found this initial NASDSE work to include all VT children, not just students.
- Participants will be able to understand how NASDSE Guidelines are not just for school aged children. This includes defining ways to utilize the guidelines in the EI system.
- Participants will have a basic understanding of what the NASDSE Guidelines are and how to access them
- Participants will leave with resources to begin holding introductory workshops in their state, including suggested to-do's and missteps made by VT.
Presentation:
3420032_15655MichelleJohn.pdf
Handouts:
3420032_15655MichelleJohn.pdf
3420032_15655MichelleJohn_1.pdf
Transcripts:
3420032_15655MichelleJohn.docx
Presenters/Authors
Michelle John
(), Vermont EHDI and Educational Services Practice, michelle.john@hotmail.com ;
Michelle John, MS, CEOLD, holds dual Bachelors of Arts degrees in psychology and sociology, and her Masters of Science degree in community counseling and psychology with a specialization in addictions counseling. She also earned certification as an End-of-Life Doula.
Michelle is the President of Vermont Hands & Voices and Regional Coordinator for national Hands & Voices Regions 1, 2 and 3. She now works for VT EHDI and the VT Educational Services Practice as a Parent Navigator Coordinator. Within these roles, she sits on a variety of Boards, Committees, Coalitions, Panels, and
Councils to further the identified needs of children birth to twenty-one, who
are D/HH/DB/Plus and their families. She feels it is important for families to be
considered a valued and involved stakeholder.
Her highest achievement comes from raising and educating her 3 children by being a “stay-at-home” parent. She was all things medical, educational, and coordination for her 11-year-old DeafBlind+ (Plus) child who had a variety of significant medical and developmental complexities. In tandem, she is a willing teacher to those with questions and a readiness to learn, most often her youngest two children on repeat.
Michelle is deeply passionate about family leadership, the power of choices, NASDSE Guidelines, parents as paid caregivers to medically complex children, the needs of DeafBlind Plus, the power of storytelling and lived experience, sibling support, and the unique challenges faced by families living in rural areas.
Through ongoing attendance and/or presentations at trainings, conferences, webinars, and meetings she stays up to date on best practices and builds a network of connections with stakeholders who can be resources to assist families access valuable resources and support.
One could say Michelle is never bored! In her middle of the night “spare time”, she enjoys reading autobiographies, creating wild goals that sometimes seem unattainable, watching reality television, and pretending to get some sleep.
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