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Regional Paraeducator Supports

Vector Solutions Professional Development Courses

The IMESD School Improvement Department has invested in the Inclusive Instruction & Intervention package from Vector Solutions.  This package contains over 100 courses designed to support paraprofessionals (and other education staff members) in the following categories:

  • ADHD
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavior
  • Dyslexia
  • Early Childhood
  • General Instruction
  • IEP
  • Instruction & Learning
  • Paraeducators
  • Principals
  • Special Education Law
  • Trauma-informed Practices

 The Inclusive Instruction & Intervention package is loaded in your respective district’s Vector library with courses available to assign now.  If IMESD manages your Vector account, we can assign the courses to any of your staff.  Courses can be used asynchronously or for in person PD sessions depending on how each partner would like to use them, allowing for customization at each site. 

These modules are offered at no charge to our region's school districts. Contact our team at the email below to get the learning started!

 

A group of diverse students and an educator look at a laptop screen together.

 

Program Contacts:

Dave Williams, Director of School Improvement

 

Individual Course Bundles Include:

    • Includes all 100+ courses across the following categories designed to prepare all educators to meet the needs of diverse learners:
      • ADHD
      • Autism Spectrum
      • Behavior 
      • Dyslexia
      • Early Childhood
      • General Instruction 
      • IEP
      • Instruction & Learning
      • Paraeducators
      • Principals
      • Special Education Law
      • Trauma Informed Practices

    •  Includes the following courses designed to give paraeducators the essential skills they need to successfully and confidently support diverse learners and manage challenging behaviors:
      • Roles and responsibilities of a paraeducator
      • Strategies for managing and instructing small groups
      • Essentials courses in SPED for eligibility areas
      • Early Childhood Education courses

    • Includes courses designed to equip teachers with the evidence-based strategies and skills to improve instructional effectiveness and help all learners in diverse classroom succeed. A few topics included are:
      • Accessible Learning
      • Bullying and students with special needs
      • Behavior courses
      • Partnership with school staff
      • Trauma Informed Practices 

    *This course includes over 30 topics!

    • Includes courses designed to provide teachers and administrators with instructional strategies and interventions to help students with exceptionalities succeed. Topics include:
      • ADHD
      • Autism Spectrum Disorder
      • Behavior
      • Dyslexia
      • General Transition Planning
      • IEP
      • Instruction and Learning
      • Principals
      • SPED Law

    • Includes the following courses designed to provide teachers and administrators with instructional strategies and interventions to help students with exceptionalities succeed:
      • IEP compliance, meetings, progress monitoring/reporting, and Common Core
      • Instruction and Learning
        • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Principals: roles and responsibilities, SPED Law, and Supervising SPED staff
      • Special Education Law
        • Discipline
        • Evaluation & Eligibility
        • Federal Laws, FAPE, IDEA
        • Least Restrictive Environment & Placement
        • Procedural Safeguards and Section 504

    • Includes the following courses designed to help parents and guardians understand the SPED process:
      • Collaborative IEP Meetings
      • Gifted Students
      • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
      • Special Education Referral Process
      • Transition Services