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The
SST 13 provides a variety of services to schools, families, and
agencies in southwestern Ohio. Services provided by SST 13 are free of charge to districts, agencies and families in our region include:
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Workshops
and Training
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Resources
for Loan
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Collaborative
Consultation
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Technology
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Early
Childhood Services
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Support
for State Education Initiatives
Workshops
and Training
The
SST 13 offers workshops, courses, interactive seminars, and study
groups. For information and online registration, click on the Professional Development/Learning Opportunities link at the top of this page.
Resources
for Loan
The
SST 13 makes available through its resource room a collection
of materials related to current issues in education. These materials
include journals, videotapes, audiotapes, and printed material.
To locate specific items to meet your needs, you may call a SST 13
Consultant.
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Collaborative Consultation
Using
a collaborative problem solving approach, the Educational Consultants
at SST 13 consult with school districts, agencies, learners and
their families to help improve educational results for learners.
Examples
include:
- Facilitating
team development
- Providing
consultation around an individual learner's needs
- Providing
information and resources
- Planning
collaboratively for training needs
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Technology
SST 13 provides the following services for families and educators:
- technical
support concerning assistive technology and Ohio technology initiatives
- loan
of equipment for assessment purposes including communication devices,
adapted toys, switches, adapted computer peripherals, software,
videos and books
- technology
lab for preview of educational software and equipment
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Early Childhood Services
Early Childhood provides services designed to support successful involvement of young children with their families served in regular and /or special education programs.
Services include:
Technical Assistance
Access to the general curriculum
Assessment and interventions
Interagency agreements
Transition
State and Federal requirements
Monitoring and program evaluation
Rules and regulations
Licensing
Consultation
Parents and families
Teachers
Related services providers
Administrators
Professional Development and Learning Opportunities
Ohio's Early Learning and Academic Content Standards
Curriculum, instruction and assessment
Literacy acquisition and interventions
Federal and state rules and regulations
Inservice coordinated with other agencies
Professional and Instructional Resources
Information dissemination for families and providers
Links to other professional organizations and agencies
Collaboration
Networking opportunities
Linkages with local, regional, and state agencies
Interagency agreement facilitation
Parent Involvement
Coordination with ODE/Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Support of state, regional, and local initiatives
Support of quality comprehensive services
for young children and families
To reach the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Click the following link:
NAEYC
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Support for State Education Initiatives
SST 13 is actively engaged in supporting the implementation of Ohio
State Department of Education school reform initiatives. These include:
- Intervention
Based Assessment/Intervention Based Assessment Multifactored Evaluation
(IBA/IBMFE)
- Ohio
Classroom Management System (OCMS)
- Summer/School
Year Institute (Building Inclusive Schools).
Training,
technical assistance, and networking opportunities are provided
for schools participating in these initiatives.
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