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Subject: School Psychologist Intern Project
Source: Robin Martin, Supervisor, Effective Practices
Intended Audience: Superintendents, Special Education Administrators,
Principals
Date: September 18, 2006
The Division of Special Education will offer supplemental funding to
districts that employ school psychologist interns in public agencies during
the 2006-07 school year. School psychologists can help reduce needless
referrals and improve students' academic performance via development and
implementation of academic and behavior interventions.
They can also provide research-based pre-referral interventions and document
student response to interventions to meet recent revisions in federal
special education laws.
The goals of this project are: to assist districts in utilizing school
psychologists to support all students, to provide districts with qualified
personnel to assist in assessment and data interpretation under NCLB and
IDEA, and to provide qualified individuals to assist in developing positive
behavior systems. The deadline for applying for the funds is October 31,
2006.
For additional information, please contact Robin Martin at
robin.martin@dese.mo.gov
or visit
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/EffectivePractices/SPIProject.html.
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