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Staff Development Opportunities
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AGH Associates, Inc. staff train on-site in public schools and early intervention programs through-out the country. Because we know the level of support and training needed to help systems move to "best practices", we prefer to work with a system over a period of years.

We do keynotes, overview of topic workshops, and credit courses for those systems not yet ready to commit to a long-term relationship.

Our training menu of services for building inclusive schools includes:

Needs Assessment (classroom, building, and/or district)

Planning for Systemic Change (short term goals (1 year) and long term goals (5+ year plan)

Pre-Referral Process (set-up, train participants, model, monitor, tie-in with other outside consultants)

Assessment (quality control, ecological assessment training, training in writing non-jargon reports, written feedback on reports, training in and monitoring of functional recommendations, training in and monitoring of non-jargon oral reports to team/parents)

Teaming (training in: consensus building, facilitation of team, writing IEPs at team meetings, efficient use of team time, agenda building, written documentation, roles of members, supporting parents, cultural competency, team collaboration)

Provision of Services (block scheduling of specialists' time, lesson/treatment planning, use of entire school/community environment, role of regular education staff, role of paraprofessionals, consultation, integrated therapies, functional outcomes, evaluation of progress, progress notes, team approach, parent communication)

Best Practices (developmentally appropriate practices, cooperative learning, team-teaching, consultant model, integrated therapies, ESL as a related service, differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms, behavior management)

Parent Involvement (orientation to inclusive practices, parent brochures/guides, defining and supporting a positive parent role on the team, parent communication

Administration Consultation at the building and/or district level (planning, monitoring, interagency cooperation, role of the administrator teacher support, parent support, systemic change, next steps, observation and feedback)

Publicity (conference presentations (local, state, and/or national), newspaper/radio/cable stories, articles for building/district parent newsletters, board of education and/or central office reports/presentations)

For more information please email us at info@schoolhousedoor.com, write us at AGH Associates, Inc., Box 130, Hampton, NH 03843, or call us at (603) 926-1316. We look forward to discussing your needs and how we might be of help.