ISD Partnership Site Application 2021

Thank you for your interest in partnering with Alt+Shift on assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, or mathematics for students with disabilities.

Applications are open through March 12, 2021. After that date, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and may go to a wait list.

Interested sites should complete the following steps to apply:

Review the Partnership Process information at the Alt+Shift website
Review the information for the professional learning opportunity you are interested in
Identify at least one or two local districts or programs with whom you will work
Complete this application

Following submission of the application,

Alt+Shift will contact you to set up an ISD leadership team meeting to review the application and schedule a follow-up meeting
Alt+Shift will work with the ISD to establish an ISD Implementation Team, strengthen readiness, and/or co-construct a proposed training and implementation schedule, depending on the results of the follow-up meeting
Alt+Shift will meet with the ISD Implementation Team to clarify expectations and commit to partnership

Please send any questions to info@altshift.education

1. On which training are you interested in partnering?

2. Provide information for the main contact person at your ISD regarding this partnership. This person will be responsible for:

Working with Alt+Shift to set up subsequent meetings
Communicating with necessary ISD stakeholders regarding future meetings or tasks

First Name

Last Name

Title

ISD name

Email Address

Phone Number

3. Provide the contact information for the ISD Director of Special Education.

First Name

Last Name

Title

ISD

Email Address

Phone Number

4. The ISD Director of Special Education will be a part of the partnership exploration process, and if a partnership is established, be a member of the ISD Implementation Team. Indicate agreement that the Director of Special Education would:

Attend all partnership exploration meetings in their entirety.
Attend all ISD Implementation Team meetings should a partnership be established.
Dedicate staff time to lead the effort within the ISD, including members of the ISD Implementation Team.
Dedicate staff time to attend training and participate in implementation support activities (e.g. collaborative planning time, group coaching, feedback cycles, etc.)
Set a dedicated, standing meeting time for the ISD Implementation Team to meet every 4-6 weeks. Work the ISD Director of General Education to do this if he/she/they are also a part of the ISD Implementation Team.

The ISD Director of Special Education agrees to engage in the activities listed above.

5. Provide the contact information for the ISD Director of General Education.

First Name

Last Name

Title

ISD

Email Address

Phone Number

5. The ISD Director of General Education will be a part of the partnership exploration process, and if a partnership is established, be a member of the ISD Implementation Team. Indicate agreement that the Director of General Education would:

Attend all partnership exploration meetings in their entirety.
Attend all ISD Implementation Team meetings should a partnership be established.
Dedicate staff time to lead the effort within the ISD, including members of the ISD Implementation Team.
Dedicate staff time to attend training and participate in implementation support activities (e.g. collaborative planning time, group coaching, feedback cycles, etc.)
Work with the ISD Director of Special Education to set a dedicated, standing meeting time for the ISD Implementation Team to meet every 4-6 weeks.

The ISD Director of General Education agrees to engage in the activities listed above.

5. Provide information about 1 or 2 local districts or programs with whom you would work in the first year of partnership with Alt+Shift.

Name of district or program

Name of district Director of Special Education

Email address of district Director of Special Education

If this is a program, name of program administrator

If this is a program, email address of the program administrator

Rationale for selecting this district or program

Has the district or program been made aware that they would participate in this effort should a partnership with Alt+Shift be established?

6. Provide a brief description of your current situation as it relates to this proposed partnership. How would you describe the current state of math instruction in your ISD?

6. Provide a brief description of your current situation as it relates to this proposed partnership. How would you describe the current state of assistive technology in your ISD?

6. Provide a brief description of your current situation as it relates to this proposed partnership. How would you describe the current state of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in your ISD?

6. Provide a brief description of what you are hoping to achieve through partnering with Alt+Shift. What would you like the current state of math instruction to look like after 3 years?

6. Provide a brief description of what you are hoping to achieve through partnering with Alt+Shift. What would you like the current state of assistive technology to look like after 3 years?

6. Provide a brief description of what you are hoping to achieve through partnering with Alt+Shift. What would you like the current state of AAC to look like after 3 years?

6. Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about your interest and readiness for partnership that was not captured in your responses above.