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What is Case-based Method of Instruction?
Lessons Learned: University/K-12 Issues
Adjunct Resources
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Lessons Learned:Autism Specific Issues
Project Overview
Mission Statement
Ongoing Challenges
Established November 1, 2009
Collaborative Partners
1. Mississippi Department of Education – Office of Special Education (MDE)
2. The University of Southern Mississippi – Gulf Coast
3. Long Beach (Mississippi) School District
Demonstrate for school personnel and parents how to design and implement appropriate school-based programs for students with autism
Project Activities
1. Trainingsa. Onsiteb. Regionalc. Summer Instituted. Webinars
Autism Project staff have conducted 70+ trainings for 1,700+ personnel
2. Autism Demonstration School
1. Balancing a university's research focus with a public school system's service delivery focus
2. Resolving differing pay and benefits systems
3. Developing protocols for protecting intellectual property
4. Accessing appropriate support from the Office of University Communications
Lessons Learned:Autism Project Issues
1. Clearly articulate the
autism-specific issues your project will address (in a field that has many needs)
2. Determine how to evaluate the relative worth of the project (i.e., its effectiveness and appropriateness)
3. Settle upon an approach to intervention from among competing approaches
1. Length of the grant award and its influence on hiring personnel and promoting the project
2. Locating qualified employees in a geographical area with limited autism awareness
3. Coordinating the work of the Autism Demonstration School across multiple school districts
4. Influence of existing MDE financial /legal guidelines on all project activities
5. Challenges developing and implementing a statewide, multi-year training plan
6. Incorporating unexpected opportunities (e.g., adult volunteers with autism)
Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee
Mississippi Parent Training & Information Center
Disability Rights Mississippi
Retaining trained staff
Adjusting to unexpected events
Relevant data collection, analysis, and reporting
Addressing the “business of autism”
Maintaining collaborative partners
Contact Information
The University of Southern Mississippi–Gulf Coast Autism Project
Dr. Timothy E. MorseDirector of Training/Positive Behavior Support Specialist
Long Beach Middle School204 North Cleveland AvenueLong Beach, MS 39560
USM-Gulf Coast730 East Beach BoulevardLong Beach, MS 39560
Phone: (228) 863-1755Fax: (228) 863-1794Email: [email protected] Address: www.usm.edu/gulfcoast/autism/
