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Meeting Date:
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5/21/2012 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Untitled
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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17.16 Job Description for Educational Transcriber
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Mt. Diablo Unified School District currently serves over 150 students who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). To facilitate mainstreaming of those students, multiple accommodations are utilized. For students at the secondary level with very low levels of hearing, this can include the utilization of a signing interpreter (classified as an Educational Interpreter).
The District has had trouble recruiting and retaining highly qualified Educational Interpreters (EI). In California, there are only 1166 certified interpreters and over 13,000 D/HH students. Therefore, the pool of qualified EI's is small.
Additionally, due to OSHA regulations, EI's can only interpret for twenty minutes at a time. After twenty minutes of interpreting, they must take a break and rest their hands.
To better serve MDUSD students, a transcriber and transcription system can be used in place of EI's. A transcription system puts the ideas presented by the teacher, as well as other students, right before the eyes of students.
Transcribers using a transcription system not only meet the requirements of IDEA, they potentially provide better service to students. Transcribers provide access to the English grammar spoken in the class and more exposure to the spelling of new vocabulary. Transcription systems can potentially help any student that has difficulty achieving full access to communication and notes in a class.
See attached in-depth rationale.
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Funding:
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N/A
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Fiscal Impact
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N/A
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Recommendation:
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This job description is being brought forward for information only. It will be brought back for approval at the next Board meeting.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Denise Larkins - Administrative Assistant
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Signed By:
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Julie Braun-Martin - Assistant Superintendent Elementary
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Signed By:
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Steven Lawrence - Superintendent
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