| 1. The Special Education Director
or designee from a school district requests a SWAT by
contacting the assigned district technical assistant (TA)
at USOE. If the request comes via another USOE staff member,
the request is passed on to the district's TA, regardless
of how it originated.
2. The TA consults with district personnel
to determine whether a SWAT visit or another kind of
technical assistance from the specialist or others is
needed. Then, in consultation with other Specialists
in the Special Education Services Unit, the appropriate
person(s) are identified and asked to conduct the SWAT
visit. Use of persons who are already on the USOE, UPDC,
or other CSPD staff is preferred. If there is a set
of conditions requiring specialized expertise, individuals
from outside the agency are accessed. The TA completes
the proper paper work and forwards it to the identified
SWAT provider or team.
3. The expectation of the person or team
who agrees to conduct the SWAT consultation is that
the visit will be scheduled as soon as possible. The
SWAT team will be contacted by the district director
or designee to make arrangements as to time and place
of the visit. A written report containing recommendations
for the school personnel will be produced within 5 working
days of the observation.
4. The TA contacts the district
director regarding who will be conducting the consultation.
The director schedules the consultation with the school
and the assigned SWAT team.
5. After the visit, copies of the written report and
recommendations are sent to the District Director of
Special Education and the USOE TA. The TA follows up
to insure that the written report was received. When
the TA receives a copy of the written report, the payment
authorization for a consultant is forwarded to Cheryl
Smith at the UPDC, as appropriate. If a SWAT team consultant
is selected who requires contracted reimbursement, he/she
will submit his/her expenses and fees on the proper
forms to ULRC for reimbursement.
Click
Here to view the SWAT Authorization Form.
(Click on this link and print the
form)
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