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June 2009

The end of the school year is upon us! Thanks to everyone for your support throughout the year - we hope you have a safe and relaxing summer holiday.

Announcing UDL and TIP teams for 2009 - 2010

Seven new teams have been selected for the UDL project and will attend an orientation at SET-BC June 11th and 12th. The following schools were chosen based on school diversity, team commitment to addressing diversity, and IT and district support for UDL.  The selection team also looked at geographical diversity in selecting a balance of elementary, middle, and high schools in rural and urban settings.

  • SD 42 Maple Ridge:  Mount Crescent Elementary K-7 
  • SD 46 Sunshine Coast:  Halfmoon Bay Elementary Community School K-7
  • SD 54 Bulkley Valley:  Smithers Secondary 8-12
  • SD 63 Saanich:  North Saanich Middle School 6-8
  • SD 79 Cowichan Valley:  Khowhemun Elementary K-6
  • SD 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap: Len Wood Middle School 6-8
  • SD 84 Vancouver Island West:  Gold River Secondary 8-1

SET-BC’s Technology Inclusion Project (TIP)  

TIP is designed to help secondary or middle school resource room teachers use assistive technology with students with severe multiple disabilities.  Teachers from the following school districts will participate in 2 training days and receive assistive technology tools and resources to help promote active participation for their students.

  • Vancouver Island - SD 61 Victoria, SD 62 Sooke, SD 63 Saanich, SD 68 Nanaimo, SD 70 Alberni, SD 72 Campbell River
  • Lower Mainland - SD 35 Langley, SD 36 Surrey, SD 37 Delta, SD 39 Vancouver, SD 42 Maple Ridge, SD 43 Coquitlam, SD 44 North Vancouver
  • Okanagan - SD 19 Revelstoke, SD 22 Vernon, SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen, SD 67 Okanagan Skaha, SD 73 Kamloops
  • Kootenays - SD 5 South East Kootenay, SD 6 Rocky Mountain, SD 8 Kootenay Lake, SD 51 Boundary
  • Interior & North Coast - SD 27 Cariboo Chilcotin, SD 28 Quesnel, SD 82 Coast Mountain

Students with Moderate to Profound Intellectual Disabilities

SET-BC has provided services for students with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities (Category C) as part of a 3-year pilot project. Based on positive feedback from districts and the results of a research study into the outcomes of technology use by these students, the Ministry of Education has approved the addition of Category C students to the SET-BC mandate. Districts will now be able to request technology services for these students within the standard SET-BC process on an ongoing basis. In partnership with BC school districts and independent schools, SET-BC is currently supporting 3038 students with special needs.

Disability Category

Number of Students

Physical handicap

1128

Autism spectrum disorder

878

Moderate to profound intellectual handicap

405

Visual impairment

280

Dependent handicap

317

Deaf blindness

30

Total

3038

 

Olympic Dreams!

Here's a fantastic opportunity for SET-BC students to attend the Olympic or Paralympic Winter games with Historica – Encounters with Canada as student reporters! SET-BC and 2010 Legacies Now, with support from 3M, have been working with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to find Games-time reporting opportunities for SET-BC students who participate in Virtual Voices Village.  Only two spots left – visit Virtual Voices Village for all the details and the application form.

 

SET-BC is a Ministry of Education Provincial Resource Program. We assist school districts in British Columbia in meeting the technology needs of students with physical disabilities, visual impairments, and autism.