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This pilot will help the department to advance division planning and reporting. The<br />
working committee is currently updating the reporting templates and procedures for<br />
<strong>2003</strong>-04.<br />
4. The Framework of Paraeducator Competencies<br />
The development of the educational assistant training process has involved:<br />
• Consultations with major stakeholders to discuss the process of developing<br />
the framework and identifying key issues<br />
• Meetings with representative paraeducators and supervisors of<br />
paraeducators, to describe and analyze the paraeducator job.<br />
• On-going discussion of a common title.<br />
Based on this information, the SERI staff are developing<br />
• Key responsibilities<br />
• Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes<br />
• Core Competencies<br />
Once the framework is completed, divisions/districts will receive a document which will<br />
include a model for educational assistant development. The model will be useful for<br />
educational assistants, schools and trainers to determine knowledge, skill and attitude<br />
gaps and plan for their development.<br />
5. Student Outcome Rubrics<br />
This Western and Northern Canadian Protocol partnership project involves<br />
Saskatchewan Education, Saskatchewan Tribal Councils, Indian and Northern Affairs<br />
Canada, three Manitoba School Divisions and staff from PSSB. This project focuses on<br />
the development of accountability processes for Individual Education Plans. More<br />
specifically, the divisions involved are developing personalized rubrics that will be used<br />
to determine progress on individualized learning outcomes.<br />
6. Interdepartmental and Intersectoral Initiatives<br />
The Department has integrated the work of SERI within broader initiatives, especially the<br />
Kindergarten to Senior 4 Agenda. As a result, SERI staff will continue to work with every<br />
branch of School Programs Division and Division du Bureau de I'education francaise.<br />
SERI works in partnership with Healthy Child Manitoba, the Provincial Coordination of<br />
Services Committee, and the Western and Northern Canada Protocol Directors of<br />
Special Education and has representation on the following inter-departmental<br />
committees:<br />
• Specialized Services for Children and Youth;<br />
• The Multi-Jurisdictional Implementation Team (Development of the Manitoba<br />
Strategy to Address High Risk/Vulnerable Children and Youth with a Focus<br />
on Sexually Exploited Youth); and<br />
• The Manitoba Children's Agenda
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