Teaching and Coaching. Insofar as their duties include traditional classroom or course-related teaching, members of the physical education and athletics faculty are subject to standard University expectations regarding teaching (§§3.6.1, 3.9.3.1). Coaching a sport is considered part of the overall teaching load for the physical education and athletics faculty. Coaching responsibilities are fulfilled through a broad spectrum of activities in practices, competitions, and other settings. Coaches are expected to be specialists the sports for which they have responsibility and to be aware of current best practices in working effectively with student-athletes. In this capacity, physical education and athletics faculty members are expected to be concerned not only with achieving success in athletic competition but also, and more importantly, with the development of their student-athletes as whole persons. Thus as coaches work to develop each individual athlete and athletic team to achieve maximum athletic performance, they should be mindful of the larger framework of academic and institutional values that must never be sacrificed in order to achieve athletic success. Each sport is assigned a unit value (to be used in determining a faculty member’s overall load) based on the following criteria: • Level of annual recruiting responsibilities. • Number of participants in the program. • Number of assistant coaches assigned to the program. • Number of weeks in the sport’s traditional season. • Relative complexity of coaching responsibilities. • Relative complexity of administrative duties required for the sport. The annual load profile of each physical education and athletics faculty member must be approved by the Director of Athletics.
Teaching and Coaching for Success A 2-day workshop that provides instructors, skills trainers, VR counselors, and other staff/ partner representatives with the tools necessary to work together to create meaningful, rigorous internships and achieve competitive employment for participants. Summer prior to program start, after instructor and job coaches have been hired. Lean in a Project SEARCH Environment A 2-day workshop that provides instructors, skills trainers, VR counselors, and other staff/ partner representatives with instruction on Lean tools and their use in the Project SEARCH context. Lean is an outgrowth of the continuous quality improvement movement and works to create a problem-solving philosophy within organizations. Most suitable for programs that have been in operation for at least one year. Reaching the Goal of 100% Employment This 2-day training is a synthesis of lessons learned from high-performing Project SEARCH program sites. With funding from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF), we researched their best practices and discovered common elements in these areas: Teamwork and Communication, Intern Selection and Internship Development, Staffing and Staff Development, Curriculum, and Job Development. Appropriate at any time during program implementation or operation. The Job Development Process This training will identify tools for how to market the interns to potential employers as well as promote the business benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities. Successful strategies and tools for job development will be shared that include utilizing a Business Advisory Committee, networking in the community, conducting job analyses, and negotiating with employers. This session will demonstrate how every activity throughout the year is critical so that interns can obtain a meaningful and competitive employment. Most suitable for fall or early winter before active job development begins. Services Provided to All Licensed Sites at No Additional Cost Details Timeline Resource Guide Each licensed site will be given access to a Resource Guide of over 500 Project SEARCH documents and templates. Meant to be customized by each individual site, the templates decrease the time and effort of the onsite team spent in creating materials, while also allowing for individualization. The resource guide contains materials as complex as the curriculum, lesson plans, applications, and selection rubric, and as simple as templates for signup sheets and name badges. Time-lim...
