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Abstract:
This manuscript describes the design and implementation of a personnel preparation statewide change initiative for teacher educators and parents of students in over 90 school districts and 20 higher education institutions in Ohio. This training program is designed to create positive changes in the skills, attitudes and dispositions of families, teachers and administrators about effective parent/teacher partnerships. In this program, teachers and families of students with disabilities are trained together as a learning community sharing the goal of supporting the success of students. This manuscript describes: (a) the research base and the theoretical framework of the training program, (b) the core concepts and the components of the training program, and (c) the implementation process of the training program throughout the state. This initiative provides a formal, systematic support for school districts and families of children with disabilities in Ohio and is expected to make a significant change in student achievement.

Keywords: changes initiative, statewide, teacher preparation, families, disabilities

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