Description of the SOI-IPP Management Program
2009/2010 School Year
Instructions are being provided as to the use and functions of this software and you will have support from SOI to address any concerns or problems. Full explanations are provided within the software and are very detailed and descriptive.
This program has all of the functions of the standard LDev software referred to as “Bridges Print.” It does the following things:
▪ Records student information—name and grade level
▪ Records SOI Assessment scores
▪ Prints out the following SOI Reports
o Educational for CR and Form L
o Career Report from full CR
o Pre/Post Report
o Summary Analysis
▪ Records SI and FS Screening scores and records why referral was made to Lab
▪ Prints an Individual Development Plan
▪ Group IPP is now part of the software and individual progress is charted
What makes this program very different from the current software is the addition of many new functions that truly makes this a “Managed Program”. These additions are as follows:
▪ You can now record Auditory Skill screening information
▪ You can enter any one of the assessment or screening areas individually and generate a separate report for each one, even Auditory Skills
▪ When scores for IPP screening have been entered, there is a display report on the screen that prescribes the sequence of exercises by day and period for all students:
o This includes the coaching of the First Steps protocols that needs to be completed before starting the SI and FS exercises is recommended.
o The report states the number of replication for each exercise
o Individual student training programs can be printed
o A specialist can also direct students from the information print on the computer screen.
The above describes the operational functions of the program. In addition, one of the key elements, which make this a “Management Program”, is the following:
▪ After students have completed their IPP session for the day, any replications that have been completed are reported on the software. This keeps an accurate update of exactly where the student is in their program. If no replication has been reported, the program assumes the student is still “practicing.” Entering this information takes no more than several minutes.
▪ At the end of each month, there is an email function that allows the specialist to send an email attachment to SOI Systems. This email details out the individual information for each student and what progress or lack of progress has been made.
▪ SOI Systems forwards all reports to Bridges for review.
▪ Review of these reports allows us to intervene on behalf of any student not making progress. Instead of waiting for a call from a specialist with concerns about a student, Customer Service will be able to reach out to a specialist to discuss a student that is simply not making progress.
The above describes the components of the physical portion of IPP. The SOI cognitive portion has been changed in the following way:
▪ The SOI assessment scores are entered into the computer
▪ You can see the results on the screen prior to choosing to print out a report.
▪ Labs will still assign the Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Book
▪ The student still completes the FS Print book
▪ The student still engages in memory exercises with the FSM Memory Kit
Dr. Meeker created the SOI-IPP Management Program because:
▪ Technology made it possible to do so
▪ Having a Managed program increases our ability to guide each lab to the highest level of efficiency while at the same reducing our costs to travel to sites. We will still need to visit sites in the first year or operation.
▪ The monthly report function will appeal to administrators because of the increased service being provided and because it is easy to print out a progress report on each student.
▪ Essential data is collected with no additional effort on the part of the specialist because it is captured in the monthly reports that will benefit SOI and Bridges in knowing how to further improve areas of IPP.
▪ Because of the monthly reports, all information is captured in case something happens to your computer system.
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