Eight years ago, we started with a single specialist who had great expertise in AAC. But when we broke apart our self-contained classrooms and allowed students with the full range of learning needs to attend their neighborhood schools, we knew that one AAC expert would not be able to serve students at all 16 schools. So we worked to decentralize the expertise. That AAC expert shifted her focus to building capacity in others. SLPs took the lead, with the support of occupational therapists. Some ICs, learning specialists, paraeducators, and classroom teachers also developed great proficiency
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