Section 401.250  Staff Training

Each provider subject to this Part shall develop and implement ongoing inservice training programs related to the duties of all staff.

a)         Each provider shall prepare and keep on file an annual plan for inservice training in areas where improvement is desirable.  The provider shall identify these areas based upon an analysis of each program's implementation in relation to the approved application and based upon data illustrating the achievement of the students served in relation to the goals and objectives stated in their IEPs and on the State assessments in which they participate.  Training sessions shall be planned and designed to assist staff members in improving their ability to fulfill their duties as defined in their job descriptions, as necessary to educate the student population served and with specific reference to areas of need identified in the annual plan.

b)         As appropriate to the student population served, each provider shall provide specific training to all personnel, including but not limited to:

1)         the policy and procedures regarding the maintenance of student privacy and dignity;

2)         disposal of hazardous waste materials;

3)         procedures for preventing the transmission of blood-borne pathogens;

4)         the use of isolated time out or physical restraint, if any, subject to the requirements of 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.280 and 1.285;

5)         behavioral intervention strategies; and

6)         the administration of medication.

c)         Each provider shall provide training to all assistants and aides before they assume their duties.

d)         Each provider shall maintain accurate, written and dated records of all training provided, as described in Section 401.260 of this Part.

            (Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 14050, effective September 24, 2007)