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Rochelle Callis CRPD Therapeutic Recreation Program Final Report and Recommendations September S, 2017 page 29 the disability of the registrant. That inconsistency is a sign that District staffs handle some requests for modifications improperly. PROJECTED FiSCAL IMPACT: training costs money. We project fiscal impact at $30,000 in year one, for the development of the process and training of staffs. 9. In the interim while a JPA is considered, increase staff support the following ways (these are ordered by priority): A. Create, recruit, and hire a Coordinator of Inclusion, credentialed as a RTC, who will be responsible for assessments, training of District program and facility staffs, recruitment and training of inclusion aides, development of behavior plans, and related tasks regarding requests for modifications in CRPD programs. This person can be a current employee or recruited employee. Assign outreach to this position while inclusion demand is not yet occupying 100% of the time of the employee. Make this a full time benefitted position. 1) The District can choose to have this person as a staff within the Therapeutic Recreation Program. The advantages here are that Therapeutic Recreation staff and Inclusion staff can easily share information, resources, and coordinate the use of part-time employees. Z) The District can also choose to have this person as a staff operating outside of the special unit Therapeutic Recreation Program. The advantages here are a complete understanding of the programs and facilities provided for persons without disabilities. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT. the District, if it pursues this, must make the position fit within its human resources classifications. We project fiscal impact, with benefits, at $85,000 annually. B. Create a Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator of Children's Programs, credentialed as a RTC or CTRS, who will be responsible for planning, promoting, and supervising the seasonal staffs who conduct programs for children with disabilities. This person can be a current employee or a recruited employee. Assign this employee the task of identifying and reaching out to families of children with disabilities. Make this a full time benefitted position. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT. the District, if it pursues this, must make the position fit within its human resources classifications. We project fiscal impact, with benefits, at $65,000 annually. C. Create a Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator of Adult Programs, credentialed as a RTC or CTRS, who will be responsible for planning, promoting, and supervising the seasonal staffs THE W -T GRO�, f J DBA RECREATION ACCESSIBILITY CONSULT C ONE SOURCE. INFINITE SOLUTIONS.