Training is available in Dublin, Texas and other sites. Classroom and alternative center applications are available in print: Paradigm staff and student training modules (Product number: 76071: Modules 1-4, and 7 are available for $82.00 (plus shipping and handling).To arrange training or to order training materials call 254-445-4272 (8am-5pm, CST). You may also download the order form (see tab button above) and fax with your purchase order (schools only).

Comprehensive training covers how to set up and operate an effective accelerated, individualized learning program for grades 7-12.

Topics include:

1. nine application options in your school
2. administrator responsibilities
3. staff responsibilities
4. student responsibilities
5. forms and records
6. motivation/inspiration to increase student achievement
7. classroom/learning center decor, music and atmosphere
8. student discipline, distractions, and refocus
9. transcript planning and academic contract
10. personalized lessons for ISS, DAEP, Special Ed, ESL, AP, assessment prep, homebound, UIL trips, research papers, class projects
11. Talking Textbooks for ESL and special education
12. Recovery and acceleration for under-performers
13. Ninth Grade Initiative

SYSTEM TRAINING

PARADIGM ACCELERATED CURRICULUM AND SYSTEMS (PACS) offers assistance ranging from a FREE 26-minute CD of the nationally-recognized Paradigm program in Dublin, Texas to a comprehensive training program with on-site, follow-up consultation. You select the level of assistance that fits your local facilities, personnel, system and budget.

CURRICULUM ONLY

Review the PAC catalog and purchase the supplemental study units or complete courses preferred for your school program. PAC is appropriate for grade-level classroom studies or individualized learning programs in which students advance as rapidly as content can be mastered for grades seven through twelve.

FOUR HOUR SEMINAR

Attend a four hour seminar in Dublin, Texas (or as scheduled in your local region). Learn how to apply PAC curriculum and The Six Principles of Learning in nine different settings. You select the settings which apply to your educational program. (See Application Options for a brief description of the nine different settings.) Attendance at the Dublin, Texas seminar is FREE. Seminars in local regions may require an attendance fee. Check applicable brochures and web site information.

COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING

Attend a five-day training program as scheduled. You will learn how to apply The Six Principles of Learning in an accelerated, individualized learning program patterned after the nationally-recognized Paradigm Alternative Center in Dublin, Texas.
Persons who complete the full training package receive The printed modules and a Professional Development Certificate. The Training Modules include guidelines, procedures, responsibilities and forms for setting up and operating an accelerated individualized educational program for: contract, charter, alternative center, voucher-based and/or home school. The PAC TABLE OF CONTENTS includes: Philosophy, Getting Started, Facility, Accountability, Personnel, Learning Center, Curriculum, Students, Enrollment, Staff Duties, Discipline, Student Responsibilities, and more .

ON-SITE ASSISTANCE

The scope and expense of on-site assistance varies depending on the extent of assistance requested by the customer. On-site assistance ranges from a four-hour seminar to a five-day comprehensive summer training program with follow-up consultation visits.

FEES AND RELATED EXPENSE

Travel expenses for PAC personnel include mileage for land-based vehicles at 36 cents per mile from/return to Dublin, Texas. Airline travel is calculated from/return to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas or D/FW International Airport in north Texas.

Overnight accommodation expenses are based on available motels/hotels in the class of Comfort Inns, Hampton Inns or Marriott Hotels. Overnight accommodations are mandatory for each PAC personnel required to travel a total of more than four hours to/from the customer’s location from Dublin, Texas in order to perform seminars, on-site consultation and/or training.

Meal expenses are calculated for each participating PAC person at a flat rate of $28.00 per day, including travel time to/from the customer’s site from Dublin, Texas.

Related expenses are calculated in consultation with the customer before a service agreement is signed. Such expenses may include phone calls, Faxes, forms, training booklets, PAC Operations Manuals, furniture, supplies and postage/shipping fees for manuals, curriculum and training materials.

On-site consultation fees are calculated at a minimum flat rate of $1000.00 per day for the PAC team leader who conducts the seminar, training or on-site consultation. Support personnel (at least one and usually two) are calculated at an hourly rate of $50.00 per hour, with a minimum daily rate of $400.00 (plus expenses as defined above).*The $1000.00 consultation fee is reimbursed for clients who purchase a minimum of $5000.00 of PAC curriculum within 30 days of training or consultation.

Furniture needed for training and/or seminars must be provided by the customer. Each trainee/seminar participant must be provided a comfortable chair and adjacent writing surface (table or desk). The customer must provide a quality projection screen appropriate for a power-point presentation.

Refreshments are to be provided by the customer for seminar participants/trainees and PAC personnel at a morning and afternoon break (fruit juice, water, coffee, tea, soda, fruit and light pastries).

Recovery Options