National Blindness Professional Certification Board Orientation Center Evaluation Checklist For Immersion and Training
Revised 04/2011
Name of Orientation Center:
Primary Contact:
Evaluation Date:
Scores:
1. Administration Score=
2. Instructional Staff Score=
3. Student Body Score=
4. Facilities Score=
5. Program Content Score=
6. Consumer Focus Score=
Total Score/Percentage=
1. Administration (Score: /100%)
Director is a consumer-focused leader:
Director understands/models nonvisual independence:
Director actively works to move center towards nonvisual, structured discovery instruction.:
Administrative/support staff understand/support student independence:
Comments:
2. Instructional Staff (Score: /100%)
Qualifications of instructional staff that are consumer-focused. Factors include: :
Can model Nonvisual instruction:
Demonstrate positive, empowering attitudes about blindness:
Are dedicated towards both skill and attitude
Orientation and Mobility/Cane Travel Instructors:
Braille/Literacy Instructors:
Activities of Daily Living/Home Ec. Instructors:
Computers/Access Technology Instructors:
Industrial Arts/Shop Instructors:
Other Instructional areas/Instructors:
Comments:
3. Students (Score: /100%)
Students are treated as adults by administration and staff:
Students are using nonvisual skills/white cane:
Students are functioning independently, as appropriate:
All students taking all classes in core curriculum:
Student body is positive:
Evidence that students are achieving independence:
Comments:
4. Facilities (Score: /100%)
Training center is clean and inviting:
Training center is free of custodial barriers:
Training center has access to integrated, public/commercial areas:
Training center contains equipment, technology, and supplies that are in good repair:
Center is residential/Non-Residential: :
Living space is designed to promote student independence:
Living space is free from custodial barriers:
Comments:
5. Program Content (Score: /100%)
Average number of students in program:
Staff/Student ratio: staff/ students
Average number of instructional hours per week per student: :
Average number of weeks in program per student: :
Core content is based on Structured Discovery/Problem Solving:
All classes part of required core curriculum:
All students take all classes in core curriculum:
Nonvisual training for all students:
Canes used by all students throughout instructional activities:
Sleep shades used by all students, as appropriate, throughout instruction:
Proactive instruction designed to discuss attitudes/expectations of blindness:
Activities designed to promote personal empowerment/confidence:
Activities designed to integrate students into public life:
Specific seminar/philosophy class:
Comments:
6. Consumer-Focus (Score: /100%)
Program driven by philosophy that is endorsed by consumer organization, being consistent with the goals of the NBPCB:
Staff and students have access to consumer organizations: :
Staff allowed/required to attend consumer meetings:
Staff paid/supported to attend consumer conventions:
Consumers have easy access to director:
Consumers feel invited to visit the center:
Comments:
Approval: Yes, No, provisional approval