2010 OSEP Leadership Mega Conference Collaboration to Achieve Success from Cradle to Career Improved Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers and Families Karen Walker and Kathy Grant-Davis Strand 3 – Collaborative Leadership Presentation S3 – 104

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Washington Counties (39)

Washington Demographics Population (2009): 6,664,195 White: 84.3% Black: 3.7% American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.7% Asian: 6.7% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5% Two or More Races: 3.1% Hispanic/Latino: 9.8% Median Income: $58,081 Persons below poverty level: 11.3%

Change in Part C Lead Agency  Department of Social & Health Services Part C lead agency from program inception  July 1, 2010: Program transferred to the Department of Early Learning  Renamed “Early Support for Infants and Toddlers”

Department of Early Learning Dr. Bette Hyde, DEL Director

Early Support Program  Contracts with 36 county-based and tribal local lead agencies to oversee the local early intervention system  System structure: Local county plans and interagency agreements  System oversight and monitoring: State and local lead agencies

Early Support Program  Direct services funding:  State special education and developmental disabilities funds  Public and private insurance  Service coordination and other “no cost” services are funded with federal IDEA, Part C funds  State/federal funds administered by state and local programs via contracts and state interagency agreements that define roles and responsibilities

Early Support Program  State interagency agreements require services that are provided to eligible infants and toddlers must conform with IDEA, Part C  State policies and procedures clearly define the state lead agency’s role in providing general supervision and monitoring across the system

ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Washington’s Part C ARRA Focus  Enhancing provider effectiveness and provision of evidence-based EI services  Enhancing child and family outcomes  Developing a new data management system to support improved and continuous improvement

Washington’s Part C ARRA Award  $9.5 million for our state:  $2.4 million – Local Lead Agencies for local improvement activities  $2.4 million – New ESIT Data Management System  $3.3 million – ESIT Statewide System Building and Program Improvement  $1.4 million -- ARRA Related Costs (staff, consultants, goods/services)

System Building  Local Lead Agency Projects  Computer system upgrades  Locally determined provider training  Enhanced local child find efforts  Family training and support activities  Stakeholder meeting participation in state improvement activities

System Building  New Data Management System  Analyzed existing system functionality (keep the best, throw the rest)  Gathered new rules and requirements using field staff knowledge and other available expertise  Completed documentation of new system rules

System Building  New Data Management System  Initiating the contracting/bid process for the software/system development effort  Go-live of new system is planned for August, 2011

System Building  Statewide Training Initiatives  Parent Training  Autism  Sensory Disabilities

System Building  Parent Training Focus  Two training curricula for parents developed by parents on transition and the parents role in the early intervention system  Training project is being implemented by Washington’s Parent Training and Information Center

System Building  Autism Training  Identify core evidence-based intervention strategies that all providers should be able to implement with fidelity  Create materials, provide training and establish a process for coaching some providers with a focus on more specific interventions to children with ASD  Host meeting of key researchers/providers to discuss current knowledge/practice so that practice guidelines for very young children can be developed

System Building  Sensory Disabilities Training  Lending library  Training and distance coaching for providers serving infants and toddlers who are deaf/hard of hearing and blind/visually impaired  Develop online training materials  Special family gatherings to educate and provide support opportunities

System Building  Interagency Developmental Screening Child Find Project  Help to support universal developmental screening based on an emerging consensus  ESIT/early intervention  Department of Early Learning/Early Learning Plan  Kids Get Care/ Children's Health Initiative  Kids Matter/Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems  Washington State Launch and Autism grants  Act Early Summit  Build on past universal screening efforts and state assets

System Building  Statewide System Improvement Project Overarching Goals –  More consistent approach to provision of early intervention services statewide  Increase practitioner use of evidence- based early intervention practices to better meet child and family outcomes  Infuse an infant mental health perspective into early intervention services

System Building  Approach/Activities  Convened a large stakeholder group to provide advisory guidance to the project and state staff  Stakeholder group was comprised of SICC, parents, providers, funders, and other stakeholders  Meeting facilitated by staff from ECO, WRRC, and UNC

System Building  Stakeholder Results/Recommendations  Identified the challenges and supports needed to achieve a revised mission, principles and outcomes integration  Still determining if changes to the program’s infrastructure are needed to improve accountability and oversight

System Building  Results/Recommendations  Develop policy clarifications, forms and guidance materials  Policy clarifications and guidance materials will be reflected in the new Data Management System’s business rules  Policy clarifications and guidance materials will be reflected in the program’s General Supervision System

System Building  Results/Recommendations  Child and family outcomes will be integrated into the IFSP process  Evidence-based practices including effective approaches to teaming will be implemented

System Building  Results/Products  Revise the IFSP form and process  Develop/revise Procedural Safeguard forms  Develop template for analysis of child outcome data for program improvement  Develop service coordinator and service provider competencies  Develop service coordinator and provider training modules based upon competencies  Develop a dissemination and training plan

Questions

Contact  Karen Walker, Program Administrator (360)  Kathy Grant-Davis, ARRA Project Consultant (360) Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program

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