1. RCN Leadership Meeting Spring 2016

2. THANK YOU!

3. Today’s Agenda Welcome to the START 15 Year Celebration Anthony Ianni, Autism & Anti-Bullying Awareness Advocate, Michigan Department of Civil Rights BREAK START Updates Project Unify Celebration LUNCH Drew’s Journey into Adulthood Celebration BREAK Williamston Community Schools Project Passport Challenge Winners Wrap Up WATCH FOR CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY!

4. Time to have fun remembering the past for 15 years and looking ahead to…? Share your favorite START moments! Post a photo from today! Tag START or use #STARTLeadershipDay2016 The funniest photo will win a prize at the end of the day!

6. It’s not a START Training without a video clip -- 15 years of creating START’s idiosyncratic language!!

7. RCN Leadership Plate Awards Creation of Plate Awards – LINK Paper Plate Awards The START Team - RCN’s need their own Plate Awards Each plate has been painted by a Michigan Artist who also happens to have ASD

8. RCN Leadership Plate Awards RCN Receives an award for their outstanding contributions to the field of ASD. RCN Member that has gone above and beyond when it comes to START/RCN Expectations.

9. RCN Leadership Plate Awards START Staff is absolutely amazed by the incredible talent of the RCN Members. Ability to take a concept and create something that is truly powerful for students with ASD and their families is beyond compare. It is with great pride that the START Team presents you with this award.

10. RCN Leadership Plate Awards RCN Plate - Traveling Award Each RCN Member will nominate a person for the award and then present the award at the September and January RCN Meetings. RCN Plate Presented Each Semester to a RCN member who has gone above and beyond

11. RCN Leadership Plate Awards Once the RCN Member receives the award they will sign the back of the plate so there will be a running record of who has won the award. The award can be won more than one time RCN Award Recipient will keep the plate until the next semester

12. START Project Leadership Award Kellie Fitzgerald Amazing Attention to Detail Calm Demeanor Even In Sheer Chaos Superb Organizational Skills Respect of START Team Members Time and Schedules Changing Last Name is Unacceptable Thanks Kellie for Helping to Make this Leadership Day Happen

14. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #1 LEAN Kent CAN CAN4GCA

15. Livingston Education Autism Network LEAN Extremely Successful Coaching Model Enhancing Data Collection Procedures to Support Classroom Teachers Willingness to be a START guinea pig Differentiation 4.0 By Luke Depuydt

16. Kent County Autism Network Kent CAN Peer to Peer at the Ball Park Distribution of Responsibilities (Work Groups) Initiation of BYF RCN Meeting EBP Presentations By Anna Post

17. Collaborative Autism Network for Genesee County Area CAN4GCA Training Innovations (Mini IT / County-Wide) Extensive Coaching Model & Trainings Coaching Newsletter Peer to Peer Expansion By Taylor Hoffman

18. Anthony Ianni Advocate, Michigan Department of Civil Rights Autism & Anti- Bullying Awareness

19. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #2 NAN CRAN

20. Northern Autism Network NAN Biggest RCN in terms of # of ISDs THE Most Collaborative Group of Professionals Systematic Training and Coaching to meet their diverse and geographic needs Opportunities to Share and Learn at the RCN (e.g. peer to peer strategies By Kasey Fitzpatrick

21. Capital Region Autism Network CRAN Ellen Gehl – Leading the way with most responses to START Posts CRAN first to set up website Extremely Successful - Passport with families and students Coaches - Target Student Data Form Peer to Peer TA at the RCN Level Ingham has Peer to Peer Support Programs in all Districts – Go CRAN Community Conversations in Eaton County – Excellent Job By Morgan Cowell

22. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #3 WIN4Autism Lakeside SMART

23. Washtenaw Interagency Network WIN4AUTISM Evaluation Process Improvement (EC) Systematic Coaches Meetings Training First Responders Community Partners Collaboration By Jody VanMiddlekoop

24. Lakeside RCN Excellent Parent Collaboration – Macomb / St. Clair Autism Society Hosted most participants in BYF – resulting in the most driver’s licenses IT Organization Extraordinaire PEER TO PEER Expansion By Anthony Collar

25. Southwest Michigan Autism Resources Team SMART RCN Most consistent, collaborative, SMART leadership group Rural, suburban, urban – they do it all Parent representative at every meeting Every county engaged in meeting all goals Peer to peer programs at multiple levels in every county By Stephen Cain

26. START Updates Spring Leadership Day 2016

27. START Updates: Resources and Information START Website – see the changes to the Resource page and watch for more START K-12 IT Video recordings of trainings (Resources page) START Connecting Newsletter – sign up START RCN Facebook Page

28. Sign Up for the START Newsletter www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter

29. START Updates: 2016-17 START IT Sites Early Childhood – SMAC RCN host site in Jackson County K-12 – Gratiot-Isabella RESD host site Building Your Future (BYF) – Kent CAN host site in Grand Rapids

30. START Updates: 2017-18 START IT Sites Early Childhood – OCAN RCN in Oakland County K-12 – 1) Lakeside RCN in Macomb County 2) SMART RCN in Van Buren County Building Your Future (BYF) – TBD

31. 2016 Fall Leadership: November 7th 2017 Conference and RCN Leadership Day: TBD Watch the START Events page for ‘16-17 training dates

32. START Updates: Trainer Summer Institute 2016 WhenTues, June 21 st, 10:00am – 4:00pm Wed, June 22 nd, 8:30am – 3:30pm WhereDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Grand Rapids WhatUpdate on Educational Supports & Strategies, Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports, and other core modules. Introduction of revised Coaching Checklist WhoEach RCN can send up to 6 active EPLI trainers *include alternates if requesting more than 6 RegistrationCoordinated through RCN

33. START Updates: What’s Coming Up Due July 15th

34. START Updates: Submitting Target Student Data Use the survey monkey link for the END OF YEAR Target student data for K-12 and BYF For the link, go to the RCN Application and Report Forms page of the START websiteRCN Application and Report Forms Available now; due by June 15 th

35. START Updates: RCN Application 2016-2017 Changes? Goal 1: None Goal 2: Revised Coaching Checklist Goal 3: None Goal 4: None Goal 5: Emphasis on connecting with Michigan Alliance for Families and Parent Partners Now available on the START website  RCN Applications and Report FormsSTART website  RCN Applications and Report Forms

38. The XTREME RCN CHALLENGE USAPT Coming Fall 2016 and Spring 2017

39. USAPT Demo

40. Autism Council Secondary Transition Programs State Updates

41. DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS Co-Chairs: Stacie Rulison and Maureen Ziegler

42. Transition Checklist 10 Recommendations for Secondary Transition Programs Educating Students with ASD (Checklist Format) Recommendations Document from the Adult Services and Secondary Transition Council

43. 10 Recommendations for Students with ASD Educated in Secondary Transition Programs Relevance Research Recommendations

44. Attend START Building Your Future Training Discovery as a Recommended Class for All Students with ASD in Secondary Transition Programs Self Management Systems for Each Student with ASD Visual Supports Implemented with every Student with ASD Teach Information regarding Public Transportation and Information from the “What Every Driver Should Know” to Address the Knowledge Test Needed to Obtain the Temporary Instruction Permit

45. Recommendations State Identification Card Independent Access to Transportation Internship Positions Prior to Exit Paid Employment Position Prior to Exit Technology & Social Navigation Socially-acceptable Dress Hygiene

47. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #4 Great Lakes Bay UPAN

48. Great Lakes Bay Systematic Implementation of Mini-IT IEP Coaching Model Creative Transition Priorities Training and Broad Use of Relevant Data By Austin White

49. Upper Peninsula Autism Network UPAN 1 st RCN – Developed the Idea Peer to Peer Innovations Broad use of Meeting Mechanics Parent / School Collaborative Trainings By Max Blackwood

50. Drew’s Journey to Adulthood

51. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #5 SMAC Thumb Area West MAC

52. South Michigan Autism Collaborative SMAC Unwavering Commitment to Improvement Cross-State Intensive Training Collaboration Peer to Peer IT Literacy Book Study By Jody VanMiddlekoop

53. Thumb Area RCN Yearly Parent Retreat Systematic Coaches Trainings Discovery as THE Transition Assessment Approach Barriers with Tenacity By Leonard Rojas

54. West Michigan Autism Collaborative West MAC Large groups at mini-IT for multiple years Most creative RCN team member table tents By Sydney Wassink Most changes to the RCN map Supported all 3 levels of START IT in past 4 years

55. Williamston Peer to Peer

56. RCN Priorities 2016-17 1.Professional Development with Impact 2.Coaching for Implementation of EBP 3.Secondary Transition 4.Peer to Peer Support 5.Family and Community Engagement

57. Regional Collaborative Networks Connecting with MAF Parent Mentors 1.RCN representatives can serve as a contact about resources and info in schools 2.MAF Parent Mentor can attend RCN meetings to learn about RCN priority activities for the year and share what is happening with MAF and families in the local area 3.Develop a plan focused on critical issues in the local area and discuss ways to work together (e.g. behavior support in schools) 4.Attend trainings offered by RCN and invite RCN to attend MAF trainings 5.Attend RCN planning meetings around April-June to plan for next school year (RCN application to START) 6.START Intensive Training - Parent Liaison attend trainings and connect with families

58. Increase Parent Collaboration with START Intensive Trainings 2016-2017 K-12 Intensive Training Gratiot-Isabella RESD Host Site BYF Secondary Transition Training Kent ISD Areas of Consideration Process to assist IT site for engaging families Lunch and/or evening sessions for families Build distribution of families for ongoing communication Surveys to school teams and families to collect pre and post-training data

59. List the RCN here for video and plate award Celebration #6 OCAN Wayne RACE CMAC MAC

60. Oakland County Autism Network OCAN Creativity in organizing OCAN and Coaching Meetings – Where there is a roadblock, there is a solution Incredible way of collecting information from 28 local school districts and 29 charters to report back to START. K-12 Intensive Training and BYF Back to Back – OCAN is organized 11 Pre-Post Target Student Data Forms completed in one district (Large District) By Adrieonna Roy

61. Wayne RACE (Regional Autism Collaboration for Excellence) Creative Community Conversations Innovative Peer to Peer Support Use of Social Media PAC Collaboration By Olivia Grendon

62. Central Michigan Autism Collaborative CMAC Extremely Successful Coaching Model (Clinton 1 st in State) Pilot USAPT Coaching Pilots Provide honest raw feedback to the START Team

63. Monroe Autism Collaborative MAC RCN Goals Developed Using the Board Autism Awareness Month— poster contests and more!! Mini Grants for Creative Ideas Holiday Camp—Peer to Peer Expansion By Tedi Jensen

65. Purpose of Passport Common focus outside the confines of general education. Idea came out of work in BYF  skills missed in younger years that impact employment and independent living Improve communication & problem solving Develop a partnership with parents with common goals / outcomes

66. The XTREME RCN CHALLENGE Passport

67. Passport Leader Board CRAN77 SMART66 GLB42 OCAN40 Kent CAN40 CMAC35 Lakeside20 LEAN17 West MAC13 NAN11 UPAN10 Thumb7 WIN4Autism4 Wayne4 SMAC4 CAN4GCA2 MAC0

68. Favorite START moments Photos Funniest Photo Winner

69. Thanks for making the past 15 years great! We can’t wait for the next 15 years!