1. Linking Early Intervention Quality Practices With Child and Family Outcomes
Sherry Franklin, North Carolina Part C Coordinator
Deborah Carroll, PhD, Branch Head
September 20, 2011

2. NC Part C Context State Lead Agency 18 Local Lead Agencies
14 State Employees
4 Contract Agencies
Community Early Intervention Service Providers 1

3. Results Component Continuous Improvement Visit- November 14-18, 2011
Verification
Results Component
May – June: Results Focus Selection
Family Outcomes
Birth to 1 Child Find 2

4. Orienting programs/providers to key practices that support child and family outcomes
State Interagency Coordinating Council formed a task group to assist in Results Component Selection
Reviewed Family Outcomes Survey and Process
So What?
Reviewed “Relationship of Quality Practices to Child and Family Outcome Measurement Results”

5. Reviewed Family Outcomes Survey and Process So What?
Orienting programs/providers to key practices that support child and family outcomes
Families and Stakeholders were able to :
Share their experiences with expected practices
Define common strengths and challenges
Come to consensus on the importance of the skills/training of Early Intervention Service Coordinators
Reviewed Family Outcomes Survey and Process
So What?
Reviewed Linking Quality Practices Tool

6. Conducting self-assessment of state or local performance on practices
FOCUS MONITORING- PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
USE OF THE TOOL TO TRAIN MONITORS ON THE PRACTICES THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON “ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS”
EMBED QUESTIONS RELATED TO PRACTICES IN INTERVIEW TOOLS

7. Conducting self-assessment of state or local performance on practices
SURVEY OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICE COORDINATORS
DEVELOPING A SELF ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF PRACTICES RELATED TO “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS”
SCALE OF 1-5
FOCUSED DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL PROGRAMS 3

8. NEXT STEPS
SUMMARIZE INFORMATION FROM STAKEHOLDER GROUP, MONITORING VISITS AND SELF ASSESSMENT SURVEYS FOR OSEP VISIT- RESULTS COMPONENT
USE INFORMATION FOR IMPROVEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES 4

9. Questions? 5