1. 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

2. Olympia

3. Mt. St. Helens

4. Puget Sound

5. Seattle at Night

6. Pullman

7. Olympic Rain Forest

8. Economic Symbols

9. Washington Counties (39)

10. 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%

11. 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”

12. Department of Early Learning Dr. Bette Hyde, DEL Director

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Questions

34. Contact  Karen Walker, Program Administrator (360) 725-3516 Karen.Walker@del.wa.gov  Kathy Grant-Davis, ARRA Project Consultant (360) 725-3519 Kathryn.Grant-Davis@del.wa.gov Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Program www.del.wa.gov/esit

35. Thank You