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Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008

Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008. Child Outcomes Measurement: Practices at the Local Level Amanda Faulkner, Frontier Community Services Linda Borghols, AK Part C Keri Bowers, Charleston County School District Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, SC 619. State Profile: AK.

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Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008

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  1. Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008 Child Outcomes Measurement: Practices at the Local Level Amanda Faulkner, Frontier Community Services Linda Borghols, AK Part C Keri Bowers, Charleston County School District Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, SC 619

  2. State Profile: AK • DHSS/Office of Children’s Services • Part C (birth to 3) • Using Child Outcomes Summary Form • Decided by stakeholder process • Collecting data statewide since March 2007

  3. State Profile: AK • Anchor tools • AEPS • Bayley–III • Carolina Curriculum • Brigance • ELAP • HELP • Michigan • SEED

  4. State Profile: SC • State Department of Education • 619 (3 through 5) • Using Child Outcomes Summary Form • Decided by stakeholder process • Collecting data for more than a year • Using several assessment tools including AEPS

  5. Local Challenge STAFF DEVELOPMENT!!

  6. South Carolina!!

  7. Local Strategies--SC • Collaboration • Focus groups • Materials development

  8. Alaska!!

  9. Local Strategies--AK • Collaboration • Training materials on line • Training integral to staff development • Feedback informing training

  10. Local Challenge AGE EXPECTED CHILD DEVELOPMENT

  11. South Carolina!!

  12. Local Strategies--SC • Early learning standards • Web resources • Team communication • Input from general educators

  13. Alaska!!

  14. Local Strategies--AK • Parents as active team members • Decision tree • Gathering sufficient information about the child

  15. Local Challenge MEETING AS A TEAM

  16. South Carolina!!

  17. Local Strategies--SC • Phone conferences • Scheduling meetings to coincide with IEP team meetings • Shared folder on district site that is password protected

  18. Alaska!!

  19. Local Strategies--AK • Teleconferences, especially with rural communities • Strategic meeting scheduling

  20. Local Challenge SHIFT TOWARD THINKING FUNCTIONALLY

  21. South Carolina!!

  22. Local Strategies--SC • Picture children in different settings • Collect information from the family about how the child functions in daily life

  23. Alaska!!

  24. Local Strategies--AK • Core competencies • Functional assessment and IFSP goals • Face-to-face training • Monthly teleconferences • Crosswalks • PRACTICE!!!

  25. Local BENEFITS--SC • Opportunities to collaborate with other staff, other programs • Improved IEP goals • Improved communication with families about child’s functioning

  26. Local BENEFITS--AK • Stronger collaboration between ILP and school district • ILP and school district using same form!! • More functional IFSP goals

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