CA Institute on Secondary Transition Build a Bridge to the Future Community Partnerships to Support Transition for Individuals with Disabilities

Anjali Atkins, LBUSDKurt Kosbab, HBUHSDLinda O’Neal, IUSD December 3, 2013Ann Sebek, IUSD

Partnerships are essential…Organizations cannot afford to provide all services needed

by clients

Increases your organizations ability to access funding and/or services

Helps to eliminate duplication of services Provides an opportunity for you to become familiar with

the organizational priorities and requirements of partner agencies

Promotes an improved service delivery system in your community

Collaboration helps to promote comprehensive services for students/clients/consumers

School District Supported Transition Services

Familiarize yourself with the political structure of your organization School, department & districtWork with Special Education Director/ Coordinator/Program Specialists Check for funding availability & determine the specifics of service deliveryReallocation of Funds & Change in Service Delivery Look for ways to restructure program Executive Cabinet Approval / Board of Education Approval Prepare a presentation, follow all procedural requirementsMatch Time for possible grants Procedures for documenting match time given to designated staff

Collaboration Strategies State Interagency Teams

Interagency Agreements Focused on Cooperative Efforts

Identification & Improvement in Systems Issues

Enhanced Funding Streams

Data Collection & Evaluation

Technical Assistance

Collaboration Strategies (continued)

Local Interagency Teams Outcome Focused Identify, Create and Maintain Services

& Supports. Flexible in Including New Team Members

Multi-agency service delivery system

Orange County Adult Transition Task Force

Service AgenciesDepartment of RehabilitationRegional CenterSocial Security AdministrationDepartment of Corrections &

RehabilitationHealth Care Agency/Dept of Mental

HealthDisability Rights CaliforniaDisability Navigator/One StopCity of Irvine /Disability ServicesRotary ClubParents

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Orange County Adult Transition Task Force…continued

Community AgenciesAdult Service ProvidersSpecial OlympicsEaster SealsUCPAutism Spectrum of Support Educational AgenciesSchool DistrictsCounty Office of EducationNon-Public SchoolsPrivate SchoolsPost-Secondary Education

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Community Partnership Committees

CA Consortium for Post Secondary Education,

OC Autism & Related Disorders Task Force Employment Work Group

College 2 CareerLong Beach TPP Best Practices Committee

Irvine Business Advisory CommitteeOrange County Adult Transition Task Force

CA Employment Consortium for Youth (CECY)

Forming a Best Practices TPP/WAI Best PracticesCommittee in Your Community

Anjali AtkinsCareer

EducationTeacher, LBUSD

December 3, 2013

Agenda:

TPP/WAI Best Practices CommitteeHistory/Background/PurposeStart with a survey: Survey

MonkeyAssign duties/share

resources Meeting TopicsDrop Box and Resources

What is TPP? Contract between Department of

Rehabilitation (DOR) and Educational Agency that is established to: Assist high school students with

disabilities transition from school to work and/or postsecondary Education/Training through:

Provide Vocational Training, Work Experience and Job Placement services as well as Follow-Up Employment Services

The goal of TPP is EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT!

Def. of Best Practices

Best practices are practical techniques gained from

experience that organizations may use to

improve internal processes.

Long Beach TPP/WAI Best Practices

Committee History/Background/Purpose

Long Beach Unified School District Workability/TPP program desired to establish a committee whose purpose was to share resources and best practices pertaining to local TPP/WAI programs (assessments, curriculum utilized, program systems and protocols, successful job development methods, use of technology, special events etc)

Survey Monkey ResultsThe MATH Speaks for itself!

Received 25 surveys out of the 31 surveys sent (based on RSVPs)

This avenue can help us make group decisions save time and be more efficient

79.2% would like to hold the meetings here at Tucker. 76% would like to keep the TPP Best Practices Committee

Meetings from 10am-12pm, every last Wednesday of the month. Changes will be made as needed and are reflected on the

calendar provided Food or no food?

TOP RATED TOPICS 85% and up

Job Development: Networking/ Share Employer ConnectionsJob Development: Networking/ Share Employer Connections

Job Development: Implementing an Employment Action PlanJob Development: Implementing an Employment Action Plan

Job Development: Job Retention StrategiesJob Development: Job Retention Strategies

TPP Technology: Programs Share TPP Database/ TPP Website Information- TPP Technology: Programs Share TPP Database/ TPP Website Information-

TPP Curriculum and InstructionTPP Curriculum and Instruction

Career & Vocational StrategiesCareer & Vocational Strategies

Methods of effective DOR Counselor/ TPP Staff Communication and Methods of effective DOR Counselor/ TPP Staff Communication and CollaborationCollaboration

Assessment ToolsAssessment Tools

SAMPLE (BPC) Meetings ScheduleFebruaryFebruary 9th9th Job Development: Networking/ Share Employer ConnectionsJob Development: Networking/ Share Employer Connections

MarchMarch 30th30th

Job Development: Implementing an Employment Action Plan, Job Development: Implementing an Employment Action Plan, Corporate Job Development and Connecting with Human Corporate Job Development and Connecting with Human Resources, Compton Unified OverviewResources, Compton Unified Overview

April April 20th or 20th or

12th12th Job Development: Job Retention StrategiesJob Development: Job Retention Strategies

MayMay 25th25th

TPP Technology: Programs Share TPP Database/ TPP Website TPP Technology: Programs Share TPP Database/ TPP Website Information- LAUSD- Joseph Green Filermaker/DOTS Lausd Information- LAUSD- Joseph Green Filermaker/DOTS Lausd WebsiteWebsite

Christine Suh-Green Dot-Share Website?Christine Suh-Green Dot-Share Website?

JuneJune 15th15thTPP Curriculum and Instruction 4 hour meeting with lunch potluck TPP Curriculum and Instruction 4 hour meeting with lunch potluck

9:30-1:309:30-1:30

JulyJuly 27th27th JD Workgroups/ Curriculum work groups, TPP BPC group activitiesJD Workgroups/ Curriculum work groups, TPP BPC group activities

AugustAugust 24th24th TPP Local/Regional Culmination Honoring Students/Employers?TPP Local/Regional Culmination Honoring Students/Employers?

SeptSept 28th28th Career & Vocational StrategiesCareer & Vocational Strategies

OctoberOctober 26th26thMethods of effective DOR Counselor/ TPP Staff Communication and Methods of effective DOR Counselor/ TPP Staff Communication and

CollaborationCollaboration

NovemberNovember 30th30th Assessment Tools and Plan Meeting Dates for Year 2012Assessment Tools and Plan Meeting Dates for Year 2012

Program Structure-organizational Program Structure-organizational staffing and structure of the staffing and structure of the programprogram

Program Referral/ Recruitment Program Referral/ Recruitment ProcessProcess

(To be incorporated into monthly (To be incorporated into monthly meetings)meetings)

OTHER TOP RATED TOPICS

MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE

10:00-10:20 A TPP Program Overview Presentation

10:20-10:30 Question, Answer, Share Ideas

10:30-11:15 BPC Monthly Topic Presentation or Session

11:15-12:00 Question, Answer, Share Ideas, Networking Time

Monthly Meeting Structure

At each meeting, 1 TPP Program will sign up to do a less than 20 minute PPT on their Program Overview :

Program Structure-organizational staffing and structure of the program (4 slides or less)

Program Referral/ Recruitment Process (2 slides or less)

Top ten resources/lessons that are the essential to the success of their program (with websites, handouts) (ie. http://www.cacareerzone.org/index.htm used for Interest Profiler

and Budgeting) (2 slides) After the presentation, their will be 10 minutes of

question and answer time

MEETING STRUCTURE CONT. Each month, 1-2 programs who know that they have a

strength or a best practice in the topic of the month, will discuss the topic of the month (30-45 minutes) or facilitate the topic

Please sign up to facilitate a meeting or discuss your best practices for the topic specified

Survey Monkey if needed, LBUSD TPP can help with thisie:March Meeting Topic: JD: Implementing an Employment

Action PlanRichard Rosenberg Whittier Union- signs up as BPC speakerHe presents on the topic for 30-45 minutes and there is

question answer, sharing of ideas session for 30 minutes.

TPP BEST PRACTICES COMMITTEE ROLES

Blogger, Google Group Co-OP Tech Person

Recorder- TPP StaffOrganizer-?Host-TPPSpeakers-need to sign upTime keeperOther roles?

Drop BoxDrop Box is an online tool that is utilized by LB TPP/WAI BPC to share and update resources/documents.

Refer to HandoutAll folders/subfolders included in the TPP/WAI BPC Drop Box

LB TPP BPC Members: The committee involves many programs from various

districts in the region that include: Whittier Union High School District Irvine Unified School District Los Angeles Unified School District Torrance Unified School District Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach Unified School

District Compton Unified School District Anaheim Unified School District …and more

Topics Addressed/Presented/ How it could enhance your program systems Delivery o Refer to Handout

Mention how it has benefited your programs

What topics would you want to address and have presented at your Best Practices Committee meetings?

BrainstormingWhat steps would you take in establishing a similar committee?

Who would you want involved in the committee?

Thank You for all you do for students!

Feel free to contact us, we love collaborating and sharing resources: Anjali Atkins Aatkins@lbschools.net

Collaborating with PSE Advisory/Steering Committees in Your Community

Kurt Kosbab Vocational Specialist,

HBUHSD

December 3, 2013

What is Postsecondary What is Postsecondary Education?Education?

PSE is education beyond what is considered typical of high school education (ages 18-22)

Options for students with intellectual disabilities include:

o Transition Adult community-based, functional instructional program on/off campuseso Community Collegeo Four-year colleges and institutionso Vocational & technical collegeso Various forms of adult-education

Why Postsecondary Education (PSE)? Why Postsecondary Education (PSE)?

Research finds … “Students with intellectual disabilities who had some type of PSE experience”

o were much more likely to obtain competitive employment,

o required fewer supports, and o earned higher wageso had increased self-esteem and o expanded social networks that included

students without disabilities.

(Zaft, Hart & Zimbrich 2004)

Community of Practice Partnership Dept. of Rehabilitation & CA Community ept. of Rehabilitation & CA Community Colleges Colleges College to Careers Programs (C2C)College to Careers Programs (C2C)

Effective 2011, DOR is making$1,250,000.00 available per year, $250,000.00 per site,

for 3 years to fund 5 community colleges to develop pre-vocational, vocational, job training

& placement programs and services.

Colleges currently participating:Sacramento City College, San Diego City College,

College of Alameda, Santa Rosa JC, and North Orange County Community College District

Wagner & Cameto, 20052007 Median Earnings: 20-25yr olds

The More You Learn…the More You EarnThe More You Learn…the More You Earn

Higher Education Opportunities igher Education Opportunities Act Act Signed in to law 2008 Signed in to law 2008

Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary EducationPrograms for Students with ID

Desired Outcomes: The college experience Mirrors ITP Outcomes

Education/Training, Employment, Independent Living

Support Services ~ Guidance and Advisement Inclusive Opportunities, Community Integration

California Employment Consortium for Youth (CECY)

Stakeholders & Collaborators: DoR Education Developmental Disabilities (DD) State Council on DD Agencies Disability Rights CA Self-Advocacy Group Family Resource Centers Network Association of Regional Center Agencies Tarjan Center Others

Meaningful Outcomes ~ Bill

Exited June 2013 Employed @ Vons

Courtesy Clerk Attends Community

College Agency Support

DORRCOC OCAAC

WA I / Transition

Transition Planning & Collaboration

Exits December 2013 Employer - Landmark

Federal Court Bldg Attends Continuing Ed Agency Support DoR RCOC Goodwill SE

WA I / Transition OCTA Independent Travel

Daniel

What is Postsecondary What is Postsecondary Education?Education?

PSE is education beyond what is considered typical of high school education (ages 18-22)

Options for students with intellectual disabilities include:

o Transition Adult community-based, functional instructional program on/off campuseso Community Collegeo Four-year colleges and institutionso Vocational & technical collegeso Various forms of adult-education

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Forming a Business Advisory Committee in Your Community

Ann Sebek Job Developer,

IUSD

December 3, 2013

Business Advisory Committee Description

The BAC was established to promote a partnership between local businesses/employers and employment & training programs. The general purpose of the Business Advisory Council is to provide advice, guidance, and support for the continuing development of high quality work force development programs. Business partners are recruited to share their insight and expertise specific to their company and the industry sector they represent.Employment preparation programming staff from a variety of agencies learn from business experts.Business partners and programming staff are provided opportunities to highlight success storiesProgramming staff share workforce development strategies & supports

BAC MembershipBusinesses Representing Job

Sectors with work training and employment opportunities in your county/community

AgricultureFashionHealth & ScienceHospitality, Tourism &

RecreationPublic ServiceMarketing, Sales & Service

Industry

BAC Membership continued…

EducationPost-Secondary EducationDepartment of RehabilitationCity GovernmentOne Stop Center / Employment

Development DepartmentUnion RepresentativeOther specific to Your Community

Recruitment Strategies Recruit business partners that represent industry

sectors that represent current & future employment opportunities. (Become familiar with labor market Information from your local Workforce Investment Board (WIB)

Indicate the marketing strategies that you use to promote our business partners

Twitter Pinterest Brain Shark Face to Face Invitations Request business partners share success stories

Participant Roles

Director/Administrator Develops procedural guidelines for BAC operations Oversees the development of the Agenda Approve BAC venue Assists with identification of BAC participants Develops materials to be distributed Develop power-point if neededJob Developer Secure the BAC venue & determine amenities Invite BAC Partners to attend (6 weeks ahead of

time) (This may involve face to face contact…let

business partner know why we need them at the meeting.) Send a reminder one week ahead of time with the

agenda Send second reminder the day before meeting

(attach revised agenda with address of the meeting location)

Participant Roles continued…Program StaffPrepare materials for the meetingMake a sign-in sheetDevelop contact directoryMake name card or tagsMake direction signsOrder snacks and coffee if not provided by the business partnerDay of the Event:1) Bring all materials2) Put up direction signs at the venue3) Set up snacks if not provided by the business partner4) Set up audio visual5) Place agendas on the table6) Pass around sign-in sheet 7) Pass around contact directory for revisions

Provide an Agenda…

BAC Meeting VenuesPUBLIC

Cal TransOne Stop Center Irvine City Hall Irvine Valley

College IUSDWUHSD

PRIVATE REI Romano’s

Macaroni Grill Paradise Perks Double Tree

Hotel Pretend City IHOP Chapman

University

Lessons Learned Poll your membership for a consensus on the

best day and time to meet Include very specific agenda items. Business

partners buy in to the need to be at the meeting. Include input request from business (what do we need to learn from them?) Provide businesses information that will benefit

them WOTC Other Business tax incentives Information regarding Paid & non-paid

internships Summer Youth Employment Programs Keep the meeting to one hour or less Start on time and end on time

Certificate of Appreciation

The Benefits ofForming a Local Task Force /Advisory Committee in Your Community

Linda O’NealTransition Specialist,

IUSD

December 3, 2013

Orange County Adult Transition Task Force

Meets monthly usually on the first Thursday

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

OCATTF Education Work Group Meets prior to OCATTF Meeting from 9:00-10:00 AM

OC Adult Transition Task Force (OCATTF)

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Service AgenciesDepartment of RehabilitationRegional CenterHealth Care Agency/Dept of Mental HealthDisability Rights California Community AgenciesBest BuddiesSpecial OlympicsEaster Seals One Stop/America’s Job Center

ORANGE COUNTY ADULT TRANSITION TASK FORCE (OCATTF)

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Parents Individuals with Disabilities School Districts/Adult Schools ROP Adult Service Providers Advocacy Groups NAMI (National Association on Mental

Illness) City & County GovernmentDisability Services

Task Force Partnerships (continued)

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Community Partnerships Funding

FUNDING

Community Partnerships

SERVICES

OC-Links

Services BEFORE Collaboration

WORKABILITY ITPP/DOR

OCTA

Employer

JOB COACHINGJOB COACHING

WORK EXPERIENCE

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

COMMUNITY ACCESS

SSA

School District

BENEFITS

STUDENT

WORKABILITY 1

TPP/DORSSA

MEDI CAL

MEDICARE

DORRCOC

BRIDGES Grant

HUD HOUSING

FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS

JUDICIAL

EMPLOYER

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT

ILS SUPPORTADULT SERVICE AGENCY

ONE STOP

ROPTICKET TO WORK

JOB COACHING

CAREER PATHWAYS INTERNSHIPS

CERTIFICATIONS

TAX FILING SUPPORT (IRS)

CREDIT & BANKING ASSISTANCE

BENEFITS PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

JOB COACHING WORK INCENTIVES

NATURALSUPPORT

JURY DUTY

Support Services

SPECIALIZED JOB DEVELOPMENT

SPECIALIZED JOB DEVELOPMENT

SUPPORT SERVICES

SELF-SUFFICIENCYHEALTH CARE NEEDS

HEALTH CARE NEEDS

JOB TRAINIG OPPORTUNITTIES

HOUSEHOLD BUDGETING

THE POWER OF COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS

WORK EXPERIENCE

WORK EXPERIENCE

FAMILIES FORWARD

FOOD

COLLABORATIVE JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT

OCTA

COMMUNITY ACCESS

AGE 18 REDETERMINATION

STUDENT & FAMILY

AMERICA’S JOB CENTER Center

BUSINESS PARTNERS

PAID JOB

For More Information… Anjali Atkins, LBUSD (562) 986-6870 Aatkins@lbschools.net Kurt Kosbab, HBUHSD (714) 962-1356 kkosbab@hbuhsd.edu Linda O’Neal, IUSD (949) 936-5040 lindaoneal@iusd.org Ann Sebek, IUSD (949) 936-

8640 annsebek@iusd.org