collaborative child find and screening activities within ei/ecse delivery systems
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Collaborative Child Find and Collaborative Child Find and Screening Activities Within Screening Activities Within EI/ECSE Delivery SystemsEI/ECSE Delivery Systems
Contact InformationContact Information::MaryAnn DemchakMaryAnn DemchakNevada Dual Sensory Impairment Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment ProjectProjectMail Stop 299Mail Stop 299University of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Nevada, RenoReno, NV 89557Reno, NV 89557(775) 784-6471(775) [email protected]@unr.eduhttp://www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip/http://www.unr.edu/educ/ndsip/
Contact InformationContact Information::Annette CareyAnnette CareyLow Incidence CoordinatorLow Incidence CoordinatorBldg. 6 Room 304Bldg. 6 Room 3041900 Kanawha Blvd. East1900 Kanawha Blvd. EastCharleston, WV 25305Charleston, WV 25305(304) 558-2696(304) [email protected]@access.k12.wv.us
Presentation PurposePresentation Purpose
The purpose of this presentation is to The purpose of this presentation is to share information about EI/ECSE share information about EI/ECSE collaborative child find / screening collaborative child find / screening activities in Nevada and West Virginia at activities in Nevada and West Virginia at the following levels:the following levels:• State level and statewide initiativesState level and statewide initiatives• District level activitiesDistrict level activities• Local or specific agency activitiesLocal or specific agency activities
Overview of NevadaOverview of Nevada
Total of 17 school districts statewideTotal of 17 school districts statewide• Nevada Department of EducationNevada Department of Education
Total of 3 early intervention agencies Total of 3 early intervention agencies statewide (North, South, Rural)statewide (North, South, Rural)• Nevada Department of Human Resources, Nevada Department of Human Resources,
Health Division, Bureau of EI ServicesHealth Division, Bureau of EI Services
Overview of NevadaOverview of Nevada
Much of the state is rural and remoteMuch of the state is rural and remote
Frequently long distances from one family Frequently long distances from one family to anotherto another
No teacher licensure in area of No teacher licensure in area of deafblindnessdeafblindness
Overview of West VirginiaOverview of West VirginiaTotal of 8 Regional Education Service Agencies Total of 8 Regional Education Service Agencies (RESA)(RESA)Total of 55 school districts (WVSDB is 56Total of 55 school districts (WVSDB is 56 thth))Part C completing its system redesignPart C completing its system redesign
• WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Office WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Maternal Child and Family Healthof Maternal Child and Family Health
• Summer 2004: 8 Regional Administrative Units (single Summer 2004: 8 Regional Administrative Units (single point of entry, open vendor system for services)point of entry, open vendor system for services)
WVSDB operates statewide outreach B – 5WVSDB operates statewide outreach B – 5• INSITEINSITE• SKI*HISKI*HI
Overview of West VirginiaOverview of West VirginiaMuch of the state is rural and mountainous with Much of the state is rural and mountainous with only 3 % considered “flat”only 3 % considered “flat”Although close in distance, more travel time is Although close in distance, more travel time is often required due to the terrain often required due to the terrain No teacher licensure in area of deafblindnessNo teacher licensure in area of deafblindnessWV Department of Education, Office of Special WV Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Marshall College of Graduate Education and Marshall College of Graduate College has a collaborative agreement to support College has a collaborative agreement to support a personnel preparation program both Visual a personnel preparation program both Visual Impairments and Deaf/Hard of HearingImpairments and Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Overview: Activities Aimed at State Overview: Activities Aimed at State InitiativesInitiatives
Establish relationships with state-level Part Establish relationships with state-level Part C and Part B (ages 3-5) personnelC and Part B (ages 3-5) personnel
Active committee member on state-level Active committee member on state-level committeescommittees
Embed deafblind project into EI/ECSE Embed deafblind project into EI/ECSE initiativesinitiatives
Newborn hearing screening activitiesNewborn hearing screening activities
West Virginia: State InitiativesWest Virginia: State Initiatives
Established relationship between project Established relationship between project director and Part C CSPD coordinatordirector and Part C CSPD coordinator
Serve as “Sensory Consultant” for Part CServe as “Sensory Consultant” for Part C
Member of Part C workgroup for system Member of Part C workgroup for system redesignredesign
Member, WV Early Transition Steering Member, WV Early Transition Steering CommitteeCommittee (membership includes state (membership includes state representatives for all early childhood initiatives)representatives for all early childhood initiatives)
West Virginia: State InitiativesWest Virginia: State Initiatives
Member Newborn Hearing Screening Member Newborn Hearing Screening AdvisoryAdvisoryPart C Sponsors Deafblind ConferencePart C Sponsors Deafblind ConferenceChildren’s Vision Rehabilitation ProjectChildren’s Vision Rehabilitation Project
• Provides comprehensive visual access evaluations: Provides comprehensive visual access evaluations: Medical, Low Vision, OT, O & M, AT, & Educational Medical, Low Vision, OT, O & M, AT, & Educational
Coordination between Part C, SKI*HI, Coordination between Part C, SKI*HI, INSITEINSITE
• Census CoordinationCensus Coordination• Parent AdvisorsParent Advisors
West Virginia: State InitiativesWest Virginia: State Initiatives
Part C support of CVI Mentorship ProjectPart C support of CVI Mentorship Project
Annual Project presentation on sensory Annual Project presentation on sensory impairments and early communication:impairments and early communication:
• Gizmo (AT Camp Birth – 8)Gizmo (AT Camp Birth – 8)• Celebrating Connections (Early Childhood Conference 1,800)Celebrating Connections (Early Childhood Conference 1,800)• PATHs (Partners in Assistive Technology Conference)PATHs (Partners in Assistive Technology Conference)
Early Childhood Focus Committee for VI & Early Childhood Focus Committee for VI & D/HHD/HH
Nevada: State InitiativesNevada: State Initiatives
Established relationships with both Parts B Established relationships with both Parts B & C CSPD coordinators& C CSPD coordinatorsChair, Nevada’s Special Education Chair, Nevada’s Special Education Advisory CommitteeAdvisory CommitteeMember, Part C workgroup OSEP Member, Part C workgroup OSEP Continuous Improvement Monitoring Continuous Improvement Monitoring ProcessProcessMember, task force for passage of Member, task force for passage of newborn hearing screening lawnewborn hearing screening law
Nevada: State InitiativesNevada: State Initiatives
Project display and/or presentations on Project display and/or presentations on sensory impairments:sensory impairments:• Nevada Association for Education of Young Nevada Association for Education of Young
ChildrenChildren• Department of Education megaconferenceDepartment of Education megaconference• Annual speech pathologist / audiologist Annual speech pathologist / audiologist
conferenceconference
Co-sponsor of INSITE trainingCo-sponsor of INSITE trainingProject information and training on Project information and training on sensory impairments to Nevada’s PTIsensory impairments to Nevada’s PTI
Overview: School District Level Overview: School District Level ActivitiesActivities
Training initiativesTraining initiatives
Dissemination of technical assistance Dissemination of technical assistance documents and project informationdocuments and project information
Developing relationships with key Developing relationships with key personnel in school districtspersonnel in school districts
Available for TA for children with only one Available for TA for children with only one sensory impairmentsensory impairment
Nevada: District Level ActivitiesNevada: District Level Activities
Statewide screening project of students Statewide screening project of students identified as hearing impaired (included identified as hearing impaired (included preschoolers)preschoolers)
Dissemination of screening posters, Dissemination of screening posters, screening brochures, and project screening brochures, and project brochures to school district child find brochures to school district child find coordinatorscoordinators• Brochures in English and SpanishBrochures in English and Spanish
Nevada: District Level ActivitiesNevada: District Level Activities
Letters regarding project to districtLetters regarding project to district– School psychologistsSchool psychologists– School nurses & public health nursesSchool nurses & public health nurses– Tribal health clinicsTribal health clinics– Speech pathologists & audiologistsSpeech pathologists & audiologists– VI & HI teachersVI & HI teachers– Members of state AT consortiumMembers of state AT consortium
Relationships with key school district Relationships with key school district personnel: school nurse, administratorspersonnel: school nurse, administrators
Nevada: District Level ActivitiesNevada: District Level Activities
Attendance at special education Attendance at special education administrator meetingsadministrator meetingsCollaborative activities with state Assistive Collaborative activities with state Assistive Technology project:Technology project:• Mailings to all consortium membersMailings to all consortium members• Regular participation in consortium meetingsRegular participation in consortium meetings• Assist in providing training at consortium Assist in providing training at consortium
meetingsmeetings• Project overviews at consortium meetingsProject overviews at consortium meetings
Nevada: District Level ActivitiesNevada: District Level Activities
Provision of TA (e.g., telephone, print Provision of TA (e.g., telephone, print materials, videos) to districts upon request materials, videos) to districts upon request for children who are only VI or HI (NOT for children who are only VI or HI (NOT on-site TA)on-site TA)
West Virginia: DistrictWest Virginia: DistrictLevel ActivitiesLevel Activities
Compulsory pre-enrollment screening for Compulsory pre-enrollment screening for hearing, vision, and speech and languagehearing, vision, and speech and languageDissemination of fall “Welcome Letter” to EI, Dissemination of fall “Welcome Letter” to EI, Families, and TeachersFamilies, and Teachers (includes: project (includes: project brochure, needs assessment and resources such brochure, needs assessment and resources such as DB-LINK)as DB-LINK)
Coordination of TA through:Coordination of TA through:• Marshall University Graduate College personnel Marshall University Graduate College personnel
preparation programspreparation programsVI and D/HHVI and D/HH
• CVRPCVRP
West Virginia: DistrictWest Virginia: DistrictLevel ActivitiesLevel Activities
Low Incidence CoordinatorLow Incidence Coordinator• Database of all special education teachers by Database of all special education teachers by
area of assignment (2area of assignment (2ndnd month report) month report)• Attendance at special education administrator and Attendance at special education administrator and
leadership conferencesleadership conferences• Involved in monitor and compliance activitiesInvolved in monitor and compliance activities• Maintain relationship with teachers of vi and d/hhMaintain relationship with teachers of vi and d/hh• Provision of TAProvision of TA
Conference Coordinator: RESA VIIConference Coordinator: RESA VII
Overview: Other Local ActivitiesOverview: Other Local ActivitiesEI Agencies and Other AgenciesEI Agencies and Other Agencies
Training initiativesTraining initiatives
Dissemination of TA documentsDissemination of TA documents
Available for TA for children with only Available for TA for children with only one sensory impairmentone sensory impairment
Parent training activitiesParent training activities
Overview: Other Local ActivitiesOverview: Other Local ActivitiesEI Agencies and Other AgenciesEI Agencies and Other Agencies
Developing relationships with personnel at Developing relationships with personnel at early intervention agenciesearly intervention agencies
Attending EI agency staff meetingsAttending EI agency staff meetings
Committee membershipsCommittee memberships
West Virginia: Local InitiativesWest Virginia: Local InitiativesEI AgenciesEI Agencies
Presentation: Impact of Sensory Presentation: Impact of Sensory Impairment on Child Development and Impairment on Child Development and LearningLearningChild ConnectionChild Connection
• Agencies Agencies • Relocation of familiesRelocation of families
Available for TA for child with only a vision Available for TA for child with only a vision or hearing impairmentor hearing impairment• Phone TA if not deafblindPhone TA if not deafblind• Connecting to ResourcesConnecting to Resources
West Virginia: Local InitiativesWest Virginia: Local InitiativesOther AgenciesOther Agencies
FY 2005 FY 2005 BEST Training (birth – 3)BEST Training (birth – 3)• Part C, Parent Advisors and FamiliesPart C, Parent Advisors and Families• Part C is providing the fundingPart C is providing the funding
Series of trainings on various issues Series of trainings on various issues related to deafblindnessrelated to deafblindness
Developed relationship with EI providersDeveloped relationship with EI providers
Deafblind Project’s AT MentorDeafblind Project’s AT Mentor
West Virginia: Local InitiativesWest Virginia: Local InitiativesOther AgenciesOther Agencies
Disseminate project brochures and census Disseminate project brochures and census information to Regional Administrative information to Regional Administrative Units (RAUs)Units (RAUs)
Part C Trails Van and RAUsPart C Trails Van and RAUs• Information Resource PacketsInformation Resource Packets• Toys and ATToys and AT
Nevada: Local InitiativesNevada: Local InitiativesEI AgenciesEI Agencies
Series of trainings on various issues related to Series of trainings on various issues related to deafblindness for EI agency staffdeafblindness for EI agency staffDeveloped relationships at each EI agency with Developed relationships at each EI agency with development specialists with expertise in vision development specialists with expertise in vision or hearing impairmentsor hearing impairmentsAnnual project overview presentation to each EI Annual project overview presentation to each EI agencyagencyDissemination of screening posters, screening Dissemination of screening posters, screening brochures, and project brochures to agency brochures, and project brochures to agency directorsdirectors
Nevada: Local InitiativesNevada: Local InitiativesOther AgenciesOther Agencies
Member, Mental Health / Disabilities Member, Mental Health / Disabilities Advisory Committee for Head StartAdvisory Committee for Head Start
Training on sensory impairments for Head Training on sensory impairments for Head Start teachers and assistantsStart teachers and assistants
Project info to all Head Start agenciesProject info to all Head Start agencies
What Else Has Worked?What Else Has Worked?
Relationship of other job responsibilities to Relationship of other job responsibilities to child find and screening activities child find and screening activities
NevadaNevada
Information in teacher preparation classesInformation in teacher preparation classes• Intro coursesIntro courses• Various courses in severe disabilitiesVarious courses in severe disabilities
Collaboration with Audiology professor in Collaboration with Audiology professor in School of MedicineSchool of Medicine
West VirginiaWest Virginia
Two Cycles ago began system analysis Two Cycles ago began system analysis approach to:approach to:
• Increase child find Increase child find • Decrease age of identificationDecrease age of identification
On-going attempt to embed project’s On-going attempt to embed project’s activities in both the system and training activities in both the system and training initiatives of Part Cinitiatives of Part C
Today, few “stand alone”activitiesToday, few “stand alone”activities
West VirginiaWest Virginia
Not a stagnant approachNot a stagnant approach
Focus on all kids, birth – 21, who have Focus on all kids, birth – 21, who have sensory impairments (Low-incidence sensory impairments (Low-incidence coordinator)coordinator)
• Hosting VI seminars through Office of Special Hosting VI seminars through Office of Special Education, birth-3 providers invitedEducation, birth-3 providers invited
• Educational Interpreter Conference offered a Educational Interpreter Conference offered a pre-conference on language development for pre-conference on language development for Part C and SKI*HIPart C and SKI*HI
West VirginiaWest Virginia
Membership on select committeeMembership on select committee• WV Assistive TechnologyWV Assistive Technology• DD CouncilDD Council• Early ChildhoodEarly Childhood• WV Newborn Screening AdvisoryWV Newborn Screening Advisory• GizmoGizmo
Part C/ Deafblind Project’s relationship Part C/ Deafblind Project’s relationship has changed from cooperation to has changed from cooperation to coordination to collaborationcoordination to collaboration
West VirginiaWest VirginiaDuring the grant competition, WV was During the grant competition, WV was faced with an increasing child count, faced with an increasing child count, increased planned activities and a increased planned activities and a decrease in available funds. decrease in available funds. Part C increased there financial support Part C increased there financial support for many of our activities:for many of our activities:
• Summer InstituteSummer Institute• BEST TrainingBEST Training• Family WeekendFamily Weekend• CVI Mentorship Project CVI Mentorship Project
SummarySummary
Process that began 2 or 3 funding cycles Process that began 2 or 3 funding cycles agoago
Reaching as many people as possible in Reaching as many people as possible in all activities is an underlying philosophy / all activities is an underlying philosophy / practice for both projectspractice for both projects
On-going nature of many of our activitiesOn-going nature of many of our activities