Child Find Webinar Early On® Public Awareness

Project Find Michigan May 22nd, 2008

11:00 am – 12 noon

Victoria Meeder, meeder_v@ccresa.org Christy Callahan, callahan@edzone.net

1-800-EarlyOn

Agenda• Parts C & B Child Find Indicators 5, 6,

and 11– Recent Outreach Developments – Impact/Data Outreach - Referrals– New/Upcoming Outreach Activities

• Response to Intervention (RTI) Communication Support?

• Input/Ideas for Child Find Product(s) or Activities

Billboard Campaign – Fall 07 Wayne

Oakland

Macomb

Clinton

Eaton

Kent

St. Clair

Livingston

Genesee

Washtenaw

Transit/Bus Campaign – Fall 07 Wayne, Kent, Genesee

Statewide Radio Campaign – Fall 07

Public Service Announcements were played on 293 commercial radio stations and 28 public radio stations.

Impact Public Awareness ReferralsComparison of Oct 1 – May 20 each year

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2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008

Early On

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New Outreach Birth to 1Metro Parent Magazinewww.metroparent.com• Circulation = 30,000• Distribution: Oakland,

Macomb, Wayne, Livingston, Washtenaw

• Demographics91% Female51% have children < 7 yrs

• Bonus: Fall Metro Baby’s Pregnancy Resource Guide -online and print

• Fall Metro Baby 11/12

New Outreach Birth to 1 Grand Rapids Family

www.grfamily.com

Baby Issue

Launches first week in June

• Circulation = 55,200• Distribution: Kent• Demographics:

92% Female

50% have children < 5

Response to Intervention (RTI)

• Requires tiered intervention in general education setting, before referral to special education

• Implications for child find and identification?

• New resource www.rtinetwork.org

Response to Intervention

A resource from the State of Texas http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/rti/

Answers questions, including when to evaluate a child if the school is attempting interventions in the general education setting, but parents are insisting on an special ed evaluation

Response to InterventionWhat support is needed on this topic?

Do LEAs have strategies for communicating with teachers and/or parents on RTI?

Would this be helpful? If so, what should be included?

Ideas/Input on Child Find

What products or activities would strengthen outreach?

Birth to age 1

Birth to age 3

Ages 3 to 5

Elementary

Older students

What’s the priority?

Questions?

Thank you for participating today!