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Winter 2017 In this issue: Kansas Part C State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Milestones to Date Just for Families April is Autism Awareness Month 2016 Determinations for tiny-k Programs Resource Spotlight New to the ECRC Part C Coordinator’s Corner Application of Best Practice in Early Intervention 2017 KITS Newsletter is published quarterly and supported through a grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Infant Toddler Services. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of that agency or the University of Kansas, and no official endorsement should be inferred. Previous issues of the Newsletter can be downloaded from: http://kskits.org/publications/newsletter.shtml Newsletter Editor: Kim Page, M.S. Project Director: David P. Lindeman, Ph.D. Kansas Inservice Training System Training for Early Childhood Professionals and Families 620-421-6550 ext. 1618 Toll free in Kansas at 800-362-0390 ext. 1618 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.kskits.org Kansas Part C State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Milestones to Date As described in a previous KITS Newsletter article, The Kansas Infant Toddler Services developed a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) as required by the Office of Special Education Programs. Kansas is now in the initial implementation and scaling up activities as outlined in Phase II of the overall plan. An infographic was created to illustrate the various milestones that have been achieved to date (see page 3). As part Phase II and of scaling up the initiative, KS-ITS identified 10 new programs to begin the SSIP process and asked them to identify a Local Leadership Team (LLT) to attend four face-to-face meetings facilitated by Kansas Inservice Training System (KITS) staff. At these meetings, the LLTs engage in activities to increase their awareness of the overall SSIP and gain an understanding of how their work at the local level will lead to specified outcomes. A significant amount of time is devoted to individual team time, where the LLTs have an opportunity to reflect and establish a working hypothesis, and create action plans to be carried out and monitored in an effort to improve social emotional outcomes for infants/toddlers. These teams have met on two occasions, and will meet again in February and in April. In August, 2017, the 17 remaining infant toddler programs will be added to the scaling up activities, and will be asked to identify and send their own Local Leadership Teams to engage in similar work. The State Leadership Team (SLT) members have also been sharing and collecting information from various stakeholder groups. One such group has been the Children with Volume 26 Issue 1 Winter 2017
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Winter 2017 In this issue: • Kansas Part C State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)

Milestones to Date

• Just for Families

• April is Autism Awareness Month

• 2016 Determinations for tiny-k Programs

• Resource Spotlight

• New to the ECRC

• Part C Coordinator’s Corner

• Application of Best Practice in Early Intervention 2017

KITS Newsletter is published quarterly and supported through a grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Infant Toddler Services. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of that agency or the University of Kansas, and no official endorsement should be inferred. Previous issues of the Newsletter can be downloaded from: http://kskits.org/publications/newsletter.shtml

Newsletter Editor: Kim Page, M.S. Project Director:

David P. Lindeman, Ph.D.

Kansas Inservice Training System

Training for Early Childhood Professionals and Families

620-421-6550 ext. 1618 Toll free in Kansas at

800-362-0390 ext. 1618 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.kskits.org

Kansas Part C State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Milestones to

Date

AsdescribedinapreviousKITSNewsletterarticle,TheKansasInfantToddlerServicesdevelopedaStateSystemicImprovementPlan(SSIP)asrequiredbytheOfficeofSpecialEducationPrograms.KansasisnowintheinitialimplementationandscalingupactivitiesasoutlinedinPhaseIIoftheoverallplan.Aninfographicwascreatedtoillustratethevariousmilestonesthathavebeenachievedtodate(seepage3).AspartPhaseIIandofscalinguptheinitiative,KS-ITSidentified10newprogramstobegintheSSIPprocessandaskedthemtoidentifyaLocalLeadershipTeam(LLT)toattendfourface-to-facemeetingsfacilitatedbyKansasInserviceTrainingSystem(KITS)staff.Atthesemeetings,theLLTsengageinactivitiestoincreasetheirawarenessoftheoverallSSIPandgainanunderstandingofhowtheirworkatthelocallevelwillleadtospecifiedoutcomes.Asignificantamountoftimeisdevotedtoindividualteamtime,wheretheLLTshaveanopportunitytoreflectandestablishaworkinghypothesis,andcreateactionplanstobecarriedoutandmonitoredinanefforttoimprovesocialemotionaloutcomesforinfants/toddlers.Theseteamshavemetontwooccasions,andwillmeetagaininFebruaryandinApril.InAugust,2017,the17remaininginfanttoddlerprogramswillbeaddedtothescalingupactivities,andwillbeaskedtoidentifyandsendtheirownLocalLeadershipTeamstoengageinsimilarwork.TheStateLeadershipTeam(SLT)membershavealsobeensharingandcollectinginformationfromvariousstakeholdergroups.OnesuchgrouphasbeentheChildrenwith

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SpecialHealthCareNeedsFamilyAdvisoryCouncil.ManyoftheseparentshaveparticipatedinPartCwiththeirchildren,andhavesharedvariousideasandviewpointsonSSIPactivitiesthathavebeenusedtoinformdecisionsalongtheway.ASLTmemberroutinelyattendsthesemeetingsasawaytostayinformedaboutthecouncil’simportantworkandengageinongoingbi-directionalcommunication.ThiscommunicationallowstheSLTtobeinapositiontoadaptormodifyspecificSSIPactivitiesaswarranted.Evaluationactivitieshavebeenongoing,analyzedandreportedtoOSEPaspartofSSIPPhaseIIIapplicationwhichisdueApril1stofthisyear.Mostoftheactivitiestodatehavefocusedontheplansbeingcarriedoutbytheinitialthreetiny-kprograms(RussellChildDevelopmentCenter,ShawneeCountyInfantToddler,andWyandotteCountyInfantToddler),andscaleupactivitieswiththe10newprograms.Datahasalsobeencollectedasapartofspecifictrainingactivities,andMasterCoachevents.EvaluationinformationandstakeholderinputcollectedtodatehasbeenanalyzedandusedtodetermineadaptationsormodificationsneededtotheSSIP.SubmittedbyMistyGoosen(785-864-0725)oremail([email protected])formorespecificinformationabouttheSSIPandupcomingactivities.

JustForFamilies

Whetheritisafamilycampingtriporavisittoaforeigncountry,routinesprovidethetwokeyingredientsnecessaryforlearning:relationshipsandrepetition.

Formostofus,ourlivesinvolveaseriesofpatterns—routinesweperformalmosteveryday,likestoppingatthesameplaceeachdayforcoffeeonthewaytowork.Thisisalsoverytrueforbabiesandtoddlers.Whileweplayapartincreatingroutinesinourchildren’slives,wemaynotfullyrealizetheroletheyplayinyoungchildren’sdevelopment.Someareas/eventsthatcanbeimpactedinclude:

• RoutinesandSelfControl• RoutinesandPowerStruggles• RoutinesandSafety• RoutinesandSocialSkills• RoutinesandTransitions• RoutinesandParentalHappiness• RoutinesandLearningMoreinformationavailiableat:https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/223-creating-routines-for-love-and-learningSubmittedbyKimPage,620-421-6550,ext.1638,[email protected]

AprilisAutismAwarenessMonth

Celebratediverselearnerswiththefollowingbooksfeaturingacharacterwithautism.

• Leah’sVoicebyLoriDeMonia• Keisha’sDoorsbyMarvieEllis• Taco’sAnyonebyMarvieEllis• Ian’sWalkbyLaurieLears• MyBrotherCharliebyHolliRobinsonPeete

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SubscriberstotheKITSInfant-ToddlerorPreschoolProgramlistservsreceiveinformationalemailsaboutprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities,jobopenings,andotherresources.

Findoutmoreorsubscribetodayathttp://kskits.org/listserv/

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2016Determinationsfortiny-kPrograms

EverytimeanIFSPisfilledouton-lineorthedatabasepagesareupdated,programstaffarecontributingtothedatathatwillbeusedforFederalandStatereporting.Thequalityofthereportingdependsonthetimelinessandaccuracyofthedataentered.Eachyear,thedatamanagerattheKansasDepartmentofHealthandEnvironment,InfantToddlerServices(KDHE-ITS)analyzesthedataandcompletestheStatePerformancePlan/AnnualPerformanceReport(SPP/APR)totheOfficesofSpecialEducationPrograms(OSEP).TheannualreportconsistsofPerformanceIndicatorsthatmeasurechildandfamilyresultsandComplianceIndicatorsthatmeasureadherencetotherequirementsofIDEA.Inresponsetothisandotherdata,OSEPprovides

astatedeterminationonhowwellKansasisimplementingtherequirementsofIDEAPartC.OSEPalsorequiresstatestomakedeterminationsoftheirlocalprogram’simplementationofPartCservices.ThesameAPRdata,alongwithothersourcesofinformation,isusedtoissuelocaldeterminationstoeachofthetiny-kprograms.OthersourcesofinformationincludeconsiderationofresultsoftheannualIFSPreview,correctionofpriornon-compliance,andresultsoftheannualfiscalaudit.Determinationsarebasedlargelyontheprogram’sperformanceontheSPP/ARPIndicators.ThePartCSPP/APRIndicatorsare:

Indicator Definition1.TimelyServiceDelivery

ThetimelinessofservicesdeliveredfollowingthecompletionofanIFSP.InKansas,thisis30days.

2.Settings Ameasureofnaturalenvironments(homeandcommunity)vs.othertypesofsettings(clinic)

3.ChildOutcomes Thethree“ECO”outcomes,childrenshowingimproved:A. PositivesocialemotionalskillsB. AcquisitionanduseofknowledgeandskillsC. Useofappropriate.Behaviorstomeettheirneeds.

4.FamilyOutcomes

Familyreportofeffectivenessofearlyinterventionservicestheyreceived.A. KnowtheirrightsB. Effectivelycommunicatetheirchild’sneedsC. Helptheirchildrendevelopandlearn

5.ChildFind,agesBirthto1

%ofchildren0-1withIFSP’scomparedtonationaldata

6.ChildFind,agesBirthto3

%ofchildren0-3withIFSPscomparedtonationaldata

7.TimelinessofIFSP

Evaluation,assessment,andinitialIFSPwithin45daysofreferral.

8.EarlyChildhoodTransition

TimelytransitiontimelinesA. DevelopIFSPwithtransitionsteps(Transitionplanning)B. Notificationofpotentialeligibility(referraltoPartB)C. TransitionConference

9.HearingRequestsResolved

Hearingrequestssettledthroughresolutionsessionsettlementagreements.

10.MediationAgreements

%ofmediationagreementsinthereportingperiod.

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11.StateSystemicImprovementPlan(SSIP)

Stateplanforimprovingresultsforinfantsandtoddlerswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamilies.InKansas,focusisSocialEmotionaldevelopment.

Indicators1,7,and8arecomplianceindicators.OSEPsetsthetargetfortheseindicatorsandstate’sreportontheireffortstomeetthesetargets.Indicators2,3,4,5,6,and11areperformanceIndicators.Theseperformanceindicatorshavethetargetsetbythestate.Thetargetmustbebasedonbaselinedataandincreaseoverthefiveyearsofastate’sperformanceplan.Baselinesandtargetscanbeadjustedbythestatewithinspecificlimitationsandwithjustification.Indicators9and10arealsoperformanceitemsbutdonothavetargets.TheyarethereportingoftheformalcomplaintsintheStatesystem.

DataSheetsandDeterminationLettersAnnually,localprogramsreceiveadatasheetandadeterminationsletter.Thedatasheetliststhestate’stargetpercentagesforeachPartCIndicatorinonecolumnandthelocalprogram’spercentagesinanothercolumn.Athirdcolumnprovidesadescriptorstatement,calledadeterminationscategory,whichcomparesdeterminationscategory,whichcomparesthelocalprogram’sperformancetothestatetarget.

Determinationcategoriesforcomplianceindicatorsincludemeetsrequirements,needsassistance,needsinterventionorneedssubstantialintervention.Performanceindicatorsmeettargetorarebelowtarget.Sometimes,alocalpercentageisbelowtarget,butnotatalevelindicatingastatisticallymeaningfuldifferencefromthetargetandameetsrequirementsormeetstargetisassigned.Forafewprograms,thesamplesizeoftheindicatorissosmallthatthecomparisontothetargetisnotpossible.Anotationtothateffectwouldbeenteredasadescriptorstatement.Determinationcategoriesassignedtoeachindicatorarebasedonthehistoryofcomplianceforthatindicatoroverthepastseveralyears.Eachcategoryisassignedpointsbasedonthelengthoftimethataprogramhasbeenbelowthetarget.BeginninginFY2016,KansasincludedPerformanceItemsaswellasComplianceItemsintherubric.FY2016isfromdatacollectedfromJuly1,2015toJune30,2016.

Theindicatordeterminationcategoriesare:

MeetsRequirements/MeetsTarget

Localperformanceisatorabovetherequiredpercentageforthegivenindicator.

0pointsNeedsAssistance/BelowTarget

Localperformanceonagivenindicatorisbelowtherequiredpercentageforoneortwoconsecutiveyears 1points

NeedsIntervention/BelowTarget

Localperformanceonagivenindicatorisbelowtherequiredpercentageforthreeconsecutiveyears.

2pointsNeedsSubstantialIntervention/BelowTarget

LocalPerformanceonagivenindicatorisbelowtherequiredpercentageforfourconsecutiveyears.

3points

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Alocalprogram’sAnnualProgramDeterminationisassignedbytakingthetotalofthepointsaccumulatedbythecomplianceindicatorcategoriesandapplyingthestaterubricbelow:LocalProgramDeterminationCompositeScoringMeetsRequirements 0pointsNeedsAssistance 1–4pointsNeedsIntervention 5–8pointsNeedsSubstantialIntervention>9pointsExample:Aprogram’sdatasheetincludesthefollowingcomplianceindicatordeterminationcategories:Indicator1:MeetsRequirements 0pointsIndicator4a.BelowTarget 1pointIndicator4b.MeetsTarget 0pointIndicator4c.BelowTarget 1pointIndicator7:NeedsAssistance 1pointIndicator8:Intervention 2points

Thetotaloftheindicatorcategoriesis5.wouldbeassignedanUsingthestateLocalProgramDeterminationCompositeScoringrubricabove,theprogramwouldbeassignedanAnnualProgramDeterminationofNeedsIntervention.ThiswouldbethedesignationprovidedtotheprogramintheirDeterminationsLetter.

WhatNeedstoHappenNextAllIndicatorsontheDataSheetthatarescoredas“NeedsAssistance”,“NeedsIntervention”,“NeedsSubstantialIntervention”or“BelowTarget”mustbeaddressedintheprogram’snextGrantApplication.ThisincludesboththePerformanceIndicatorsandtheComplianceIndicators.TheContinuousImprovementPlan(CIP)isusedtosummarizetheprogram’splannedresponsetotheindicatoroverthecomingyear.TheDeterminationsLettermayrecommendorrequiretechnicalassistancefromtheKansasInserviceTrainingSystem(KITS)priortothecompletionoftheGrantApplicationCIP.

TheCIPincludestheprogram’sreportofhowtheyareaddressingtheidentifiedconcerns.ItispossiblethataprogramhasalreadydevelopedaCorrectiveActionPlanorKITSTechnicalAssistancePlaninresponsetotheAnnualReviewprocessthatoccursataboutthesametimeastheDeterminationsprocess.Ifso,thatinformationwillbehelpfulinaddressingthequestionsontheCIP.KITSTechnicalAssistancePlansmayalsoberequestedbytheprogramasawaytoaddressIndicatorsthatwerebelowthetargetpercentage.SubmittedbyBarbaraKramer(928)[email protected].

SpotlightonInfantsandToddlers

Qualitychilddevelopmentprogramsfor infants and toddlers tailor their care tomeetthe particular characteristics and developmentalneeds of this age group. This collection ofengaging articles from NAEYC's journal YoungChildren provides relevant and currentinformation for anyone who works with or insupportofinfantsandtoddlersandtheirfamilies.Authors offer practical, research-based strategies

andobservationsof theseveryyoung children inaction.Thebookincludesstudyguideswithmanyof the articles, as well as a comprehensiveresourcelist.

Individual study guides accompany many of thearticles. The guides include questions andactivities that invite reflection and build on thecontentofselectedarticles.Teachereducatorsandprofessionaldevelopmentspecialistswill find thestudy guides useful tools for facilitating learning.Readers also can use the study guides on theirown or in discussion with colleagues or fellowstudents.

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Spotlight on Infant andToddlers is available andmaybeborrowed from theKITSEarlyChildhoodResource Center. Contact Kim Page [email protected] or (620) 421-6550, ext.1638.

ContacttheKITS

EarlyChildhoodResourceCenter(620)421-6550ext.1651

TollfreeinKansas:(800)362-0390ext.1651Email:[email protected].

OurentirecatalogissearchableonlineatKITSECRCorhttp://kskits.org/ecrc/

NewtotheECRC

CouncilforProfessionalRecognition.(2105).Child

developmentassociateessentialsforworkingwithyoungchildren.Washington,DC.CouncilforProfessionalRecognition.

CouncilforProfessionalRecognition.(2106).ChilddevelopmentassociatehomevisitoreditionCDAcompetencystandards.Washington,DC.CouncilforProfessionalRecognition.

Copeland,T.(2004).FamilyChildCareLegalandInsuranceGuide:howtoreducetherisksofrunningyourbusiness.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(1999).Familychildcare:inventorykeeper.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(2006).Familychildcarecontractsandpolicies:howtobebusinesslikeinacaringprofession.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(2008).Familychildcaremoneymanagement&retirementguide.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(2009).Familychildbusinessplanningguide.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(2012).Familychildcaremarketingguide.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Copeland,T.(2014).Familychildcarerecord-keepingguide.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Hurley,D.(2013).Familychildcare:guidetovisits,inspections,andinterviews.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Powers,J.(2016).Parentengagementinearlylearning:strategiesforworkingwithfamilies.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Croft,C.(2017).Caringforyoungchildrenwithspecialneeds.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Petty,K.(2016).Developmentalmilestonesofyoungchildren.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Stecklein,K.(2010).Recognizingcommonillnessesinearlychildhoodsettings.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Gadzikowski,A.(2013).Challengingexceptionallybrightchildreninearlychildhoodclassrooms.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Hendricks,C.(2016).Medicalemergenciesinearlychildhoodandschool-agesettings.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

McClelland,M.&Tominey,S.(2016).Stop,think,act:integratingself-regulationintheearlychildhoodclassroom.NewYork.Routledge,Taylor&FrancisGroup.

Seligman,M.;Reivich,K.;Jaycox,L.&Gillham,J.(2007).Theoptimisticchild:aprovenprogramtosafeguardchildrenagainstdepressionandbuildlifelongresilience.NewYork.HoughtonMifflin.

Hendricks,C.&Pettibone,M.(2015).Disasterplanningandpreparednessinearlychildhoodandschool-agecaresettings.St.Paul,MN.RedleafPress.

Derman-Sparks,L.&OlsenEdwards,J.(2010).Anti-biaseducationforyoungchildrenandourselves.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Dombro,A.;Jablon,J.&Stetson,C.(2011).Powerfulinteractions:howtoconnectwithchildrentoextendtheirlearning.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Isbell,R.&Yoshizawa,S.(2016).Nurturingcreativity:anessentialmindsetforyoungchildren’slearning.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Epstein,A.;Gainsley,S.;Lockhart,S.;Marshall,B.;Neill,P.&Rush,K.Small-grouptimestoscaffoldearlylearning.Ypsilanti,MI.Highscope.

Stone-MacDonald,A.;Wendell,K.;Douglass,A.&Love,M.(2015).Engagingyoungengineers:teachingproblem-solvingskillsthroughSTEM.Baltimore,MD.Brookes.

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Howell,J.&Reinhard,K.(2015).Ritualsand

traditions:fosteringasenseofcommunityinpreschools.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Heroman,C.(2017).Making&tinkeringwithSTEM:solvingdesignchallengeswithyoungchildren.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Mayer,G.&Kuklierus,A.(2003).Whattodowhenyourchildgetssick.LaHabra,CA.InstituteforHealthcareAdvancement.

Mackrain,&Poyner,N.(2013).Buildingyourbounce:simplestrategiesforaresilientyou.Lewisville,NC.KaplanEarlyLearning.

Ginsburg,K.&Jablow,M.(2015).Buildingresilienceinchildrenandteens:givingkidsrootsandwings.ElkGroveVillage,IL.AmericanAcademyofPediatrics.

Edwards,C.;Gandini,L.&Forman.G.(Eds.).(2012).Thehundredlanguagesofchildren:theReggioEmiliaexperienceoftransformation.SantaBarbara,CA.Praeger.

Hong,A.(2010).Littlekids,bigworries:stress-bustingtipsforearlychildhoodclassrooms.Baltimore,MD.Brookes.

Copple,C.;Bredekamp,S.;Koralek,D.&Charner,K.(Eds.).(2013).Developmentallyappropriatepractice:focusoninfantsandtoddlers.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

DerryKoralek,LindaGrovesGillespie,(Eds.).(2011).Spotlightoninfantsandtoddlers.Washington,DC.NAEYC.

Coordinator’s Corner TheFederalFiscalYear(FFY)2017KansasInfant-ToddlerGrantApplicationunderPartCofIDEAiscurrentlyoutforreview,withapubliccommentperiodof60daysbeginningFebruary15,2017.Inordertobeassured

considerationinthisgrantprocess,recommendationsand/orcommentswillbeacceptedduringthis60-dayperiodandmustbesubmittedonorbeforeApril18,2016.CommentsandrecommendationscanbesubmittedbymailattheaddresslistedintheRequestforComments,[email protected]

FederalGrantApplicationandtheRequestforCommentsmaybereviewedontheKDHEInfant-ToddlerServiceswebsiteatwww.ksits.org.InadditiontotheFederalGrant,manyexcitingeventsandactivitiesareunderwayhereatKDHEInfant-ToddlerServices:

• WehaveanewPartCFiscalAnalyst–BelindaSanders!Belindabringsawealthoffiscalknowledge,aswellasaloveforInfant-ToddlerServices,andexperienceasafamilymemberofaPartCearlyinterventionteam.

• AlsonewtothePartCteamisJordanChristian,ourKansasInteragencyCoordinatingCouncilstaffmember.JordanhasbegunreachingouttoLocalInteragencyCoordinatingCouncilsandisexcitedtoattendLICCmeetingsacrossthestatethisyear!

• AbigthankyoutotheUnitedMethodistHealthMinistryFundforsupporting6KansasPartCInfantToddlerserviceproviderstoattendtrainingandbecomecertifiedinanevidencebasedinterventioncalledAttachmentandBiobehavioralCatch-up(ABC).ThisprogramhasbeenverysuccessfulatimprovingoutcomesforfostercareandfamilieswithhighriskfactorsandchildrenandwelookforwardPartCinvolvement.

• KansasPartCPhaseIIIStateSystemicImprovementPlan(SSIP)willbesubmittedtotheU.S.DepartmentofEducationbyApril3rd.Manyhoursofhardwork,analysisandreflectionhavegoneintotheSSIP–thankyoutoeveryonewhohascontributedtothisimportantendeavor!

• March30thand31st–SpringComboMeetingsforFamilyServicesCoordinatorsandPartCCoordinatorsinNewton,Kansas.

• PartCCoordinators:o LocalPartCGrantsaredueonApril

20th.Pleasecall785-296-6135ifyouhavequestionsorreachouttoyourKITStechnicalserviceprovider.

o DataforJanuary1,2017-March31,2017shouldbemarkedreadybyApril30th.

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• TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationis

seekingfeedbackonthenewIDEAwebsite.Visithttps://sites.ed.gov/osers/2017/03/department-of-education-seeks-comments-on-new-idea-website/ifyouwouldliketoreviewthewebsiteandsubmitcommentsandsuggestions.

• InJanuary,theU.S.DepartmentofEducationreleasedaresourceguideonsupportingimmigrantandrefugeechildreninearlyeducation:ResourceGuide:BuildingaBrightFutureforAll:SuccessinEarlyLearningProgramsandElementarySchoolforImmigrantFamilieshttps://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/early-learning-teacher-and-parent-resource-guide.pdf.TheAmericanFederationofTeachershasproducedaresourcesguideaswell:ImmigrantandRefugeeChildren:AGuideforEducatorsandSchoolSupportStaffhttp://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/im_uac-educators-guide_2016.pdf.

Heather Staab Director, Infant Toddler/Part C Services Kansas Department of Health and Environment

6LifeLessonsLearnedfromPreschoolChildren

1. Laughatyourself.2. TelltheTruth.3. Thesignificanceofthehumantouch.4. Preschoolisatimewhenallchildrencan

becarefree.5. Maintaindelightandwonderinlearning.6. Livebyexample.

Excerptfromwww.tictacteach.combyVickiPalmer

ApplicationofBestPracticesinEarlyIntervention2017

InfantToddlerServicesofJohnsonCounty(ITSofJC)isrecognizedfortheapplicationofbestpracticeinutilizationoftheteamingwithinthePrimaryServiceProviderApproach.Throughactivecollaborationandsharedresponsibilityeachteammembersupportsothersinthe

applicationoftheprimaryserviceprovidermodel.Theframeworkforteammeetingsconsistsoflogistics,facilitations,andparticipationinteractionsstyle.Thesecomponentsare

identifiedascriticalfactorsinsuccessfulteamplanningandmeetings.Thisprogramhassetasidespecifictimeandresourcethatallowseachoftheiridentifiedinterventionteamstomeetandconsultwitheachotherastheybuildcapacityofeachmembertosupportfamiliesandprovideinterventionineverydayroutinesandactivities.

Contact:MonicaRoss,InfantToddlerServicesofJohnsonCounty,6400Glenwood,Suite205,OverlandPark,KS66202,phone:913.432.2900x123.email:[email protected]

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