Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008 Child Outcomes Measurement: Practices at the Local Level Amanda Faulkner, Frontier Community Services.

Measuring Child and Family Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008Outcomes Baltimore, MD 2008

Child Outcomes Child Outcomes Measurement: Practices at Measurement: Practices at the Local Levelthe Local Level

Amanda Faulkner, Frontier Community Amanda Faulkner, Frontier Community ServicesServices

Linda Borghols, AK Part CLinda Borghols, AK Part C

Keri Bowers, Charleston County School Keri Bowers, Charleston County School DistrictDistrict

Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, SC 619Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, SC 619

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State Profile: AKState Profile: AK

DHSS/Office of Children’s Services DHSS/Office of Children’s Services Part C (birth to 3)Part C (birth to 3) Using Child Outcomes Summary Using Child Outcomes Summary

FormForm Decided by stakeholder processDecided by stakeholder process Collecting data statewide since Collecting data statewide since

March 2007March 2007

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State Profile: AKState Profile: AK

Anchor tools Anchor tools – AEPSAEPS– Bayley–IIIBayley–III– Carolina Curriculum Carolina Curriculum – Brigance Brigance – ELAPELAP– HELPHELP– Michigan Michigan – SEEDSEED

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State Profile: SCState Profile: SC

State Department of Education State Department of Education 619 (3 through 5)619 (3 through 5) Using Child Outcomes Summary FormUsing Child Outcomes Summary Form Decided by stakeholder processDecided by stakeholder process Collecting data for more than a yearCollecting data for more than a year Using several assessment tools Using several assessment tools

including AEPSincluding AEPS

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Local ChallengeLocal Challenge

STAFF DEVELOPMENT!!STAFF DEVELOPMENT!!

South Carolina!!South Carolina!!

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Local Strategies--SCLocal Strategies--SC

•CollaborationCollaboration•Focus groupsFocus groups•Materials developmentMaterials development

Alaska!!Alaska!!

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Local Strategies--AKLocal Strategies--AK

•CollaborationCollaboration•Training materials on lineTraining materials on line•Training integral to staff Training integral to staff developmentdevelopment

•Feedback informing Feedback informing trainingtraining

1010

Local ChallengeLocal Challenge

AGE EXPECTED CHILD AGE EXPECTED CHILD DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

South Carolina!!South Carolina!!

1212

Local Strategies--SCLocal Strategies--SC

•Early learning standardsEarly learning standards•Web resourcesWeb resources•Team communicationTeam communication•Input from general Input from general educatorseducators

Alaska!!Alaska!!

1414

Local Strategies--AKLocal Strategies--AK

•Parents as active team Parents as active team membersmembers

•Decision treeDecision tree•Gathering sufficient Gathering sufficient information about the information about the childchild

1515

Local ChallengeLocal Challenge

MEETING AS A TEAMMEETING AS A TEAM

South Carolina!!South Carolina!!

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Local Strategies--SCLocal Strategies--SC

Phone conferences Phone conferences Scheduling meetings to Scheduling meetings to

coincide with IEP team coincide with IEP team meetingsmeetings

Shared folder on district site Shared folder on district site that is password protected that is password protected

1818

Alaska!!Alaska!!

1919

Local Strategies--AKLocal Strategies--AK

Teleconferences, especially Teleconferences, especially with rural communitieswith rural communities

Strategic meeting Strategic meeting schedulingscheduling

2020

Local ChallengeLocal Challenge

SHIFT TOWARD THINKING SHIFT TOWARD THINKING FUNCTIONALLYFUNCTIONALLY

South Carolina!!South Carolina!!

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Local Strategies--SCLocal Strategies--SC

Picture children in different Picture children in different settingssettings

Collect information from the Collect information from the family about how the child family about how the child functions in daily life functions in daily life

Alaska!!Alaska!!

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Local Strategies--AKLocal Strategies--AK

Core competenciesCore competencies Functional assessment and Functional assessment and

IFSP goalsIFSP goals Face-to-face trainingFace-to-face training Monthly teleconferences Monthly teleconferences CrosswalksCrosswalks PRACTICE!!!PRACTICE!!!

2525

Local BENEFITS--SCLocal BENEFITS--SC

Opportunities to collaborate Opportunities to collaborate with other staff, other programswith other staff, other programs

Improved IEP goalsImproved IEP goals Improved communication with Improved communication with

families about child’s families about child’s functioningfunctioning

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Local BENEFITS--AKLocal BENEFITS--AK

Stronger collaboration Stronger collaboration between ILP and school between ILP and school districtdistrict

ILP and school district using ILP and school district using same form!!same form!!

More functional IFSP goalsMore functional IFSP goals