Title: Experiences%20Developing%20and%20Conducting%20Training%20on%20the%20ECO%20Child%20Outcomes%20Summary%20Form
1Experiences Developing and Conducting Training on
the ECO Child Outcomes Summary Form
- Ted Maloney, MT
- Pam Reising-Rechner, IL
2Foundations of Part C Services in Montana
- The Part C Lead Agency is Department of Public
Health and Human Services, Developmental
Disabilities Program - The Developmental Disabilities Program contracts
with seven independent Regional Agencies to
provide Part C and other Family Support Services
(children 3 through 18 years old) - Approximately 700 infants and toddlers are in
Part C on any day and 1500 receive Part C
services annually
3Part C Services in Montana
- The regional Part C agencies employ Family
Support Specialists to provide service
coordination and early intervention home-based
services - Family support specialist typically possess a
Bachelors or Masters Degrees in a Education,
Health or Human Service Discipline, thus they
enter with varying levels of young child
assessment and intervention skills
4Part C Services in Montana
- Family Support Specialists receive on the job
training and must meet a more stringent
certification within two years - The Lead Agency and regional Part C service
providers have a long history of collaboration on
developing and implementing service system
components
5Illinois 619 Preschool Context
- Approximately 33,000 children aged 3-5 are served
through 800 school districts and 100 special
education cooperatives. - Illinois is a state in which local control is
very important. - Approximately 657 districts operate state-funded
prekindergarten projects. - Many districts blend their early childhood
special education and prekindergarten children
into the same classrooms.
6Illinois 619 Preschool Context
- Illinois Early Learning Standards are appropriate
for and utilized by prekindergarten, ECSE, Head
Start, and child care programs. - Most prekindergarten programs are already using
evidence-based curricula and assessment systems
identified by ISBE. Work Sampling, Creative
Curriculum, and the Head Start Outcome Framework
are aligned with the Early Learning Standards.
7Illinois 619 Preschool Context
- Many school districts and special education
cooperatives have high quality assessment
practices in place and a few districts have
developed child outcomes and measurement systems
for all preschool aged children. - Preschool discretionary funds support the
statewide ECSE training and technical assistance
system called STARNET.
8Illinois 619 Preschool Context
- The web based data collection system is in the
development stage. Districts and Cooperatives
will be able to report individual child
assessment scores and demographic data. Report
modules will be included that provide ISBE with
summary reports by district, cooperative and
statewide.
9What strategies did you use to garner buy-in from
local administrators and providers?
10Initial Buy-In Strategies Montana
- The Developmental Disabilities Program, regional
Part C service providers, Family Support Services
Advisory Council (ICC) and The University of
Montanas Rural Institute collaborate in
implementing a Part C General Supervision
Enhancement Grant that was funded in the fall or
2004, started January, 2005 - Disseminated information concerning OSEP and ECO
Center resources for early childhood outcomes and
SPP/APR.
11MT- Buy-In Strategies
- Linked planning, training, systems development
and Technical Assistance into a Part C
comprehensive strategic plan - Developed early childhood outcome Blueprint for
SPP - Established a Part C Work Group (Part C
providers, middle managers, DDP and Part C GSEG)
to work on the strategic plan, including early
childhood outcomes
12MT- Buy-In Strategies
- Focused all of the above activities on
- Making Part C Service improvements at all levels,
Family Support Specialist, Regional Part C
Agencies and Lead Agency through early childhood
outcomes (and SPP) - This is an evolutionary process that will change
and improve with participants feedback
13Illinois Initial Buy-In Strategies
- The Early Childhood Outcomes System was developed
by a committee of stakeholders including school
district personnel from rural and urban
districts, university researchers, and the
Department of Human Services, Lead Agency for
Part C. - In order to get buy in we included administrators
on the committee to advise us on how this System
would work best and be easiest for everyone in
the State to implement.
14Illinois Initial Buy-In Strategies
- ISBE disseminated a Guidance Document to the
field explaining the System in terms of the SPP
and OSEP requirements. This document included
all the dates of training throughout the state
and a registration form. We recommended that
administrators attend the trainings.
15How did you provide training on using the COSF?
16Montana- Training for Using the COSF Process
- ECO training on child and family outcomes for
Part C work in October - Introduction to ECO Center child and family
outcomes resources/processes - Participants were the Part C Work Group (Part C
Managers) - Dr. Kathy Hebbeler, ECO Center
- Additional Facilitation for Planning and
Decision-Making by Ted Maloney, Part C GSEG and
Erica Swanson, Part C Coordinator
17Montana- Training
- ECO training on COSF and procedures for Train
the Trainers - Part C managers and senior Family
Support Specialists (January 31-February 1) - Presentation of ECO COSF forms and process
- Discussions of ECO resources
- Practice using actual child data and information
- Planning for implementation and resource
development - Kathy Hebbeler, ECO,Ted Maloney, Part C GSEG and
Erica Swanson, Part C Coordinator
18Montana- Training
- Adapted ECO documents and presentations into a
Montana EC Outcomes Document - EC Outcome meeting with Trainers (Regional Part
C Managers and Senior Family Support Specialists) - Whos In, Whos Out
- Feedback on EC Outcomes Document
- Developed a training presentation for EC Outcomes
Document - Discussed training Family Support Specialists
19Montana- Training
- Regional Part C agencies Trainers teach Family
Support Specialists in their agencies - Training presentation going over EC Outcomes
Document - Whos In, Whos Out
- Practice using actual child data and information
- Follow-up with individual support and feedback
20Illinois Training on the Child Outcome System
- The Early Childhood Outcomes System training
package was developed by Jeanette McCollum at U
of I. The training package includes a
comprehensive piece explaining the why of the
new outcomes requirements. - Dr. McCollum adapted the ECO Center documents
into the Illinois Early Childhood Outcomes System
form. She also developed the district planning
forms and materials.
21Illinois Training
- A training of trainers was conducted to roll out
training on the System. The Trainers included
all of the STARNET staff, administers from large
and small districts, committee members and many
staff from Chicago Public Schools. - 24 general trainings were held throughout the
State. The training team included a STARNET
staff and a district/cooperative administrator.
Other individual trainings were conduced on
request.
22Illinois Training
- STARNET videotaped a training and put it on DVD
for use when districts have staff turnover or if
needed in place of attending a training. - Districts and Cooperatives could contact STARNET
for ongoing support at any time.
23Questions or reactions from participants at this
point?
24What strategies did you use to assure buy-in and
consistent use of the COSF ?
25Montana- Strategies for Assuring Consistent Use
- Part C Regional Agencies and stakeholders
involved in key early decisions about how Montana
would approach early childhood outcomes - Part C Agencies involved in specific decisions
about using the ECO resources and COSF - Joint training of Part C managers and Family
Support Specialists across the state
26Montana- Strategies for Assuring Consistent Use
- Each Part C agency is using the EC Outcome
Document and training resources - Planned review and feedback meeting after three
months - Follow-up informal evaluation and Technical
Assistance
27Illinois- Strategies for Assuring Consistent Use
- Large and small districts involved in development
of Illinois system. - Part C system of child outcomes measurement is
aligned with Part B system. - Districts were asked to submit a plan as to how
they would meet the requirements of the Early
Childhood Outcomes System. These plans were read
by the committee and kept on file. Revised plans
from every district are due again in September.
28What ongoing support and Technical Assistance are
you providing to regional Part C agency staff ?
29Montana- Ongoing Support and TA
- Technical Assistance by telephone and Email
- Telephone follow-up after Part C agencies
completed their training of Family Support
Specialists - Process to determine additional training needs in
related areas (e.g., Child development,
assessment, functional outcomes)
30Montana- Ongoing Support and TA
- Late June meeting to discuss baseline
implementation issues and revising Montana Child
Outcome Document for ongoing measurement after
baseline period - Review Child Outcomes Summary Forms for baseline
to determine fidelity and emerging issues
31Illinois- Ongoing Support and TA
- On-going training will be scheduled throughout
the year and a Question and Answer document is
being developed. - The videotaped training is available for use.
- Individual support is available thru STARNET
year-round. - All forms, the Power point presentation and
documents are available on the ISBE website
32What have you learned (or do you think you have
learned) so far?
33MT- What We Have Learned
- Setting the foundation by disseminating OSEP and
ECO documents about EC outcomes and SPP/APR and
discussing issues of development and
implementation - Getting the buy-in early and often!
- Collaborative planning, development and
implementation of EC Outcome System and documents
34MT- What We Have Learned
- Including the Family Support Specialists as well
as Part C managers in training and
decision-making - Emphasis on foundations (e.g., early childhood
development, multiple sources of child outcome
data) prior to addressing the COSF forms and
process
35MT- What We Have Learned
- Include
- Practice
- Plenty of thinking out loud
- Discussions
- In addition to covering the material/content
- Listen
- Seek feedback
36Illinois- What We Have Learned
- During training it was important to link the
System to the SPP and to use the legal citation
requiring outcomes measurement. - It was crucial to have buy-in from
administrators. - The QA on going document will be an important
resource. - This process was a good way for districts to
examine the assessment tools they currently use
decide whether they were gathering the
information they needed.
37Questions or reactions from participants?