NH’s PTI Program and Part C Office: Collaborating for the Benefit of Families
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NH’s PTI Program and NH’s PTI Program and Part C Office: Part C Office:
Collaborating for the Collaborating for the Benefit of Families Benefit of Families
Presented by: Michelle Lewis (NH PTI Director, ICC Chair)Presented by: Michelle Lewis (NH PTI Director, ICC Chair)
Ways Part C and PTI Ways Part C and PTI CollaborateCollaborate
Early Childhood Child and Family Early Childhood Child and Family OutcomesOutcomes
Early Childhood TransitionsEarly Childhood Transitions
ICCICC
OSEP Verification Visit OSEP Verification Visit
Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Child and Family Childhood Child and Family
OutcomesOutcomes NH’s PTI led the consortium of NH’s PTI led the consortium of
family organizations involved in family organizations involved in NH’s GSEG (the development of NH’s GSEG (the development of NH’s Family and Child Outcomes NH’s Family and Child Outcomes system)system)
Families played a key role in all Families played a key role in all aspects of the development of NH’s aspects of the development of NH’s Child and Family Outcomes SystemChild and Family Outcomes System
Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Child and Family Childhood Child and Family
Outcomes (cont.)Outcomes (cont.) Found new ways to involve familiesFound new ways to involve families
– Distance participationDistance participation– Informal mentoringInformal mentoring
Family led development of Child Family led development of Child Outcomes BrochureOutcomes Brochure
Family members were co-trainers at Family members were co-trainers at the Child Outcomes Summary Form the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) staff trainings(COSF) staff trainings
Family members involved in Family members involved in reviewing and revising the family reviewing and revising the family outcomes surveyoutcomes survey
Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Transitions Childhood Transitions
Funded NH’s PTI to provide “My Funded NH’s PTI to provide “My Child’s Turning 3, Now What?” Child’s Turning 3, Now What?” Workshops for families in all regions Workshops for families in all regions of NH (10 Area Agencies)of NH (10 Area Agencies)
Supporting Successful Early Supporting Successful Early Childhood Transitions (SSECT) Childhood Transitions (SSECT) Project jointly funded by NH’s Part C Project jointly funded by NH’s Part C Office and NH Department of Office and NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, Bureau of Special Education Part B/619Education Part B/619
Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Transitions Childhood Transitions
Results for FamiliesResults for Families
Interagency Agreement for Early Interagency Agreement for Early Childhood Transitions ensuring Childhood Transitions ensuring smooth and effective transitions for smooth and effective transitions for children transitioning from Family children transitioning from Family Centered Early Supports and Centered Early Supports and Services to preschool special Services to preschool special educationeducation
Family input included in all aspects Family input included in all aspects of the project of the project
Collaboration: Interagency Collaboration: Interagency Coordinating CouncilCoordinating Council
NH’s PTI is a member of the ICC NH’s PTI is a member of the ICC and NH PTI Director serves as and NH PTI Director serves as ChairChair
Results for FamiliesResults for Families Family perspective and family Family perspective and family
input is always part of the input is always part of the discussiondiscussion
Collaboration: Gaining Collaboration: Gaining Family Input for OSEP Family Input for OSEP
Verification Visit Verification Visit Part C Office prepared survey Part C Office prepared survey
materials and state office mailed materials and state office mailed information to ESS programsinformation to ESS programs
ESS programs distributed to families ESS programs distributed to families with self-addressed stamped with self-addressed stamped envelope envelope
PTI aggregated the data and PTI aggregated the data and provided summary results to OSEP, provided summary results to OSEP, families, and the Part C Officefamilies, and the Part C Office
Results for FamiliesResults for Families Families provide meaningful input to Families provide meaningful input to
OSEP OSEP
NH’s PTI and Part C Office: NH’s PTI and Part C Office: Continuing the Continuing the CollaborationCollaboration
Involving families in Child Outcomes Involving families in Child Outcomes Target SettingTarget Setting
Use families as co-trainers in staff Use families as co-trainers in staff orientation programs orientation programs
ARRA funding ARRA funding
For more information…For more information…
Michelle Lewis – 603-224-7005 ext. Michelle Lewis – 603-224-7005 ext. 14 14 [email protected]