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Transition Policy and Practice Session 5: Interagency Collaboration

1. Objectives: Overview and best practices related to Interagency Collaboration (using Transition Taxonomy 2.0 and Effective Practices and Predictors Documents.) 2. Initial Data: Attendees will complete the response to learning section related to this using prior and current knowledge. 3. Teaching: Examination of Interagency Collaboration effective practices and predictors 4. Guided Practice: Attendees will create a list of possible practices or predictors to implement in their classrooms 5. Assessment: Attendees will share the model with instructors.

Interagency Collaboration

Our Focus for this Lesson: Collaborative Framework Collaborative Service Delivery Model of support Agency contact Description of agency Methods of communication Professional development for staff and opportunity for agencies to speak School staff, counselors and VR are involved in all meetings Coordinated requests for information-input in the IEP Coordinated data collection Collaboration with CTE and vocational career teachers Collaborative delivery of information by school and agency

Collaborative Framework

Student Student’s Family Unit Department of Labor Specialized Providers (Speech-Language Pathologist, School Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Teacher for Deaf/HOH, Teacher for Blind/Visually Impaired, etc) Vocational/Career and Technical Educators (CTE) Educators (General and Special) Transition Specialist/Coordinator School Counselor Business Partners Adult Provider of Developmental Disability Services Nebraska VR CounselorMental Health Service ProviderJuvenile Justice StaffMedical Professionals Services Coordinator from Developmental Disabilities Who are your partners? Nebraska Department of Education (2018)

Developing a Model: What does that look like for your level? https://www.transitionta.org/system/files/toolkitemployment/3%20Interagency%20Collaboration%20-%20CIE%20Toolkit%20v3_2018.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=1412

How can you begin to build a collaborative framework or model? Model of support Agency contact Description of agency Methods of communication Professional development for staff and opportunity for agencies to speak

Transition Team Leader Toolkit https://transitionta.org/system/files/toolkitsustainability/TTL_SustainTK_CovertoEnd.pdf (page 55)

ESU 13 Capacity Building Three hour meeting to address all components Facilitated by ESU 13 Transition Coordinator-Allows you to be present in discussion Typed matrix of services Sub pay available

NDCP-SP Planning Resource Create your model: https://transitionta.org/system/files/resourcetrees/Attribute_Worksheet_School-Community_Partnerships.pdf National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities

NTACT WINTAC Discussion Create your model: https://www.transitionta.org/system/files/toolkitinteragency/3.DiscussionPrompts-Interagency%20Agreement.LocalLevel.FINAL_.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=1304 WINTAC/NTACT. (n.d.)

ESU 13 Resources on Contact and Descriptions Resources by school: http://www.esu13.org/vnews/display.v/ART/577c1351bbd5d

Ideas for School Based PD or Student Connections All staff trainings Lunch time agency talks-fairs Agency fairs during Parent Teacher Conferences Parent nights-back to school nights 8th grade nights Parent resource kit from ESU 13 (soon to be released) Videos on the ESU 13 secondary transition website

Collaborative Service Delivery Model School staff, counselors and VR are involved in all meetings Coordinated requests for information-input in the IEP Coordinated data collection Collaboration with CTE and vocational career teachers Collaborative delivery of information by school and agency

Interagency Meeting Involvement Are you inviting interagency members to meetings? If they are unable to come, how are you gathering input from them? How are you involving them as a resource for instruction? Are you sharing data with them? Does it go both ways?

How is information shared? Google Drive Email Hard Documents Is it going both ways? Are you sharing? Are they sharing? Student Student’s Family Unit Department of Labor Specialized Providers (Speech-Language Pathologist, School Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Teacher for Deaf/HOH, Teacher for Blind/Visually Impaired, etc) Vocational/Career and Technical Educators (CTE) Educators (General and Special) Transition Specialist/Coordinator School Counselor Business Partners Adult Provider of Developmental Disability Services Nebraska VR Counselor Mental Health Service Provider Juvenile Justice Staff Medical Professionals Services Coordinator from Developmental Disabilities

Resources Dream night resources: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2369532&backurl=/shelf/my Supplemental Transition Pre-planning Tool: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2318841 Self created methods Conversations-Telephone!

NE VR/ESU 13 Toolkit James Stanfield Work-based Readiness Skills Training Materials to Check Out for FREE James Stanfield Job Smart Curriculum James Stanfield Conflict Management Video Series James Stanfield First Impressions Video Series Ladders of Workplace Communication NE VR Powerpoint Trainings on Communication, Professionalism, Team Work, Time Management Social Rules of the Breakroom Curriculum Project Discovery Kits Online Resource Available At: https://live.myvrspot.com/file?v=NTczYWU0NDAxY2M0ZDE3ZjBmMDVlNWEyNDM0NDAyYzg.pdf

References Gothberg, J, Coyle, B. & Kohler, P. (2011). Transition team leader sustainability toolkit. Retrieved from: https://transitionta.org/system/files/toolkitsustainability/TTL_SustainTK_CovertoEnd.pdf Kohler, P. D., Gothberg, J. E., Fowler, C., and Coyle, J. (2016). Taxonomy for transition programming 2.0 : A model for planning, organizing, and evaluating transition education, services, and programs. Western Michigan University. Available at www.transitionta.org National Technical Assistance Center on Transition. WINTAC/NTACT. (n.d.) Discussion Prompts for Implementation of an Interagency Agreement - Local Level Nebraska Department of Education. (2018). Transition planning guidance document. Retrieved from: https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Transition-Planning-Guidance-Document-Aug-2018.pdf