Transcript NW MN Council of Collaboratives

Annual Meeting
October 30, 2006
WELCOME
Annual Meeting 2006
Welcome
Al Foley
Superintendent, Red Lake Falls Public Schools
Chairman, NW MN Council of Collaboratives
Annual Meeting 2006
2006 in Review
Break
Membership
Financial Report
Strategic Direction 2007
Closing Comments
The NW MN Council of
Collaboratives
The Northwest Minnesota Council of Collaboratives is
a coalition of public and private agencies working
together to improve the lives of children and families in
northwest Minnesota.
Kittson County
Kittson County is the northern most
county in the Northwest Minnesota
Council of Collaboratives.
Kittson County established a
collaborative in late 2001.
Currently there are two Kittson
County sites in the Stephen-Argyle
Safe Schools grant and three school
sites in the Carol M. White Grant.
Kittson County has a child population
of 1,431 youth under the age of 19
years.
7 member agencies in the NW MN
Council of collaboratives who serve
youth and families in Kittson County.
Marshall County
Marshall County is the second largest county in the Northwest Minnesota Council of Collaboratives.
Marshall County established a collaborative in 1996.
Currently there are two Marshall County sites in the Stephen-Argyle Safe Schools grant and four school
sites in the Carol M. White grant.
13 member agencies in the NW MN Council of collaboratives who serve youth and families in
Marshall County.
Marshall County has a child population of 2,837 youth under the age of 19 years.
Polk County
Polk County has the largest population of
any county in the Northwest Minnesota
Council of Collaboratives.
Polk County established a collaborative in
1996.
Currently there are 2 Polk County sites in the
Stephen-Argyle Safe Schools grant and five
school sites in the Carol M. White grant.
14 member agencies in the NW MN Council
of collaboratives who serve youth and
families in Polk County
Polk County has a child population of 9,270
youth under the age of 19 years.
Red Lake County
Red Lake County is the smallest county in the Northwest Minnesota Council of
Collaboratives.
Red Lake County established a collaborative in late 2000.
Currently there are 3 Red Lake County sites in the Stephen-Argyle Safe Schools grant
and three school sites in the Carol M. White grant.
7 member agencies in the NW MN Council of collaboratives who serve youth and
families in Red Lake County
Red Lake County has a child population of 1,231 youth under the age of 19 years.
Norman County
Norman County is the southern-most
county in the Northwest Minnesota
Council of Collaboratives.
Norman County established a
collaborative in mid 1999.
Currently there are two Norman
County sites in the Stephen-Argyle Safe
Schools grant and three sites in the
Carol M. White grant.
8 member agencies in the NW MN
Council of collaboratives who serve
youth and families in Norman County.
Norman County has a child population
of 2,080 youth under the age of 19
years.
Annual Meeting 2006
2006 in Review
Involvement of 5 Counties (soon to add a 6th
county – Mahnomen in 2007!)
Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk and Red Lake
43 members, including agencies and county
collaboratives
Annual Meeting 2006
2006 in Review
Great success in federal grant
applications.
Currently 4 federal grants have been
awarded through the efforts of the
NW MN Council of
Collaboratives.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students’
Initiative
(SSHS)
Chris Mills, Fiscal Host
Colleen MacRae, Project Director
August 2003 – July 2007
Stephen-Argyle SSHS
Focus and Goals
 Comprehensive, integrated approach to:
 Early identification
 Early Intervention
 Prevention of school violence, alcohol and
drug abuse, and related mental health
problems with a view to improving the health
and safety of area youth
Six Core SSHS
Elements
 All SS/HS grantees must link and integrate six core
elements in a comprehensive approach to violence
prevention and healthy development that reflects an
overall vision for the community
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Safe school environment
Violence, alcohol, and other drug prevention and early
intervention
School and community mental health preventive and
treatment intervention services
Early childhood psychosocial and emotional development
services
Educational reform
Safe school policies
SSHS Strategies
 Improve/increase services to “at-risk” children and their families
 Link child-serving agencies in a consistent and complementary
way
 Link security with healthy childhood development
 Take a school-based public health approach
 Provide comprehensive, coordinated services that are
developmentally appropriate
 Develop a school/law enforcement/mental health partnership
 Implement science-based programs with demonstrated
outcomes
 Red Ribbon Week
 Drug Prevention Groups
SSHS – Data
 The majority of students and staff believe that their school is
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Resources are available and students are getting positive
messages about violence prevention and alcohol, tobacco and
other drug (ATOD) prevention.
Staff know where to get help for students and families facing
mental health issues.
Both students and staff report positive student-staff relationships.
Between August 2003 and February 2006 a total of 88,113
service contacts of school-aged children and a total of 47,352
contacts with staff and community were reported. A service
contact is defined as an individual receiving services in
combination of one-on-one, group participation and/or
distribution of mass information.
Outcomes
 Increased capacity of service providers to address the
needs of children and families
 Increased access to services for children and families
 Improved referrals between agencies
 Successful cooperative efforts between and amongst
counties, cities and organizations
 Improved communication and awareness of school
safety, chemical health, mental health, early childhood
and educational reform issues
Annual Meeting 2006
Carol M. White Physical Education Grant
Award
Seventeen School Districts and the Red River Juvenile Center
$489,515 CAROL M. WHITE PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRANT
AWARDED TO PARNTERS IN THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
COUNCIL OF COLLABORATIVES
Prairie Winds
A Carol M. White Physical Education Grant
Becky Smith
Project Director
218-681-0900 x107
[email protected]
Garth Kruger
Evaluator, Center for Rural Health
701-777-4498
[email protected]
Grant
Partners
Northwest Service Cooperative (NWSC)
Red River Valley Juvenile Center
School Districts:
Ada-Borup #2854
Crookston #593
Fisher #600
Greenbush/Middle River #2683
Kittson Central #2171
Marshall County Central #441
Norman County East#2215
Norman County West #2527
Stephen-Argyle Central #2856
Tri-County Central #2358
Climax-Shelly #592
Fertile-Beltrami #599
Fosston #601
Grygla #447
Oklee #627
Plummer#628
Red Lake Falls #630
Grant Goals and Objectives
Prairie Winds Initiative Program Goals:
Increase the percentage of students participating in
physical education activities.
Increase in the number of students making progress
toward meeting state standards. (Adopted Wisconsin
standards.)
Foster and support healthy lifestyles and positive and
cooperative behaviors that will persist into adulthood.
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
ERCM
Emergency Response and Crisis Management
 Fiscal
Host: Stephen-Argyle School District
 Award: $399,627.00
 Project
Period:
October 1, 2006 – March 31, 2008
 Activities:
All hazards assessment in each building with
every school district within the grant.
Partners
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20 Public School Districts
ASEC
Public Health
County Social Services
Mental Health
Law Enforcement
TVOC
County Emergency Operations
Homeland Security
Objectives
Develop coordinated service agreements
 Review existing plans and update with
necessary pandemic and behavioral health
management plans
 Provide training
 Develop communications plan
 Create web-based data and resource
library
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Contacts
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Chris Mills – Fiscal Host
Stephen-Argyle School - 218-478-3315
Dan Parent – Executive Board Chair
Win-E-Mac School – 218-687-2236
Melissa Perreault – Transition Team
218-281-3940
NW Minnesota Council of
Collaborative’s:
“Our Children Succeed Initiative”
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Administration (SAMHSA): Children’s
Mental Health Initiative Grant
Sept. 30th, 2006 – Sept. 29th, 2012
Overview of the Grant:
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Purpose: “to develop integrated home and
community based services and supports for
children and youth with mental health issues
and their families, by encouraging the
development and expansion of effective and
enduring systems of care”
Overarching Goal of Our Initiative:
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To bring our current System of Care to full scale
by:
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Including all communities in the geographically large 6
county area
Including parents as partners and co-decision makers
Reaching un-served, under-served at-risk children, youth
and young adults and culturally distinct populations
Applying Evidenced Based Models of Intervention
Evaluating the effectiveness of the system of care and it’s
component services
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Enhancing our System of Care
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An ideal System of Care Model includes a
comprehensive spectrum of mental health and
other necessary services which are organized
into a coordinated network to meet the
multiple and changing needs of children and
their families
Agencies compliment each another, staff work
as part of a child’s care team
Objectives of the grant
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Objective #1: Reduce out of home and out of region
placement of children with severe emotional
disturbance by at least 50% by Year 6, from 237
children to 118 children.
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Objective #2: Reduce hospitalization, involvement
in the juvenile justice system, homelessness and
chemical abuse, while increasing employment,
successful transition to higher education programs,
and independent housing for youth and young adults
ages 18 – 21 who experience severe emotional
disturbance or co-occurring disorders.
Objectives of the Grant
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Objective #3: Reduce by 40% by Year 6, the rates of
school truancy, school drop outs, chemical abuse and
homelessness, with a focus on youth in the juvenile
justice system, youth experiencing co-occurring
disorders, and youth and young adults from diverse
cultures with severe emotional disturbance.
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Objective #4: Reduce the number of young children
at risk for developing a severe emotional disturbance.
Annual Meeting 2006
2006 in Review
Website
www.councilofcollaboratives.org
Average 1,000 unique users each week
www.nwmnconnections.org
Encourage partners to provide a line to NW
MN Connections on your home site.
Annual Meeting 2006
2006 in Review
Grant Review
Daily review of potential funding sources meeting the mission, goals,
objectives, and outcomes of the NW Minnesota Council of Collaboratives
650 individual grants reviewed
grants considered by the Governing Board
5 grants written and submitted
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2006 in Review
Convening the Chemical Health Task Group
Involvement of staff from a variety partner agencies
Task Force Members include:
Patsy Kuznia, Kittson County
Tammie Ruebke and Rhoda Habedank, Norman County
Larry Tweten and Sue Sholes, Marshall County
D’Anne Johnson and Jackie Robertson, Polk County
Trevis Knutson, Margo Peterson, Gene Skala, Red Lake County
System Wide Members include:
Joan Porraz, Brenda Anderson and Mary Thibert
BREAK
Annual Meeting 2006
Membership
Membership
Introduction of new members
Review Membership Policy
Principles of Cooperation
Annual Meeting 2006
Membership
New Members who joined in 2006:
Inter-County Community Council
Bob Melby
North Valley Health
Gail Larson
Anticipated New Members joining in 2007:
Mahnomen County Collaborative
Mahnomen County Social Services – Cindy Marihart
Waubun School District – Boyd Bradbury
Mahube – Leah Pigatti
Annual Meeting 2006
Membership
Membership Policy
The Governing Board of the Northwest Minnesota Council of Collaboratives
recommends the continuation of the following membership policy:
2007 Membership dues for Collaboratives will be $1,875 and $1,500 for
individual agency partners. Dues must be paid in full by March 31, 2007
to be considered a member of the NW MN Council of Collaboratives.
Organizations with the same Governing Board need only pay one
membership dues.
Example: County Commissioner who are the Governing Board for Social
Services, County, Public Health need only pay one membership due, while all
three service providers would be considered a member of the NW MN Council
of Collaboratives.
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Membership
Principles of Cooperation
Annual Meeting 2006
Financial Report
2006 Financial Report
Cumulative Cash Statement 9/30/2006
2006 Budget*
Cash
Funds Expended
Cash Balance
* 12 month budget
$97,750
$ 72,398
$ 25,352
YTD Actual
$123,351
$ 64,704
$ 58,647
Annual Meeting 2006
Financial Report
2006 Budget Comparison
Actual
2006
Budget
Sustainability Balance
$62,976
$40,000
Dues
$60,375
$57,750
Total Cash
$123,351
$97,750
Facilitation of Council Activities
$12,950
$19,375
Web Site Development, Data, Grant Research
$23,872
$33,673
Grant Writing
$ 27,575
$18,000
Other
$
308
$ 1,350
$64,704
$72,398
September 30, 2006
Cash
Expenses
Total Expense
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Financial Report
2007 Budget
Expenses:
Revenues:
Sustainability Balance:
$20,000
Membership Fees
Collaboratives
$11,250
(6 Collaboratives @ $1,875)
Agencies
$66,750
Facilitation
$19,955
Grant and Web Development
$34,682
Grant Writing
$18,000
Other Direct Expenses
$ 1,350
Total
$73,987
Net Cash
$12,763
(37 Agencies @ $1,500)
Total
$86,750
Annual Meeting 2006
Strategic Direction
Originally set at 2004 Annual Meeting
Reserve energy and resources to go after other grants that come up, but to focus
and to actively work on three primary areas.
Chemical Health – includes the topic areas of violence, ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and
other drugs), academics, mental health, cultural competency, data collection, discipline,
restorative justice, family empowerment.
Early (childhood) Intervention – includes mental health, parenting, data collection,
cultural competency, child and teen check-ups, screening and family empowerment
System Development – includes common intake, policies and procedures, access, data
development cultural competency, resource, communication and family empowerment
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Strategic Direction
Task Groups would develop a picture of what our need and problem is (using data)
and to identify a method or product for addressing the issue. The TASK GROUPS will
be convened to review appropriate grant opportunities.
Chemical Health Task Group
Group will be facilitated by Dawn Ganje and Melissa Perreault.
Interview and data collection have taken place.
Task Group will be meeting for their first meeting November 6, 2006.
Thirteen multi-disciplinary members from across the 5-county region
will be participating.
Work plan addressing service gaps and strategies to address gaps and
needs will be developed.
Annual Meeting 2006
Strategic Direction 2007
Challenge and Opportunity
Succession Planning
Grant Management
Continued grant review
Continue search to fund Early Childhood Work plan
Chemical Health Task Group and Work plan Development
Increase Capacity
Blending Funding Streams
Declining Resources
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Strategic Direction 2007
Current Governing Board Members
Kittson County
Kathy Johnson, Kittson County Social Services
Marshall County
Jennifer Anderson, Marshall County Social Services
Dan Wilson, Northwestern Mental Health Center
Norman County
Larry Swanson, Norman County East Public Schools
Susan Mills, Tri-County Corrections
Polk County
Denny DeMers, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council
Randy Bruer, Fisher Public Schools
Red Lake County
Al Foley, Red Lake Falls Public Schools
Jim Guetter, Oklee and Plummer Public Schools
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Strategic Direction 2007
Future Board Members - 2007
Mahnomen County
Cindy Marihart, Mahnomen County Social Services
Jamie Hennen, Norman-Mahnomen Public Health
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Closing Comments
Al Foley
Superintendent, Red Lake Falls Public Schools
Chairman, NW MN Council of Collaboratives