Transcript TRANSITION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TRANSITION
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
The Pennsylvania Model
The Pennsylvania Story
1999 - 2001
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The Transformational Process
Compliance to Commitment
PA IDEA Memorandum of Understanding
Regional Training
 Promoting Effective Outcomes: A CrossSystems Approach Regional Training
Partners in Planning
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PA IDEA Memorandum of
Understanding Training
Fall 2001
Findings of the MOU Training:
Identification of Real World Problems
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Roundtable discussions to identify barriers to
collaboration and strategies to foster
interagency collaboration
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Communication breakdowns
Turf issues
Money issues
Staff turnover
Differing priorities and language
Lack of relationships and mutual respect
Lack of opportunity to network
Promoting Effective Outcomes:
A Cross Systems Approach
Regional Training
Fall 2001
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This training was designed to
aid in the development of
local, cross system transition
planning
Promoting Effective Outcomes:
A Cross Systems Approach
Teams developed action plans and a “picture” of their vision
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The Pennsylvania Story
2002
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PA Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
SPA Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Services: Transition Pilot Projects
Regional Cross-Systems Training: Spring and
Fall 2002 Sessions
First Annual 2002 PA Transition Conference
PA Bureau of Special Education Mini-Grants
PA Office of Mental Retardation: Employment
Coalitions
PA Office of Children, Youth & Families:
Impacting Policy & Practice
2002 PA Disability Mentoring Day
2002 PA TRANSITION CONFERENCE
June 2002
1st statewide, cross-systems transition conference
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania…
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Department of Education (PDE), Bureau of Special Education
(BSE) in collaboration with the Parent Education Network (PEN),
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR), PDE Bureau of Career
and Technical Education and the IDEA Memorandum of
Understanding Partners in Pennsylvania
Primary Components of the PA
Transition Conference
 A Panel of Young Adults who transitioned to adult life
kicked off the conference, by discussing their experiences.
 A Strand for Parents with sessions structured to provide
information requested by parents.
 An Agency Forum offered information about several
community and statewide agencies, their programs and
general eligibility guidelines
 An Information Sharing Session was held to share
resources.
 Invitation to apply for the Bureau of Special Education Mini-
Grants.
BSE Transition Mini-Grants
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117 mini-grants for the 2002-03 school year were awarded; more
than $700,000 in funding.
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Awarded to teams who attended the 2002 Transition Conference.
(teams = parent, agency representative, school administrator and
teacher).
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Purpose: to build a “critical mass” of promising programs. Thirtyone model "mentor" program models were replicated through 117
mini-grants.
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Goal: extend the number of outcome-driven transition programs
focusing on employment, post-secondary education/training, and
community living outcomes.
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Baseline mid-point and year-end data on two student outcomes
were reported.
OMR Employment Coalitions
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Building coalitions in local communities, with a
goal of shifting to the culture of collaboration
and competitive employment as a goal for
youth with mental retardation.
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Initial Pilot: Lehigh Valley Transition pilot.
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Coalition building is supported by OMR in
various communities across the state,
connecting to Local Transition Coordinating
Councils.
Promoting Transition in
Pennsylvania Child Welfare
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Integration of service planning and delivery:
Involving other systems in the service and
permanency planning for children placed
through the child welfare system.
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Regulation revision & rewrite: Bringing
transition language into child welfare regulation.
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Independent Living Services: Building a
collaborative cross-systems approach to better
serve foster care youth.
PA Disability Mentoring Day
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Jointly planned and implemented by the ten offices of the
IDEA MOU partnership.
115 students with various disabilities from across the state
participated.
Mentors from several offices in each of the four state
agencies volunteered.
135 parents attended.
200 educators and agency staff received a “How to Kit” for
implementing mentoring activities locally.
Youth from Pennsylvania participated in National Disability
Mentoring Day event.
The Pennsylvania Story
2003
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2nd Annual 2003 PA Transition
Conference
PA Signs on as First State of the
National Community of Practice
Regional Training: Building &
Sustaining Local Transition
Coordinating Councils & Teams
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Transition Projects
2003 PA Disability Mentoring Day
Primary Components of the 2003
PA Transition Conference
 Keynote Presentations
 National Community of Practice Introduced
 Mentor and Mini-Grant Replication Panels
 Transition Strategies Sessions
 Self-Determination Strand Sessions
 Capacity Building Sessions
 Information Sharing Agency Fair
 Vendor Displays
National Transition Community
of Practice
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In early 2003 PA signed on with the IDEA
Partnership to be the first state to grow the
National Transition Community of Practice at
the Conference
How Does a Community of Practice
Work?
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Communities cross
agency boundaries
Communities cross role
boundaries
All interests are valid
Emphasis is on
understanding interests
Emphasis is on crafting
sustainable positions
Learning can come from
anywhere
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Peer/peer networks
provide assistance
Networks share a vision
they have crafted
Networks are goal
oriented
Networks are results
focused
Communities always
ask, ” Who is not here?”
Joanne Cashman, NASDSE
PA Dept. of Labor & Industry
Office of Vocational
Rehabilitation
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Created an innovative mechanism to enhance and
expand transition to employment strategies for eligible
youth with disabilities in Pennsylvania, a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of
Labor & Industry and the Department of Education
became effective September 29, 2003.
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$4 Million was invested in systems change efforts to
expand employment opportunities for OVR-eligible
youth with disabilities.
Local Project Design
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The 38 local projects fit into one or more
of the following project category designs:
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Outreach-Underserved
Vocational Assessment
Mentoring
Post-Secondary Education and Training
Employment
The Pennsylvania Story
2004
 Regional Capacity Building Sessions with Local Transition
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Councils & Teams
Local Transition Coordinating Councils and Teams Development of
Cross-System Portfolio Assessment Strategies: Regional Training,
paired with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Mini-Grants
3rd Annual 2004 PA Transition Conference
2004 PA Transition Communities of Practice: Reaching Our
Outcomes Together Phase 4
PA Dept. of Health: Cross-Systems Development of Transition
Healthcare Checklist
PA Youth Employment Expo
PA Transition Communities of
Practice
Spring 2004
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State to Local and Local to State
Strategies
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Regional Sessions across the State to Build the State to
Local and Local to State Learning
State to Local and Local to
State Strategies
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Policy & Practice
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Recognition of LTCC’s & Team’s Activities, Products,
& Projects: Expanding Community of Practice
Opportunities.
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Strengthening the PA Transition Communities of
Practice Communication Network.
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Including cross-systems local participants in national
activities.
State to Local and Local to
State Strategies
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Capacity Building
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Transition Portfolio Assessment
Strategies Training & Financial Support.
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Non-traditional Cross-Systems Team
Funding Strategies.
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Expanded Cross-System Learning
Opportunities.
Strengthening and Expanding Local
Interagency Transition Coordinating
Councils and Teams
Through Regional Training
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Findings of Phase I regarding Local Transition Councils & Teams
across the state.
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Memorandum of Understanding Interagency Team Response to
Outcomes of Phase I Training.
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Discussion of state to local, local to state learning.
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Learning through Current Research and Literature Review
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Learning from One Another
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Membership & Organizational Structure
Projects & Products
Action Planning and Future Strategies
2004 PA Transition Communities
of Practice Conference
July 14 – 16, 2004
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The primary purpose of the Third Annual Conference
was to provide opportunities for community partners to
learn new information about successful practices to
assist youth/young adults with disabilities in achieving
successful post-school outcomes (employment, postsecondary education/training and community
participation).
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The first state-to-state meeting of the National
Community of Practice was kicked off at the
conference, with eight states participating through
support of the IDEA Partnership.
A Shared Vision:
Foundation for our Future
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Pennsylvania Post School Outcome Design Focus Groups
9 Regional Sessions across the State, designed and
implemented by the State Leadership Team in partnership
with Local Teams to strategically plan local goals and hear
youth voice
Created vision statement
“To build and support sustainable community partnerships that
create opportunities for youth and young adults with disabilities
to transition smoothly from secondary education to the postsecondary outcomes of competitive employment; education,
training and lifelong learning; community participation; and
healthy lifestyles.”
Pennsylvania Community on Transition Communication Structure
Memorandum of
Understanding
(MOU) Core Team
Families
&
Caregivers
Youth & Young
Adults with
Disabilities
State Interagency
Advisory Committee on
Transition (SIACT)
State Leadership
Team (SLT)
Community Connections
(Advocates, Associations,
Regional, County and Provider
Networks, etc.)
Local Transition
Coordinating Councils
& Teams
The IDEA Partnership
Interagency Transition
Community of Practice
Priorities of the
PA Community on Transition
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Develop a cross-agency data sharing system
and longitudinal study.
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Enhance the PA Community on Transition
communication structure.
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Outreach to additional partners.
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Create a seamless service delivery system,
empowering youth to transition to the role of
productive, participating adult citizens.
Pennsylvania: State to National,
National to State and State to
State Learning
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The PA Community of Practice on Transition, has
played an instrumental role in moving national efforts
forward, by being invited to present to:
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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
(NASDSE)
 National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
(NCSET) – 3 Summits & National Teleconferences
 The IDEA Partnership Summits
 Kickoff of the California Community of Practice
Pennsylvania
Professional Development for
Secondary Transition
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Embracing an agenda to interface with the high school
reform effort, integrating efforts with general education
curricula and workforce investment initiatives
 Developing a relationship with key leaders and
legislators to improve policy and funding mechanisms
 Continuing commitment to cross agency process
 Continuing and strengthening our investment in the
youth voice
 Continuing focus to move the agenda to the local level