A Publication of the Ohio Association of Services for Children The Ohio Association of Services for Children has had a very busy and productive year. The board of trustees meets monthly to report, plan and guide state and local activities. More and more we are recognized as a source of expertise, advocacy and proactive stance. We are ‘invited to the table’ to discuss issues that may impact our service delivery and more importantly the children and families we support. Here is the current list of committees/initiatives with which the council is involved:

• HMG Advisory Transition Committee – Molly Kurtz • HMG Evaluation Sub-Committee – Diane Eichelberger • HMG Service Delivery Sub-Committee – Julie Litt • HMG Advisory Board- Julie Litt • OCALI- Ginger O'Connor • Transition to Adult Life Taskforce-Leslie McClain and Heidi Mendez • OASC/ODDD/ODH Committee- Ginger O’Connor or Susan Jones • Pediatric Interagency Collaboration Committee (PICC)-Ginger O'Connor • Joint Leadership Team (by invitation) – Susan Jones • Center for Early Childhood Development Stakeholder Group- Susan

Jones

In addition, liaisons from the following partnering organizations are invited each month to share relevant information:

• OASCBMRDD – Mike Overman • ODMRDD – Tina Evans/Katrina Bush • Family Advisory Council- Peggy Martin • OACBMRDD – Kim Linkinhoker

The standing committees also meet and report their activities monthly. These include:

• EI Committee - Julie Litt, Chair • Preschool /School-Age Committee – Leslie McClain/Heidi Mendez • Communication Committee – Chair vacancy • Conference Planning – Molly Kurtz, Chair

The OASC is a young organization, only five years in existence, and much has been accomplished. Currently 75 County Boards or 85% have joined and benefited from the active work being done. Please read the rest of this annual report to review how your membership is giving a voice to the children and families and supporting service provision across the state. If your CB is not currently a member, please consider the benefits and join us as we continue in our Mission:

To provide direction and seek to achieve the highest standards of performance in

service delivery to children and their families who are recipients of Ohio’s DD Early Intervention, Pre-School and School-Age services.

2009 Annual Report

OASC Core Values:

o Commitment to high quality, family driven supports and programs. o Encourage leadership, initiative and creativity through a long-range visionary

perspective. o Promote shared goals and cooperative work with key stakeholders. o Develop accountability and responsiveness to key issues that impact children and

families. o Foster an environment open to new ideas, healthy debate and opportunities for

professional growth.

2009 OASC Conferences & Training Events May 22, 2009 Early Intervention- OACB Spring Conference- Through collaborative funding with OACB and DODD, we were able to bring nationally known speakers in the field of Evidenced Based Early Intervention, M’lisa Rush and Dathan Shelden to a full day track. The evening prior we hosted a mini training to raise awareness with our state leaders. Director Martin, First Lady Francis Strickland, Robin Harris, Governor’s office, Karen Hughes with ODH, Alicia Leatherman, Early Childhood Cabinet, Angela Sausser-Short, FCFC and others representing CB’s were in attendance. July 13th &14th - OASC annual planning retreat. Jo Krippenstapel led attendees in identifying our ‘North Stars’ and identifying how the OASC organization can facilitate progress toward that journey. The summary is included later in this report.

October 8th- OASC committee for ages 3-21 sponsored a collaborative venture with OAAS on Youth Transition. Hamilton and Fairfield counties presented their programs and a State Support Team representative taught the new transition process and effective EIP goal writing. 70 people were in attendance.

OACB Winter Conference December 4th - A full day track is being organized to highlight “hot topics” which will cover current events for all age groups served by CB’s children’s departments.

OASC sponsored a grant writing committee to apply for the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council grant entitled, Early Intervention Transdisciplinary Methodology in Ohio with a federal award of $125,000 for two years. The grant’s purpose it to allow for every child and family served by Ohio’s Part C early intervention system to have access to evidence based early intervention services, using methodologies built upon the science of how young children naturally learn, and built upon trusting relationships between the caregivers and professionals. The project will assist Part C eligible children and

their families to access and receive quality services by teams trained in evidence based EI transdisciplinary methodology. The award is to be announced early November. If funded, 30 Early Intervention Teams from across Ohio will have the opportunity to be trained by national experts in the field. The training and ongoing technical assistance will take place over the two year period.

• 2009 OASC Financial Information •

Income Expenses Membership Dues 84.80% OACB Contract 48.4%

Conference Revenue 15.20% Conference Expense 17.8%

Regular Board Expense 3.3%

Liability Insurance 4.2%

Sponsorship 4.2%

Other Office Expenses .89%

Bad Debts 21.3%

Total Income $33,600.00 Total Expenditures $30,984.85 Net Income $2,615.15

• 2009 OASC Board of Directors •

PRESIDENT

Susan Jones, Logan CBDD (At-Large)

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Ginger O’Connor Washington CBDD (Southeast)

VICE PRESIDENT Leslie McClain, Montgomery CBDD (Southwest)

SECRETARY

Julie Litt, Richland CBDD (At-Large)

TREASURER Dr. Jan Manes, Medina CBDD (Northeast)

OFFICERS Peggy Cockerell, Allen CBDD (Northwest)

Diane Eichelberger, Clark CBDD (West Central) Sue Kloc, Tuscarawas CBDD (East Central) Tammy Fyffe, Pike CBDD (South Central)

Molly Kurtz, Licking CBDD (Central) Carrie Beier Erie CBDD (North Central)

Vacancy (At-Large)

LIAISONS Katrina Bush & Tina Evans: DODD

Peggy Martin, Family Advisory Council DODD Kim Linkinhoker & Lana Beddoes: OACBDD

Michael Overman: OSCBDD

We will get the job done!

Thank you to all our members for a wonderful, productive year!