interagency/community-based planning: state & district level planning for tertiary support
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Interagency/Community-Based Planning: State & District Level Planning for Tertiary Support
Rachel Freeman, University of KansasJoan Macy and Kaitlyn Stratemeier,
Kansas School for the Deaf
Purpose of Presentation
• Describe assessment and action planning for community involvement at the state and district level
• Provide an example of interagency collaboration in Kansas
• Discussion
Assumptions• Tertiary support systems naturally include
interagency collaboration• State and District Community Action Plans
increases the effectiveness of school-wide PBS• Building community means creating a larger
network of collaborators• Change is expected
– Funding streams– State leaders– Exemplary organizations
Fighting the System or Going with the Flow?
Use the Same PBS Strategies• Strengths based model• Create a vision and build consensus• Use strong team processes• Conduct a community self assessment • Create a planning team that represents your
community• Create an action plan• Meet on a regular basis • Use data for decision making
Levels of Community: Changing Contexts at all Levels
Family
School
State
Neighborhood
Nation
Leadership Team
FundingVisibility Political
Support
Training Coaching Evaluation
Active Coordination
Local School Teams/Demonstrations
PBS Organizational Logic
Challenges in Community Building
“we can’t get our families to become more involved in school activities”
“The businesses in our community are not interested in connecting with schools”
“Certain prominent community members have something against our school”
“Our state professionals are not interested in school-wide positive behavior support”
Focus on Assets and Strengths
• Create strong action-oriented meetings• Use data for decision making• Set the stage for a positive focus
– Ground rules to avoid dwelling on negatives– Bring tools to build connections– Build on existing strengths
• Evaluate positive outcomes and celebrate
Community Building Activities• Relationship-driven• Careful attention to different viewpoints, values,
and language• Facilitator of meetings must hold cultural
uniqueness of individuals collectively– Always define acronyms– Encourage questions to ensure understanding
“Strong communities value and use the skills that residents possess.” (Lionel Beaulieu
http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/227/227_asset_mapping.pdf)
Areas of Assessment
• People within the community• Informal organizations• Formal organizations• Major activities or events within the
community• Larger community circles
– Create a parameter for inner circle of community
– Discuss how to map outer circles
Create an Inventory of Local Informal Organizations
• Newspapers, newsletters, and other directories• Contact local institutions
– Parks and recreation– Churches– Library– School Faculty and staff
• Get in touch with individuals in the community who are very involved in various public services
• Search the internet
What Information is Available on the Internet to Assist in Community Planning?
General Google SearchesCommunity MappingCommunity Assessment
Northwest Regional Education Labhttp://www.nwrel.org(Search for Community Mapping)
Internet Searches ContinuedCommunity Toolboxhttp://ctb.ku.edu/
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)
http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
Mentoring Resourceshttp://www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/mentor/
index.html
Internet Searches ContinuedCommunity Mappinghttp://www.actionforchange.org/mapping/
Common Ground Community Mapping Projecthttp://www3.telus.net/cground/index.html
Mapping Community Assets Workbookhttp://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/publications/
com_mapping.pdf
Focus Assessment on Areas of Community Interest
• Search out resources that might meet community goals– High school student leadership– Transition– Drug prevention
• Work together to identify projects that stakeholders are interested in developing
Create a Community Action Plan
• Use meeting minutes to track progress• What specific goals does your community
want to accomplish within 2 years?– Break down the goals into smaller steps
• 12 month objectives• 6 month objectives• Next steps
• Create regular meeting process• Celebrate successes at each meeting
Implementation Examples: School & District Levels
• Increasing supervision in public settings (“Soul Tree”)
• Community Forums – Recruit volunteers– Donation of resources
• High school student grant writing• “Community greeters”• Family volunteers systems
Implementation Examples: State Level
• Braiding state resources for wraparound and PBS
• “Governor’s Day” and public events for advertising school-wide PBS
• Invitations to political leaders to visit schools
• “Introductory PBS Packets” • Relationship building at the state level• Awareness presentations of PBS
State-wide PBS Planning in Kansas
PBS Kansaswww.pbskansas.org
Kansas State-wide Positive Behavior Support Planning
PBS Kansas Interagency
Focus Support
Across the LifespanEducation
SW-PBS
Education Funded
SWPBS (6 Districts)
Collaboration with SRS
KIPBS Tertiary of Trainers Program
MentalHealth
Kansas Institute for PBS (KIPBS)
Tertiary Training Program
Community Support Services (Developmental
Disabilities)
Multiple Medicaid Waivers
Children Family
ServicesEmbed
Philosophy & Tools
Across State Services
Tertiary Trainers
of Trainers (KIPBS)
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Stakeholder Participation• Stakeholders who are familiar with PBS
are invited from throughout the state to participate in the planning process
• Stakeholders include:– Families– Self-advocates– State level administrators representing government
policy agencies, communities and schools– Service providers – Educators– Advocates– Community members
PBS Kansas Strategic Plan
State-wide Planning Example
Kansas Resources: State Plan for Medicaid Reimbursement
• Child must be “Kan-be Healthy” eligible (physical health screening)
• Reimbursement match with state started at 50 cases in year 1
• $8,800 per child for one year• Limit to 6 open cases at a time• Purpose of reimbursement
– Initiate PBS planning– Teach teams to become more independent
• Cannot bill for services during school hours for children receiving special education services
Tertiary Training System
• Linked to school-wide PBS efforts• Educators audit the training• All professionals learn together in small
classes• Online assignments, classes, and onsite
mentoring• Focus on case studies to learn tertiary
PBS with support
Interagency Tertiary PBS Training
Green=FacilitatorsBlue=StudentsGrey=Students, Facilitators & Instructors
Brown –Students & InstructorsRed = Students & FacilitatorsOrange = AuditorsYellow = Instructors
Blue = Facilitators & AuditorsSalmon = Student, Facilitators, & Auditors
Kansas Department of Education State Improvement Grant
• SWPBS started initially with smaller contracts supporting 6 districts and 20 schools
• Other SWPBS efforts also supported by several leaders at the University of Kansas
• New state improvement grant supports dedicated to response to intervention (academics and behavior)
Kansas District Action Planning• District action planning teams invite professionals
– Child Welfare– Developmental Disabilities– Mental Health
• Students needing tertiary supports at home and in the community can receive support from KIPBS Facilitators
• Year 1: District teams identify professionals who will become behavioral specialists/trainers for the district
• Year 2: Community action plans are implemented
Kansas District Action Planning Example
Joan MacyKaitlyn Stratemeier
Kansas State-wide Positive Behavior Support Planning
PBS Kansas Interagency
Focus Support
Across the LifespanEducation
SW-PBS
Deaf Community In Kansas
Education Funded
SWPBS (6 Districts)
Collaboration with SRS
KIPBS Tertiary of Trainers Program
MentalHealth
Kansas Institute for PBS (KIPBS)
Tertiary Training Program
Community Support Services (Developmental
Disabilities)
Multiple Medicaid Waivers
Children Family
ServicesEmbed
Philosophy & Tools
Across State Services
Tertiary Trainers
of Trainers (KIPBS)
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Sustainability: Considerations• Invest in interagency state-wide
collaboration• Work from both top down, bottom up • Focus on developing self-organizing
systems• Emphasize efficient use of existing funds• Dynamic nature of projects and state
systems – Expect changes in funding, state
leadership, federal policies– Marketing and advertising PBS at all
levels of systems
National Resources: Networking