A WORK IN PROGRESS

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Kansas State Department of Education

Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services

Region VII Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families

A Little Background

The Alignment Process

Progress to Date

Opportunity to Review and Discuss Requirement Grids and Self Assessments

Presentation Overview

• Program policies, administration, and leadership promote program evaluation and system change efforts.

• Public policies promote the use of Recommended Practices.

DEC Recommended Practices Connection:

• Connecting Families to Community Resources: • With family permission, parent educators consult with other

organizations serving the family in order to coordinate services and optimally support the family.

• Community Leadership and Involvement: • Program staff work on a regular basis with other local

providers of services and programs to address the needs of the population the program serves.

• PAT staff serves on governing boards or leadership councils of other community agencies that provide services for families with young children.

Parents as Teachers Quality Standards Connection

KANSAS

The Partner Programs and Geographic Availability:

Headed in the Same Direction

Facilitate the development of a

cooperative relationship enhancing

coordination among the Partners

The new MOA

Confidentiality

Parent/Family

Coordinated Local Access to Programs

Screening, Referral and Follow Up

Transition

Data

The new MOA Operating Principles Address:

Rules….

Memorandums of Agreement

Coordinating Councils

Screening, Referral and Follow-up

Transition Grid of Requirements and Self Assessment Checklist

Examples of Local Documents – i.e. local Agreements, Shared Release of Information Forms

What’s Next?

Use of Data in Brochure/Fact Sheet Needs Assessment Resources?

Resources:•Build Initiative: •A Framework for Evaluating Systems Initiatives •Beyond Parallel Play: Emerging State and Community Planning Roles in Building Early Learning Systems•www.buildinitiative.org

•National League of Cities; Early Childhood Tools and Resources www.nlc.org

Evaluation and Systems Building

The charge to society is to blend • the skepticism of a scientist,• the passion of an advocate, • the pragmatism of a policy maker,• the creativity of a practitioner, •and the devotion of a parent—•and to use existing knowledge to ensure both a decent quality of life for all of our children and a productive future for the nation.

From Neurons to Neighborhoods (National Research Council and Institute for Medicine):

Janet Newton, MSEducation Program Consultant

Parents as Teachers

jnewton@ksde.org

Carol Ayres, MSEducation Program Consultant

Part B, Section 619

cayres@ksde.org