NH’s PTI Program and NH’s PTI Program and Part C Office: Part C Office:

Collaborating for the Collaborating for the Benefit of Families Benefit of Families

Presented by: Michelle Lewis (NH PTI Director, ICC Chair)Presented by: Michelle Lewis (NH PTI Director, ICC Chair)

Ways Part C and PTI Ways Part C and PTI CollaborateCollaborate

Early Childhood Child and Family Early Childhood Child and Family OutcomesOutcomes

Early Childhood TransitionsEarly Childhood Transitions

ICCICC

OSEP Verification Visit OSEP Verification Visit

Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Child and Family Childhood Child and Family

OutcomesOutcomes NH’s PTI led the consortium of NH’s PTI led the consortium of

family organizations involved in family organizations involved in NH’s GSEG (the development of NH’s GSEG (the development of NH’s Family and Child Outcomes NH’s Family and Child Outcomes system)system)

Families played a key role in all Families played a key role in all aspects of the development of NH’s aspects of the development of NH’s Child and Family Outcomes SystemChild and Family Outcomes System

Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Child and Family Childhood Child and Family

Outcomes (cont.)Outcomes (cont.) Found new ways to involve familiesFound new ways to involve families

– Distance participationDistance participation– Informal mentoringInformal mentoring

Family led development of Child Family led development of Child Outcomes BrochureOutcomes Brochure

Family members were co-trainers at Family members were co-trainers at the Child Outcomes Summary Form the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) staff trainings(COSF) staff trainings

Family members involved in Family members involved in reviewing and revising the family reviewing and revising the family outcomes surveyoutcomes survey

Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Transitions Childhood Transitions

Funded NH’s PTI to provide “My Funded NH’s PTI to provide “My Child’s Turning 3, Now What?” Child’s Turning 3, Now What?” Workshops for families in all regions Workshops for families in all regions of NH (10 Area Agencies)of NH (10 Area Agencies)

Supporting Successful Early Supporting Successful Early Childhood Transitions (SSECT) Childhood Transitions (SSECT) Project jointly funded by NH’s Part C Project jointly funded by NH’s Part C Office and NH Department of Office and NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, Bureau of Special Education Part B/619Education Part B/619

Collaboration: Early Collaboration: Early Childhood Transitions Childhood Transitions

Results for FamiliesResults for Families

Interagency Agreement for Early Interagency Agreement for Early Childhood Transitions ensuring Childhood Transitions ensuring smooth and effective transitions for smooth and effective transitions for children transitioning from Family children transitioning from Family Centered Early Supports and Centered Early Supports and Services to preschool special Services to preschool special educationeducation

Family input included in all aspects Family input included in all aspects of the project of the project

Collaboration: Interagency Collaboration: Interagency Coordinating CouncilCoordinating Council

NH’s PTI is a member of the ICC NH’s PTI is a member of the ICC and NH PTI Director serves as and NH PTI Director serves as ChairChair

Results for FamiliesResults for Families Family perspective and family Family perspective and family

input is always part of the input is always part of the discussiondiscussion

Collaboration: Gaining Collaboration: Gaining Family Input for OSEP Family Input for OSEP

Verification Visit Verification Visit Part C Office prepared survey Part C Office prepared survey

materials and state office mailed materials and state office mailed information to ESS programsinformation to ESS programs

ESS programs distributed to families ESS programs distributed to families with self-addressed stamped with self-addressed stamped envelope envelope

PTI aggregated the data and PTI aggregated the data and provided summary results to OSEP, provided summary results to OSEP, families, and the Part C Officefamilies, and the Part C Office

Results for FamiliesResults for Families Families provide meaningful input to Families provide meaningful input to

OSEP OSEP

NH’s PTI and Part C Office: NH’s PTI and Part C Office: Continuing the Continuing the CollaborationCollaboration

Involving families in Child Outcomes Involving families in Child Outcomes Target SettingTarget Setting

Use families as co-trainers in staff Use families as co-trainers in staff orientation programs orientation programs

ARRA funding ARRA funding

For more information…For more information…

Michelle Lewis – 603-224-7005 ext. Michelle Lewis – 603-224-7005 ext. 14 14 mlewis@parentinformationcenter.org