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North State 101 Regional Goals

2022-2023

Making Implementation Happen. Bridging the Research to Practice Gap.

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Goal Area 1 (Collaboration): How can Cadre Collaborate to address the region’s specific need, issue or challenge that relates to individual with ASD and their families

GAS Score (1-4)

What influenced/supported our accomplishments?

What were barriers to our work?

101: Quarterly collaboration with a minimum of 2 service providers from different entities in rural areas, in relation to promote evidence-based practices for individuals with ASD and their families

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NS: Create Infographic(s) around terms, resources, and navigating CAPTAIN agencies (schools, FNRC, family resource)

Based on data collected via survey 101 N collectively scored a 2.5 meeting with between 2-4 service providers

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Initial Objective (1) - Awareness building around the term Neurodivergent, the various agencies which make up the CAPTAIN Cadre members, how to navigate services and supports in the North State for folx with ASD, the age of Self-Determination, and Social Recreation Programs for Children

-Admin Support - FTE time for CAPTAIN

-IEP teams including/inviting individuals from other agencies

-Relationship Building

-SELPA Director Dissemination of CAPTAIN Resources and materials/trainings at Governance Council Advisory Meetings with Special Education Directors

-Flexibility in training format through use of AFIRM online modules

-Motivation, interest, and access to providers with foundational knowledge regarding EBP’s

-RCRC was able to collaborate with a variety of providers due to the collaboration of the new regional center cadre!

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Natural result of meeting with school staff and talking with parents._

-Scheduling and availability

-Staff Shortage

-Competing initiatives

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Difficulty with outreach to other agencies.

Reflecting on Goals from 2021-2022

Region:

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Goal Area 2 (Dissemination): How can members of our Regional Network strategically disseminate to groups identified by the region as needing to know about ASD and EBPs/CAPTAIN

GAS Score (1-4)

What influenced our accomplishments?

What were barriers to our work?

101: Using assessments, surveys, or other data, each region will complete 2 workshops, trainings, and information sharing sessions, as well as follow up post data or tests

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NS: participation in 1 stakeholder within the Northstate region group meeting before the next captain summit. Share information regarding CAPTAIN /EBPs/ Resources/ Members

The 101N team collectively scored a 2.5 with team members completing anywhere from 1-3 workshops using high quality training practices

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Secondary Objective (2) - dissemination of information of CAPTAIN /EBPs/ Resources/ Members participation in 1 stakeholder within the Northstate region group meeting before the next captain summit. Share information regarding CAPTAIN /EBPs/ Resources/ Members

-Materials were provided and this was a process over two years to implement

-Scheduling trainings in August

-Relationship building, SELPa Director dissemination of CAPTAIN resources and materials/trainings at Governance council

Flexibility in training format (with AFRIM Modules)

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Collaboration with Department contacts

Time and interests from other districts or entities

Follow through from participants

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Difficulty with gaining interest

Reflecting on Goals 2021-2022

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REGIONAL Problem of Practice: What issues, challenge or need exists for individual with Autism that our Regional Network wants to try to address?

Current Regional Issue, Challenge or Problems of Practice

-Training Participation

-Staff shortage

-Locations for training

-weather conditions/rural locations

-Training for paras/new employees

-Getting to Gen. Ed. teachers before students are at crisis level

Probable Root Cause of the Problem (identify the top probable root cause)

-Vendor staff turn over (they don’t have time due to constant need to re-train)

-Covid/illness

-Coverage issues

-Access to general ed teachers

Change Ideas (list 1 change idea for the probable root cause)

-Site training (monthly dates)

-Hybrid trainings (zoom and in-person)

-record trainings with pre/post tests (Mendo can help with this)

-Identifying barriers with admin or supervisors

-Targeting trainings for general ed, admin, other site staff members

-Collaboration with general ed coaches with office of education for co-presenting

Action plan to support change idea (may need additional space to action plan)

-Offering individual training to vendors

-Flexibility in presenting information

-Time for training new employees and paras

Expected Outcome if change idea is an improvement

-Vendors would be able to attend more trainings and would get more individualized support for implementation in their settings/environments

Measurement of change

-Satisfaction surveys and enrollment/participation for trainings

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Goal Area 1 (Collaboration): How can Cadre Collaborate to address the region’s specific need, issue or challenge that relates to individual with ASD and their families

Current Level of Performance Data (0)

Each county, region, and service entity meets, but there is not any multi-county collaboration

happening consistently across regions.

Initial Objective (1)

Co-presenting and training with regional centers, schools, and family resource centers at least once during

2022-2023

Secondary Objective (2)

Co-presenting and training with regional centers, schools, and family resource centers at least 2 times

during 2022-2023

Expected level of Outcome (3)

Co-presenting and training with regional centers, schools, and family resource centers at least 3 times during

2022-2023

Exceeds Expected Outcome (4)

Co-presenting and training with regional centers, schools, and family resource centers at least 4 times during

2022-2023, as well as meet to review data to guide the types of trainings needed

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Goal Area 2 (Dissemination): How can members of our Regional Network strategically disseminate to groups identified by the region as needing to know about ASD and EBPs/CAPTAIN

Current Level of Performance Data (0)

We have identified regions within our own counties that would benefit from information regarding ASD

and EBPs

Initial Objective (1)

Cadre create and add information to the google drive team communication plan so all team members have information on what agencies and entities are receiving our teams support and what information they are getting

Secondary Objective (2)

Presenting or providing information via 1 forum (via website, facebook, youtube videos, news letter)

Expected level of Outcome (3)

Presenting or providing information to 2 groups

Exceeds Expected Outcome (4)

Presenting or providing information to 3 groups