Regional
Collaborative
Networks
End of Year
Update 2016
RESOURCES & INFORMATION
Find START on Social Media
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Twitter: @STARTProjectMI
Instagram: startpeertopeer
Hashtag: #STARTProject
Facebook
– “Like” our page (Statewide Autism Resources and
Training (START))
– Closed RCN Group (START Project – RCN Group)
Sign up for the bi-monthly START Newsletter
Scroll down on the main
page right-hand side!!
Click:
The RCN Leadership
Traveling Plate Awards
• Each plate was painted by a Michigan artist with ASD and
plates were awarded to RCNs at Spring Leadership
– Office will forward info about artist and inspiration to RCN
– Please send out Thank You
• Each RCN Member nominates a person who has gone
above and beyond for the award and presents at the
September and January RCN Meetings.
• Nominated person keeps plate until next nomination
• Take pictures of person with plate & send to START
• Have nominated person sign and date back of plate for record
of who has received it
• Nominated persons may be showcased on social media and/or
in START Connecting Newsletter
GET YOUR COPY: Autism Council’s
Education-Based Evaluations for ASD
Autism Council Link
http://www.michigan.gov/autis
m/0,4848,7-294-63678_70839--,00.html
START CET Link
http://www.gvsu.edu/autism
center/cet-centralizedevaluation-team-module96.htm
Have YOU heard of Project Unify?
Branding of a new and improved image of
Special Olympics
HOLT SCHOOLS
Old Model - single, segregated Special
Olympics-specific initiatives.
New Inclusive Model
Partners with P2P programs
What it takes to get started
• NEED FUNDING?? Money doesn’t grow on trees
but…..
• A School Staff Liaison
• Fill out the registration form
• A few student leaders…Form a YAC ( Youth
Activation Committee)
(students with and without disabilities)
• Form a plan of activities and create a budget
( grant funds will not pay for food)
Registration /Application for funding
and resources
http://www.somi.org/projectunify/projectunify-registration.html#.VnssectIjIV
Project Unify
http://www.specialolympics.org/projectunify.aspx
Recommendations for Secondary
Transition Programs:
NEW RECOMMENDATIONS CHECKLIST
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/transition-resources-138.htm
10 Recommendations
• Attend START Building Your Future Training
• Discovery as a Recommended Class for All Students
with ASD in Secondary Transition Programs
• Self Management Systems for Each Student with ASD
• Visual Supports Implemented with every Student with
ASD
• Teach Information regarding Public Transportation and
Information from the “What Every Driver Should
Know” to Address the Knowledge Test Needed to
Obtain the Temporary Instruction Permit
10 Recommendations
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State Identification Card
Independent Access to Transportation
Internship Positions Prior to Exit
Paid Employment Position Prior to Exit
Technology & Social Navigation
Socially-acceptable Dress
Hygiene
National Transition UPDATE
• Employment First
• ODEP Recommendations to Michigan
• Workplace Innovation & Opportunity Act
(WIOA)—July 22, 2014
– Replaces Workforce Investment Act& Amends Rehab Act
(MRS)
– Focus on younger students and students with more
significant disabilities
– Pre-Employment Transition Services (PETS)
– Reduced Subminimum Wage (MRS to Eliminate)
Michigan Transition UPDATE
• Seamless Transition TA Pilot
– DD Council – Economic Justice Workgroup
– 4 Teams
– Goals:
• Paid work before exit
• Competitive Community Employment
– How:
• 3-year plan with specific outcomes
• PPP (Positive Personal Profile) – Discovery
• Collaboration & Braiding / Blending Resources
– Points of Success for All (Schools: SPP; MRS: #s)
• Flexible Application of Governing Regulations
Corey Smith CD Available
Share with other RCN Members
RCN Coordination / Support
with Project Search (PS)
• Provide local PS sites with RCN contact and
vise versa
• Offer trainings to PS Search staff onsite
• Invite PS staff to local / RCN trainings
• Serve as a resource for EBPs for students with
ASD
• RCN become knowledgeable on PS and
opportunities for students with ASD
Central
Coherence
Theory of Mind
/ Emotional
Reciprocity
Literal
Thinking
The Top 10:
Executive
Function
Joint Attention
& Social
Engagement
Characteristics of
ASD that Impact
LITERACY
Restricted
Interests &
Motivation
Repetitive
Patterns of
Behavior
Language &
Communication
Prior
Knowledge
Pragmatics
Pilot the Top 10 ASD Impact on
Literacy Checklist
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/rcn-updates-104.htm
Technical Assistance (TA)
• Peer to Peer Support TA Application
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/peer-to-peer-support-2-140.htm
(bottom of the page)
• Community Conversations TA Application
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/building-your-future-project-139.htm
(bottom of page)
2016-17 START IT Sites
• Early Childhood – SMAC RCN host site in
Jackson County
• K-12 – Gratiot-Isabella RESD host site
• Building Your Future (BYF) – Kent CAN host
site in Grand Rapids
2017-18 START IT Sites
• Early Childhood – OCAN RCN in Oakland
County
• K-12 – 1) Lakeside RCN in Macomb County
2) SMART RCN in Van Buren County
• Building Your Future (BYF) – TBD
• 2016 Fall Leadership: November 7th
• 2017 Conference and RCN Leadership Day:
TBD
Watch the START Events
page for ‘16-17 training dates
Trainer Summer Institute 2016
When
Tues, June 21st, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Wed, June 22nd, 8:30am – 3:30pm
Where
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Grand Rapids
What
• Update on Educational Supports & Strategies,
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports, and
other core modules.
• Introduction of revised Coaching Checklist
Who
Each RCN can send up to 6 active EPLI trainers *include
alternates if requesting more than 6
Registration
Coordinated through RCN
LINK
RCN Priorities 2016-17
1. Professional Development with Impact
2. Coaching for Implementation of EBP
3. Secondary Transition
4. Peer to Peer Support
5. Family and Community Engagement
RCN Application 2016-2017
Changes?
Goal 1: None
Goal 2: Revised Coaching Checklist
Goal 3: None
Goal 4: Option to budget for P2P Coach
Goal 5: Emphasis on connecting with Michigan
Alliance for Families and Parent Partners
Now available on the START website  RCN Applications and Report Forms
NEW Coaching Checklist
IEP Implementation Coaching Checklist
• Rolled out as SI (currently in draft form)
• Aligned with the IEP process
• Goals
– Improve IEP development and implementation
– Increase use of meeting mechanics in IEP process
– Improve understanding and use of EBP
– Increase data collection and analysis
RCN P2P TA / Coaching
• Can use up to $5000 per RCN to support
regional P2P TA / Coaching
• Example: CRAN Pilot
– 1 ISD Cash Match of $5000 = total $10,000
– Offset staff for ½ day per week for P2P TA / coaching
• Example:
– 5 ISDs RCN
– Cash match for each ISD of $1000 = total $10,000
– Approx ¼ day every other week per ISD
USAPT Online READY
USAPT
A couple of ways you can use the tool:
1. Complete the USAPT online. The building coach will start the
process by registering as a user and then complete the USAPT
to get the assessment process going. The building coach will
then invite team members to complete the USAPT online.
2. Complete the USAPT as a team offline, then enter the data
online and view the graphed results.
Either way, the team should come to consensus before finalizing
the results. The team can then identify areas of strengths and
areas for improvement and set priorities.
The XTREME RCN CHALLENGE
USAPT
Coming Fall 2016 and Spring 2017
Regional Collaborative Networks
Connecting with MAF Parent Mentors
1. RCN representatives can serve as a contact about
resources and info in schools
2. MAF Parent Mentor can attend RCN meetings to learn
about RCN priority activities for the year and share what is
happening with MAF and families in the local area
3. Develop a plan focused on critical issues in the local area
and discuss ways to work together (e.g. behavior support
in schools)
4. Attend trainings offered by RCN and invite RCN to attend
MAF trainings
5. Attend RCN planning meetings around April-June to plan
for next school year (RCN application to START)
6. START Intensive Training - Parent Liaison attend trainings
and connect with families
Increase Parent Collaboration with
START Intensive Trainings
2016-2017
K-12 Intensive Training
• Gratiot-Isabella RESD Host Site
BYF Secondary Transition Training
• Kent ISD
Areas of Consideration
• Process to assist IT site for engaging families
• Lunch and/or evening sessions for families
• Build distribution of families for ongoing communication
• Surveys to school teams and families to collect pre and posttraining data
Mid-Year / End-Year Reporting
All forms can be found at:
http://www.gvsu.edu/autismcenter/rcn-
application-and-report-forms-35.htm
Your forms can be found in:
– Make sure all relevant RCN reps are shared members of the RCN
Dropbox folder (Jana has placed appropriate files in the folder)
– Review and complete the mid-year RCN report forms including
Financial Expenditure Report
– CAUTION: Don’t cut and paste items in or out of Dropbox or the
item will be removed from its original location – USE COPY and
PASTE!!
Submitting Target Student Data
• Use the survey monkey link for the END OF
YEAR Target student data for K-12 and BYF
• For the link, go to the RCN Application and
Report Forms page of the START website
• Available now; due by June 15th