“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
ARKANSAS APSE – CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
MONDAY, MARCH 7TH
6:30 – 8:45
Breakfast and Registration
7:00 – 9:00
Registration & Exhibitor Tables
8:30 – 9:00
Welcome and Conference Overview
Pamela Cross, Arkansas APSE President
Susie Keesling, Division of Aging and Adult Services
9:30 – 10:30
Keynote National APSE: Allison Wohl
WIOA: What it is, What it Means, and What’s Happening Now?
10:35 – 11:50
Breakout Session
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WIOA Continued –Allison Wohl
Goodwill – A Model for Employment – Staci Croom-Raley, MS, JD
Data Matters – Dr. Mary Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of
Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education – University of Central
Arkansas
Bridging the Gap to the Workplace – Talking with Someone Who
Really Knows the Ropes – Amanda Miller & Cathy Coker
12:00 – 1:15
Lunch
1:20 – 2:35
Breakout Session
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WIOA Continued –Allison Wohl
Goodwill – A Model for Employment – Staci Croom-Raley, MS, JD
Data Matters – Dr. Mary Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of
Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education – University of Central
Arkansas
Bridging the Gap to the Workplace – Talking with Someone Who
Really Knows the Ropes – Amanda Miller & Cathy Coker
2:35 – 3:10
Break— Visit Exhibitors in Atrium
3:15 – 4:30
Breakout Session
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WIOA Continued –Allison Wohl
Goodwill – A Model for Employment – Staci Croom-Raley, MS, JD
Data Matters – Dr. Mary Pearson, Assistant Professor, Department of
Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education – University of Central
Arkansas
Bridging the Gap to the Workplace – Talking with Someone Who
Really Knows the Ropes – Amanda Miller & Cathy Coker
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“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
Provider Transformation Boot Camp
AR APSE Regional Institute: From Workshops to Work Places
TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH
Day 1 Technical Assistance & Training
Supported through the Employment First State Leadership State Mentoring Program
(EFSLMP)
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
6:30-8:00a
BREAKSFAST/REGRISTRATION
8:30 – 9:30
Provider
ODEP Opening Remarks & Overview of ODEP’s Approach to
Transformation
Serena Lowe, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Open Discussion with Subject Matter Experts
Moderator: Richard Davis, Policy Adviser
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
9:30 – 10:45
Concurrent Sessions Round #1 (Topics 1-5)
10:45-11:00
Exhibitor Tables
11:00 – 12:15
Concurrent Sessions Round #2 (Topics 6-10)
12:15 – 1:30
LUNCH & Round-Robin Networking
1:30 – 2:45
Concurrent Sessions Round #3 (Topics 1-5)
2:45 – 3:00
BREAK
3:00 – 4:15
Concurrent Sessions: Round #4 (Topics 6-10)
4:15 – 5:00
Final General Session: Hitting the Ground Running Back Home
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“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
Provider Transformation Boot Camp
AR APSE Regional Institute: From Workshops to Work Places
Breakout Session Descriptions
Breakout Session #1: LEADERSHIP & STRATEGIC PLANNING – Preparing for
the Ride of a Lifetime
 Facilitator: Tom Wilds, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Mission/Vision Realignment; Board & Senior
Leadership Cultivation & Buy-In; Steps for Starting your Strategic
Planning Process
 Resources Provided: ODEP’s Self-Assessment Tool and Strategic
Action Plan Tool
Breakout Session #2: MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT – How to Assess whether what you are Doing
is Moving you Forward
 Facilitator: Nancy Gurney, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Benchmarking, Developing a Phased-in Approach
to Transitioning Clients to CIE & HCBS, Data Collection & Metrics
 Resources Provided: Gantt Chart Example, Checklist for
Benchmarking/Scorecard Measuring
Breakout Session #3: CUSTOMER FOCUS – Holistic Individualized Supports that
Sustain Employment
 Facilitators: Gail Fanjoy & Jennifer White, Subject Matter Experts,
EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Wrap-around supports; Using Technology as an
Equalizer
 Resources Provided: Checklist for Using Low/High Technology in
Employment
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“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
Provider Transformation Boot Camp
AR APSE Regional Institute: From Workshops to Work Places
Breakout Session #4: OPERATIONS FOCUS – Getting from Point A to Z:
Supported Employment Program Start-Up
 Facilitator: Jeannine Pavlak & Rick McAllister, Subject Matter
Experts, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Program start-up, capacity building of front-line
professionals, staff decentralization
 Resources Provided: TBD
Breakout Session #5: WORKFORCE FOCUS – Building an Amazing Team of
Employment Gladiators
 Facilitator: Dale Verstegan, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Customized Employment; Job Development
Strategies & Core Competencies; Ongoing Incentives and Professional
Development for Employment Staff
 Resources Provided: TBD
Breakout Session #6: LEADERSHIP & STRATEGIC PLANNING – Getting from
Buildings to Match-making
 Facilitators: Gail Fanjoy/Tom Wilds, Subject Matter Experts,
EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Capital Campaigns, Reconfiguring the Engrained
Culture of Segregation to One of Community, Individualizing the
Service Delivery Model (informed choice with fidelity, person-centered
planning)
 Resources Provided: 5 Principles of Person-Centered Planning
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“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
Provider Transformation Boot Camp
AR APSE Regional Institute: From Workshops to Work Places
Breakout Session #7: MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS & KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT – Building a Sustainable Team to Implement
True Transformation
 Facilitator: Rick McAllister, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Tiered Professional Development Goals for every
layer of your organization; strategies for ensuring continuity and
sustained focus on effective practices/core competencies over time.
 Resources Provided: Timeline/Phased-in Approach for Training &
Staff/Leadership Development
Breakout Session #8: CUSTOMER FOCUS – How to Message Change & Solidify
Stakeholder Buy-In Focused on Employment
 Facilitators: Dale Verstegan, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Stakeholder mapping, Audience messaging,
Strategies for Communicating Transformation Goals
 Resources Provided: TBD
Breakout Session #9: OPERATIONS FOCUS – Funding Diversification
 Facilitator: Jeannine Pavlak & Nancy Gurney, Subject Matter
Experts, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Generating new revenue streams, diversifying
provider licensing status across systems, Employment Networks,
making the financials/numbers work during various phases of
transformation
 Resources: Funding Wheel
Breakout Session #10: WORKFORCE FOCUS – Building Strong EmployeeEmployer Relationships through Technology
 Facilitator: Jennifer White, Subject Matter Expert, EFSLMP
 Topics Covered: Using hi/low technological tools to facilitate
stronger, more direct communications and relations with employees
with disabilities and their colleagues and employers.
 Resources: Able Opportunity Resources
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“A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”
ARKANSAS APSE – CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH
8:00 – 9:30
Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00
Check out
10:00 – 10:20
CWIC Skit
10:30 – 12:00
CLOSING General Session-PANEL DISSCUSSION
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Pulaski Tech 3-D Program – Linda Ducrot
Murphy Oil Scholarship for PWD
AR Promise – Youth Transition – Philip Adams
1915(i) Waiver, DDS – Regina Davenport, Assistant Director
ACS Waiver Services
 When I Grow Up: Setting Early Expectations for Employment –
Department of Workforce Services
 ARS
 AR WIOA
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