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National Individualizing Preschool Inclusion Project Partners’ Meeting. Robin McWilliam, Principal Investigator Peggy Freund, Project Coordinator Amy Casey, Research Analyst. Welcome - Good to see everyone. Review National Network Future Plans Grant Publications Preliminary Data
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National Individualizing Preschool Inclusion Project Partners’ Meeting Robin McWilliam, Principal Investigator Peggy Freund, Project Coordinator Amy Casey, Research Analyst
Welcome - Good to see everyone • Review National Network • Future Plans • Grant • Publications • Preliminary Data • Barriers and Solutions • What else?
Project Goal:To promote quality inclusive practices in early childhood setting Three primary objectives: • To help establish 10 state networks • To develop a national network • To provide training and technical assistance in a model of individualizing inclusion
Where We Are: The NIPIP National Network • Established Networks • North Carolina – October 2003 • Kentucky – November 2003 • Ohio – November 2003 • Wyoming – March 2004 • New York – May 2004 • Tennessee – August 2004 • Virginia – November 2004 • Idaho – January 2005 • Vermont – March 2005
Where We Are: The NIPIP National Network • Developing Networks • Arizona – August 2005 • Minnesota – November 2005 • Hawaii – October 2005 • New Jersey – Winter 2005
Partner Satisfaction • Comments: • Because of the “partner” component …, our preschool seems to have more credibility… We have had very open discussion with local Part C and Part B representatives for the first time in 6 years. • The data collection process includes genuinely useful tools that not only gather information but also provide a great basis for offering feedback to teachers and providing an intelligent, useful framework for thinking about … child development and behavior…
Where We Are Going • Future Plans • Grant • Evaluate and Refine Model • Develop Complete Toolbox • Test efficacy • Publication • Describe Model • Profile • Barriers with solutions
Implementation of Individualizing Inclusion Model (IndIA) Mean Typical Scores (N = 6)
Implementation of Integrated Specialized Services (SDF) Group Results – All Therapists (9 sites; 1,936 sessions)
Implementation of Integrated Specialized Services (SDF) Group Results – SLPs (982 sessions)
Implementation of Integrated Specialized Services (SDF) Group Results – OTs (514 sessions)
Implementation of Integrated Specialized Services (SDF) Group Results – PTs (345 sessions)
Implementation of Embedded Intervention (EIEIO) Mean Percentage of Routines (N = 2 sites, 8 observations)
Exciting News From NIPIP Networks • FPG developed a video/DVD with examples of embedded intervention, narrated by teachers • At FPG, specialists and each teaching team meet every other week during naptime to review strategies for embedded intervention
Exciting News From NIPIP Networks • ID higher education and technical assistance partners have provided work sessions for the demo site and Early Head Start on functional goal writing • WY demo site has trained 4 regional programs and presented at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) Policy Forum on Preschool Inclusion in Washington, DC
Comments From NIPIP Teachers • “After an RBI in which parental concerns and priorities were identified, the parents went home and started working on the goals immediately. Before the actual IEP meeting was held we had to adjust and add onto the goals, because the child had already mastered goals before we could begin any ‘professional’ interventions.”
Comments From NIPIP Teachers • “The parent walked into the IEP meeting, sat down, and said she had a couple more goals she wanted to add to the list. She went home after the RBI with staff and ‘interviewed’ her family. They determined that as a family they also wanted to work on these additional goals with the boy.”
Feedback About Partner Experiences • Needed for • Poster session at DEC • Manuscript to be submitted to journal • Grant Performance Reports • Share information by • Emailing us about current status • Participating in today’s activity
Feedback About Implementation of the NIPIP Model • Divide your flipchart into 2 columns • In the first column, list barriers that you ran into when implementing the Individualizing Inclusion Model • In the second column, list the creative solutions that your state or school district used to overcome the barriers • Pick 2 barriers and their solutions to share with the entire group