The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR

1. Title Slide The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR

2. The “NYS CASE” for Approaching Staff Development Differently The “NYS CASE” for Approaching Staff Development Differently Wendy Quarles Using Research to Shape Practice By Thomas P. Golden The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR

3. Overview During this session participants will… • Be provided an orientation to the scope of work the NYS CASE will be conducting • Review the services and supports that will be available • Be asked to help identify training and information needs and priorities

4. CREATING A foundation for excellence BY ENHANCING THEcapacity and proficiency OF NYS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROVIDERS Creating a foundation for excellence by engancing the capacity and proficiency of NYS supported employment providers

5. Foundation for excellence… • A collaborative partnership • Multi-disciplinary team • Fidelity-based supported employment approach • Statewide performance baseline and progress measurement • Multi-faceted strategy • Competency-based curricula • Organizational development support

6. Capacity and proficiency… • Individual Practitioner: • Customizable, three-tiered certificate program • Supported Employment Service Delivery • Advanced Supported Employment Practice • Supported Employment Administration and Leadership • Competency-based curricula (22 courses) • Web-based applications and tools • Information, resources, and online certificate management portal • Statewide CASE listserv • Grandfathering of completed SETI courses

7. Capacity and proficiency… • Organization: • Supervisor interface on successful practitioner completion and competency feedback loop • Fidelity-based tools to promote organizational effectiveness • Access to organizational development support • Online CASE portal for access to OD tools and resources • Opportunity to host regionally-based training

8. Capacity and proficiency… • System: • Training interface across the various state agencies • Performance baselining with VR, establishment of performance goals, and statewide progress tracking • SE outcomes • KPI performance • Program fidelity

9. Quality Assurance and Fidelity • Working together to… • Promote collaboration • Interpret performance data • Discover knowing/doing gaps • Maximize staff development resources • Create shared learning opportunities

10. Fidelity and NYS CASE • Supported Employment Program Management (October 2014) • Managing Data to Improve Outcomes (December 2014) • Supported Employment Program Evaluation and Fidelity (April 2015) • SEQUAL- online SE Fidelity Tool • Team-based assessment • Baseline leading to benchmarking • Strategic improvement plan • Progress mapping

11. Last Slide The NYS CASE is sponsored by the New York State Education Department, ACCES-VR