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MN Collaborative Plan

Maximizing and Monitoring Learner Progress for Children who are Deaf, Deafblind , and Hard of Hearing and their Families. MN Collaborative Plan. Mary Hartnett April 8 th , 2013.

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MN Collaborative Plan

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  1. Maximizing and Monitoring Learner Progress for Children who are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing and their Families MN Collaborative Plan Mary Hartnett April 8th, 2013

  2. EHDI in 2007- in final year of MNCDHH strategic plan, led a group of advocates to get a hearing screening mandate and 5 supports. 2007 MNCDHH 5 year Strategic Plan Voted to measure and improve outcomes in Education. How it started

  3. Commission members wanted to Minnesota Data to see how our kids are doing Law passed in 2009 requires disaggregated data on d/hh and a recommendations on how to improve outcomes Realized that requiring MDE to provide the data on MCAs was very limited. Mde reporting of d/hh data

  4. Median reading comprehension scores from the SAT for deaf and hard of hearing students has gone from just below third grade in 1974 (prior to P.L. 94-142) to fourth grade in 1999 2010 SAT Scores from SAT-10 do not show significant gains. MCA disaggregated data 2012- Math:53.7 % do not meet proficiency- Reading: 28.6% do not meet proficiency and 27.0% partially meet proficiency What does the data say?

  5. Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Department of Education, Department of Employment and Economic Development Separate plans, separate goals Limited data sharing Lack of data that can help parents, teachers and support staff provide timely, appropriate intervention to help children graduate on par with hearing peers. Lack of central plan that tracks children from the time they are identified with a hearing loss through early childhood, grade school, high school, higher education and employment. Four state agencies Responsible to SERVE

  6. Support community partners efforts to improve youth services and outcomes Improve interagency collaboration Community is an asset; lack of community is a hindrance to getting things done. We need to build community for this common purpose Developing a cross-sector lens

  7. We want to go from this- DHS MDE MDH DEED

  8. To this: Goals,Plans, Policies ,Metrics Aligned for Birth to 21 Birth to Pre K K- 8 Transition to Adulthood DHS Interveners , Family Mentors and Mental Health MDE RDHH Advisory RLF Teachers PACER MDH Parent Guides EHDI Advisory DEED VECTOR MEC

  9. National Summit on Deaf Education, 2009 and 2010 • Goal: to promote and advance knowledge and leadership through professional and parent stakeholder partnershipsthat result in collaborative state education systems and improved outcomes for children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing Historical Perspective: Getting the Conversation Started…

  10. Julie Storck Joyce Daugaard Kathy Arnoldi and last but not least, Marian Hausladen as consultant. Hired coordinators

  11. During 2010-2011, twenty-five participants, including parents and those representing 6 state agencies, community services, school districts, and private schools met to develop a plan to improve outcomes for children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing in MN Cheryl DeConde Johnson, CO, facilitator In the spirit of the Summit…

  12. MN Hands and Voices • DeafBlind Technical Assistance Project • MN Association of Deaf Citizens • PACER • Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans • MN State Academy of the Deaf • Northern Voices • Metro Deaf School • VECTOR- transition program Collaborative Partners • U of M- Deaf Ed Department • DHS • MN Dept of Ed • EDHI Coordinator • Part C Coordinator • Resource Center D/HH • Vocational Rehab Services • State Services for the Blind • MN Dept of Health • NE Metro D/HH • St. Paul Public Schools

  13. In addition to support from MNCDHH, procured funding from: • MN Department of Education • MN Department of Health • MN Department of Employment and Economic Development • State Services for the Blind • ASLIS • CSD Current Status: Funding

  14. MN Collaborative Implementation TODAY! Dec 2012 – March 2013 Survey Data Collection Plan Review Plan Revision Plan Implementation Plan Expansion Data Analysis March 2013 Agency Commitments Nov 2011 – July 2012 Survey Development Aug 2012 – Dec 2012

  15. Transition Guide Progress Monitoring Software Developed Stake holder activities

  16. Met with SLEDS Statewide Longitudinal Data System to see if we can tap into their data base Presented at 2012 EHDI Conference and to be the pre-conference for the session Invited to write article in Odyssey Magazine for May issue Invited to PEPnet Transition Summit Invited to present at Colorado Hands and Voices Summit Other activities

  17. We need to make the plan sustainable Legislation this session would increase the commission’s budget for a full time Education Coordinator and additional funds for the summit and software that will allow us to meet online. EHDI data, MEC, VECTOR, Hands and Voices Parent Guide and Deaf Mentor Bills- we need to keep those great services going What’s next

  18. Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” RyunosukeSatoro

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