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What You Need To Do |
Where You Can Get The Information |
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Review general employee information for your agency
- Read program policies and procedures
- Review your job description and organizational chart
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Meetings with supervisor(s,) program manager(s), and
other administrative staff |
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Review information specific to disabilities services
- Get to know the services provided to children and families with disabilities in your program
- Ask about the areas of program strengths and needs
- Review your program’s calendar
- Review program self-assessment, Program Report Information (PIR) and other relevant data
- Ask about budget processes and financial designations for disabilities services
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Meetings with supervisor(s) and other administrative staff |
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Review/Evaluate the Disability Services Plan
Get to know the components of Disability Services Plan
Review the process for revision and implementation strategies
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Disability Services Plan and other service plans |
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Understand/Review specific requirements for disabilities services
- Policies and procedures regarding disabilities services
- Timelines of services
- Meeting State Regulations
- Parents rights, diagnostic categories, eligibility criteria
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Head Start Performance Standards
State Regulations for disabilities services
Meetings with supervisors and other managers and services area staff
Documentation
Meetings with partners, including LEA and Part C agencies |
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Learn the documentation and record-keeping system(s)
- Find out how your program documents the services for children and families with disabilities
- Learn the processes for documentation
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Meetings with supervisor(s) and other managers
Documentation of processes |
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Understand current collaborations and community services to develop appropriate recruitment plans
- Find out about the unique needs of your program’s community
- Learn about current collaborative relationships with other programs
- Review the guidelines for collaboration, transition procedures and Child Find responsibilities
- Ask about the role of community advisories and Health advisory committees
- Review existing Interagency Agreements
- Review Recruitment Plans
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Community Assessment
Collaboration agreements
Meeting partner agencies, including LEA and Part C
Meetings with supervisor(s) and other managers
Previous recruitment procedures and plans |
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Review program training plan
- Learn about your program’s needs assessment and staff training needs
- Find out about training materials available
- Learn about the processes for professional development
- Implementation and process for tracking professional development
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Meetings with supervisor(s) and other managers
Existing training plan with calendar
Professional Development budget |
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Develop awareness of tracking and monitoring systems
- Learn about the Program Information Report (PIR) and Office of Head Start Monitoring Instrument processes
- Review Disability Services data
Learn about data analysis and planning for disability services
- Review communication protocols with partners
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Office of Head Start Monitoring Instrument
PIR
Children’s files
IEPs and IFSPs
Meetings with supervisor(s) and other managers
Meetings with community partners
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