NEBRASKA

Early Intervention Services in Natural Environments (SPP)
Submitted 2/1/12

Improvement Activities for Indicator 3-Family Outcomes:

Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources:

2005-2006: Updated 2-1-07
Survey decision-making and development:

• August 2005:
  Management team for “Results Matter” (outcomes for children and families) meet to discuss measurement and outcomes.
• September 2005:
  Management team for “Results Matters” meet to review NCSEAM and ECO new surveys for families.
• October 2005:
  Submit a proposal to OSEP for General Supervision Enhancement Grant (GSEG) to develop family survey.
• December 2005:
  Convene stakeholder group to review issues identified by outcomes measurement team around surveys for families.
  Compare NCSEAM and ECO surveys for families to the WESTAT Family Survey developed for Nebraska in 2002-2003.
  Select method to collect survey information.

2006-2007:
Conduct NCSEAM Part C Family Survey

• August, September 2006:
  The NCSEAM Part C Family Survey was distributed to all families who had received early intervention services from July 1, 2005 to June 31, 2006.
• October, November 2006:
  Westat collected and compiled results of family survey.
• November, December 2006: 
  Co-Leads received analysis of data from family survey, review preliminary results, and discussed future survey process with assistance from Westat and NCSEAM.
• February 1, 2007:
  Report results of the survey in the FFY2005 APR.

Dissemination of survey results and utilization of the data

• January 2007:
  The Co-Leads met with Part C stakeholders to review data, plan for dissemination of data, training/technical assistance required for using data at the local level, and to gather input on protocol, process and timelines for family survey in 2008.
  The Co-Leads continued to collaborate with Part C stakeholders to educate groups at scheduled state and regional conferences and workshops about the family survey results, the state mean measure, and planning ways to utilize the findings at the local level. Target groups included: Planning Region teams, special education directors, the public, families with infants and toddlers with disabilities, advocates, state Special Education 619 and Part B staff and state Early Childhood Education staff.
• March 2007: 
  Statewide Part C retreat to discuss implications of state and local baseline data from the Part C Family Survey conducted in 2006.
  Explain use of Part C family survey baseline data with Co-Leads’ monitoring process (Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities-ILCD).
• October 2007:
  Provide information about family survey baseline data and SPP improvement activities at early intervention and Special Education regional workshops.

Review baseline data to determine underrepresented groups and representation by race and ethnicity n the statewide survey response rates and develop to increase response rates from underrepresented groups, if warranted.

Added 2-1-08:
Conduct a targeted sample family survey to combine with FFY2005 results to create a revised baseline.

Added 2-1-08:
Revised baseline for FFY2006:

2006 ('06-'07)

Revised baseline from combined surveys conducted in FFY2005 and FFY2006:  A. Know their rights: Revised Baseline–74% B. Effectively communicate their children’s needs: Revised Baseline–71% C. Help their children develop and learn: Revised Baseline–84%

 Added 2-1-08:
Contract with Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC) to provide an item-by-item analysis of the Part C family survey.

2007- 2008:
Activities for FFY2007-2010 were revised to follow formatting similar to other indicators.

Improvement Activities / FFY		2007 '07-'08	2008 '08-'09	2009 '09-'10	2010 '10-'11	2011 '11-'12	2012 '12-'13
1.	Conduct NCSEAM Part C Family Survey, compile and analyze results, and disseminate data.					X	X
2.	Report NCSEAM Part C Family Survey results in the Part C-APR.					X	X
3.	Added 2-1-11: Developed and disseminate A Family’s Guide to Early Intervention Services in Nebraska (http://edn.ne.gov)					X	X
4.	Added 2-1-10 Conducted a series of trainings for families on Family Rights, Safeguards and Resources					X	X
5.	Added 2-1-10 Collaborated with and conducted trainings for the Nebraska Boys Town Medical Home Collaborative
6.	Added 2-1-10 Conduct the ABC Leadership Training					X
7.	Added 2-1-10 Provide resource support and technical assistance to the BoysTown Family Care Enhancement Program for children with disabilities and special health care needs and their families					X	X

Resources:
WESTAT
NCSEAM
ECO (NECTAC)
ECICC (Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council) and other stakeholders
MPRRC (Mountain-Plains Regional Resource Center)
PTI-Nebraska (Parent Training and Information Center)

Added 2-1-2012
BoysTown Family Care Enhancement Program
Munroe-Meyer Medical Institute

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