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Part C Committees, Work Groups and Task Forces

 

Name Purpose Current Projects Chair Created by/ Reports to: Status Assigned Staff
VICC Advise and assist in planning the comprehensive system of early intervention services defined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and to assure the implementation and evaluation of the coordinated, statewide, interagency, interdisciplinary system of services which enhances the capacity of families to meet the needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities. Work is achieved through committees and task forces. These are listed later in the document. Brenda Laws Part C regulations, Virginia Code, members appointed by Governor Active, meets quarterly Cori Hill
EIAC Ensure implementation of a comprehensive system for early intervention services NA Virginia Code Meets 2/x year Mary Ann Discenza
EIIMT Develop policies for recommendation to EIAC; make funding recommendations to EIAC; keep agency heads apprised of early intervention issues; ensure the provision of training and technical assistance to local councils and to local agency counterparts; assist with monitoring of the system
  1. Financing the system
    • Budgets
    • Additional funds requests
    • Changes in reimbursement
    • Diminishing amount of “one-time” funds
    • Cost Study
  2. iTOTS – enhancements
  3. Participation in the Infrastructure Task Force
Pam Johnson and Wanda Pruett Meets every other month or more often as needed Cori Hill
Infrastructure Task Force Developed in response to concerns expressed by the Attorney General regarding the legality and enforceability of the Part C Local Contract.

Address Three key issues:

  1. Service Delivery
  2. Infrastructure
  3. Local Contract
Facilitated by Judy Burtner DMHMRSAS Commissioner Active; Initiated 8/3/03 Mary Ann Discenza; TA Staff
Local Regional Direct Services Committee Address issues related to implementation of Part C in Virginia – using a collaborative approach with input from parents, providers, administrative and other stakeholders across the state
  1. Follow up to Natural Environments Training
  2. 45-Day Timeline
  3. Transition Document
  4. Input/collaboration re: Services Guidelines Document
  5. Input re: Vision and Hearing Guidelines
Brenda Laws VICC Active Standing Committee Beth Tolley
Family Support and Advocacy Support and promote family involvement within the Part C System Develop with PA Committee of Document to replace Welcome Book TBD VICC Active Standing Committee Karen Durst
Public Awareness/Child Find Lead the statewide efforts for public awareness and child find activities
  1.   Develop (in collaboration with FSA) of PA Document to replace the Welcome Book
  2. Get articles printed in local papers - positive press regarding the benefits of early intervention.
  3. Determine which languages to translate PA items into.
  4. Review billboard designs for additional billboards
Pat Abrams/ Shelia Nelson VICC Active Standing Committee David Mills
Personnel Training and Development work of this committee is currently being done by the Integrated Training Collaborative VICC Inactive NA
Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP) Committee Committee hasn't met for over a year – the work has been farmed out to committees Jeff Harlow/ Nancy Butts VICC Mary Anne White
Finance Task Force – Data Task Force Address cost and services related to data and funding
  1.   Enhancements to Phase one of iTOTS
  2. Proposed Cost Study
EIIMT ACTIVE Mary Ann Discenza
Early Intervention Autism Initiative Bring together stakeholders from across the state to address issues associated with early identification and intervention for children with autism and characteristics of autism
  1. Develop fact sheets
  2. Develop plan for training personnel
  3. Address evidence-based practice
Part C Office Active committee meets monthly Karen Durst
Services Guidelines Subcommittee of the Finance Task Force Draft Service Delivery Guidelines and make recommendations for dissemination, implementation and training Service Delivery Guidelines NA Subgroup of FTF, which was created by EIIMT as charged by CIMP Committee has disbanded Beth Tolley
Integrated Training Collaborative Comprehensive system of training and development for Virginia Part C including Service Coordination Training, Orientation for personnel new to Part C, EI Assistant
  1. Revision of Service Coordination Curriculum
  2. Service Coordination Training
  3. Development of Part II of Service Coordination Training
  4. Statewide conference (for 400 people – Nov 2003)
  5. Development of Orientation/basic curriculum
  6. Matrix/system for personnel training and ongoing personnel development
  7. EI Assistant requirements and curriculum
  8. Web-based options for training
NA Requirement of Partnership for People with Disabilities Contract with Part C Office for Training Active Cori Hill
Monitoring and Improvement Measurement System Task Force Advisory group for the MIMS monitoring process. Continuous improvement of MIMS system, including revision of data collection materials and indicators used in monitoring. NA DMHMRSAS Part C Office, VICC, ODU monitoring personnel. Meets on an as needed basis Mary Anne White and Cathy Fisher
Procedural Safeguard Committee To review documents developed related to implementation of Procedural Safeguards
  1. At the present time, none.
  2. Currently developing a Dispute Resolution Handbook which will be reviewed and comments provided
NA Part C Office As needed Mary Anne White

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