This project will solidify a collaborative
effort of the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), and Kansas Inservice
Training System (KITS) to address priorities of the State Program
Improvement for Special Education Grant and focus on training priorities
identified in the Kansas service system for young children with
disabilities and their families. These agencies and state training
and technical assistance program are dedicated to stimulating reform
and improving statewide and district level systems for children
birth through five, with developmental delays and disabilities,
and their families. This project will target the Kansas service
delivery system and specifically address family service coordination
in Kansas early intervention networks through professional development,
technical assistance, and knowledge dissemination.
The goals of this proposal are to:
- Strengthen the skills of existing and new staff (Part C and
Part B Early Childhood Special Education) in the area of Family
Service Coordination through the provision of an initial training
and follow-up training events;
- Develop a network/infrastructure of professionals as a state
resource for training through the provision of a train the trainer
training event; and
- Evaluate the effectiveness of this training through participation
of KDHE and KSDE in assessing outcomes identified for the training
and the application of skills by training participants.
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