The Arizona Community of Practice(AzCoPT)

June 12, 2013

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Secondary EducationIndividualized EducationTransition Plan

Adult Support and ServicesIndividualized ServicesSupport Plan

Eligible Individualized Supports and Services into Adulthood

Interagency Collaboration

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Transition Planning Components

National Community of Practice(IDEA Partnership)

(53 Members)

State Community of PracticeWisconsin/Pennsylvania

State Community of PracticeArizona Community of Practice on Transition

(AZCOPT)

Local Community of PracticeMingus Mountain

Local Community of PracticeFlagstaff

Local Community of PracticeWindow Rock

National

State

Local

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Community of Practice

AzCoPT

History (“Fits and Starts”)• Started collaboration meetings on February 13, 2002• Arizona Transition Leadership Team (ATLT), • Developed Mission, vision and guiding principals• Agendas centered on;

What was new in the field Projects Committee work

1. Data Collection2. Initiating Systems Change3. Improving Programs/Best Practice4. Increasing Youth and Family Involvement

• Community of Practice Conference Calls• National Conferences (2000-Present)

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AzCoPTSince then…• Revised mission, vision and guiding principals• Renewed as the Arizona Community of Practice on

Transition (AzCoPT in 2009)• Agendas center on:

Projects and collaborative work Updates from each participant

• National Community of Practice conference call involvement

• Increased participation at the national CoP conferences• Created a ”partners” presentation • Supporting development of local CoPs

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Purpose:

To Improve Successful Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities

AZCoPT :

is a mechanism for organizational collaboration

includes family and youth/young adult voices

is a vehicle for information sharing across stakeholders

identifies resources (including funding), people and data to improve outcomes

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The who of the AZCoPT

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)/ a.k.a. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs

(OCSHCN) Division of Behavioral Health Services (DBHS) OSERS/Tribal 121 programs Arizona Department of Education Parent Training and Information Center Youth, Young Adults and Family

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Structure

Meet monthly, first Thursday of the month Standardized agenda Standardized format for meeting minutes Established formal protocol for committee membership Shared leadership with defined “terms of office”

including committee chair and “secretary” Identify opportunities for collaboration and joint work Participate in National Community of Practice calls Attend annual National Community of Practice meeting

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Current Activities:1. Partners Presentation at:Career and Technical Education Conference Dropout Prevention ConferenceArizona’s Annual Statewide Secondary Transition Conference Agency Regional Professional Development Days

2. Support of the Local Communities of Practice State committee Ambassadors Start-up and ongoing support

3. Outcomes Data: What data exists? What does it say? How can it be used collaboratively?

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Current Activities:4. Sharedwork/National Community of Practice: Meeting in North Carolina (each May), Monthly CoP Calls Annual Strategic Plan

5. Arizona Career Information System (AzCIS)/ Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP)

How can we facilitate AzCIS use across stakeholders?

6. Professional Development and Technical Assistance Agency Training Manual for Arizona Children's Executive Council

(DBHS)

7. Committee Member Updates Opportunities to support or be supported (intentional listening)

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Accomplishments: Presentations to stakeholder staff Presented at the Statewide Secondary Transition Conference Membership in cross-stakeholder committees Presented on Significant Intellectual Disabilities Connected with Youth in Transition, Northern Arizona Behavioral

Health Authority Integrated into Secondary Transition Mentoring Project, Arizona

Department of Education grant Presented at the Assistive Technology Conference Presented at the Behavioral Health Family Development Conference Presented at the Arizona Corrections Education Conference Created “Ambassadors” to work with Local Community of Practice

groups Presented at Hopi Disabilities Awareness Conference

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Accomplishments: OCSHCN provided scholarships for youth to attend the Transition

Conference OCSHCN is translating a Transfer of Rights document into Spanish DDD revised guidance document to foster a clear understanding of

IDEA law relative to graduation Invited Window Rock, Mingus Mountain, and Flagstaff to be local

communities of practice Invitation to be a part of the “Blueprint for Collaboration” efforts with

the IDEA Partnership Support and Presence at Youth Empowerment Summit (May 5, 2013) Are moving towards a common information portfolio that can move

across all stakeholders (AZCIS) Supported the expansion of participation in Tribal 121 grant

opportunities through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) for Native Americans

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Accomplishments:

Facilitated the development of a new Tribal 121 Program for Salt River Pima Rehabilitation Services

Established a more consistent representation from youth Increased parent and family involvement

Statewide Parent Training and Information (PTI) representation Disability-specific family support group representation

Facilitating more positive involvement between the secondary education Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process and the adult state agency planning processes (BH and DD)

Have increased the awareness of health in transition planning Collaboration on ACEC subcommittee to develop content for

Behavioral Health training manuals

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Thank you!

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