ADD Updates Jennifer G Johnson Ed D ADD

ADD Updates Jennifer G. Johnson, Ed. D. ADD Technical Assistance Institute May 31, 2007

Current Initiatives and Partnerships Early Childhood Inclusion supporting state teams: 2005 n Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Montana 2006 n Tennessee, Delaware, Idaho, Wisconsin 2007 n Kansas, Oregon, Massachusetts

Current Initiatives and Partnerships Emergency Management n PNS projects n

MTARS FY 2007 n Pacific Territories (Guam, CNMI, American Samoa/Region 10): March 14 – 15, 2007 n Pennsylvania (Region 3): May 21 – 25, 2007 n Georgia (Region 4): July 16 – 20, 2007 FY 2008 n Rhode Island (Region 1) n Arizona (Region 9) n Indiana (Region 5) n North Dakota (Region 8) FY 2009 n South Carolina (Region 4) n Nevada (Region 9) n Puerto Rico (Region 2) n Kentucky (Region 4)

Grants Management Status of Continuation Applications n Status of 2007 5 -year Applications n FY 2008 5 -year Applications n ADD Project Officers n

Workgroups 10% Match n Need for volunteers: n – UCEDD Annual Report Revision Workgroup – Leadership development and transition workgroup – 2008 Institute Planning Group

Guidance for annual report: Introduction Include information about the Center and the UCEDD organizational structure n Provide information about the State n Describe accomplishments broadly n Discuss the role of the CAC in reviewing UCEDD progress n

Guidance for annual report: Progress Report on Goals Make the narrative progress report for the goals descriptive n Tell ADD your story of how you achieved the goal n We are not just interested in getting data n

Guidance for annual report: Progress Report on Goals n n Use outcome information where applicable Tell ADD what kind of impact you had on: – – – Trainees Individuals Families Service providers Policy Makers

Guidance for annual report: Progress Report on Goals Describe what kind of research activities conducted n Explain research findings n Describe products that were developed n Discuss how were products disseminated n

Guidance for annual report: Appendix When using appendices, be sure to refer to them in the report n Include copy of evaluation plan in the appendix n

Annual report Suggested length of report: between 30 – 50 pages n Report will have to be resubmitted if it does not provide enough detail n Use plain text formatting tools (capitol letters to set of section, outline) n Sample reports n Due Monday July 30, 2007 n