Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education

1. Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Transition plan stakeholder group

2. Stakeholder Group Charge Advise the Office of Management and Budget on key details for the transition plan to implement and administer the center for deaf and hard of hearing education.

3. Today’s objectives • To overview House Enrolled Act 1367. • To clarify the stakeholder process. • To begin to envision ideal characteristics of the center. • To advise details for specified duties of the center. • To advise quality indicators of the center* *As time permits

4. Today’s agenda • Welcome • Overview • House Enrolled Act 1367 • Stakeholder Process • 2 Rounds: Small Groups/Large Group • Details for specified duties of the center • Closing: Next Steps & Evaluation

5. Participation Ground rules • Create safety for diverse thinking. • Adopt the stance of “learner.” • Keep discussion grounded in proposed recommendations. • Work towards consensus. • Participate actively but take turns.

6. communication Ground rules • Pace for equitable participation. • Pick a language. • Provide access to conversation. • Face people. • Speak directly to the person.

7. Self-introductions • Name& Organization • Write and share one characteristic (descriptor) of the ideal center

8. Overview House Enrolled Act 1367 & Stakeholder Process

9. The Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing education Purpose of establishing the Center: To fulfill the need for a centralized entity that will support parental choice, including the full continuum of language and communication options; monitor and track a child’s progress through systems and services, enable data sharing between programs, and provide comprehensive outreach and educational consulting so that all children who are deaf or hard of hearing will experience good outcomes.

10. The Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing education Key Function of the Center: To carry out its duties in an unbiased manner to ensure that children who are deaf and children who are hard of hearing acquire optimal language usage and academic abilities.

11. The Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing education Duties of the Center: • Monitoring and tracking the identification, early intervention, education and successful transitions • Developing student learning opportunities • Providing family support • Developing child assessment service models • Providing classroom assessments • Providing consultation to school corporations • Acting as a liaison with all relevant state agencies

12. Stakeholder Process Office of Management & Budget In consultation with representatives of: • Indiana School for the Deaf, • Department of Education, • State Department of Health, • Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services.

13. Stakeholder Process Office of Management & Budget Also in consultation with: • Individuals who are deaf or hard hearing, • Parents of children who are deaf or hard hearing, and • Professionals who provide services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

14. Stakeholder Process Stakeholders: • Stakeholder Group • Smaller Conversation Groups • Drafting Team • Public Meetings Supported by: • Content Experts • Process Experts

15. Stakeholder Group Charge Advise the Office of Management and Budget on key details for the transition plan to implement and administer the center for deaf and hard of hearing education.

16. Stakeholder group role Make recommendations for: • A detailed description of how the center for deaf and hard of hearing education will implement and carry out its duties; • A description of the agency that will provide office space and staff support for the center in an unbiased manner to ensure that children who are deaf and children who are hard of hearing acquire optimal language skills and academic abilities, regardless of the mode of communication; and • Any other information the office of management and budget determines is necessary.

17. “Given” The center for deaf and hard of hearing education is established.

18. Stakeholder group role The role of the stakeholder group is to advise the transition plan (how to do it), not to debate whether or not (why) the center should be established.

19. “Given” The center shall be established in a manner that is supportive of parental choice and provides comprehensive information related to key decision points on matters such as knowledge of the full continuum of language and communication options.

20. Stakeholder group role The role of the stakeholder group is to advise how to support parental choice, including the full continuum of language and communication options, not to debate who should choose the approach to communication.

21. “Given” The center shall carry out its duties in a manner to ensure that children who are deaf and children who are hard of hearing acquire optimal language usage and academic abilities.

22. Stakeholder group role The role of the stakeholder group is to identify methods and make recommendations that allow the center to provide comprehensive, balanced information that will optimize language skills and academic success, not to debate the merits of language and communication options.

23. Public meetings Two public meetings: North& South Purpose: • To allow interested Indiana residents an opportunity to participate in the stakeholder process. Activities: • Inform the public regarding early work of the stakeholder group and • Invite the public to provide input to the transition plan.

24. Timeline

25. What will happen to the stakeholder recommendations? OMB, in consultation with State agency reps, will: • Review and accept (as is or with amendments) the stakeholder group Transition Plan recommendations. • Add to the draft Transition Plan details regarding: • The estimated costs associated with center operation; • A description of the fiscal impact on the Indiana School for the Deaf and the agency resulting from the transfer of outreach and consultative service responsibilities; and • Any other information the OMB determines is necessary.

26. What will happen to the stakeholder recommendations? OMB, in consultation with State agency reps, will: • Submit a detailed transition plan to implement and administer the center. • Post the final transition plan on the OMB Internet web site. • Recommend to the general assembly through the budget process an appropriate agency to provide office space and staff support for the center.

27. Questions

28. Small groups Details for specified Duties

29. Small group work Task: In light of all comments from the worksheets, propose a focused list of details for specified duties. See Small Groups A, B, C Process:Work with group members and a scribe/facilitator • Follow our Communication & Participation Ground Rules • Stay mindful of the Stakeholder Group Role & “Givens”

30. Brief reports & clarification questions Mark-Up Example Here is an example. awesome Here is an ^ example. a model Here is an ^example. Deletions • Strikethrough unwanted text. Insertions • Put a ^ with desired text. Substitutions • Strikethrough unwanted text and put ^ with desired text.

31. Small group work Task: In light of all comments from the mark-ups, propose a focused list of details for specified duties. See Small Groups A, B, C Process: Work with the same small group and scribe/facilitator • Follow our Communication & Participation Ground Rules • Stay mindful of the Stakeholder Group Role & “Givens”

32. Brief reports & clarification questions Mark-Up Example Here is an example. awesome Here is an ^ example. a model Here is an ^example. Deletions • Strikethrough unwanted text. Insertions • Put a ^ with desired text. Substitutions • Strikethrough unwanted text and put ^ with desired text.

33. Timeline

34. Thank you!