General Supervision Enhancement Grant Abstract

The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), Special Education IDEA General Supervision Grant (GSEG) award in 2004, with collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), had the following goals:

  • Develop an outcome measurement system for infants and toddlers (Part C) and for preschoolers with disabilities (Part B) to improve effectiveness of early intervention and preschool services.
     
  • Ensure smooth transition of children and families from Part C to Part B preschool services.

The benefits and progress toward meeting the objectives outlined in the grant have been many. The ADE and the ADHS are working collaboratively on the development and enhancement of a system to support state and local levels. Each Lead Agency currently operates a data system, which contains mechanisms to maintain a portion of the information needed to evaluate each system of services.

As an effort to improve the effectiveness of early intervention and early childhood programs’ to enable families to be a partner in advocating and assisting in the smooth transition of their children as they transition through multiple educational settings and making adequate progress, joint ADE and ADHS trainings were provided to the coordinators of these programs. The trainings focused on a cohesive and coordinated planning process with consecration on the following:
 

  • Collaborative Relationships
  • Family-focused Practices
  • Child Preparation for the next environment
  • Staff Preparation
  • Evaluation of the Transition Process
Action Plans

The following action plans are reflective of the collaborative work of the various regions/cooperatives in Arkansas completed at the joint ADE and ADHS trainings.
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Arkansas Department of Education
Special Education Unit
1401 West Capitol Ave., Victory Bldg. Suite 450, Little Rock, AR. 72201-2936
(501) 682-4221 TTY: (501) 682-4222   kim.johnson@arkansas.gov