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Vacancies on the Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention (ICC)
There are a number of vacancies for members who are parents.
The council must address methods of implementing a statewide system of comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early intervention services for young children with disabilities and their families. The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency early intervention committees.
The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a child with a disability under age seven.
Parents representatives are paid a per diem of $55 per day. Meetings are held at least quarterly at the Minnesota Department of Education.
Application forms may be found at: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=5 or may be obtained from the Office of the Secretary of State, Open Appointments, 180 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155-1299, or in person at Room 180 of the State Office Building.
Parenting with Positive Behavior Support
Articles and tip sheets for parents regarding "Parenting with Positive Behavior Support" are now available. The resources are available to download in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish at http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed/events/SummerInstitute/2008PBSResources
MN Part C Rule Changes for Eligibility Criteria
The Office of Administrative Hearings closed its proceedings on June 14, 2007. Documents that were available at the hearing are available at http://education.state.mn.us/mde/Legislation/Rulemaking/index.html
New Parent Outreach Publications!
PACER Center has published a series of brochures and accompanying handouts to help school districts tell families of young children about early intervention and early childhood special education services. A grant from the Minnesota Department of Education funded the project.
The materials are in Hmong, Spanish, Somali, and Russian. English versions are directed to American Indian and African American parents.
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To assist professionals working in diverse communities, English versions accompany each order of translated publication. There is space for school districts to affix a label providing their local contact information on the back page of the brochure. For more information about ordering the materials, please contact Barb Ziemke at bziemke@pacer.org or by phone at (952) 838-9000.
PACER has also developed strategies for local early intervention outreach and has published three handouts for professionals:
- Getting Off to a Good Start: Positive Interactions with Diverse Families in Early Childhood Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
- Strategies for Success in Local Early Childhood Parent Outreach Activities Among Diverse Cultures
- Potential Community Partners and Locations for Parent Outreach Activities in Diverse Communities
New Web Site for Minnesota Parents
Education Commissioner Alice Seagren, along with members of the Legislature’s early childhood caucus and leaders in early childhood health, education and social services, announced the launch of MNParentsKnow.info, a Website offering Minnesota parents a convenient source for trusted knowledge on their child’s health, learning, development and safety. Read the entire news release. Explore the new Website at http://www.parentsknow.state.mn.us/. It is expected that the toddler and preschool Web pages will be available by September 2007.
Young Children with Challenging Behavior Policy Summits
The materials, presentations and summary of discussions from the Center for Evidence-based Practices: Young Children with Challenging Behavior Policy Maker's Summits (2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006) are now available online.
Introduction to Infant Mental Health Training
The Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce this online course professional development opportunity to earn Continuing Education Credit (24 Clock Hours).
PACER's site offers many PDF files for download, which require