Annual Report Template Workgroup 2009 TA Institute Breakout Session June 2 Bob Bacon Jennifer Johnson and Workgroup Members

Annual Report Workgroup Members Bob Bacon, Center for Disabilities and Development, Iowa Daniel Bier, Waisman Center, Wisconsin Elizabeth Bishop, Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee Robyn Carroll, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, New Jersey Jean Johnson, Center on Disability Studies, Hawaii Barbara Le Roy, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Michigan Olivia Raynor, Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities, California Penny Seay, Texas Center for Disabilities Studies, Texas Barbara Wheeler, USC UCEDD, California Valerie Williams, Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Leadership, Oklahoma M. Bryce Fifield, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah

Intended Workgroup Outcomes UCEDD program will have a revised template, based on an updated Logic Model and appropriate measures, to facilitate the process for reporting progress on an annual basis. The revised template will provide more accurate data on UCEDD core function outcomes as a result of the development of a clearer definitions and directions for collecting data and reporting on activities. ADD, the UCEDDs, and other stakeholders will be able to use the data to better show the impact of UCEDD activities on individuals with DD, families, and others. There will be a meaningful and efficient link between the Annual Report (and needed data collection) and the independent evaluation of the UCEDD network (i.e. PART/DDPIE).

October 2007 June 2008 August-October 2008 Oct-December 2008 January-March 2009 April-May 2009 NEXT STEPS July-August 2009 Fall, 2009 December 2009 May-August 2010 Workgroup monthly meetings begin via conference call. Presentation of updated Logic Model to UCEDD Directors at the 2008 ADD TA Meeting Logic Model revised based on network feedback Clarification of core function definitions Subgroups develop draft outcome measures Workgroup refines Logic Model for presentation today Refine Logic Model based on network feedback Convene Final Report Workgroup Complete revisions to the Annual Report template for implementation in FY 2011 (July 1, 2010) Complete revisions to NIRS software for Annual Report; train Data Coordinators “Taking the time to do this right…”

Walking… through…. the Model

Questions for Consideration In order for the independent evaluation of the UCEDD network to be based on the independent validation of data collected from current reporting requirements, we must improve the validity and reliability of current data collection practices. Can we commit to this as a network? We must do a better job of telling our story in terms of impact. Will redesigning the Final Report to summarize intermediate outcomes help us do this? Does it make sense to frame our Annual Reports in terms of the core functions and our Final Reports by areas of emphasis? Could there be a constructive relationship between a UCEDD’s Final Report and its next Five Year Plan?