Colorado Hands & Voices February 12, 2013 INSPIRING CHANGE

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Janet DesGeorges Executive Director Hands & Voices Headquarters WELCOME

“If we are only good at describing change, and not implementing it, we will never achieve success.” - Anonymous

Partnership: a spectrum CoexistenceNetworkingCooperationCollaborationPartnership Source: Potential of Partnership, Craig & Courtney,

Collaboration on Complex Issues Co-Existence You know about each other, but don’t need to come together; no dependency or need to collaborate Networking Information sharing is the basis; informal discussions; no formal collective agreement on visions or tasks; does not involve shared decision making; establishing and maintaining relationships; knowing and understanding who’s doing what Cooperation No fixed term or long term relationship implied; acknowledgement of common issues, interests, and agendas; may involve helping another organization to achieve its project or task; no ongoing or formal commitment to each other

Collaboration on Complex Issues (continued) Source: potential of partnership, Craig & Courtney 2004 Collaboration Involves trust; based on negotiated and agreed actions; having the same base values is not imperative, but must have an agreed set of principles for working together; shared decision making; means giving up some things (like power and control) and compromising; provides an opportunity to add value to others as well as yourself Partnership Involves emotional and spiritual awareness of each other — that is, involves hearts, minds, passion; works from an agreed base of shared values (eg, trust, honesty); sharing risks and rewards, resources, accountability, visions and ideas, decision making; systems and mechanisms are developed to support the partnership (eg, structures, contracts, principles, visions, plans, conflict resolution); shared power but not a 50/50 notion of equality about the way things are done

Inspiring Change … Learning from others, Looking within, Starting anew

Today’s Objectives Deepen our understanding of … 1.The background of deaf education reform in Colorado. 2.Washington and Minnesota’s approaches to meeting the unique needs and improving outcomes of all children who are deaf and hard of hearing. 3.The current achievement levels for children who are deaf and hard of hearing in Colorado. 4.The types of achievement data that the Colorado Department of Education can and cannot collect.

Today’s Agenda Welcome Background Call to Action Washington’s Story Lunch Data Minnesota’s Story Closing: Next Steps & Evaluation

Participation Ground Rules Across February & April meetings… 1.We agree that there is no one best way to educate all children who are deaf or hard of hearing. 2.Create safety for diverse thinking. 3.Adopt the stance of “learner.” 4.Keep discussion grounded in proposed recommendations. 5.Work towards consensus.

Communication Ground Rules 6.Participate actively but take turns. 7.P ace for equitable participation. 8.Provide access to conversation. 9.Face people and speak directly to each other.

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Cheryl DeConde Johnson, Ed.D. The ADEvantage Consulting CDE Consultant ( ) Background: Colorado History and Reflections on Deaf Education

Cliff Moers Director Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing CALL TO ACTION

Inspiring Change: Conflict and Collaboration in Deaf Education Seminar Aurora, Colorado Cliff Moers, Administrator Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing February 12, 2013

A Blueprint for Closing the Gap: Developing a Statewide System of Service Improvements for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Future state of deaf education in Colorado: Reduced individual advocacy Centralized statewide data collection enforced Clarification between LRE vs. MRE Effective IEPs Silo syndrome removed Monitoring and evaluation of ed programs in place Positive statistics Higher employment rate & less underemployed Less stereotyping

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Ruth Mathers Principal Consultant, Deaf Education, Supervisor, Access, Literacy and Learning Team, COLORADO ACHIEVEMENT DATA FOR DEAF/HARD OF HEARING

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Rick Hauan Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss WASHINGTON’S STORY: STATEWIDE OUTREACH

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Mary Hartnett Executive Director Commission of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans MINNESOTA’S STORY: STAKEHOLDERS’ LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS

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Sara Kennedy Colorado Families for Hands & Voices CLOSING

Session Evaluation… Session Objectives Process Variables What Worked Ideas for Improvement On Back… Temperature Check: On a scale of 0 (no changes needed) to 5 (highly inspired), where are you with thinking change is needed in CO? What, if any, types of changes are you envisioning?

Next Meeting:  University of Colorado Hospital Hensel Phelps Lecture Hall Wednesday, April 24, am – 4 pm

Next Steps: Today’s presentations to be sent Watch for support materials for future consideration Next state: Iowa and the Expanded Core Curriculum We look forward to the discussion of Colorado needs, strengths, and potential directions on April 24 th.