START RCN Leadership Meeting Spring 2014

Afternoon Agenda O Preparing for Life: Visual Resumes O Community Conversations O START Updates

Sam’s Visual Resume

Community Conversations

START RCN Leadership Meeting Spring 2014 START Updates

National Updates O NPDC EBP Updates (2014) - O New data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  Data and Statistics

State Updates O Autism Council O Early Identification and Early Intervention O Education O Transition and Adult Services O Employment First O Conferences related to autism O Universities and Treatment Centers

OSEP and MDE, OSE O Focus on Families

IT Sites O Early Childhood O Wexford-Missaukee ISD in Cadillac O K-12 O Oakland Schools O Northern Autism Network) (NAN) at Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center in Higgins Lake O Building Your Future (BYF) O Clinton RESA at DeWitt Conference Center

How to Become an IT Site in the Future O Host Site vs. Participating Teams O Planning for the future O If you want to host: Determine whether you have at least 8-10 teams to participate in an IT training, IF NOT O Talk with your RCN or the district/ISD representatives in your region to determine if you can recruit 10 or more teams from within the region. IF YES, you can request to be a host site. O Look at the most recent IT application for host site responsibilities O Some host sites have openings for participating teams to join from outside the region O Contact START staff if you are interested in serving as the host site for IT (Amy Matthews or Judith Shea)

Save the Dates O Statewide Trainings: O CET: May 22 at St. Clair RESA O Systems Change through Coaching: May 30 at Ionia ISD O Administrator module: June 19 at Muskegon ISD (am) and Ottawa ISD (pm) O 2014 Fall Leadership: November 3 rd O 2015 Conference and RCN Leadership Day: April 27 th & 28 th OR 28 th & 29 th

Statewide Trainings Planned for O CET O Asperger – Saginaw ISD O Peer to Peer O Trainer Prep – Winter or Spring O Additional trainings to be determined

RCN Priorities PD with Impact 2. Coaching for Implementation of EBP 3. Secondary Transition O Transition planning O Community Conversations 4. Peer to Peer

RCN Application Changes O Coaching for Implementation of EBP O Record a video, webinar, or podcast for sharing an EBP with coaches and others O Secondary Transition O Two community conversations O Peer to Peer Support (more emphasis, not new) O Peer to peer program log and data O Elementary peer to peer programs

Secondary Transition Resources O Special Issue: Autism, Adolescence, and High School O See your RCN rep for copies of articles or go to tent/current tent/current

Articles on Transition O Promoting Social Competence and Peer Relationships for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders (Carter et al.) O Addressing the Academic Needs of Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Secondary Education (Fleury et al.) O Supporting Independence in Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum (Hume) et al. O Applying an Implementation Science Framework for Adoption of a Comprehensive Program for High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder (Odom et al.) O The Roles and Needs of Families of Adolescents With ASD (Smith et al.) O Equipping Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders for Adulthood: Promoting Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships (Test et al.)

Peer to Peer TA Updates O New Application and TA Process New Application and TA Process

Peer to Peer Programs Data Log O Current data O 320 programs statewide as of ‘12-13 end of year RCN reports O Plan for online system

Focus on Results O Peer-to-Peer Program Cultivates Relationships, Positive Culture at Saginaw High School

USAPT Updates O Updates to the USAPT coming O New online system under development

RCN Recognition O UPAN (UP SpEd Conf) O NAN (Persistence) O GLB (Exceeded Goals) O CAN4GCA (Coaching) O Thumb (Discovery) O Lakeside (BYF Host) O Wayne (Community Conversation) O WIN4ASD (Community Partners) O MAC (BYF Mini IT) O SMAC (Mini IT) O LEAN (Think Differently about PD) O CRAN (Coaching) O CMAC (New Members) O Kent CAN (Mtg Organization) O West MAC (4th year of RCN-wide Mini IT with ~ participants) O SMART (Community Partner Panel) O OCAN (Building from IT)