/ ASD Community of Practice

Agenda

Crowne Plaza Main Ballroom

12:30 – 2:00

October 14, 2015

Purpose of Meeting

  • Organize for 2015-2016

Meeting Objectives

  • Confirmpurpose and intent of MAASE ASD CoP as approved by MAASE Executive Board
  • Define leadership and roles of CoP members
  • Develop plan to address CoP work/activities for 2015-2016

Materials to Support Meeting:

  1. ASD CoP Proposal October 2012
  2. Priority Implementation Worksheets
  3. Education-based Evaluations for ASD (providing to members at meeting)
  4. Early Childhood and Child and Youth Committee Structure, Michigan Autism Council (providing to members at meeting)
  5. Collaboration Matrix

Agenda Items:

12:30Welcome and Inclusion

12:40MAASE ASD CoP Purpose/Function

  • Function approved by MAASE Executive Board (October 2012)
  • Core Team will be identified to define and organize the work based upon the 4 focus areas of Evaluation, Highly Skilled Staff, Specially designed instruction, and Program Evaluation.
  • Key Participants will be identified across stakeholder groups to “do the work”.

1:00CoP leadership for 2015 – 2016

  • Christi Owens was announced as CoP Chairperson

1:10Review work of CoP from 2014-2015

  • Survey “results”

1:25Potential Activities/Projects for 2015-2016

  • Connection of work with activities of the committees of the Michigan Autism Council
  • Education-based Evaluations for ASD

1:50Next Steps (Meeting format, frequency)

2:00Depart

Action Plan November 2014

What / Priority / How / Who / By When
Create talking points to clarify: Parent declining service VS Revoking consent for service / Skill Building
3 / Talking Points / Sharon / November 13, 2014
Create talking points to address: Inappropriate referral from agency for educational ASD evaluation / Communication
13 / Talking Points / Sharon / November 13, 2014
Identify components of quality programming for children with autism – within any environment / Skill Building
5,6,7 / Research on good programming / Kelly, Tami / November 13, 2014
Obtain information/data from field on issues identified in today’s work / Communication
9 / Survey / Donna / November 13, 2014
Identify role of quality BCBA employed by district that is integrated within the school setting, including students with significant behaviors / Skill Building
9 / Obtain list of BCBAs in Michigan, Create Survey to be distributed to BACB / Susan, Sandi / November 13, 2014
Distribute to members: Priority Implementation Worksheet, / Diane / September 25, 2014
Set meeting location / Meeting Wizard / Diane / September 25, 2014

Action Plan October 2015

What / Lead / Additional Participants / By When / Comment
Send Meeting Wizard invitation to ask if interested in participating as “Core Team” members of the CoP.
Diane Heinzelman, Christi Owens, Laurie VanderPloeg, Donna Jones, Mary Meldrum, Sharon LaPointe / Christi / Include meeting date, time, location. In-person meeting
Reserve room at Gratiot Isabella RESD / Mary