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ND Communities Meeting

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Agenda

• Activity: Planning training and technical assistance

• Compelling technical assistance requests NDTAC has received

• Activity: Brainstorming topics for future technical assistance from NDTAC

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Planning Training and Technical Assistance

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Planning Training and Technical Assistance

• Discuss approaches to TTA provision.• Discuss challenges to and strategies to effective

TTA.• Determine the following:

– A prioritized TTA need– Audience of TTA– Goal(s) of TTA– Content of TTA

• Identify available resources (Federal, NDTAC, ND Community Peers, State, and local).

• Plan method of TTA.

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Compelling Technical Assistance Requests

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Neglect Programs: Questions

1. Do most States use TIPD for their neglect programs?

2. Do other States using TIPA for their neglect programs also not report data for the CSPR?

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States Using Part D Funds for Neglect Programs

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Do Most States Use TIPD for TheirNeglect Programs?

Number of StatesAverage Number of Neglect Programs

Subpart 1 only 8 6

Subpart 2 only 17 32

Both Subparts 6 17

No Neglect Programs 21 n/a

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Neglect Programs: Question

1. Do most States use TIPD for their neglect programs?

2. Do other States using TIPA for their neglect programs also not report data for the CSPR?

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Part D Part A

Funds may be used for a broader purpose than comparable services in a State or local neglect

program.

Funds are used within a local neglect facility to provide comparable

services.

Do Other States Using TIPA for Their Neglect Programs Also Not Report Data for the CSPR?

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Do Other States Using TIPA for Their Neglect Programs Also Not Report Data for the CSPR?

• To our knowledge, there is no CSPR data collection for TIPA.

• Neglect programs that only receive TIPA funding should not be included in the TIPD section of the CSPR.

• However, if programs receive both TIPA and TIPD funds, only the students who benefit from the TIPD funding should be reported in the CSPR.

• This information is available in more detail in the CSPR Instructional Guide (http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/resource/instructional-guide-reporting-title-i-part-d-data-cspr-sy-2013-14).

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Annual Count: Questions

1. Should youth be adjudicated or court ordered in order to be counted as delinquent on the Annual Survey of Children in Local Institutions?

2. If the facility has a percentage of students who are court ordered, can the facility count all of the youth who are enrolled in the facility?

3. Can a mental health facility or psychiatric hospital claim a youth as neglected if the parents voluntarily enroll him/her in the facility?

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Who Is Included in LEA’s Delinquent Count?

• Per the statute’s definitions (Subpart 3: Sec. 1432: Definitions), youth who are delinquent have been adjudicated to be delinquent or in need of supervision.

• The count is based on an eligible facility’s October caseload. Any child or youth residing in an eligible institution may be counted if the youth: – Is 5–17 years old during the count window and– Has not also been counted in the State agency annual count or other

Title I funding stream count.

• NDTAC’s “Annual Count Toolkit” (provided here) includes a requirements checklist that you can use to determine count eligibility for LEAs/SAs, facilities, and children/youth, as well as the count window.

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Annual Count: Questions

1. Should youth be adjudicated or court ordered in order to be counted as delinquent on the Annual Survey of Children in Local Institutions?

2. If the facility has a percentage of students who are court ordered, can the facility count all of the youth who are enrolled in the facility?

3. Can a mental health facility or psychiatric hospital claim a youth as neglected if the parents voluntarily enroll him/her in the facility?

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Majority of Facility’s Youth Are Court Ordered—Can You Include All Youth in Count?

• You should first determine the facilities’ eligibility, then determine the students’ eligibility via the LEA section of the Annual Count Requirements Checklist in NDTAC’s Annual Count Toolkit.

• If both criteria are met (facility and student), then yes. A child or youth should only be counted if he or she meets the eligibility requirements (i.e., all children and youth enrolled in a facility cannot be counted simply because the facility is eligible).

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Annual Count: Questions

1. Should youth be adjudicated or court ordered in order to be counted as delinquent on the Annual Survey of Children in Local Institutions?

2. If the facility has a percentage of students who are court ordered, can the facility count all of the youth who are enrolled in the facility?

3. Can a mental health facility or psychiatric hospital claim a youth as neglected if the parents voluntarily enroll him/her in the facility?

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Can Mental Health Facilities Count Students as Neglected Who Have Been Placed by Parents?

• Student eligibility for the count depends on the eligibility of the LEA/SA and facility.

• If the mental health facility is deemed eligible, whether a child or youth is counted as neglected (N) or delinquent (D) depends on the facility’s designation as either N or D. – For example, if an eligible institution is designated an

“N” facility (e.g., as specified by its charter or license), then all eligible students are counted as N, regardless of their individual status.

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Can Mental Health Facilities Count Students as Neglected Who Have Been Placed by Parents?

• As long as the facilities in question meet the definition of an institution that serves N youth, then they can count eligible children and youth.

• If the type of facilities you are asking about are not identified in the statute, you can confirm their eligibility by requesting such information as their charter or mission statement or information about the type of children and youth they typically serve.

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Can Mental Health Facilities Count Students as Neglected Who Have Been Placed by Parents?

• If a facility has not previously participated in the count and does not have a charter available (or it is unclear how to designate itself on the basis of its license), then the designation should reflect the majority of children and youth served.• For example, a facility should designate itself as “D” if

a greater percentage of students residing in that facility during the past year were D; the same would hold true for an “N” designation.

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Brainstorming Topics for Future Technical Assistance From NDTAC

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Brainstorming Topics for Future Technical Assistance From NDTAC

• What TA could NDTAC provide to assist you with duties as a TIPD coordinator?

• What TA could NDTAC provide to assist you in “moving the needle” in programs that are funded in your State with TIPD dollars?