MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN

Maximizing and Monitoring Learner Progress for Children who are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing and their Families

THE PURPOSE OF THIS RETREAT

To revise the MN Collaborative Plan so it better reflects the status of MN services to children who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing.

“…to improve educational outcomes so that each student, upon graduation, is prepared to enter the adult workforce or continue his/her education and be a productive member of the community.”

MN Collaborative Plan

WHY YOU ARE HERE…

Most participants are original authors You represent an agency, organization

or school district who has a vested interest or…

You are a parent of a child who is deaf , deafblind or hard of hearing or…

You are an individual who is deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing

IN OTHER WORDS…

You have unique experiences and expertise which will contribute significantly to the plan’s development and implementation

RESPONSIBILITIES

This is your plan! Please……provide relevant input to shape the plan.…commit to two full days. …adhere to times allocated.

COMMUNICATION REMINDERS

Engage in the conversation or task at hand. Create an atmosphere for open and honest

discussion. Avoid side conversations and cross-talking

whether speaking or signing during presentations and discussions.

Face people and keep hands and objects away from your mouth when speaking.

Allow for lag time.

ROOM ASSIGNMENTS

Birth – Age 5 Monday: CC17 (Conference Center B) Tuesday: CC17 (Conference Center B)

K – Gr. 5 Monday: CC3 (Conference Center AA) Tuesday: CC20 (Conference Center B)

ROOM ASSIGNMENTS

Gr. 6 – 8 Monday: CC18 (Conference Center B)

Tuesday: CC18 (Conference Center B)

Gr. 9 – Age 21 Monday: CC16 (Conference Center B)

Tuesday: CC8 (Conference Center A)

RESTROOMS

MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE

• Joan Breslin-Larson, Low-Incidence Supervisor at MN Department

of Education

• Nicole Brown, EHDI Coordinator at MN Department of Health

• Elise Knopf, State Coordinator for Deaf Services at DEED-VRS

• Candace Lindow-Davies, Director at MN Hands & Voices

• Sue Rose, Coordinator of Special Education at University of

Minnesota

• Katy Thorpe, State Services for the Blind

MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN STAFF

• Mary Hartnett, Executive Director, Commission for Deaf,

Deafblind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MNCDHH)

• Michelle Ooley, Executive Assistant Extraordinaire

• Kathy Arnoldi, Collaborative Plan Coordinator

• Marian Hausladen, Collaborative Plan Support

• Joyce Daugaard, Collaborative Plan Consultant

MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN CONSULTANTS

• Cheryl DeConde Johnson, Collaborative Plan Consultant

• Kirby Pitman, Survey Project Manager, Management, Analysis and Development

SURVEY DEVELOPERS

MN Collaborative Plan Steering Committee and Staff

Kathy Anderson, Statewide Early Hearing Detection/Intervention Specialist

Jay Fehrman, Program Manager, Deaf & Hard of Hearing (D/HH) & Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI) Programs, Intermediate District #916

Jane Connelly, audiologist, Saint Paul Public Schools

Mary Cashman-Bakken, MN Department of Education (Deaf and Hard of Hearing)

“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other's fund of collective intelligence.”

Michael Schmoker, Results Now

MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN

Maximizing and Monitoring Learner Progress for Children who are Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing and their Families

“ALONE WE CAN DO SO LITTLE; TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH”

- HELEN KELLER

MN COLLABORATIVE PLAN PROMOTION MATERIALS

Powerpoint and Talking Points:

www.mncdhh.org/education/481

Thank you!