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Annual Membership Meeting December 2, 2007. Agenda. Welcome and Year in review Board Elections Treasurer’s report Committee Reports Membership Services Committee Legislative Committee Data Committee Joint Session with ICC and Family Alliance State Issues and Planning.
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Annual Membership Meeting December 2, 2007
Agenda • Welcome and Year in review • Board Elections • Treasurer’s report • Committee Reports • Membership Services Committee • Legislative Committee • Data Committee • Joint Session with ICC and Family Alliance • State Issues and Planning
“Here's the strategy that I have used. It's taken me decades to learn it, and it has worked: In the good years, work very hard to win everything that's possibly winnable. In the bad years, work just as hard to keep your losses to a minimum. There are good times, and there are bad times. But you have to stay in the game.” Ed Ziegler
New Part C Coordinators since 2005 • Arkansas • Colorado • District of Columbia • Georgia • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Minnesota • Missouri • Nebraska • New York • Rhode Island • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Seven Year Members • American Samoa • Arizona • Connecticut • Delaware • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Indiana • Kansas • Massachusetts • Mississippi • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • North Carolina • North Dakota • Oklahoma • Puerto Rico • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Washington
Six Year Members • Alaska • Guam • Illinois • Iowa • Maryland • Nevada • Northern Marianas • Ohio • Rhode Island • West Virginia • Wisconsin
Five Year Members • Florida • Louisiana • Missouri • Pennsylvania • Tennessee • Three Year Members • Arkansas • California • Maine • Montana • South Dakota • Virginia • Wyoming • Four Year Members • Colorado • District of Columbia • Kentucky • New York • South Carolina • Virgin Islands • Two Year Members • Alabama • Michigan • Minnesota • Nebraska
Renewed for 2008 • Florida • Kansas • Minnesota • Missouri • Virginia • Washington
Conference Calls • NPRM Calls: • Overview: All states and territories, ICC Chairs and EI Family Alliance Board Members : 65 registrants • Topical calls: 46 members • Determinations Calls: 26 members • Fiscal Verification Calls: 26 members
Other Activities • Ongoing conversations with OSEP • Responses to multiple NPRMs • Support letters for various proposals • Determinations Analysis • Medicaid Utilization Analysis • Child Count Data Analysis • Early Intervention Family Alliance
By-Laws Requirements The Board of Directors shall be comprised of Category 1 members of the Association and represent an appropriate geographical, state size and lead agency mix.
Current Board • Ron Benham – President – 2008 • Terry Harrison – Vice President – 2009 • Julie Curry – Secretary/Treasurer – 2007 • Mary Ann Discenza – Member at Large – 2007 • Debbie Cheatham – Member at Large – 2008 • Molly Dries Bright – Member at Large - 2009
Past Presidents • 1998 Cindy Oser, Ohio • 1999-2001 Maureen Greer, Indiana • 2001-2002 Linda Goodman, Connecticut • 2003 Duncan Munn, North Carolina • 2004 Mary Jones, Idaho • 2005 Andy Gomm, New Mexico • 2006 Stephanie Moss, Georgia
Past Board Members • Sue Brown, Hawaii • Sandy Morris Loerch, Washington • Anne Lucas, Virginia • Monica Rutkowski, Florida • Mark Sharp, Oklahoma
Nominations • Vice President • Julie Curry – Iowa • Secretary Treasurer • Mary Ann Discenza • Member At Large • Rick Ingraham - California
Cash on Hand – November 30, 2007 • Checking: • $15,650.94 • Savings • $59,511.62 ($14,500 from 2008 Dues)
Membership Services Mary Ann Discenza
Promote increased leadership capacity at the state and national level. • Recruitment and retention efforts • Orientation, mentorship and ongoing support • Regular communication regarding technical assistance that increases the knowledge and skills of members • Category Two membership.
Legislative Committee Debbie Cheatham
Advocate for increased federal Part C funding as well as increased funding and alignment of various federal resources to maximize benefits to children and families. • Establish a funding goal for each of the five years • Develop a funding methodology recommendation • Prepare members to assist in advocacy efforts • Track other Federal funds • Identify National Champion
Increase Part C visibility through strategic collaborations and effective partnerships among national organizations and professionals to impact policies affecting young children and families • Ongoing communication with OSEP • Represent on national projects, grants, advisory committees • Continue presence on the hill • Good News • Partnerships
Data Committee Terry Harrison
Advocate for and facilitate the collection, use and dissemination of consistent credible national data. • Identify, brainstorm, and problem solve challenges of required data collection and reporting. • Quarterly Conference Calls • Face to face meeting at the annual Data Meeting • Identify strategies for sharing data collection and reporting concerns and promising practices • Identify and/or prepare on data collection and reporting concerns
Advocate for and facilitate the collection, use and dissemination of consistent credible national data. • Develop and maintain a consistent ITCA national database. • Maintain and develop the ITCA National Database. • Facilitate updates and access to needed data • Maintain linkage to the national Data Community of Practice
Part C: Challenges and Opportunities • Early Challenges • Accomplishments • Current Realities • If Part C is successful, where will we be in 5 years?
Membership Survey Results Response Rate: 68%
Tipping Points • Primary reasons for loss/shortage of providers • Rates of reimbursement (64.7%) • Paperwork (38.1%) • Federal Requirements (29.4%) • Percentage of States with a State Line Item (91.2%) • Increase: 61.8% • Decrease: 11.8% • Percentage of States experiencing a decrease in other Fund Sources (70.6%) • Decrease in Medicaid (23.8%)