Role of Stakeholders

57. In the table below, indicate who served on the teams that monitored monitoring units, participated in monitoring site visits, and participated in local improvement planning or implementation. [Check all boxes that apply; disregard the shaded numbers.]

Persons	Served on Monitoring Teams	Participated in Monitoring Site Visits	Participated in Local Improvement Planning or Implementation
Staff from the state lead agency	1	2	3
Staff from the SEA (if not the state lead agency)	1	2	3
Staff from other state agencies (except Part C state lead agency)	1	2	3
Parents of children with disabilities	1	2	3
Advocates for persons with disabilities	1	2	3
Early intervention specialists	1	2	3
Related service lead agencies	1	2	3
Part C local program directors	1	2	3
Representatives of professional organizations or associations	1	2	3
Representatives from Health Department	1	2	3
Representatives from Maternal and Child Health	1	2	3
Representatives from Medicaid	1	2	3
Representatives from Head Start	1	2	3
Representatives from Child Care	1	2	3
Representatives from Child Welfare	1	2	3
Representatives from Mental Health	1	2	3
Representatives from Developmental Disabilities	1	2	3
Outside consultants	1	2	3
Other: _________________	1	2	3
Other: _________________	1	2	3

58. How did the state lead agency or monitoring unit select the specific parents of children with disabilities or disability advocates to serve on monitoring teams? [Check all that apply.]
1. No parents of children with disabilities or disability advocates served on teams.
2. The state lead agency or monitoring unit selected specific individuals as representatives from a variety of organizations.
3. The state lead agency or monitoring unit invited organizations to appoint individuals to participate.
4. The state lead agency or monitoring unit selected specific individuals to represent a variety of disabilities, without regard to organizational affiliation.
5. The state lead agency or monitoring unit selected individuals from all persons who volunteered.
6. Other: _____________________
59. Did individuals who served on monitoring teams participate in training sessions or in a training program about monitoring?
1. Yes, all did.
2. Yes, some did.
3. No SKIP to Item 62
60. When were they trained? [Check all that apply.]
1. Once, upon initial involvement
2. Prior to serving on each monitoring team
3. Prior to each site visit
4. Cyclically (e.g., annually, biannually)
5. Other: ________________
61. On what topics were they trained? [Check all that apply.]
1. Relevant rules and regulations
2. Procedures for reviewing records
3. Interviewing techniques
4. Provision of technical assistance
5. Debriefing techniques
6. Report writing
7. Confidentiality
8. Other: ________________
9. Other: ________________
62. Did individuals who worked on local improvement planning and implementation participate in training sessions or in a training program about improvement planning and implementation?
1. Yes, all did.
2. Yes, some did.
3. No SKIP to Item 64
63. When were they trained? [Check all that apply.]
1. Once, upon initial involvement
2. Cyclically (e.g., annually, biannually)
3. Other: _________________________
64. Did the state lead agency have a state-level steering committee specifically devoted to providing input on monitoring and improvement activities?
1. Yes, we had a state-level steering committee specifically dedicated to that purpose.
2. No, we had no dedicated group, but we used the State Interagency Coordinating Council for that purpose.
3. No, we had no dedicated group, but we used the state special education advisory committee or any other established group for that purpose.
4. No, we had no dedicated group, nor did we use any other group for that purpose. SKIP to Item 69
65. Which of the following stakeholders served on the state-level committee?
1. Individuals with disabilities
2. Parents of children with disabilities
3. Advocates for individuals with disabilities
4. Early intervention personnel
5. Local program directors
6. Related services personnel
7. Assessment personnel
8. Staff from Maternal and Child Health
9. Staff from Medicaid
10. Staff from Head Start
11. Staff from Child Care
12. Staff from Child Welfare
13. Staff from Developmental Disabilities
14. Staff from other state or local agencies
66. How did the state lead agency select the specific individuals with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, or disability advocates who participated on the state-level committee? [Check all that apply.]
1. No individuals with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, or disability advocates served on the committee.
2. The state lead agency selected specific individuals as representatives from a variety of organizations.
3. The state lead agency invited organizations to appoint individuals to participate.
4. The state lead agency selected specific individuals to represent a variety of disabilities, without regard to organizational affiliation.
5. The state lead agency selected individuals from all persons who volunteered.
6. Other: __________________
67. In which of the following specific areas did the state-level committee provide input? [Check all that apply.]
1. Setting monitoring priorities for the state
2. Determining indicators or targets for the monitoring priorities
3. Determining criteria for selecting specific monitoring units to be monitored
4. Selecting the specific monitoring units to be monitored
5. Determining the extent of noncompliance by monitoring units
6. Reviewing monitoring units' responses to corrective actions
7. Determining priorities for local improvement planning and implementation
8. Other: _____________________________
68. Did members of the state-level committee serve on the teams that monitored monitoring units?
1. Yes
2. No

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