Strategic Plan 2021-22
Strategic Plan FY22
The mission of the Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services is to ensure that a comprehensive service delivery system of integrated services is available to all Kansas families that have a child with or at risk of developmental delays/disabilities from birth through age five.
In conducting our business, the Council will “Advise and Assist” two general constituencies. State entities will include the: Governor, Kansas Legislature, state agencies, our Congressional delegation, and organizations with similar missions. Local partners will include: families, providers of various services utilized by families, community councils, local policy-makers and community leaders.
Executive Committee
SPP/APR Committee
LICC Retreat and Support Committee
Social-Emotional Committee
Funding/Personnel Committee
Least Restrictive Environment Workgroup
The mission of the Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services is to ensure that a comprehensive service delivery system of integrated services is available to all Kansas families that have a child with or at risk of developmental delays/disabilities from birth through age five.
In conducting our business, the Council will “Advise and Assist” two general constituencies. State entities will include the: Governor, Kansas Legislature, state agencies, our Congressional delegation, and organizations with similar missions. Local partners will include: families, providers of various services utilized by families, community councils, local policy-makers and community leaders.
Executive Committee
- Develop template for:
- agency reports
- committee reports
- local community presentations
- state systems presentations
- September 2021
- Set agendas for full council meetings
- Monthly prior to Council Meeting
- Approve/add updates to the SICC website
- As needed
- Act on behalf of Council should action be time limited/prior to the next SICC meeting
- As needed and appropriate as indicated in by-laws
SPP/APR Committee
- Review Part C SPP/APR annual report
- December 2021/January 20222
- Recomment to SICC approval of Report at the January meeting
- January 2022
- Secure SICC authorization for Council Chair to sign report for submission to Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
- Prior to report due date - February 2022
LICC Retreat and Support Committee
- Determine if the event will be virtual or in person
- September 2021
- Develop and send survey to finalize topic for regional retreats
- December 2021
- Contact other SICCs about agenda for regional retreats
- November 2020
- Make arrangement for retreats
- January 2022
- Identify retreat focus/topics
- February 2022
- Conduct retreats
- May/June 2022: Retreats conducted by June 30
- Send Post-Retreat Survey
- June 2022
Social-Emotional Committee
- Establish New Membership and New Chair
- September 2021
- Identify data sources and compile additional information on social-emotional data/community assessments
- November 2021
- Develop/identify informational materials to increase the capacity of physicians/pediatricians to understand/identify children who might have a developmental delay
- TBD
- SSIP Discussions/Feedback
- ongoing
Funding/Personnel Committee
- Establish membership and New Chair
- September 2021
- Review Items from Strategic Planning Involving Funding
- September 2021
- Set Attainable goals involving Strategic Plan Suggestions
- October 2021
- Discussions surrounding insurance (approaching the insurance Commission regarding claims and distributing funds each year to programs
- TBD
- Examine the Part C funding formula again (review 2019 Needs Assessment recommendation as well)
- TBD
- Examine recommendation that Medicaid funding remain for teleintervention
- TBD
Least Restrictive Environment Workgroup
- Finalize survey
- August 2021
- Send out survey to licensed child care providers in designated areas
- August 2021
- Compile survey feedback/data analysis
- August/September 2021
- Focus groups with respondents
- September 2021
- Compile information from focus groups
- Fall 2021
- Report results/information to the full Council
- Winter 2021
