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CIRCLES: Interagency Collaboration


 

Sponsored by NTACT, Nellie Aspel, NC, Jennifer Williams, Fran Ennis, and Crissie Parks, AR will provide information about implementation of CIRCLES (Communicating Interagency Relationships and Collaborative Linkages for Exceptional Students) in their own region/school district. You will learn about the program, how to get started, as well as sustainability.

LIVE EVENT:  February 21, 2019 Recording available
ONLINE CHAT:  February 21, 2018-March 7, 2019

 

Download resources for this Webinar below
  • CIRCLES - Ask the Expert Series

  • Agency Name_Student Followup Needs-AR

  • Student Presentation List-AR

  • Template Example-NC

  • Ideas for Developing a Career Portfolio-NC

  • Current Career Portfolio-NC

  • Career Portfolio Procedures-NC

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    Allison Unruh
    Allison Unruh

    Hi all! I found this question from a participant and thought it was relevant as I added the Agency-Student Follow-up form that AR uses so you could all view and see how it might work as you connect with outside agencies.

    ‘How do you get already busy people to commit extra time to your cause of community collaboration?’

    If any of our presenters have good experience with this, please jump in.

    Discussion participants, If YOU have found anything that seems to work well for agencies in your area, please share!!

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    5 months ago
    Jennifer Williams
    Jennifer Williams
    First, this is where it is important that the Community Level team members understand they are committing their own time or the time of an employee to attend the meetings. Also, at the CLT we basically polled the members as to the amount of time (dates and hours) they were willing to give us. For us it worked out that most wanted to set the dates months in advance, start the meetings as early as possible, and be finished by lunch. Larger districts use the whole day. The week prior to any meetings, we make sure we send out reminders… Read more »
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    5 months ago
    NELLIE ASPEL
    NELLIE ASPEL
    I think the key to motivating participation in the Community Level Team is to ensure that there are benefits to committing the time to meet. Initially, there will be several tasks to complete (Interagency Agreements, Community Mapping, etc.) and it is important to help folks realize that there are multiple agencies in a community with common goals for graduates with disabilities. People will learn that working together makes things easier. Through the interagency agreement, you can ensure that each agency Director designates the most appropriate person to serve on the School Level Team. With a designated member, the agency should… Read more »
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    5 months ago
    Allison Unruh
    Allison Unruh

    Check out the new resources posted today!

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    5 months ago
    Allison Unruh
    Allison Unruh

    I just added some of the Career Portfolio resources that Nellie provided for us. How might these be useful in your work? Do you have anything similar you can share with others that has worked well for you or your team?

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