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Leadership Symposium

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OUTCOMES FOR THE SYMPOSIUM

Participants will:
  • learn how the Part C Finance Self-Assessment Tool may be used to develop short-term and long-term strategies for strengthening their Part C finance and program systems.
  • identify opportunities to refine and strengthen their Part C finance system through review and analysis of state specific data.
  • develop Action Plans for refining and strengthening their Part C finance system.

AGENDA

Monday, August 14, 2006

12:00 - 12:30 Welcome and Introductions
Tal Black, NECTAC and Stephanie Moss, ITAC
12:30 - 12:45 Part C Finance System Framework: A Brief Review
Anne Taylor

Orientation to Action Plans (#2) - Tal Black

12:45 - 1:30 Feedback from States on Completing the Part C Finance Self-assessment Tool - brief presentation by each state facilitated by Andy Gomm and Tal Black
1:30 - 1:45 Break
1:45 - 2:15 How to Analyze Section 1: State Demographic Profile
Sue Mackey Andrews
2:15 - 2:25 Transition Break
2:25 - 3:25 State Team Meetings to Analyze the Information in Section 1 of the Finance Self Assessment Tool (Probe Questions Section 1)
3:25 - 3:35 TRANSITION BREAK
3:35 - 5:00 Topical Session: Part C Financing and Private Insurance
Maureen Greer, Facilitator
Ron Benham and Andy Gomm, Presenters

Handouts

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

8:30 - 8:45 Morning Welcome -- Brief check in and overview of the day
Anne Taylor
8:45 - 9:45 Topical Session: Deficit Reduction Act and Medicaid, Implications for Part C
Sue Mackey Andrews & Ron Benham
9:45 - 10:15 How to Analyze Section 2: Financial Needs Assessment
Maureen Greer
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 11:45 State Team Meetings to Analyze the Information in Section 2 of Finance Self-Assessment Tool (Probe Questions Section 2)
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch - box lunch
12:45 - 1:30 How to Integrate the Analyses of Sections 1 and 2 and How to Approach Profiling a State at the Regional/Local Level
Sue Mackey Andrews and Maureen Greer
1:30 - 2:45 State Team Meetings to Integrate the Analyses of Sections 1 and 2, and Consider How to Compile Regional/Local Profiles (Probe Questions Section 2 1 & 2)
2:45 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 3:30 How to Analyze Section 3: State Political and Economic Context
Tal Black
3:30 - 5:00 State Team Meeting to Integrate Section 3 with previous Sections 1 & 2 of the Finance Self Assessment Tool (Probe Questions Section 3)

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

8:00 - 8:15 Morning Welcome -- Brief check in and overview of the morning
Anne Taylor
8:15 - 9:00 Topical Session: Family Cost Participation
Stephanie Moss

Handouts
9:00 - 9:15 Revisiting The Part C Finance System Framework
Anne Taylor
9:15 - 10:30 Final State Team Meetings to Prepare Action Plans for High Priority Issues/Needs
10:30 - 11:30 State Teams Report to Entire Group on their Action Planning and Next Steps
Andy Gomm
11:30 - 12:00 Plans for Continuing the Symposium: Topics for Future Conference Calls, Materials and Resources, Follow-up Technical Assistance
(Suggestions for Future Finance Related Topic Conference Calls)
Tal Black
Additional Resource

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