Annual Membership Meeting

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• Annual Membership Meeting
• December 2, 2007

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Agenda

• Welcome and Year in review
• Board Elections
• Treasurers 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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Welcome and Year in Review
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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
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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

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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

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Six Year Members

• Alaska
• Guam
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Maryland
• Nevada

• Northern Marianas
• Ohio
• Rhode Island
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

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• 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

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Membership
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Renewed for 2008

• Florida
• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Virginia
• Washington

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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

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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

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Board Elections
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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.

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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

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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

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Past Board Members

• Sue Brown, Hawaii
• Sandy Morris Loerch, Washington
• Anne Lucas, Virginia
• Monica Rutkowski, Florida
• Mark Sharp, Oklahoma

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Nominations

• Vice President
• Julie Curry Iowa
• Secretary Treasurer
• Mary Ann Discenza
• Member At Large
• Rick Ingraham - California

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Treasurer's Report
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Category 2007 Budget Expenditures through 11/15/07
Annual Meeting 5,000.00 0.00
Summer Board Meeting 3,000.00 2,348.17
Staff Support 22,000.00 18,330.00
Governmental Liaison 17,952.00 14,960.00
Travel 6,000.00 1920.70
Web Maintenance 1,000.00 250.00
Web Server 1,200.00 1,000.00
Publications 1,000.00 0.00
Postage 500.00 0.00
Office Supplies 600.00 72.98
Board Conference Calls 3,000.00 1,680.24
National database 5,000.00 0.00
Directors and Officers Insurance 1,300.00 1,320.00
Association Membership Fees 550.00 475.00
Committee Activities/Products 7,500.00 5,534.62
Other   23,500.00
Total 75,602.00 71,391.71
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Cash on Hand November 30, 2007

• Checking
• 15,650.94
• Savings
• 59,511.62
• (14,500 from 2008 Dues)

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Category 2008 Budget
Annual Meeting 5,000.00
Summer Board Meeting 3,000.00
Staff Support 44,000.00
Adminstrative Support 5,000.00
Governmental Liaison 36,000.00
Travel 2,000.00
Web Maintenance 1,000.00
Web Server 1,200.00
Publications 1,000.00
Office Supplies 600.00
Conference Calls 3,000.00
Directors and Officers Insurance 1,300.00
Association Membership Fees 550.00
Committee Activities/Products 10,000.00
Total 113,650.00
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Break
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Membership Services

• Mary Ann Discenza

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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.

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Legislative Committee

• Debbie Cheatham

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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

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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

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Data Committee

• Terry Harrison

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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

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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

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• Come Back at 100 PM

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Part C Challenges and Opportunities

• Early Challenges
• Accomplishments
• Current Realities
• If Part C is successful, where will we be in 5
  years?

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Break
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Membership Survey Results
Response Rate 68
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The Association met my State/Territory's
Expectation
Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly Agree No Response
0 5.9 5.9 26.5 52.9 4.3
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ITCA's Representation on
None Adequate Excellent No response
Part C NPRM 5.9 11.8 76.5 2.9
Determinations 17.6 29.4 44.1 5.9
Mentoring 8.8 20.6 23.5 26.5 20.5
Outcomes 2.9 2.9 26.5 29.4 26.5 12
Funding 2.9 17.6 29.4 44.1 5.8
Fiscal Verification 2.9 17.6 26.5 38.2 14.7
Partnerships 2.9 17.6 32.4 35.3 11.7
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Coordinator Demographics
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Demographics
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Demographics
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Tipping Points
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Tipping Points
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Tipping Points
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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)

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State Issues
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Issues that the Association Should Address
Issues Percentage of Respondents
Child/Family Outcomes 29.4
Personnel Capacity 70.6
Medicaid 47.1
Private Insurance Funding 41.2
Focused Monitoring 26.5
Child Find 5.9
Funding 55.9
Data Collection 26.5
Family Cost Participation 23.5
Social Emotional Development 44.1
Due Process 8.8