The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service and the Maine Department of Human Services’ Office of Child Care and Head Start

Request for Technical Assistance & Staff Development

Today's Date:____________

Name of program person who will serve as our primary contact:____________________________

Position of contact person:__________________________________________

Program Name/School District:_______________________________________

Name of classroom or group:_________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________

City/Town/Zip:___________________________________________________

County:____________________________

Phone number:_______________________

Fax:_______________________________

E-Mail:_____________________________

LEARNS: Early Childhood and Child Care Plus ME: Maine’s statewide initiative to support meaningful and high quality early care and education and school age child care for children birth to 12 years. We provide technical assistance in the following areas:

Please check box(es) to indicate the type of assistance you are requesting:

 Age/Area of Focus Information & Resources Consultation for Child(ren) Staff Development Administrative Consultation
Infant-toddler care (6 weeks-3 years)        
Preschool care / Early education (3-5 years)        
School age child care (5-8 years/grades K-2)        
School age child care (9-12 years / grades 3-4)        

Level of Urgency of Request:  ___ High   ___ Medium   ___ Low

For child specific consultations, please make sure that the parent(s) are aware of this consultation and appropriate releases are signed and returned with this form.

How did you hear about us?

___ From a Parent
___ From a Child Care Provider
___ Through CDS
___ CCIDS Flyer
___ Previous Work with CCIDS
___ Through voucher renewal
___ From a University of Maine employee
___ From the Department of Education
___ From a colleague
___ From a licensing worker
___ Through the Resource Development Center
___ From an ASPIRE Worker
___ On the web
___ In the FACTS Newsletter
___ From DHS/OCCHS
___ From a workshop
___ Through an agency (please specify):_______________________________
___ Other, Please specify: _________________________________________

1.    What are your goals as a result of this technical assistance? (please prioritize & please feel free to attach additional sheets of paper if necessary)

(a)   

(b)   

(c)

2.    What supports are in place or are you willing to commit to sustain your efforts toward these outcomes?

 

3.    How will you measure progress toward your goals?

 

4.    How will this technical assistance request relate to your other school initiatives?

 

5.    How will you involve parents in the process?

 

For child(ren) specific consultation, please provide the following information:

Child's date of birth: __________

Is this child a state agency client? ______Yes ______No

Does this child have an identified disability?  ______Yes ______No  If yes, what?

Does this child, or any of the other children involved in this request, have (check all that apply):

_____ ASPIRE/TANF _____ Child care voucher _____ Contracted child care (subsidized)

_____ Foster Care Support _____ Waiting list for child care vouchers

To best support inclusive early care and education practices, please prioritize your top focus areas (1,2,3):

______ Involvement/participation in general ed. curriculum, Maine Early Childhood Learning Results
______ Assessment, observation, documentation
______ Accommodations, considering the environment, materials equipment, activities, instruction
______ Behavior, positive supports, improving child behavior and/or social skills, behavior management, classroom management
______ Communication skills, including augmentative, and assistive technology
______ Community building, classroom climate, relationships, friendships, peer interactions
______ Disability specific information
______ Health and medical information, including mental health
______ Americans with Disabilities Education Act (ADA) and/or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
______ Emergent literacy
______ Parent/Family development, parental rights and responsibilities, surrogate/foster parents
______ Research based strategies, research based curricula and teaching practices
______ Teaming and collaboration
______ Transition planning, kindergarten planning
______ Other, please specify:

 

________________________________________________________
Signature of Executive Director or Superintendent of Schools

_______________________________
Date

Return the completed form to:

The University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, UCEDD
48 Tandberg Trail
Windham, ME 04062

or Fax to: (207) 892-2330

For more information, contact:

Phone: (207) 892-0455
Toll Free Voice/TTY: 1-866-230-4520
E-mail: ccidsmail@umit.maine.edu
Web: www.ccids.umaine.edu

For Office Use ONLY:

Date Received: __________ Reviewed by: _________________

Assigned to: _________________ Project: _____________________

File Number:_____________________

updated 3/15/2006

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