Rusk County Interagency Agreement Meeting

Time to Review our Rusk County Interagency Agreement between Birth to Three County Programs, School Districts and Head Start Programs.

An Interagency Agreement (IA):

• Is a document developed between two or more agencies or programs that defines a shared vision, explicit responsibilities and actions of each agency within a specified time period.
• Can define how these agencies share data, train program staff, and communicate between programs/agencies and their stakeholders.
• Explains the roles and responsibilities of each agency’s staff, in order to avoid duplication of service, maximize the combined resources of each agency, and most importantly, provide seamless, quality transition services for children with disabilities and their families.

During our meeting we will

• review our agreement,
• update any changes to reflect current practices and regulations,
• discuss evidence-based practices for delivering services.

In addition I would like to discuss

• how our plan could include the array of services, supports and resources for families and staff that our county provides
• and the coordination efforts between and across these services and supports.

In order for a successful meeting, personnel from many disciplines have been invited to discuss the transition process for families of three year olds with disabilities. If you work within this process, your input is needed on how effective our current process is and ways to improve.