Alliance for Systems Change
ASC consists of the Mid-South Regional Resource Center (MSRRC) and other projects funded to assist states in improving education and related programs serving children and youth with disabilities and their families. States served by the MSRRC include: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
 

ASC PROJECTS
Mid-South Regional Resource Center
Funding : $1,178,333 per year (100%) U.S. Department of Education


Technical Assistance Enhancement Grant - District of Columbia:

Through this federally funded grant (11/1/01- 10/30/03), ASC is:

	helping the DC Public Schools work with its state advisory panel to refine its state improvement plans,
	helping the DC Public Schools and DC Early Intervention Program refine their child find system and
	helping the early intervention program develop an integrated data system

Funding: $278,177 (100%) U.S. Department of Education

Contact::
Sammie Lambert and Kathy Chapman, DC TA Grant Co-Directors

Sammie Lambert University of Kentucky Mid-South Regional Resource Center Human Development Institute 207 Mineral Industries Building Lexington, KY 40506-0051 Voice: (859) 257-1107 Fax: (859) 257-4353 slamber@uky.edu

Kathy P. Chapman University of Kentucky Mid-South Regional Resource Center Human Development Institute 226 Mineral Industries Building Lexington, KY 40506-0051 Voice: (859) 257-4131 Fax: (859) 257-4353 kchapma@uky.edu

 

Technical Assistance Enhancement Grant - South Carolina:

Through this federally funded grant  (11/1/01- 10/30/03), ASC is helping South Carolina's Department of Education and Department of Health and Environmental Control and PRO-Parents, develop training and technical assistance teams to address:
  

1. Individualized Family Service Plans, procedural safeguards, and early childhood transition;
2. disproportionate referral and identification rates in under-represented populations; and
3. unclear data and lack of strategies to address parent knowledge of, involvement in, and satisfaction with special education services, related services, and early intervention services.

Funding: $410,853 (100%) U.S. Department of Education

Contact:

Rich Lewis, Ed.D., SC TA Grant Director

University of Kentucky

Human Development Institute

126 Mineral Industries Building

Lexington, KY  40506-0051

Voice - Office (859) 257-1981

Cell phone - (859) 533-6822

Fax (859) 257-4353

rlewis@uky.edu

Technical Assistance Enhancement Grant - Virginia:

Through this federally funded grant  (11/1/01- 10/30/03), ASC is helping the Virginia's Department of Education and Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services:

1. Develop, pilot-test and install evaluation approaches for both Part B and Part C
2. Enhance the linkages across Part B and Part C, and
3. Increase staff capacity to integrate the performance measurement and evaluation approach into ongoing operations.

Funding: $510,987 (100%) U.S. Department of Education

Contact:
Kenneth R. Olsen, D.Ed., VA TA Grant Director
University of Kentucky
Human Development Institute
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY  40506-0051
Voice - Office (859) 257-4921
Cell phone - (859) 533-6822
Fax (859) 257-4353
kolsen@uky.edu

 

Kentucky Data Management Project

Through this state funded contract (2/18/02-6/14/02), ASC is:
Assisting the Division of Exceptional Children’s Services within Kentucky’s Department of Education, in collecting and analyzing data for their:

	State Improvement Grant (SIG),
	State Improvement Plan (SIP), an
	Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP).

This effort will allow the Kentucky Department of Education and related stakeholders to more accurately evaluate existing federal special education initiatives in order to make more informed decisions. This should result in better opportunities for students with disabilities in Kentucky.

Funding: $19,008 (100%) Kentucky Department of Education (2/18/02-6/14/02)

Contact:
Brent Garrett
University of Kentucky
Alliance for Systems Change
314 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY  40506-0051
Voice: (859) 257-8899
Fax: (859) 323-1838
bgarret@uky.edu

ASC Consultation Services:

	ASC staff are available to work with those who are interested in high quality education and early intervention services and supports to children and youth birth through 21 and their families.  Some of the services offered include:
	Needs assessment, evaluation, data analysis and reporting
	Proposal development
	Leadership for stakeholder group decision-making
	Organization of exchanges and forums on key issues
	Training on legal and programmatic issues affecting children with disabilities and their families
	Development of guidelines and reference materials (see http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/MSRRC/msrrcstaff.htm for staff listing)

Contact:
Kenneth R. Olsen, D.Ed., Director
University of Kentucky
The Alliance for Systems Change (ASC)
Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute
126 Mineral Industries Building
Lexington, KY  40506-0051
Voice - Office (859) 257-4921
Cell phone - (859) 533-6822
Fax (859) 257-4353
kolsen@uky.edu