A Management Information System is under development through the Transformation Project. Support Brokers have been used in some County Programs. The Transformation Project is being used to re-design county processes to institute individual budgets. A Self-determination Steering Committee has been established to develop training and information. The IDEA-MOU addresses these issues related to a child's Individual Education Plan.
Training includes the role of case managers and the importance of building a Circle of Friends.
County Programs may participate in Regional Children's Teams and join in efforts to coordinate locally with school officials and others to address the needs of children and to support them in the community. DPW and the Dept. of Education jointly sponsor a Statewide Transition Council. By the close of FY 1999-2000, the census of State Centers declined by 1,031 persons, with 1,965 persons remaining in these facilities.