ADD TA INSTITUTE

May 31-June 1, 2007; Doubletree Bethesda Hotel & Executive Meeting Center

Thursday, May 31, 2007

8:30–9:00 Breakfast...... Foyer

9:00–9:15 Welcome...... Grand A&B

Jennifer Johnson, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

9:15–10:15 Updates from ADD...... Grand A&B

Patricia Morrissey, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Jennifer Johnson, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

10:15–10:45 Updates from the TA Contract...... Grand A&B

Margaret Nygren, Association of University Centers on Disabilities

10:45–11:00 Break...... Foyer

11:00–12:00 Current Landscape of Emergency Management...... Grand A&B

Claudia Gordon, Department of Homeland Security

Laura Stough, Center on Disability and Development, TexasA&MUniversity

Cate McClain, Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico

12:00–1:00 Lunch...... Harmony

1:00–1:30 Developmental Disabilities Programs Independent Evaluation...... Grand A&B

Patricia Morrissey, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Lynn Elinson, Westat

During this session, participants will hear from the Commissioner of ADD about the independent evaluation. There will also be an opportunity to ask Westat questions about the PowerPoint distributed before the TA Institute that describes the project and progress to date.

1:30–1:45 Break...... Foyer

Thursday, May 31, 2007 (continued)

1:45–2:15 Small Group Presentations of Draft Measurement Matrices....Harmony, Wisdom, Insight

Lynn Elinson, Westat

Cynthia Thomas, Westat

Bill Frey, Westat

Carol Andreassen, Westat

Westat will distribute copies of the draft measurement matrices being developed as part of the independent evaluation project. During the small group presentations, Westat will provide participants with an orientation to the organization of the draft measurement matrices. Westat is not seeking in-depth feedback during these small group presentations. Instead, the purpose is to explain how the materials are organized. In-depth feedback can be provided at a later date.

2:15–4:00 Small Group Discussion...... Harmony, Wisdom, Insight

Sue Lin, Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Joe Caldwell, Association of University Centers on Disabilities

David Morrissey, Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Following the Westat presentation, participants will engage in small group discussions facilitated by staff from AUCD. The small group discussions will provide participants with a forum for reflecting with their colleagues on the material presented in the draft measurement matrices.

4:00–4:15 Break...... Foyer

4:15–5:00 Report Back...... Grand A&B

Jennifer Johnson, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

The small groups will report out to the larger group first impressions of the draft measurement matrices.

Friday, June 1, 2007

8:30–9:00 Breakfast...... Foyer

9:00–9:30 The Next Generation of UCEDD Outcome Measures: Restarting the Discussion......

...... Grand A&B

Jennifer Johnson, Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Carl Calkins, Institute for Human Development, University of Missouri–Kansas City

The purpose of this morning session will be to restart discussions with the UCEDDs about methods for evaluating outcomes at the national and individual UCEDD level. Jennifer Johnson will provide a framework for the discussion and Carl Calkins will offer a historical perspective on UCEDD outcome measures.

9:30–11:00 Facilitating the Discussion about the Next Generation of UCEDD Outcome Measures Grand A&B

Jon Desenberg, The Performance Institute

This facilitated discussion will be an opportunity to hear briefly about current strategies in government to use performance management systems for internal and external operations and to generate ideas for UCEDD outcome measures.

11:00–11:15 Break...... Foyer

11:15–12:00 Leadership Development and Transition...... Grand A&B

Margaret Nygren, Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Diane Nelson Bryen, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University