Collaboration Area. Subject to the exclusions set forth below, if either LSU or its Affiliates or Ochsner or its Affiliates (“First Party”) intends to develop a Clinical Program in the Collaboration Area with another Person (other than through the Collaborative), then prior to the implementation of such Clinical Program, LSU and Ochsner agree to meet with each other in good faith to determine whether the other Party (“Second Party”) may participate in the Clinical Program. If the Parties agree on terms by which the Second Party may participate in the Clinical Program, the Parties shall reasonably and in good faith take steps to develop the Clinical Program together. If the Parties are unable within thirty (30) days to agree on terms by which the Second Party may participate in the Clinical Program for any reason, such failure shall not preclude the First Party from developing the Clinical Program without the involvement of the Second Party.
Collaboration Area. If LSU or its Affiliates intends to develop a Medical Education in the Collaboration Area with another health care provider (other than through the Collaborative), then prior to the implementation of such Medical Education Program, LSU agrees to meet with Ochsner in good faith to determine whether the Ochsner may participate in the Medical Education Program. If the LSU and Ochsner agree on terms by which Ochsner may participate in the Medical Education Program, LSU and Ochsner shall reasonably and in good faith take steps to develop the Medical Education Program together. If LSU and Ochsner are unable within ninety (90) days to agree on terms by which Ochsner may participate in the Medical Education Program for any reason, such failure shall not preclude the LSU from developing the Medical Education Program without the involvement of Ochsner.
Collaboration Area. The Collaboration Area is the geographic area consisting of the following Parishes: Claiborne, Bienville, Red River, Jackson, Caldwell, Richland, Franklin, West Xxxxxxx, East Xxxxxxx, and Madison.
Collaboration Area. Public Awareness, Child Find and Screening Activities Collaborative Policy: The team will collaborate on activities to promote public awareness about the availability and benefit of services for ALL young children regardless of ability and socioeconomic level and their families. The team will develop collaborative strategies for screening young children related to immunizations and problems or delays in hearing, vision, speech, language, development and dental health. Assist families and other community partners in gaining greater understanding of the referral process for various community services for children regardless of ability and socioeconomic level and other special needs. Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to:
Collaboration Area. Quality Services for ALL Children Collaborative Policy: This team commits to inclusive services for ALL young children ages birth through five years that use curricula and assessment reflecting high quality standards and a developmental array for preparing young children to achieve developmental and performance outcomes at high levels. This team commits to meeting the individual needs of ALL young children. Where appropriate, this includes development of Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and/or Individual Education Programs (IEPs). Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to: • Supporting the implementation of the WV Pre-K system and early childhood services to address school readiness. • Supporting state initiatives such as early literacy, parent involvement and positive behavioral supports initiatives through the community’s early childhood service providers.
Collaboration Area. Confidentiality Collaborative Policy: The team acknowledges that compatible confidentiality policies, procedures and forms among agencies (a) makes it easier for families to understand “the paperwork” of the various agencies/providers with which the family is working which, in turn, helps promote informed consent and (b) helps ensure that families and staff across agencies have a common knowledge base related to confidentiality. Compatible transfer of records policies and procedures among agencies helps collaborative teams (a) facilitate the transition of children and families from one agency/provider to another; (b) offer collaborative or braided services such as through the WV Pre-K System or some other similar service arrangement and (c) have available comprehensive information about the child to support planning appropriate services for the child and his or her family. Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to: • Establishing compatible confidentiality procedures across participating organizations. • Assuring that families and staff from participating agencies are knowledgeable about confidentiality and records transfer procedures.
Collaboration Area. Resource Sharing Collaborative Policy: The team acknowledges that resource sharing enables communities to pool resources to provide more comprehensive, high quality services in a more coherent fashion. Resource sharing includes, but is not limited to, facilities, materials, and equipment, collaborative services, screening, transportation, etc. In some instances such as WV Board of Education Policy 2525, resource sharing/braided services are expressly required. Sometimes, it may not be expressly required but may be necessary in order to meet a particular mandate such as for services in the natural environment or least restrictive environment under IDEA. In other instances, resource sharing is an option that is both programmatically sound and cost effective. Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to: • Establishing procedures for the use of funds that are generated when one agency is permitted to count children from another agency as is allowed by some funding sources. • Establishing plans for the sharing of resources. • Completing a document entitled, TADPOLE Team Profile, as requested by WV Early Childhood Training and update this profile as needed. (Profiles describe how county teams are collaborating and provides contact information to facilitate networking among teams. A compilation of profiles of WV teams appears at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.) • Using this overall agreement template as a resource for meeting the requirements of WV Board of Education Policy 2525 for developing the county plan and, in particular, this section for planning resource sharing to be addressed in contracts.
Collaboration Area. Personnel Standards and Professional Development Collaborative Policy: The team commits to ensuring that personnel have the knowledge and skills needed to provide high quality providing services to young children and their families. The team acknowledges that collaborative training is an effective tool for maximizing professional development resources. It also helps to xxxxxx building relationships and a common knowledge and skill base among staff across agencies which, in turn, increases the likelihood of service continuity and quality and, thus, the achievement of developmental and performance outcomes for children. Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to: • Ensuring that personnel providing collaborative services to young children meet personnel standards. • Providing or arranging for ongoing professional development that follows the WV State Training and Registry System (S.T.A.R.S.). • Using a variety of high quality professional development strategies, e.g., joint workshops/events, cross program visitation, cross agency study/networking groups, sharing professional development resources, collaborative training calendar that permits staff from one agency to attend training in another, using staff from one agency as a trainer in another, etc.
Collaboration Area. Data Collection and Sharing Collaborative Policy: The team acknowledges that sharing aggregate information among agencies can assist those agencies in individually or collectively planning service systems. Effective local systems for information management enable agencies to collect, report and analyze reliable data that informs decision-making and ensures system accountability. In some instances, agencies can generate funding based on services offered through collaborative arrangements. In such cases, it is critical to have policies, procedures and timelines for the prompt and appropriate sharing of such data. Collaborative Procedures and/or Activities: The organizations that are party to this agreement hereby incorporate by reference collaborative procedures and activities addressing topics including, but not limited to: • Developing compatible systems for collecting and reporting information on collaborative services provided and children served. • Maintaining data on service delivery, transitions and related compliance issues and reporting as requested to state/federal sources. This includes data collection on entry route and services in inclusive placements for young children, with particular emphasis on 3-year olds. • Providing representation/input as appropriate for local/regional advisory boards that review data and provide advice and assistance related to services for young children and their families.
