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A Guide for Developing the SPIL

March 11, 2010 – 3:00-4:30 P.M. EST

Presented by:Richard PettyDarrell Jones

Carol Eubanks

SILC-NET presents…

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Introduction and Background

RSA’s request for “model” SPIL– Decision / steps to upgrade the SPILs

nationwide – bring into compliance

ILRU’s SILC-NET response: online planning guide providing SILCs with tools and strategies for complying with RSA’s requirements

Webinar orientation will NOT cover all sections of SPIL guide

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Introduction and Background, contd. 2

Wiki website is NOT for data entry.

Rather is a companion to RSA’s MIS new data entry system.

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Webinar Follow-up to SILC Congress Training

On-location training focused somewhat on how to navigate the guide, but primarily on developing and evaluating an outcomes-focused SPIL

Webinar purpose is to give more detailed instruction on using the wiki platform and sections of the guide.

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On-Demand Video Training

SILC Congress training now available through IL NET’s use of advanced video taping technology.

You can view or review the training and share with co-workers and Council members.

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Purpose of the Guide

Help IL partners develop SPIL in compliance with RSA requirements– Required for ongoing funding of IL

programs; serves as legal blueprint for statewide funding decisions

Provide suggestions and guidance to improve quality of planning process and final plans

Learn from and share examples, models, best practices in SPIL planning, development, and evaluation

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Public Presentation of SPIL

You could create a separate document for the public in your state

Have a simpler way of communicating the plan to your stakeholders

For example, you could include a preface that states your purpose and an executive summary that gives the key points

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The Guide

Use The Guide for ideas, but create a plan that makes sense to you

We’ll use your feedback to improve and refine this guide

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Orientation to a Wiki

What is a wiki?– Website that allows multiple users to

create, modify and organize web page content in collaborative manner

– “Evergreen” approach can be continuously updated

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IL NET Wiki

http://www.wiki.ilru.net/index.php/Main_Page

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Wiki Sections

IL NET wiki will serve as valuable resource for CILs and SILCs

Resources for both will continue to evolve and expand over time and the field will be notified as things are added or updated

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Resources for SILCs

SPIL Guide is first link under Resources for SILCs

SPIL Development Training online video presentation

SPIL Development Resources (library)

Frequently Asked Questions – we will post questions & answers that are of general interest

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Another Way to Access Wiki

RSA’s new MIS system for entering the SPIL has links to the corresponding sections in the SILC-NET SPIL Guide so you can easily go between the two.

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SPIL Guide:Sections on the Home Page

Purpose of this GuideHow to Use this GuideOrganization of the GuideUsing the Guide to Help with the Planning

Process and Develop Your SPILUsing the Guide to Respond to Specific

Questions LibraryThe Guide - sections

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Purpose of the Guide

This first section describes the purpose of the guide, which is to provide tools to assist IL partners in developing a well-written SPIL in compliance with RSA requirements.

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How to Use this Guide

Guide does not include Part I: “Assurances” section

Part II: Narrative sectionsSuggestions and examples are

recommendations onlyWe urge SILCs to follow these

thoughtfully since there is wide variation among states

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Q & A

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What’s in Each Section?

As an example, let’s look at section 1.2B Outreach to Unserved and Underserved Populations

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Example: Section 1.2B

Name of Section– Associated regulations with live links to

specified regs– RSA requirements – italics indicate exact

language used by RSA in SPIL instructions– Suggestions for completing section – Examples of strategies – many from actual

SPILs

Contains three examples of what instructions are asking for

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Example: Section 1.2B, contd. 2

Key definitions associated with each section– Live links at the top of each section’s

Requirements takes you to the Key Definitions at bottom of page

Navigation– Links to Previous, Next, and Home Page– By clicking Home Page link, you can go

back to all the links

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Example: Section 1.6

Examples from actual SPILs not given in every section; some have checklists or outlines of things to consider

For instance, let’s look at Section 1.6 Coordination of Services

Rather than offering an example here, we provided a list of nine questions to ask yourself to maximize the chances you’ve covered everything required.

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Using the Guide to Plan and Develop Your SPIL

Begin with “Why a Focus on Outcomes?,” and “Three Steps to an Outcomes-Focused SPIL.”

Read through complete guide once for total picture, noting items needing clarification

Make note of sections that are inter-connected and make a plan for relating these sections to each other

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Inter-connecting SPIL Sections

For example, you might have goals, objectives, and activities in sections 1.1 Mission and Goals and 1.2A Objectives that address expanded inclusion in your state. In section 1.2B you can refer back to those items and then explain who, what, where, and when in this section.

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Inter-connecting SPIL Sections contd. 2

You might explain in detail in section 1.2B how certain collaborative activities you address in section 1.5 - Cooperation, Coordination, and Working Relationships will impact your ability to reach populations that are currently unserved or underserved. Are you planning specific alliances because it will give you greater understanding of a population that could be better served? Could these alliances serve as portals for access to specific groups of people?

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Inter-connecting SPIL Sections, contd. 3

You might explain in section 1.2B that your needs assessment has identified, for instance, that veterans with disabilities returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are an underserved population and in section 1.6 - Coordination of Services you could then describe that you plan to work with veterans’ programs to ensure CIL staff are knowledgeable about available programs and services, and to coordinate appropriate CIL services to veterans in their local communities.

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Inter-connecting SPIL Sections, contd. 4

There should be some consistency or link between section 1.2B and section 3.2 - Expanding the Network of Centers. If a population is identified in section 1.2B, the expansion of the network would take into account the geographic areas where the targeted individuals are.

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Using the Guide in an Order That’s Logical to You

Work on the sections in the order that makes sense to you.

For example, like many other people, it might make sense to you to work on Section 1.4B before you start writing goals and objectives in sections 1.1 and 1.2A.

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In Summary

Spend some time getting acquainted with the wiki and how to navigate it

Read the How-to Guide for Developing an Outcomes-focused SPIL all the way through

Make note of SPIL sections that are inter-connected

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In Summary, contd. 2

Write your SPIL in the order that makes sense to you.

Use as little or as many of the suggestions in each section as you wish.

Send questions about the wiki or the SPIL Guide to sfinney@ilru.org.

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Questions & Answers

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Resources for CILsKeep it Real: Youth Leadership

Development in Centers for Independent Living– Under construction for May 12-14 on

location training in Atlanta, GAUsing Social Media in Centers

Housing for Nursing Home Transition

Books, Materials and Links on Managing and Funding Your CIL

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SILC-NET

Support for development of this presentation was provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration under grant number H132B070003-09. No official endorsement of the Department of Education should be inferred. Permission is granted for duplication of any portion of this PowerPoint presentation, providing that the following credit is given to the SILC-NET project: Presented as part of the SILC-NET, a program of the IL NET, an ILRU/NCIL/APRIL National Training and Technical Assistance Project.