Region IV Quality Improvement Center for Disability Services

Training & Technical Assistance Back to Basics Training Program for Head Start Teachers	Training and technical assistance activities are based on priorities identified through an extensive needs assessment and strategic planning process. Priorities are addressed in a variety of formats which include Intensive Topical Institutes; Distance Learning Seminars; and regional, state, and cluster events for Head Start managers and teaching staff. A minimum of twenty-five percent of the region's grantees will receive on-site technical assistance during each year of the project. Priorities for on-site technical assistance are Early Head Start Programs; Head Start/Child Care Expansion grantees; Deficient and Seriously Deficient grantees, and grantees referred by ACF. In addition, customized Technical Assistance Sessions will be provided for groups of grantees with similar needs in conjunction with state and cluster training events.
Resource & Information System	The Resource and Information System includes a computerized registry of consultants with expertise in all aspects of services to young children with disabilities a quarterly bulletin of Head Start services to children with disabilities (NEWSBREAK) Online training presentations Grantees can access resources through a toll free number, (800) 473-1727 and on-line through the QICDS Website.
Interagency Partnerships	Specialists collaborate with SEA/LEA, Part C/Early Intervention Projects, and Developmental Disabilities in each state to facilitate the development of state and local agreements for services to children with disabilities in Head Start and Early Head Start.
Regional Offices
Central Office	Region IV QICDS Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project 800 Eastowne Drive, Suite 105 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 490-5577, ext. 228 Brenda V. Bowen, Project Manager bbowen@chtop.org Madge Joyner, Administrative Secretary mjoyner@intrex.net Yvette Layden, Information Specialist ylayden@intrex.net
Alabama and Georgia	Cassie Harris, T/TA Specialist cphar1027@aol.com Georgia Satellite Office, 443 Ridgewood Drive Daphne, Alabama 36526 (859) 984-9708
Florida	Pam Kautz, T/TA Specialist pamkautz@aol.com Jean Lefebvre, Secretary jeanlef@aol.com Pinellas County Head Start 6698 68th Avenue North, Suite D Pinellas Park, Florida 33781 (813) 547-5980
Kentucky and Tennessee	Tennant Kirk, T/TA Specialist tennant@snapp.net Kentucky Satellite Office 117 Holly Hill Drive Berea, Kentucky 40403 (606) 985-9708
Mississippi	Valerie R. Campbell, T/TA Specialist vrcampbell@bellsouth.net Carl O'Neal Brown, EHS Specialist cobrown@netdoor.com (800) 995-9154 Linda Lacy-Carson, Administrative Secretary llcarson@misnet.com Mississippi Satellite Office 4791 McWillie Drive, Suite 103 Jackson, Mississippi 39206 (601) 362-9154
North Carolina	Norman Allard, Assistant Project Manager Central Office allard@intrex.net (919) 490-5577, ext. 237
South Carolina	Delores Cliatt, T/TA Specialist dbcliatt@aol.com 2837 Clearview Avenue Cedar Grove, Florida 32405-5728 (850) 785-8432
Hilton/Early Head Start	Pat Franco, Hilton Early HS Program Training Coordinator pfranco@myacc.net 11939 Northwest 26th Place Coral Springs, Florida 33065 (954) 340-9250
Early Head Start	Kim Boyd, Early Head Start Specialist kboydDSQIC@msn.com Georgia Field Office 845 Crab Orchard Drive Roswell, Georgia 30067 (770) 552-4364
Head Start Links	American Indian Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities Center for Persons with Disabilities Consumer Product Safety Commission Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Disabilities Information Network Head Start Training and Resource Specialists International Division for Early Childhood Migrant Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System Training and Technical Assistance Services Zero to Three/Early Head Start National Resource Center

QICDS Services The Region IV Quality Improvement Center for Disability Services (QICDS) is a cooperative agreement between the Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau; the Region IV Administration for Children and Families; and the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project. In partnership with the Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Associations, disability networks, institutions of higher learning, expert consultants, and other providers, the Quality Improvement Center for Disability Services provides leadership and support to nearly 300 Head Start and Early Head Start grantees in planning and implementing quality services for children with disabilities, from birth to age five, and their families. The five-year project is inclusive of programs at different points along the continuum of quality improvement. Exceptional as well as deficient grantees will have the opportunity to maintain continuous improvement through innovative projects, training, on-site technical assistance, and mentoring activities.	Click a state on the map above for more information about that state's Head Start programs Project Priorities and Objectives Code of Federal Regulations (search here for HS disability regulations [45CFR1308] and other HS regs including the Revised Performance Standards [45CFR1304]) IDEA 97 (text of PL 105-17) Eligibility Under Part B of IDEA, April, 1998 IDEA Reauthorization Letter

Region IV Activities Charts Profile of Enrollment of Children with Disabilities Services to Children with Specific Disabilities Formal Written Agreements with LEA Degree/Licenses Held by DSC Profile of Disability Services in Head Start and Early Head Start (PDF) Profile of Disability Services in Early Head Start (PDF)	QICDS Services Training/Technical Assistance Resource & Information System Interagency Partnerships Regional Offices

QICDS Services