Specific Program Goals & Accomplishments

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS JANUARY - DECEMBER 2006

  • Added 3 more classrooms, an outside entrance/exit with electric door and sink in the program area.
  • Added a sensory "destimulation" room and developed protocols for effective and appropriate use.
  • Initiated the College of Direct Support web-based training lessons.
  • Added a transportation route for consumer access and hired a driver to assist with transportation and CI activities.
  • Surveyed stakeholders to determine class preferences.
  • Obtained grant to purchase individual lockers.
  • Obtained State approval to add a paid pre-vocational class to the TLC program.
  • Toured and provided updated information to all Regional Center Service Coordinators.

GOALS FOR JANUARY - DECEMBER 2007

  • Increase Satisfaction Survey response to 40%.
  • Implement internal quality assurance with emphasis on Personal Plan content and process.
  • Obtain equipment for sensory room.
  • Fully implement College for Direct Support (CDS) as part of new staff orientation.
  • Increase time in Community Integration classes to 25%.
  • Expand staff to include an additional Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP).
  • Decrease staff turnover to 30% or less.

Progam Information

Contacts

Greene County

Program Secretary
Phone: (417) 829-0852

Jana Browning, Employment Services Coordinator
1545-B East Pythian
Springfield, MO 65802

Phone: (417) 829-0855
Fax: (417) 931-0901
Relay Missouri 1-800-735-2966
JBrowning@DCOonline.com

Sherry Hailey, Director of Programming
1545 East Pythian
Springfield, MO 65802

Phone: (417) 829-0898
Fax: (417) 831-7359
SHailey@DCOonline.com