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“There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why….I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”

- Robert F. Kennedy

Middle / High School

Achievement in Dropout Prevention and Excellence

Achievement in Dropout Prevention and Excellence (APEX) is a collaborative dropout prevention initiative of the Institute on Disability and the New Hampshire Department of Education, including 6 high schools that receive technical training and support to build positive behavior support and intensive school-to-career services for youth who are at risk of dropping our of high school. Collaborators include the NH Center on Effective Behavioral Interventions and Supports (NH CEBIS), the NH Parent Information Center, and Strafford Learning Center. The project also includes statewide training and support in secondary transition best practices and a Summer Institute for high school teams.

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Employment and Asset Development Resource Network (EARN)

The Employment and Asset Development Resource Network (EARN) is designed to provide high quality information and resources to individuals with disabilities, professionals, and family members that result in improvements in gainful community employment opportunities and financial well-being of persons with disabilities.

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Family-Centered Transition Planning

Family-Centered Transition Planning (Sustainable Implementation) aims to improve high school transition, employment, post secondary education and community participation for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

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National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC)

The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) is developing a multi‐state comprehensive assessment system for students with significant cognitive disabilities. UNH IOD is partnering with NCSC to assist with the professional development component, including short films highlighting the importance of communication for students with significant disabilities.

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New England Genetics Collaborative (NEGC)

The New England Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative (NEGC) cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in June, will address the needs of individuals, agencies, and health care providers who interact with and treat individuals with genetic disorders and their families. The $4 million cooperative agreement, to be received over five years, will provide technical assistance, accessible information, educational opportunities, and other support for public health officials, consumers, advocates, primary and specialty health care providers, and other agencies and individuals who serve as formal and informal supports to those with genetic disorders throughout the New England region.

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NH AAC Initiative

The NH Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Initiative provides free professional development to all New Hampshire school districts (K-12) for students who benefit from other ways to communicate besides speech.

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NH Children's Mental Health Competencies

The New Hampshire Children's Mental Health Competencies project is designed to assist New Hampshire’s community mental health center children’s directors, family organizations, and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a set of core competencies for direct service staffs in the children’s programs.

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC)

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment Policy and Measurement (EPM-RRTC) (a) investigates the impact of government policies and programs on employment, with particular attention to the effects of program interactions, (b) examines new ways of measuring employment outcomes, and (c) facilitates the translation of research findings into policymaking and program administration.

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RENEW

RENEW is a structured school-to-career transition planning and individualized wraparound process for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. Developed in 1996 by staff at the Institute on Disability (IOD), RENEW is being provided by schools, community mental health centers, community-based providers, and IOD staff members to youth. The model focuses on supporting each youth to design and pursue a plan for the transition from school to adult life. RENEW has substantially increased the high school completion, employment, and post-secondary education participation rates among our most vulnerable youth.

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SWIFT

The Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation (SWIFT) Center will offer school, states and districts the ability to build capacity to scale up and sustain new practices for schoolwide inclusive reform in urban, rural and high-need schools in grades K-8 for students with disabilities. The SWIFT Center will focus on improving the knowledge and skills of classroom educators to implement inclusive schoolwide reform; increase the capacity of schools to implement fully inclusive reform in academic, extracurricular, and school-based settings; and increase family and community engagement in schoolwide reform.

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Who Cares About Kelsey?

How can students with complex emotional/behavioral challenges be successfully included in regular education classes? The documentary film Who Cares About Kelsey? will explore the multifaceted answer to this question and the role PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) plays in improving academic outcomes and school climate for all students.

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- Robert F. Kennedy

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