MONDAY REPORT

April 8, 2002

 

SPECIAL NOTE:  Copyright 2002. The Monday Report is produced each week as a benefit to the member agencies of the Child Care Association. Please protect this membership benefit - DO NOT copy and distribute this report to agencies/staff that are not members of CCA. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

Table of Contents

CHILD WELFARE.. 1

BUDGET NEWS�THE WORD FROM SPRINGFIELD.. 1

ADOPTION TAX CREDITS.. 2

CWAC PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WORK GROUP.. 3

AIDS RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING FOR DCFS CLIENTS.. 4

DIRECT SERVICE EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION TRAINING.. 5

CWAC MEDICAID ADVISORY WORKGROUP UPDATES.. 6

SACWIS & Medicaid. 7

HIPAA.. 7

Suspension & Appeal Process. 7

Post-Payment Reviews. 7

Additional FY01 Billing Runs. 7

Certification of Campus-Based Programs. 7

45 Day Pre- and Post-Billing. 7

EDUCATION.. 8

SENATE BILL 1843, SENATOR CRONIN�S BILL ON ALTERNATIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER CERTIFICATION, STILL IN LIMBO.. 8

SENATE BILL 1777, SENATOR JONES� BILL TO RESTORE SPECIAL EDUCATION CATEGORICAL CERTIFICATIONS IN ADDITION TO GENERIC CERTIFICATIONS AT THE TEACHER�S DISCRETION, HAS PASSED THE SENATE.. 8

EDUCATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY PHONE OR E-MAIL. 8

GENERAL.. 8

RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION.. 8

SACWIS BUDGET CUTS UPDATE.. 8

PUBLICATIONS FROM CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN.. 9

AMENDMENTS TO DHS RULE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.. 9

UPCOMING EVENTS.. 9

IV-E TRAINING WAIVER INFORMATION MEETING.. 9

FIRST NONPROFIT MUTUAL TO HOLD FREE SEMINAR IN CHICAGO ON HIPAA COMPLIANCE LAWS.. 10

FIRST NONPROFIT MUTUAL TO HOLD FREE UNEMPLOYMENT SEMINAR IN CHICAGO.. 10

Calendar 10

 

CHILD WELFARE

BUDGET NEWS�THE WORD FROM SPRINGFIELD

Last week, the state�s projected shortfall of revenue increased each day. Estimates now put the revenue shortfall at $413 million down from this time last year and $1.36 billion below projections. This is the first time in 50 years that fiscal year revenues actually dropped from one year to the next. There are $1.2 billion in unpaid bills waiting at the state comptroller�s office. The situation is very grim and the mood of the state capital is angry and anxious. 

 

The COLA due on April 1 has disappeared and efforts to remind officials of its promise are not greeted warmly. This will also impact the restoration of the full rate methodology.

 

The governor has recommended further cuts. At the same time, some of the cuts he proposed are being objected to in the general assembly due to pressure from interest groups.

 

What can you do about this? First, you must be able to articulate how the budget problems will impact clients and programs. Update your CODB impact survey with CCA. If you have not yet contributed information, you must take a few moments to fill out your survey or return our phone calls. We have submitted testimony on the budgets and have promised appropriations committee members results of the budget impact survey. We need wide participation.

 

Second, CCAI agencies need to work as part of an interest group on the financial issues just as other groups work issues and succeed in generating support for protecting their piece of the budget.  Agencies should continue to contact legislators, preferably with a personal meeting, to talk about your agency�s struggles and the grim projections for your own programs. Board members, trustees and advisory volunteers must be brought into this process to talk with their legislators about agency programs, funding choices and funding struggles. Do not expect a positive reception. However, more and more legislators must hear from many people, particularly those board volunteers, about the impact the crisis has on our agencies and programs. Even if we do not receive the restoration of the COLA this year, we must set the tone for future discussions with the general assembly on how to finance our child welfare, youth service, juvenile justice and child mental health programs more sensibly. Let as many voices be heard as possible. . It is a very bad financial year. We need to look beyond the current crisis

and figure out what opportunities will face us in the future.

 

Please call the CCA Office in Springfield if you need any materials to help in your contacts. Please feel free to call Marge Berglind if you need advice on what to say in contacts. Keep working at it. (MB)

 

ADOPTION TAX CREDITS

Congress passed provisions for increasing the adoption tax credit to $10,000 as of 1/01/03. We

understand that workers are now encountering problems with attorneys who are advising foster parents to delay adoption decisions until next year in order to obtain this credit. There is a lot of misinformation floating around on this. Here is what we know:

 

The tax cut legislation passed last year increased the special-needs adoption tax credit from $6000 to $10000 per adoption and discarded documentation requirements of qualified adoption expenses for special-needs adoptions, to become effective 2003. The flat $10000 is to help families with one-time and ongoing needs such as medical costs, transportation costs, home modification for accessibility or to accommodate sibling groups, physical therapy or mental health counseling. While families adopting children with special needs can claim $10000 in qualifying expenses beginning in 2002, they cannot claim the $10000 flat credit until 2003.

 

The $10000 IS NOT any type of bonus being paid to foster parents by DCFS.  We are working with DCFS through CWAC to correct misinformation and to provide guidance for workers on how to handle the potential delays.

 

HERE IS WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT: Federal legislation has been introduced to amend the tax legislation so that the $10000 credit can be available for tax year 2002. The Senate recently approved amended language to H.R. 586 and returned it to the House for consideration with the amendment changing the effective date to tax year 2002. We urge CCAI members to call or e-mail their Congressman/woman to encourage their support of HR 586. More detailed information on this issue is available by contacting the CCA office. (MB)

 

CWAC PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WORK GROUP

The PBC Work Group met on Wednesday, March 27th. Discussion focused on:

 

�               ERC/DCP Issues

Mary Ellen could not be present. Some discussion focused on cases that enter the system as Traditional and then transfer to HMR after a relative comes forward. The concern among POS is that DCP may have known about the relative but did not examine the relative for placement.

�               APT Issues

The April 1st deadline for court certification has been extended due to the backlog at court. APT will send out a letter to agencies notifying them of this extension.

 

APT is also meeting with ACR to discuss new 07/01/02 procedure in which agencies will be assigned one site for all agency case reviews. It is expected that agencies would also have the same case reviewer at the designated site at least 95% of the time. Treva will also discuss with ACR concerns that were voiced in terms of reviews starting late, reviewers changing actual Service Plans, CRMR errors, etc.

�               FY02 Mid-year Reconciliation

Final results were due back by the close of business day on March 27th. System wide in terms of performance, we are at about 13% for HMR and 11% for Traditional. Agencies appear to be meeting the instability benchmarks. The biggest question that agencies have voiced is in terms of why a child gets counted as a Negative Outcome AND an instability. In Instability, the child never leaves the contract. For a Negative Outcome to occur (i.e. runaways, residential), the child does leave the contract for 90 days or more. A child would have to be counted as both an instability and a Negative Outcome if the child moved more than once during the fiscal year AND left the contract for 90 days or more.

 

Copies of the Mid-Year Permanency Results can be obtained by contacting the CCA Springfield office at 217-529-4409.

 

�         Sibling Visitation

Sanction letters went out that detail the sibling(s) that were found to be visiting less than 50%. The sanction is calculated as a quarter of the annual administrative payment per child and will be carried out within the next month. Agencies will be sanctioned unless a review is requested in writing within 30 days of the date of the letter. The review request should include a copy of the current visitation plan and appropriate supporting documentation. The requests should be sent to the agency�s Regional Quality Assurance staff. No penalty will be assessed until a final determination of compliance is made by DCFS-Quality Assurance. GAL�s are very interested in this financial penalty so agencies may start to see more attendance by GAL�s at Administrative Case Reviews. In late April, sanction letters will be mailed out from March ACR�s.

 

�        Infrastructure Meeting Update (See Monday Report of March 4 for complete update.) Biggest discussion points will be:

 

�      Continued shrinking of HMR. Expected to shrink 15%. The group will make recommendations for adjustment options.

�      Growth in Traditional

�      Should stability look more like Federal levels??

�      HMR Licensing benchmark

�      Educational Outcomes

�      Counseling dollars

 

AODA, Re-Abuse, and Re-entry into Foster Care will stay the same.  There will be mid year contract adjustments in FY03. Also will be more detail in contracts about out-of-state travel expenses and what is covered under Performance Contracts.

 

The Department is not moving to standardize program plans for Specialized Foster Care. Specialized Foster Care will have gate-keeping process in FY03 with details to be determined.

 

�        Foundation Training

Moving from 4 week to 2 week training. There is a training the first week of April and then not again until mid to late May. Some discussion focused on barrier in getting staff trained if the trainings are so infrequent. Treva reported that she would follow up on this.

 

�         Court Improvement

Child Care Association of Illinois won a Court Improvement Grant that will begin in the spring. The objective is to eliminate barriers to success in juvenile court and to identify practices statewide that improve processes for children and youth. Four consecutive forums will be held in circuit courts around the state between now and September of 2002 in two-hour increments over the noon hour with lunch served.  There is no charge to participate. POS and a limited and selected number of regional employees of the Department will attend the Forums. State�s attorneys, public defenders, GAL�s, and others who work with children are also encouraged to participate. Information regarding dates and registration can be obtained by contacting CCA at (217) 528-4409.

           

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on May 1st, 2002 from 9:30 � 12:00 at LSSI,

10 West 35th Street (IIT Building) on the 15th Floor.  There is parking across the street and the Green El Line also is conveniently located across from the building. Contact Marcia Wefflen of LSSI at (847) 635-4623 if you should have any questions or if you would like to add items to the agenda. (Our thanks to Kara Teeple of DCFS and Marcia Wefflen of LSSI for this report.) (MB)

 

 

AIDS RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING FOR DCFS CLIENTS

CCA Agency staff are invited to participate in this one-day workshop that focuses on developing risk reduction counseling skills for DCFS and POS staff to help clients and wards identify risky behaviors to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission. One goal of the workshop is to define the unique role of DCFS/POS staff in assisting in the prevention of HIV transmission in communities at risk.

 

The trainers for this workshop are from the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center and the DCFS AIDS Project.  A person with HIV will tell their story and answer questions from the participants.

 

Target Audience:

This workshop is intended for all POS and DCFS Workers and Supervisors; Clinical Service staff; Youth Child Care Staff; and Foster Parents.

 

Contact Person:

If you have any questions regarding this training or qualifications for attending, call Elizabeth Monk 312-328-2285.

 

Credits: 

6 DCFS credit hours and 6 professional social work credit hours have been requested for those who attend this training.

 

Registration:

To register for this training, please call the DCFS Registration Unit at 877/800-3393.  

 

Locations and Dates:

 

Chicago:     IITRI Building                            April 8, 15, and 22

                  10 W. 35th Street                        May 1, 7, and 9

 

Aurora:       Aurora Regional Office Bldg     April 18

                   8 East Galena Blvd

 

Peoria:        Peoria Field Office                   April 19

                   Large Conference Room

                   2001 NE Jefferson

 

Rockford:    Rockford Field Office                May 1 & 2

                   CMS Large Conference Room

                   3rd Floor

                   200 South Wyman Street

 

Southern Region:  Rend Lake College         May 17

                              Student Center Bldg

                              Ina, Illinois

 

DIRECT SERVICE EMPLOYEE FOUNDATION TRAINING

The new schedule of Foundation Training is attached. Note that as of the May training, the foundation will be only a two-week training. This is part of the overall revision of training that will include implementation of the enhanced training for selected agencies that choose to participate in the IV-E demonstration waiver. Agencies should follow the usual registration procedures. (MB)

 

Illinois Child Welfare Foundation Training

 

Schedule

 


COOK

IITRI

10 West 35th Street

Chicago                           CERTIFICATION        

312-328-2828            EXAM (LICENSURE & CERAP)                   

 

05/13/02 � 05/28/02            05/28/02         

05/28/02 � 06/11/02            06/11/02         

06/10/02 � 06/24/02            06/24/02         

06/24/02 � 07/09/02            07/09/02

07/15/02 � 07/29/02            07/29/02         

08/05/02 � 08/19/02            08/19/02         

08/19/02 � 09/03/02            09/03/02         

09/09/09 � 09/23/02            09/23/02

09/23/02 � 10/07/02            10/07/02         

10/15/02 � 10/29/02            10/29/02         

10/28/02 � 11/13/02            11/13/02         

11/12/02 � 11/26/02            11/26/02         

12/02/02 � 12/16/02            12/16/02         

           

 

NORTHERN

                              CERTIFICATION

(Site TBA)                     EXAM (LICENSURE & CERAP)

 

05/13/02 � 05/28/02            05/28/02

06/10/02 � 06/24/02            06/24/02

07/15/02 � 07/29/02            07/29/02

08/19/02 � 09/03/02            09/03/02

09/23/02 � 10/07/02            10/07/02

10/28/02 � 11/13/02            11/13/02

12/02/02 � 12/16/02            12/16/02


SOUTHERN

                          CERTIFICATION

(Site TBA)                     EXAM            (LICENSURE & CERAP)

 

05/13/02 � 05/28/02            05/28/02                    

06/10/02 � 06/24/02            06/24/02

07/15/02 � 07/29/02            07/29/02

08/19/02 � 09/03/02            09/03/02

09/23/02 � 10/07/02            10/07/02

10/28/02 � 11/13/02            11/13/02

12/02/02 � 12/16/02            12/16/02

 

 

* CENTRAL

BLOOMINGTON          CERTIFICATION

                                    EXAM (LICENSURE & CERAP)                

05/28/02 � 06/11/02            06/11/02

06/24/02 � 07/09/02            07/09/02

08/05/02 � 08/19/02            08/19/02

09/09/02 � 09/23/02            09/23/02

10/15/02 � 10/29/02            10/29/02

11/12/02 � 11/26/02            11/26/02

12/02/02 � 12/16/02            12/16/02

 

 

 

* Location of All Central Training:

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BLDG

ROOM 114

207 SOUTH MAIN

NORMAL, IL 61761

 

The two-part test will be delivered the morning of the last day. 

 

EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 9:00AM                                                                    

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

CWAC MEDICAID ADVISORY WORKGROUP UPDATES

The CWAC Medicaid Advisory Workgroup was scheduled to meet mid April but based on the agenda items under discussion it was decided an update on several of the issues would be provided at this time and a meeting of the group would be rescheduled for May 2nd at St. Joseph�s Carondolet in Chicago.  Following is a summary of the updates on several of the issues discussed at the prior workgroup meeting held in February.  This report was developed by Susan Elbin with the Infant Parent Institute.

   SACWIS & Medicaid

Subcommittee meeting on February 25, 2002 of John Dare, Susan Elbin, Stephanie Hanko, Stephanie Hassett, Zack Schrantz and Jan Schoening.  Discussed and drafted required elements and discussed the benefits of including Medicaid documentation in SACWIS. Jan coordinated presenting the information to the SACWIS Advisory Committee. From this meeting, Jan reported that there are plans for further meetings to occur with the SACWIS project staff regarding Medicaid at the beginning of April. This includes the case management information and the financial piece of Medicaid. Jan reports that from the SACWIS Advisory Committee meeting it was noted regarding the Medicaid information the subcommittee had compiled, that not all of it may be included in SACWIS.

 

   HIPAA

Still waiting for a final determination regarding whether or not HIPAA applies to DCFS. It is likely that DCFS will need to be HIPAA compliant. Meetings held by the Governor�s office presented information that HIPAA privacy standards will not require structural or computer system changes; instead it focuses on policy and procedural standards.

 

   Suspension & Appeal Process

No further news regarding appeal process. Beginning discussions internal to DCFS to develop procedures for implementing intake �holds� when a provider is suspended due to a Tier 3 status.

 

   Post-Payment Reviews

The CWAC Finance and Administration committee met Tuesday, March 19, 2002 with Roy Miller. Roy said that he would be talking more to Stephanie about extrapolating in a post-payment review situation, but it is unlikely that they would extrapolate an entire agency if the deficiencies were specific to a program. Mike Oliver reports that agencies do need to know if the feds were auditing an agency, it would be a complete extrapolation.

 

   Additional FY01 Billing Runs

First additional run has been completed. Diskettes and reconciliation spreadsheets have been prepared for those comp providers with more than a 5% shortfall. Will be sending these out with a cover letter offering one opportunity to clean up errors/shortfall.

 

   Certification of Campus-Based Programs

IPI is reviewing certification status as reviews come up.

 

   45 Day Pre- and Post-Billing

Examples of pre- and post-billing errors were submitted by agencies. Found that the cases were closed (appropriately marked as an error) or a client�s LOC form created a backdating situation that created the error (DCFS has a process in place to pay for these situations if the bills are identified due to the LOC backdating). DCFS is reviewing the 45-day time limit on the edit given feedback that the time limit may need to be expanded due to the increased transition expectations by DCFS. (JMS)

 

EDUCATION

SENATE BILL 1843, SENATOR CRONIN�S BILL ON ALTERNATIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER CERTIFICATION, STILL IN LIMBO

The bill has moved through the Senate, but it has been amended to delete the language so the opponents and proponents can be brought together to work out a compromise, according to Senator Cronin.  CCA supports this bill since it will help nonpublic schools with the shortage in special education teachers.  CCA needs to hear from schools directly about their workforce problems in education so all pertinent data can be shared with the legislators (BRH).

 

SENATE BILL 1777, SENATOR JONES� BILL TO RESTORE SPECIAL EDUCATION CATEGORICAL CERTIFICATIONS IN ADDITION TO GENERIC CERTIFICATIONS AT THE TEACHER�S DISCRETION, HAS PASSED THE SENATE

This bill has been assigned to House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee.  All members of the CCA Education Committee will receive an alert on this bill (BRH).

 

EDUCATION INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY PHONE OR E-MAIL

The ILIAD Partnership (IDEA Local Implementation by Local Administrators) will provide individual technical assistance on IDEA(the federal special education law) for administrators with a toll-free number (1-877-CEC-IDEA) or e-mail ([email protected]).  This partnership provides professional development resources, IDEA law information, IDEA research, and Web links (BRH).

 

 

GENERAL

RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION

The Alliance for Children and Families held a conference call on April 2, 2002 with representatives from SAMHSA to discuss the draft of regulations that would impact the restraint and seclusion regulations for non-medical community based programs.  Prior to this time regulations had been issued to address those programs that provided services to the psych under 21 population as defined in the Medicaid program.  Illinois did not have that program in their state Medicaid plan.  Representatives from various private agencies in different states raised concerns with the requirement for physician approval prior to issuing restraint or seclusion related to costs for programs and availability of resources.  It was agreed that additional training for staff was needed and that when restraint and seclusion should be used is defined.  SAMHSA representatives noted that their role was to obtain information from various constituencies and develop a consensus about any regulations that are developed.  They also stated that they are not demanding in the draft of the current regulations for community-based programs that a physician or nurse would be required for prior approval for restraint or seclusion.  A copy of the regulations would be distributed to all participants on the call.  (JMS)

 

SACWIS BUDGET CUTS UPDATE

With the initial announcement of budget cuts from the Governor�s office this year, the cuts announced in SACWIS most immediately impacted the delay of further meetings of the Joint Application Development sessions until this summer.  With further budget reductions and in order to maintain the current schedule for development and implementation of the case management Phase II of the application, it has been determined that these sessions will not be resumed.  DCFS will implement an abbreviated process for further development and review for input into the design process by the best practice team.  Also as of last week we were advised the POS Advocate Contracts were being cancelled effective May 2002 in order to focus resources on implementation of Phase I (Intake and Investigation) for May 20th.  We will be checking with SACWIS project staff where agencies should direct any questions or concerns after that date.   Steve Bradshaw, POS Liaison, will still be on the project.  (JMS)  

 

PUBLICATIONS FROM CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN

Publications to help in planning, proposal writing, staff development, and evaluation of primary support programs for youth are available from Chapin Hall Center for Children at

www.chapin.uchicago.edu  Publications include: A Self-Study Guide for Managers and Staff of Primary Support Programs for Young People; Successful Grassroots Youth Programs: Lessons on Management and Administration from Four Exemplars; Determinants of Youth Participation in Primary Supports: What Can Be Learned from Research; Social Supports for Children and Families: A Matter of Connections; Arts Opportunities for Young People in Chicago; Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Volunteers in Youth-Serving Organizations: A Review of the Literature; Strategic Restructuring: A Study of Integrations and Alliances Among Nonprofits in the US; How History, Organization, and Structure Shape the Institutions that Shape Youth; �They Still Pick Me Up When I Fall�: The Role of Caring in Youth Development and Community Life.  (SKA)

 

AMENDMENTS TO DHS RULE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

DHS has filed amendments for the Early Intervention Program, primarily in the subject areas impacting standards applicable to relevant professions and qualifications suitable for professionals providing early intervention services as required by recent legislation.

 

Public Hearings will be held on April 12 in Chicago and April 15 in Springfield for the sole purpose of gathering public comments on the proposed amendments.

 

Any CCAI agency interested in reviewing the amendments or receiving information on the location of the hearings can contact Barb or Sandy in the CCA office in Springfield at 217.528.4409, ext. 21 or 22.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

IV-E TRAINING WAIVER INFORMATION MEETING

DCFS staff asked us to share this information with CCAI Executive Directors and Program Managers:

 

You are invited to attend an informational meeting on the Title IV-E Training Waiver: Thursday, May 2, 2002, 9:30 a.m. � noon, IITRI � 10 West 35th St. 2nd Floor, Chicago.

 

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is launching a first-in-the nation training program that is expected to help thousands of children to move from foster care into permanent families.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted DCFS permission to waive federal restrictions to the Title IV-E of the Social Security Act in order to test an innovative training strategy for both public and private sector employees.  In this world of performance expectations and outcomes, training must focus on what the worker is expected to do.

 

We are pleased to invite you to the meeting, which was recommended by a group of your peers representing you on the Waiver Advisory Group.  The meeting will begin with remarks by the Director, Jess McDonald.  At the conclusion of the meeting you are welcome to stay for refreshments and tour the second floor training offices and state of the art training facilities.

 

Please R.S.V.P no later than Friday, April 19, 2002 to confirm your attendance.

 

Please Note:  Our office, located on the IIT Campus (IITRI Tower) requires parking passes for employees as well as guests who visit this facility.  When you confirm your attendance to this event, parking passes will be mailed to you with written instructions for parking.

 

Please e-mail your confirmation to: BDorsey@ idcfs.state.il.us

OR Fax your confirmation to:  312-328-2802 OR call Bev. Dorsey @ 312-328-2812

 

FIRST NONPROFIT MUTUAL TO HOLD FREE SEMINAR IN CHICAGO ON HIPAA COMPLIANCE LAWS

On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, First Nonprofit Mutual will hold a seminar in Chicago entitled HIPAA Compliance and Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The presentation will be given by Rick Sevcik of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC.

 

This seminar program will provide an overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. The seminar will highlight the rules that apply to nonprofit social service agencies that provide healthcare services to their clients.

 

Rick Sevcik is an attorney at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC where he concentrates his practice in exempt organizations and health care. He has extensive experience in the representation of public charities, private foundations and charitable trusts. Mr. Sevcik holds a bachelor�s degree in both Political Science and Economics and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

 

For additional information about this seminar, contact Sue Alcantar at (312)627-1531.

 

FIRST NONPROFIT MUTUAL TO HOLD FREE UNEMPLOYMENT SEMINAR IN CHICAGO

On Thursday, May 16, 2002, First Nonprofit Mutual will hold a seminar on �Unemployment Taxes--Are You Paying Too Much" from 2:00 - 3:30 pm at 111 N Canal, Lobby Level Conference Room, Chicago, IL.

 

"Did you know someone can quit and still get unemployment!"  This seminar will answer these questions and more.  You will receive a personnel tips handbook and guidelines on how employers can reduce unemployment liability and initiate better hiring practices!  Also, find out how nonprofits are paying less for their unemployment costs.

 

Call 312-930-9500 x 7874 to register

 

Endorsed by the Child Care Association, all members are encouraged to attend.

 

Calendar

April  8 � Development Grant Request for Proposals Workshop, 9-1, Children�s Home & Aid Society,

               Chicago

April 12 � Integrating Program and Finance, Catholic Charities of Chicago, St.

                Vincent Hall, Chicago, 9:00-4:00

May 3 - Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois Spring Workshop, featuring Reed

             Martin, Special Education Attorney, Holiday Inn, Naperville, (708) 430-7532

May 9-10 - Third Annual Spring Conference, Illinois Administrators of Special Education,

                  Holiday Inn, Collinsville IL, features Steve Van Bockern, Co-Director of the Black

                  Hills Seminars and Alan Coulter, President�s Commission for Excellence in

                  Special Education. For more information contact Nancy Newbold at (618-395-

                  8626).

May 9-10 - Spring Legislative Conference, National Association of Private Schools for

                  Exceptional Children, Holiday Inn on the Hill, Washington, D.C.  For more

                  information call (202-408-3338).

May 14 - The 3rd Annual Autism Conference, Holiday Inn and Convention Center, 18501 S.

               Harlem Ave., Tinley Park IL  60477.  For more information contact (708-206-1930).

June 5-6 � CCAI�s Annual Membership Meeting, Crowne Plaza, Springfield

July 10-14 - Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Emotional

                    Disturbances and their Families Training Institutes, Marriott Wardman Park

                    Hotel, Washington, D.C. For more information phone (202-687-5000)

 

For further information on any of the above, contact the staff member noted in parentheses at the end of the text:

MB  = Marge Berglind    312/819-1950  ([email protected])

JMS = Jan Schoening    217/528-4409  ext. 25 ([email protected])

BRH= Bridget Helmholz 217/528-4409  ext. 24 ([email protected])

BMO=Barb Oldani          217/528-4409  ext. 21 ([email protected]) 

 

 

RJS=Rommel J. Sangalang 217/528-4409  ext.26  (RJS@cca-il.org)

SKA = Sandy Armstrong   217/528-4409 ext. 22  ([email protected])

LLL = Linda Lenzini           217/528-4409 ext. 27  ([email protected])

CMS=Cindy Stich              217/528-4409 ext. 23  ([email protected])


 

 

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