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KELC Conference
Information

Register now for the KELC First Annual Conference, "Building Connections for Kansas Children and Families" on November 13th in Salina, KS.

• There is no registration cost.
• Breakfast and Lunch on the 13th will be provided.
• Learn about collaboration in Kansas with an array of early childhood services!
• Learn practical skills to use in providing early childhood services!
• Connect with others during this exciting Networking Opportunity!

View our brochure,
or click to register online HERE!

KELC Technical Assistance for
Collaborative Community Work

Dr. Chris Smith, the evaluator for KELC, developed a collaboration model used by KELC based on three separate collaboration measures or tools.

1. Levels of Collaboration Scale
   
   Frey, B.B., Lohmeier, J.H., Lee, S.W., and Tollefson, N.  (2006). Measuring collaboration among grant partners. American Journal of Evaluation, 27(3), 383-392).
   
   Measures:
   
   • Awareness and information sharing
   • Professional roles
   • Communication
   • Decision Making
   
   
2. Partnership Assessment Scale
   
   Hardy, B., Hudson, B. and Waddington E. (2000).  What makes a Good Partnership? A Partnership Assessment Tool. Leeds: Nuffield Institute for Health.
   
   Based on Six Principles of Measurement:
   
   1. Recognize and accept the need for partnership
   2. Develop clarity and realism of purpose
   3. Ensure commitment and ownership
   4. Develop and maintain trust
   5. Create clear and robust partnership arrangements
   6. Monitor, Measure, and Learn
   
   
3. Focus of Services Scale
   
   Adapted from the Pyramid Model of Partnership from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), Office of Head Start and the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
   
   Measures:
   
   • Effective Workforce
   • Nurturing and Responsive Relationships
   • High Quality Supportive Environments
   • Targeted Social/Emotional Supports

Each of the 12 KELC county groups used these collaborative measuring surveys.  The results were compiled by Dr. Smith and have been shared with the county groups for their use in strengthening their collaborative work in meeting the educational and service needs of young children and their famiies.  The surveys may be used again by the groups to measure progress in collaboration.

Providers & Partners

We want you to share your success stories! Send us a short story and a picture of a family or child you've helped - have it listed here on our website!

Please don't send last names or confidential information! Contact us for more information!