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Oklahoma Family Support Policy Council
2002 Meeting Schedule

The Council meets from 9:30 am -12:00 noon on the third Friday of each month at the Ralph Ellison Library, 2000 NE 23rd Street, Oklahoma City. The meetings are open to anyone interested in Individual and Family Support in Oklahoma. Changes to the meeting schedule and location may occur. Contact Vyonda Martin at 405-271-4500 x-203, vyonda-martin@ouhsc.edu to confirm meeting schedule.


Meeting Notes
February 20-21, 2003
From the Retreat at St. Crispin's



Develop Strategies for New Partners

Develop plan for partnership endorsements or adoption.

  • Determine approach to entities on individual basis.
  • Assign leads and track outcomes

Create different levels or types of partnerships

  • Formal Partnerships
    • Agencies / organizations / systems like DDSD, OSDE to move the principles into practices or policies - Ask Agency Directors how this OFSP approach can help them accomplish their work.
    • Develop a plan and commitment
    • Secure formal endorsement for the principles
  • Informal Partnerships
    • Disseminate the principles in communities
    • Identify networks to assist with the dissemination

Provide training/mentoring for families and professionals/service providers on operating from OFSP principles.

Identify additional partnership opportunities with trainees

Consider possible partnerships with the following entities:

  • Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth (OCCY)
  • Interdisciplinary Coordinating Council on Early Intervention (ICC)
  • Silver Haired Legislators
  • Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE)
  • Local Education Agencies (LEA)
  • Family Resource Coalition
  • Institute for Child Advocacy

Develop Strategies for Marketing the Project

Plan for State Recognition
  • Proclamation or Resolution on Principles
  • With ORRN or any other entity doing the same work under the principles – all partners recognized.
  • Family Support Day (November)
  • Make Contact with Pruitt, Henrys


Marketing Ideas

  • Business cards with one principle – Distribute and promote at all meetings.
  • Give framed principles as recognition to Governor, First Lady, Legislators, etc.
    Develop certification that people pay to get - “Seal of Approval” in Family Support
  • Mouse Pad
  • Office Displays of Principles
  • Data / statistics to support
  • Public Service Announcements (PSA) by legislators, government agencies, individual family providers, etc. – endorsing benefits of principles and putting them into action.
  • Develop a document similar to the one from Texas
  • Use personal stories
    • What do families want?
    • What do professionals want?
    • What do systems need?


Determine Plan for Future

Identify new funding sources

Increase diversity of representation in Council membership

Develop Strategies for New Partners

Develop plan for partnership endorsements or adoption.
  • Determine approach to entities on individual basis.
  • Assign leads and track outcomes


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