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Linda Hartbarger
Linda Hartbarger, executive director for TEIS, will retire on August 31, 2019. She has served as the TEIS executive director since 2011, and has worked in early intervention since 1989. Prior to her role as the TEIS executive director she served as the director for the Southeast point of entry office in Chattanooga as well as the East Tennessee regional consultant for TEIS. Linda has provided years of leadership, stability, and dedicated service to the early intervention system and will be missed.
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TEIS Contract Updates
The instructions associated with the fingerprinting requirements for all agencies and individuals with contracts for early intervention services through TEIS have been posted to the TEIS website. TBI fingerprinting must be submitted for all direct service staff no later than 90 days from date of contract execution. Please contract Barbara.Bridges@tn.gov with any questions.
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Critical Conversations
On Tues., May 21, 2019, stakeholders from all of West Tennessee convened at Union University to participate in a networking summit to continue the critical conversation on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The important take away was to remind everyone that he or she has a role in the critical conversation of adverse childhood experiences. “We all can have a positive impact on ACEs in our community, we just need to have ‘THE Talk’” presenter Richard Kennedy, executive director, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, stated in his presentation. To learn more about the summit, click here.
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Welcome Aboard
TEIS would like to welcome Charlotte Armstrong, service coordinator for East Tennessee.
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Listen Up! Free Teleaudiology Services
Tennessee Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening Program is partnering with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center audiologists, speech pathologists, and graduate students to offer Tennessee families a unique opportunity called Listen Up! Question and Answer Sessions to provide additional support to families around their questions regarding their child’s hearing journey. These sessions do not take the place of any direct services the child already receives. See the attached flyers in English and Spanish for additional information.
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Congratulations
TEIS would like to extend congratulations to LaKika King, service coordinator in the South Central TEIS office, for successful completion of her Master of Science Social Work degree with a concentration in Organizational Leadership from University of Tennessee Knoxville, as well as being named Outstanding Field Student of the Year for her online program in Middle Tennessee. LaKika was honored at the UT School of Social Work field instructor breakfast on June 14, 2019.
Congratulations also goes to Shannon Pargin, TEIS’ strategic planning coordinator, who graduated from the Tennessee Government Management Institute (TGMI) leadership program on June 26, 2019. TGMI is a two-week residential management institute that provides mid-level managers in the state with the opportunity for academic study, learning in practical management skills, and cross agency networking. TGMI graduates one class per year and is a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Department of Human Resources and the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service.
Pictured below: LaKika King and Shannon Pargin
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Fiscal Services Team Updates
For EIRAs and vendors—fiscal year end processing of billing/invoices: TEIS will continue to process all billing for services prior to June 30, however, processes for payment will not occur until mid-August due to end-of-year close for fiscal year 2018-19. This will not affect July 2019 services.
EIRAs and vendors—DUNS and SAM accounts: TEIS is required to report federal funding annually based on the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA). Information required to do this reporting includes Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) accounts. Please ensure your accounts are updated and active so the information will not be rejected when entered by TEIS. TEIS is required to file the report in August.
Contact Barbara.Bridges@tn.gov with questions.
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Upcoming Dates of Interest
State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) Meetings
- July 16, 2019 at William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, Tennessee Room 1, 312 Rosa Parks Ave., Nashville, TN
- Oct. 22, 2019 (location TBA)
All meetings are 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (CT)
Early Intervention Resource Agency (EIRA) Meetings
(for contracted agencies only)
- July 15, 2019 at Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, 937 Herman St., Nashville, TN
- Oct. 21, 2019 (location TBA)
All meetings are 1–4 p.m. (CT)
Any changes to this schedule will be posted on the TEIS website here.
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