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Illinois Early Intervention Technical Assistance and Monitoring Program
The Early Intervention Technical Assistance and Monitoring Program (EITAM) is provided by the Vander Weele Group LLC and funded through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Bureau of Early Intervention.
EITAM is designed to:
EITAM is designed to:
- Improve compliance with state and federal regulations in the delivery of Early Intervention services to infants and toddlers.
- Review the provision of direct services, billing procedures, and filing of required documentation.
- Check all Child and Family Connections (CFC) offices and credentialed/enrolled service providers to ensure appropriate service delivery.
- Assist families, CFC offices and Early Intervention service providers in addressing issues and resolving conflicts.
- Safeguard the rights of families to receive appropriate services and supports by investigating parent complaints regarding the appropriate billing of services.
How We Help
“If providers heard how we collaborate, they might be surprised to learn that we're on their side. Our goal is to help them serve their clients. We’re monitors, but we’re also teachers and counselors.” --EITAM Team
At the Vander Weele Group, we provide turn-key grants oversight programs. Our EITAM team provides Programmatic Monitoring, including Technical Assistance, with an emphasis on making the monitoring process meaningful. Through our collective knowledge and experience, we:
At the Vander Weele Group, we provide turn-key grants oversight programs. Our EITAM team provides Programmatic Monitoring, including Technical Assistance, with an emphasis on making the monitoring process meaningful. Through our collective knowledge and experience, we:
1. Provide Technical Expertise |
2. Suggest Best Practices |
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We don't stop with identifying non-compliance. Drawing on years of expertise and hundreds of resources, we provide grant recipients with the technical assistance they need to become compliant.
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We gather and analyze data to reveal systemic challenges and suggest best practices, enabling programs to meet both compliance requirements and performance goals.
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3. Create Meaningful Partnerships |
4. Enact Solutions |
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Our highly trained staff live and work throughout the state of Illinois. As members of the communities we serve, we're invested in building strong relationships with our partners and stakeholders to promote the success of early intervention programs.
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Our team leverages years of experience to provide top-tier program logistics, staffing, training, and reporting support to our clients. Our monitoring programs identify the root causes of non-performance, providing frontline feedback that drives relevant and practical reforms.
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About The Vander Weele Group
Established in 2003The Vander Weele Group was founded in 2003 by Maribeth Vander Weele, former Inspector General for the Chicago Public School system and member of the Chicago Public Schools turnaround team.
Our woman-owned, Chicago-based firm provides turn-key oversight solutions for Federal and state grant programs. We specialize in monitoring large-scale programs nationwide, combining grants monitoring expertise with industry-specific program experience. The firm offers traditional fiscal and compliance reviews, programmatic monitoring, risk assessments, internal control reviews, data analytics to detect fraud, forensic audits, best practice recommendations, and technical assistance for grantees. |
The GoalAs an education reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, Maribeth Vander Weele spent years in and around the public education system, listening to stories about obstacles to achievement. She documented those obstacles — ranging from classrooms without teachers and buildings in disrepair to lack of sequenced curricula — in the acclaimed book Reclaiming Our Schools: The Struggle for Chicago School Reform. From her experience, Maribeth understood that systemic challenges and day-to-day demands on school leaders left little time for planning and compliance. When she launched the Vander Weele Group, her goal was not to serve as an armchair critic, but as a partner in support of leaders.
Today, the firm’s monitoring programs and related services are infused with that vision of providing oversight and support to programs serving the public interest. |
For more information about the Vander Weele Group, visit www.vanderweelegroup.com.
