The 54 recommendations in Q4 2008 are those contained in the Board's 2008 Biennial Assessment released in May 2008. In 2009, the number will be significantly lower (cosnistent with the target of 12 above). Years in which the Biennial Assessment are published will always have a high number.

Tthe proportion of survey respondents who had participated in Board activities was up (from 68 to 78%) but that the proportion of those participants who had received/reviewed the BiA was down (24 to 14%). The former is to be expected as Board outreach and awareness of its activities continue to grow, and the latter is to be expected for the second year after release of the BiA. As might also be expected, recipients/reviewers of the BiA are much more likely to be advocates and employees of gov’t agencies.

This is an annual measure. In 2008, 112 graduates of classes 03-04 thru 06-07 were surveyed. 41 responded, averaging 220 advocacy activities each. For 2009, 42 responses from 133 participants of classes 03-04 thru 07-08, averaged 148 activities each. Despite a 19% increase in graduates, the projected total number of activities declined 20%, although still substantially higher than the initial target or baseline. The cause for this drop seems to be volatility in the advocacy rate for the class of 05-06 which had exceptionally high rates for its first two years then dropped dramatically to much below average this year. Without that class, the average advocacy rate from year to year and from class to class has been relatively consistent and the overall trend with the annual increase in graduates would be consistently upward.

Data for 2009 was collected between January and September, 2009, and included the full range and diversity of participants in Board activities. Printed, e-mailed, and on-line surveys were used as most appropriate for the activity and target population. 222 individuals responded to the Board’s surveys; 149 to this question. All responses were collected anonymously.

Data for this reporting process is managed jointly by VBPD and DRS.

Percent of objectives for Q4, 2009 was revised down from 95% to 72% based on modified information from one grantee. Only one grant closed in Q1. The low percentage of objectives achieved is due to the fact that the Board terminated the grant due to performance issues and non-compliance with grant requirements. The grant was scheduled to end in March 2010.

Board epxenditures for Q1 were $500,971. General fund expendtiures were $92, 954. Matching funds Expended were $6,766. Total non state dollars leveraged were $414,783. That divided by # of Virginias with developmental disabilities served (1,200) results in non-state dollars leveraged per Virginian with DD to be $346.

During Q1, 15 received info and outreach to avoid institutionalization and are receiving respite and personal care services. No children transitioned. The target for this measure has been well exceeded. This was a new key measure and data are not available for FY 2008.