SPOE Administration Manual

SPOE Administration Manual

Chapter 1: SPOE Operations

Chapter 2: SPOE Contract Standards

Chapter 3: Activities with Providers

Chapter 4: Activities with the State Agency

Chapter 5: First Steps Complaints System

Chapter 6: Compliance Monitoring Procedures

User Manual for DESE Applications for SPOEs

Service Coordinator Self Reflection

Family Assessment Interview and IFSP Meeting Observation Tool

Explanation of Parent Consent

SPOE Mileage Tips and Tricks

Service Coordinator Professional Development Tips and Tricks

Service Coordinator Professional Development Log

Service Coordinator Enrollment Forms

EIT Meeting Agenda Template

Forms

Links

Service Coordinator Enrollment Forms

New Service Coordinators enrolling into First Steps must complete the enrollment process in the order outlined below.

Step 1. Submit enrollment paperwork to the Central Finance Office (CFO)

Step 2: Receive acknowledgement of pending account email from the CFO.

Step 3: Complete and send the MOVECHS Waiver Agreement and Statement to EarlyIntervention@dese.mo.gov. Important! The waiver must be signed, dated, and submitted to DESE after acknowledgement email is received and prior to the date of fingerprinting. Electronic signatures are not accepted. 

Step 4: Receive fingerprint instructions via email from DESE Early Intervention Compliance Staff.

Step 5: Complete the fingerprint process according to the instructions provided from DESE staff.

For new System Point of Entry (SPOE) contractors ONLY: documentation of the SPOE Agency must be on file prior to Service Coordinator enrollment. Complete the documentation required for SPOE agencies on the SPOE Agency Enrollment Checklist.