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    • Module 1. NOMS and SPARS File
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      What's covered in this module:


    • Module 2. Sample Consent Forms File
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      • If the student (or caregiver) does not want to be interviewed, don’t do it.
      • Make copies of these consent forms and edit them to fit your LEA:
        • Educator or Partner Interview Consent
        • Informed Consent to Release or Exchange Confidential Information
        • School Counseling Informed Consent

    • Module 3. NOMS Record Management File
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      • Record Management
      1. Creating a Consumer ID
      2. Grant ID
      3. Site IDs
      • Questions 1 through 3

    • Module 4. Data Collection Points and NOMS Sections File
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      • Data Collection Points (when to conduct NOMS interviews)
      • Record Management (Recap)
      • Behavioral Health Diagnoses Section - ICD-10 codes are not a requirement
      • Sections A through K
      • Section H. Program-Specific Questions – skip this section
      • A Summary Table of Data Collection Points and Required Sections

    • Module 5. NOMS Data Collection Timelines and SPARS Data Entry Deadlines File
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      • Baseline
      • Reassessment
      • Clinical Discharge
      • SPARS System Lock Dates- the Deadlines
      • A Summary Table of Timelines and Deadlines


    • Module 6. NOMS Data Collectors, SPARS Users and Login Information File
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      • Who collects the NOMS in each LEA?
      • Who enters the data into SPARS?
      • Setting up SPARS accounts for new users
      • Directions for logging into SPARS


    • Module 7. Entering NOMS Data into SPARS File
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      • Enter a Baseline Interview
      • Record Management (Recap)
      • Data Entry
      • Enter a Reassessment or a Clinical Discharge
      • Edit a Previously Entered Interview


    • Module 8. Reassessment Interview Rate and SPARS Reports File
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      • Reassessment Interview (Recap)
      • Reassessment Interview Rate – SAMHSA required an 80% completion rate
        • What counts and what doesn’t count for reassessments due
        • What counts and what doesn’t count for reassessments received
      • Follow-up challenges and suggested follow-up techniques
      • SPARS Reports
        • The Reassessment Interview Rate Report
        • The Notification Report (use this to track when reassessment interviews are due) 
      • Monitoring the Data

    • Module 9. Administrative Reassessment and Administrative Discharges File
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      • Administrative Reassessment (do when reassessment interviews cannot be conducted)
      • Administrative Discharges
      • A Summary Table of Required Sections for Administrative Reassessments and Administrative Discharges


    • Module 10. Additional Information about the NOMS and SPARS File
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      • A Guide to GPRA Data Collection Using Trauma-Informed Interviewing Skills
      • NOMs Codebook (for downloading data)