External Program Review Committee (EPRC) minutes

Date: June 4, 2026
DSD liaisons: Jessica Little and Stacie Enders
Type: Whole committee
Attendance: Lindsay Nash, Antonina Puente, Jodi Greenstein, Sharon Momanyi, Melanie Eidsmoe, Kim Frost, Laura Daire
Absent: Daniel Baker

Agenda items

Public comments

No members of the public attended the meeting.

Vote

The committee discussed and voted on the minutes from May 2026.

· Dan Baker: Absent

· Laura Daire: Yes

· Melanie Eidsmoe: Yes

· Kim Frost: Yes

· Antonina Puente: Yes

· Jodi Greenstein: Yes

· Lindsay Nash: Yes

· Sharon Momanyi: Yes

Updates to share

Regional positive support capacity building meetings

· Stacie attended a hot topic meeting about the Intervention Services redesign. Encouraged all feedback to be input to the survey.

· West central is working on a transition (out of high school) event at the new Moorhead library. Also discussed a transition group including parents. Updated on events including the positive supports annual get together.

Simplify and organize online DHS materials and training resources related to positive support services

No current updates.

Intervention services redesign

Survey closed Sunday evening. There were 99 responses we can use for data. Feedback has been positive for the most part; however, a common issue was not allowing services in crisis respite setting.

Direct care workforce shortage

· May’s meeting was cancelled because of the holiday. Updates will be shared next month.

· Survey results are awaiting leadership approval to share publicly. Will share when it is ready.

Subcommittee updates

Requests for approval subcommittee

This subcommittee has been conducting business as usual.

Emergency use of manual restraint subcommittee

This subcommittee has been conducting business as usual.

Discussion

Annual goal

Suggested goal language: Support initiatives that streamline compliance with positive support regulations to reduce administrative burden, and advance efforts that foster psychological safety in the workplace for providers.

EPRC annual report review

The committee discussed and voted on the EPRC Annual Report 2025:

· Dan Baker: Absent

· Laura Daire: Yes

· Melanie Eidsmoe: Yes

· Kim Frost: Yes

· Antonina Puente: Yes

· Jodi Greenstein: Yes

· Lindsay Nash: Yes

· Sharon Momanyi: Yes

New resource

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