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SECN – Transition Role Group Meeting. Desk Audits/Onsite Visits Report for SPP Indicator 13 May 6, 2010. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Division of Exceptional Children Services (DECS) has recently conducted twenty-nine ( 29 ) district desk audits , and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Desk Audits/Onsite Visits Report for SPP Indicator 13

May 6, 2010

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Division of Exceptional Children Services (DECS) has recently conducted

twenty-nine (29) district desk audits, and

eleven (11) district onsite visits

District Desk Audit/Onsite Visit

Methodology

Eligibility and least restrictive environment (LRE) for students identified for special education and related services in moderate incidence categories and multiple disabilities, regardless of the underlying disabilities

Verification of district-generated data used in the Annual Performance Report (APR) for Indicators 11, 12 and 13

District compliance status for SPP Indicators 11, 12, 13 and 20

High percentage of district’s student population identified for special education services

Potential compliance concerns in one or more areas

District performance for students with disabilities on state assessments

Parental concerns Diversity in geographic representation from

across the state Diversity in district student population

The Data

328 student records

24 districts

Indicator at a glance

% in Compliance

Record Review Item #49 (a – i)

Indicator at a glance

% Out of Compliance

Record Review Item #49 (a – i)

The IEP includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals related to

And when appropriate, independent living skills

• Training or education

and

• Employment

n = 328

# out of compliance = 226% out of compliance = 68.9

Language not measurableGoal as written did not contain

required components

The IEP includes transition services that will reasonably enable the child to reach the postsecondary goals

n = 328

# out of compliance = 18% out of compliance = 5.5

For transition services likely to be provided or paid for by another agency, the other agency is invited to send a representative, if appropriate

n = 328 # out of compliance = 29% out of compliance = 8.8

Agency at meeting but not on Invitation Listed on IEP under “agency responsible”

but not on Invitation

If an agency was invited to send a representative, signed Consent for Invitation is included

n = 328 # out of compliance = 83*% out of compliance = 25.3

*forty-one (41) of eighty-three (83) files are from two (2) districts

Still seeing some “blanket” Consent forms

As a transition service, the child has a multi-year course of study as outlined in the Individual Learning (Graduation) Plan

n = 328 # out of compliance = 12% out of compliance = 3.7

Occasionally still seeing MYCS only through student’s current year

Annual goal(s) included in the IEP are related to the transition service needs

n = 328 # out of compliance = 43% out of compliance = 13.1

Measurable Annual Goal the same as the Measurable Postsecondary Goal - with no other measurable annual goal linked to the postsecondary goal

Measurable postsecondary goals are based on age-appropriate transition assessment

n = 328 # out of compliance = 13% out of compliance = 3.9

Section blank on IEP; no discussion under transition service needs in the Present Levels

The child is invited to the ARC meeting where transition services are discussed

n = 328 # out of compliance = 16% out of compliance = 4.9

Student may have attended and even signed, but was not on Notice as invited

The measurable postsecondary goals are updated annually

n = 328 # out of compliance = 20% out of compliance = 6.1

IEP out of timeline

Corrective Action Plan Requirements

Student-specific Systemic

Required corrective action for student-specific instances of noncompliance identified through the desk audit/onsite visit and described in the report

The district shall convene appropriately constituted Admission and Release Committees (ARC) to address the student-specific instances of noncompliance described in the report.

The district shall submit documentation of the correction of all identified non-compliances to DECS as soon as possible, but documentation of all corrections must be received by DECS no later than November 15, 2010.

Required corrective action for systemic issues identified through the desk audit/ onsite visit and described in the report

1. The district shall send the following individuals to training on the specific regulatory requirements for Indicator 13, and the development of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) that include the required transition content for each youth:

  Director of Special Education (DoSE) At least one (1) ARC Chairperson from each high

school and middle school in the district At least one (1) Special Education Department

Chair, team leader or other special education staff person from each high school and middle school in the district

 This training will be conducted by KDE at a time and

place to be determined by KDE.

2. Subsequent to the training described above, the following district staff shall be required to attend a webinar on Indicator 13 provided by KDE:

  All middle and high school special education

teachers responsible for (or who may be responsible for) developing IEPs for students sixteen (16) and older (or younger if determined to be appropriate by the ARC)

All high school and middle school ARC Chairpersons

All related service personnel responsible for (or who may be responsible for) developing IEPs for students sixteen (16) and older (or younger if determined to be appropriate by the ARC)

3. In addition to the quarterly reporting on the status of all other Corrective Action Plan (CAP) activities included in the report, the district shall submit with each quarterly report documentation of :

 All ARCs convened to discuss

transition during that quarter

3. (continued)

Required documentation includes the following for each meeting:

  Invitation to ARC meeting where transition was

discussed Permission to invite outside agency (as

appropriate) IGP/ILP/ Multi-year course of study Most current IEP and conference summary

where secondary transition was discussed/updated Copy of previous year’s IEP

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates the provision of transition services to address the needs of youth with disabilities moving from school to post-school environments.

The intent is to improve post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities.

In an effort to assist school districts in providing effective transition services, the

National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition

(NASET)

identified national standards and quality indicators that would encourage positive student outcomes.

Career Cruising has created a document showing how the program can be used to address IDEA’s recommended transition activities and NASET’s standards.

The document may be found under the Other Helpful Documents heading in the Helpful Documents section of the School ILP Administration Tool.

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