Special Education Director’s Special Education Director’s ConferenceConference

Sept. 29, 2006Sept. 29, 2006Prepared by Sharon SchumacherPrepared by Sharon Schumacher

Where have we been?Where have we been?

CIMP

FocusedMonitoring

APR

CIFMP

BPR

SPP

So What is the SPP??So What is the SPP??

• CFR 300.601 (a) General. Not later CFR 300.601 (a) General. Not later than Dec. 3, 2005, each State must than Dec. 3, 2005, each State must have in place a performance plan have in place a performance plan that evaluates the State’s efforts to that evaluates the State’s efforts to implement the requirements and implement the requirements and purposes of Part B of the Act, and purposes of Part B of the Act, and describes how the State will improve describes how the State will improve such implementation.such implementation.

Federal RequirementFederal Requirement

• 5 year plan 5 year plan www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/

• State Performance Plan Update Due State Performance Plan Update Due Feb. 1, 2007Feb. 1, 2007

• Annual Performance Report Due Feb. Annual Performance Report Due Feb. 1 , 20071 , 2007

• State & Local Data requiredState & Local Data required

IDEA PurposeIDEA Purpose

(d)(1)(A) to ensure that all children with (d)(1)(A) to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for needs and prepare them for further further education, employmenteducation, employment and and independent living.independent living.

Tree Of InfluenceTree Of Influence

Technology * Economics * Political System * Environment * Social Issues

External Impacts to the System…

Technology * Economics * Political System * Environment * Social Issues

PART C SERVICES

GENERAL EDUCATION

The other not so external systems…

Main Entry to the SystemMain Entry to the System

11. Percent of children evaluated and determined eligible within 60 days.

12. Percent of children Parts C to Part B by 3rd birthday.

9 & 10. Percent of districts with disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic groups in special education and related services.

StrategiesStrategies

8. Percent of parents who report schools facilitated their

involvement as a means of improving services and results

for children with IEPs

6. Percent of preschool children with IEPs receiving

services with typically developing peers

5. Percent of children with IEPs served in the regular classroom (removed from regular classroom less than 21% of

the time)

13. Percent of youth aged 16 or above with an IEP with adequate goals and transition services

Intermediate OutcomesIntermediate Outcomes

7. Percent of preschool children with IEPs who

demonstrate improved early childhood outcomes

3. Participation and performance of children with IEPs on statewide assessments

4. Rates of expulsion and

Suspension

Exiting the System: Final Goals Exiting the System: Final Goals and Outcomesand Outcomes

2. Percent of youth with IEPs dropping out of

high school

1. Percent of youth with IEPs graduating from high

school with a regular diploma

14. Percent of youth with IEPs who, within one year after graduation, have been competitively employed, enrolled in

postsecondary school, or both

Indicator # 7Indicator # 7

• Resources in District Packet:Resources in District Packet:– Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)– Instruction sheetInstruction sheet– CrosswalksCrosswalks

•Reporting Instrument: Supplemental Reporting Instrument: Supplemental WorkbookWorkbook

Indicator # 8Indicator # 8

• Parental InvolvementParental Involvement– This year--Parent Survey Form sent out This year--Parent Survey Form sent out

during monitoringduring monitoring– In the Future –survey sent out to all In the Future –survey sent out to all

parents.parents.

Indicator #11Indicator #11

• Percent of children with parental consent Percent of children with parental consent to evaluate, who were evaluated and to evaluate, who were evaluated and eligibility determined within 45 school eligibility determined within 45 school days (State established timeline).days (State established timeline).

•Reporting Instrument: Supplemental Reporting Instrument: Supplemental WorkbookWorkbook

Indicator #12Indicator #12

• Percent of children referred by Part C prior Percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B, to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B, and who have an IEP developed and and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays.implemented by their third birthdays.

• Reporting Instrument: Supplemental WorkbookReporting Instrument: Supplemental Workbook

Indicator # 13Indicator # 13

• Percent of youth aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals.

– Checklist approved by OSEP in District Packet

– Reporting Instrument: Supplemental Reporting Instrument: Supplemental WorkbookWorkbook

Indicator # 14Indicator # 14

• Percent of youth who had IEPs, are no longer in secondary school and who have been competitively employed, enrolled in some type of postsecondary school, or both, within one year of leaving high school. – Copy of survey in District packet

• Reporting Instrument: Survey conducted by Reporting Instrument: Survey conducted by Center for Human DevelopmentCenter for Human Development

Helpful WebsitesHelpful Websites

• Indicator #2 – Indicator #2 – www.dropoutprevention.orgwww.dropoutprevention.org

• Indicator #7 -- Indicator #7 -- www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/index.cfmwww.fpg.unc.edu/~eco/index.cfm

• Indicator #13 – Indicator #13 – www.nsttac.orgwww.nsttac.org • Indicator #14 – Indicator #14 – www.psocenter.orgwww.psocenter.org

Where will we get the Where will we get the Data???Data???• Indicator’s 1-2 – Summer OASIS TimeIndicator’s 1-2 – Summer OASIS Time

• Indicator 3 – Assessment DataIndicator 3 – Assessment Data

• Indicator 4- Suspension Expulsion DBIndicator 4- Suspension Expulsion DB

• Indicator’s 5, 6, 9, 10- Fall OASIS TimeIndicator’s 5, 6, 9, 10- Fall OASIS Time

• Indicator’s 8, 14 – SurveyIndicator’s 8, 14 – Survey

• Indicator’s 15-20 – Database Indicator’s 15-20 – Database maintained at EEDmaintained at EED

Where will we get the Where will we get the Data??? Data???

• Indicator’s 7,11,12,13 -Supplemental Indicator’s 7,11,12,13 -Supplemental Workbook Summer OASIS TimeWorkbook Summer OASIS Time

July 15, 2007**July 15, 2007**

• **Except for Districts Being **Except for Districts Being Monitored this year DUE NOV. Monitored this year DUE NOV. 15!!15!!

Reporting to the PublicReporting to the Public

• Indicator’s 1-14 are required to be Indicator’s 1-14 are required to be reported at the State & reported at the State & Local Local LevelLevel

• Public reporting will happen soon Public reporting will happen soon after the APR is submittedafter the APR is submitted

FederalFederal Levels Of Enforcement Levels Of Enforcement (CFR (CFR 300.603)300.603)

• (i) Meets the requirements(i) Meets the requirements

• (ii) Needs assistance in implementing (ii) Needs assistance in implementing the the requirementsrequirements

• (iii) Needs intervention in (iii) Needs intervention in implementing implementing the requirementsthe requirements

• (iv) Needs substantial intervention in (iv) Needs substantial intervention in implementing the implementing the

requirementsrequirements

State State Levels Of EnforcementLevels Of Enforcement

• CFR 300.602 Each State must use the CFR 300.602 Each State must use the targets established in the State’s targets established in the State’s performance plan under CFR 300.601 and performance plan under CFR 300.601 and the priority areas in 300.600(d) to analyze the priority areas in 300.600(d) to analyze the performance of each LEAthe performance of each LEA

Where do I Where do I getget More info More info ON ???ON ???• State Performance Plan State Performance Plan

Primarily Indicator’s 7 & 13 Primarily Indicator’s 7 & 13 (also ?’s on other (also ?’s on other indicators)indicators)

First Breakout session after Lunch with SharonFirst Breakout session after Lunch with Sharon

Indicator #14 Indicator #14

Second Breakout session with DavidSecond Breakout session with David

• Supplemental WorkbookSupplemental WorkbookSecond Breakout session after Lunch with EricSecond Breakout session after Lunch with Eric

**The handouts are in your District Packets**The handouts are in your District Packets

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• related to the SPP or the indicators related to the SPP or the indicators themselves, please contact Sharon themselves, please contact Sharon Schumacher at 465-2824 or email Schumacher at 465-2824 or email sharon_schumacher@eed.state.ak.ussharon_schumacher@eed.state.ak.us

• about how to report your data, contact about how to report your data, contact Karen Lipson at 465-8684 or email at Karen Lipson at 465-8684 or email at karen_lipson@eed.state.ak.us.karen_lipson@eed.state.ak.us.

We are all in this together!