Special Education Directors’ Meeting

May 14, 2009

Nori Cuellar Mora, Ed.D.Education Service Center – Region 2

Teaching and Learning

Welcome

District News and

Announcements

Meeting DatesAugust 27, 2009September 17, 2009October 15, 2009November 19, 2009 January 21, 2010February 18, 2010April 15, 2010May 20, 2010

Special Education Funding

• How to file amendment for 08-09

• LEA Consolidated eGrant App Instructions 09-10

Funding Roundtable Discussion

State Performance Plan

SPP :6 Year Plan with 20 Indicators

APR: Annual Performance Report reviewed in February

LEA Determinations

SPP Methodologies Posted

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/spp/methodologies.html.

SPP Targets Posted

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/spp/spptargets.html.

SPP Determinations

• Meets requirements

• Needs assistance

• Needs intervention

• Needs substantial intervention

5 “Determinations” Criterion:

1. Performance on SPP compliance indicators2. LEA data is valid, reliable, and timely3. Uncorrected noncompliance from other

sources 4. Audit findings (Financial)5. PBM Stage of Intervention Program

Effectiveness

1. SPP Noncompliance* Indicators 9 / 10: Disproportionate representation is the result of inappropriate identification

or Indicators 11, 12, 13: Failure to demonstrate 95% compliance for each indicator

Federal Enforcement:•For non-compliance 2 or more consecutive years:

•Provide technical assistance

•Direct the use of funds • •Impose special conditions

•State must prohibit LEA from reducing LEA’s maintenance of effort under § 300.203 for any fiscal year

State Enforcement:FDA or CIP

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/spedmon/2008/fda_per.html

Determination Level: Needs Assistance – LEA non-compliant in one area or meets criteria for # 5

2. Valid, Reliable and Timely Data Noncompliance Failure to meet the Person Identification Database (PID) Error Rate Standard for the summer and fall collections

Federal Enforcement:

For non-compliance 2 or more consecutive years:

Provide technical assistance

Direct the use of funds Impose special conditions

State must prohibit LEA from reducing LEA’s maintenance of effort under § 300.203 for any fiscal year

State Enforcement:FDA or CIP

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/spedmon/2008/fda_per.html

Determination Level: Needs Assistance – LEA non-compliant in one area or meets criteria for # 5

3. Status of Uncorrected Noncompliance Uncorrected Noncompliance: Correction still outstanding one or more years after identification

4. Financial Audits Noncompliance Substandard Achievement

5. Program Effectiveness PBM: 2 or 2: Year After On-Site 3 or 3: Year After On-Site

Federal Enforcement:

•For non-compliance 2 or more consecutive years:

•Provide technical assistance

•Direct the use of funds • •Impose special conditions

•State must prohibit LEA from reducing LEA’s maintenance of effort under § 300.203 for any fiscal year

State Enforcement:FDA or CIP

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/spedmon/2008/fda_per.html

Determination Level: Needs Assistance – LEA non-compliant in one area or meets criteria for # 5

Influencing Determinations--What is a District to Do?

Joel Trudeau

Resources for SPP Determinations

• Best Practices• TX Comp Center for Sch Imp• So East Regional Resource Center• Legal Framework• National

Center for Culturally Responsive Ed Systems • School Self-Assessment tool for SPP 9 and 10

SPP State Targets: Where are You?

Indicators 2008-09 Target 1. Percent of youth with IEPs graduating from high school with a regular diploma

74%

2. Percent of youth with IEPs dropping out of high school

12%

SPP State Targets: Where are You?

3A. Percent of districts that have a disability subgroup that meets the State’s minimum “n” size meeting the State’s AYP objectives for progress for disability subgroup

100%

3B. Participation rate for children with IEPs in a regular assessment with no accommodations; regular assessment with accommodations; alternate assessment against grade level standards; alternate assessment against alternate achievement standards (Math)

95%

SPP State Targets: Where are You?

3C. Proficiency rate for children with IEPs against grade level standards and alternate achievement standards (Math)

58%

3C. Proficiency rate for children with IEPs against grade level standards and alternate achievement standards (Reading)

67%

SPP State Targets: Where are You?

4A. Percent of districts identified by the State as having a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of children with disabilities for greater than 10 days in a school year.

0%

4B. Percent of districts identified by the State as having a significant discrepancy in the rates of suspensions and expulsions of greater than 10 days in a school year of children with disabilities by race and ethnicity

Indicator: removed No State Reporting

SPP Roundtable Discussion

Disproportionality – G. PizziniTEA information

-analysis criteria -aligned with accountability system -special analysis for causal factors -districts will be notified

Suggestions?

Accountability-G. Pizzini

How do they all mesh?

SPP---PBMAS---AEIS---AYP------

18th Annual Texas Autism Conference

G. Pizzini

American Bank CenterCorpus Christi, Texas

December 3-5, 2009

Autism Training OpportunityFundamentals 3-day TEACCH Training

Roger CoxUniversity of North Carolina

Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-Handicapped CHildren

3 day training

Approximate Cost $300.00 per personNeed 60 participants!

Contact : Barbie Tumlinson barbara.tumlinson@esc2.us

SPP Indicator 7 Early Childhood Outcomes

• Application is open and will not close until December of 2009

• Requests are being made to make changes to PEIMS requiring LEAs to add 3 and 4 year olds to PET

• The only reasons for exit in SPP 7 now are aging out of PPCD or being dismissed from special education.

Early Childhood Instruction

• The 120 day meeting as we know it is going away.

• Federal requirements state that a transition conference must happen no later than 90 days before the 3rd birthday. Federal guidelines also allow transition conferences to be scheduled no earlier than 27 months of age.

• August 11 - 13• Register now

Back to School Evaluation Institute

• Calling directors in June to set up dates & times

Evaluation Support

Cluster Sites

• Thursday, May 28 @ 11:00 a.m.• http://www.pearsonassessments.com

/webinars/wisc-iv.asp

WISC-IV Webinar

EvaluationJulie Brauchle (for Barbie)

• End of year snapshot dateMay 22

• Request for funds to ESC-2June 1

• ESC-2 regional request due to TEA (Barbie will submit)June 8

RF TrackerJulie Brauchle (for Barbie)

VI Certification Program Open discussion for future possibilities:

•Fund one VI teacher between districts?•District Incentives to send teachers to school?•Distance Education through SFA or Texas Tech?•Do you currently have any teachers in mind at this point?

SPP 13

•Accessed through TEASE: https://seguin.tea.state.tx.us/apps/logon.asp

•Make sure you have already applied for your access request for SPP 13.•No Students To Submit? District must still log onto TEASE and click on “no data to submit” link.•Closing date for online application is August 31, 2009.

SPP Indicator 142008-2009 Grade 12 Exit

• Districts/Charters have received information on required sampling procedures.

• Survey info must be entered electronically: https://mis.esc11.net/SPSS/survey.asp

• If a district has no students who meet criteria for collection they still must apply for a password.

• Closing date : August 31, 2009

Universal Design

Learning (UDL)

Discipline / Behavior

RtI Series-J. Brauchle & G. Pizzini

Purpose • help districts respond to struggling student needs• integrate assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system• maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems

Campus Benefit• knowledge and understanding of RtI Model• 5 slots for an intensive 2 day RtI training• 2 half day technical assistance days• create the campus 3-5 tier intervention plan

Audience : Individual Campuses

Fee: $1,500 per campusESC Contact: Dr. Linda Villarreal

Assistive Technology Kimberly Cook

Environmental Communication TeachingBefore

After ECT

RDSPD

• Management Board – Introduction of new members– Responsibilities of new members

Board Meeting

Upcoming Events Varia

Adjournment

Thank You, Dear FriendsWe are very grateful for all the relationships we build throughout our region, and we value your work at your individual districts to help students with disabilities as well as all children. We wish you a happy summer in which you can renew yourself for the next school year! Please know we are here for you!

Happy Summer