Michael Gross, Perry Williams, Carmen Sanchez Who, What, When: Involving Stakeholders in the Significant Disproportionality Work Michael Gross, Perry Williams, Carmen Sanchez

ED published a model State timeline for compliance. Available at: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/idea/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcl trs/model-state-timeline-for-significant-disproportionality- implementation.pdf June 2017 to October 2017

Definition of Significant Disproportionality June 2017 to October 2017 State must meet with stakeholders, including SAPs, to develop: Reasonable risk ratio thresholds Reasonable cell sizes Reasonable n-sizes Reasonable progress Number of years of data Justifications for each

Considerations for States States should consider how many stakeholder meetings they may need to convene, whether they may need to use video conferencing, and which relevant stakeholders, in addition to SAP members, they should seek advice from when setting these standards.

Definition of Significant Disproportionality QUESTIONS? (For a few minutes)

Definition of Significant Disproportionality Resources (sites.ed.gov/idea): Final rule. 81 FR 92376, 92394-92442 (Published December 19, 2016 and Effective January 18, 2017). https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea- files/significant-disproportionality-equity-in-idea-essential-questions- and-answers-and-a-model-state-timeline/ Essential Q & A, Section B. https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/significant- disproportionality-qa-03-08-17-1.pdf Disproportionality & equity. https://osepideasthatwork.org/federal- resources-stakeholders/disproportionality-and-equity

Timeline August 2017 – December 2017 January 2018 – March 2018

Revisions of Policies and Practices August 2017 – December 2017 State to review and revise policies and procedures necessary to comply with new regulations.

Revisions of Policies and Practices January 2018 – March 2018 Public hearings and opportunity for comment on new policies and procedures

Consideration for States Obtain input from SAP’s and other stakeholders on these changes.

Engaging Stakeholders What works for you?

Engaging Stakeholders Resources: Leading by Convening:  http://nasdse.org/publications-t577/leading- by-convening.aspx Serving on Groups:  http://www.servingongroups.org/ CPIR:  http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/partb-module5/ and http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/partb-module6/

Closing Questions Please send additional questions for us to address in future guidance at significantdisproportionalityrule@ed.gov