The state of the office of special education May 5, 2016
State Education Agency (SEA) IDEA Grant Funds Administrative 2% Funds support the Civil Service FTE in the OSE, approved and appropriated by the legislature Other State Level Activities (discretionary) 10% Mi-CIS, CIMS/Catamaran, MiBLSi, MSEMP, MAF, CEN, MI3, MITS/ALE, MI2, MSD and the LIO, Project Find, MI-TOP, RTSL, Build Up Michigan, START, EOSD, ISD Transition Coordination, Pingora Consulting LLC, SSIP Coordinators, alternate state assessment, MEGS, etc. ISD Flow Through 88%
Required State Accountability Structure
State-level Monitoring AND ISD Assistance to Support District Improvement
OSE Funded Grants ~Other State Level Activities~ To SUPPLEMENT the obligations of the IDEA requirements, the OSE uses the State Set Aside funds. Since 2012 the OSE has defunded: Mi-CIS, MI3, Project Find, MI-TOP, RTSL Spring 2016 the OSE will redefine the ISD EOSD and Transition Coordination grants ISD Technical Assistance Provider Grant Data-informed technical assistance with support from the OSE monitoring team Ongoing progress monitoring to better support local district improvement effort Liaison to the OSE for monitoring and the access records, etc. needed for state level requirements ISD Transition Coordination Grant SPP/APR B-13 Meaningful transition planning
Next Steps… Timelines: Obtain EOSD & ISD Transition Coordination grant feedback from you and from ISD directors on May 11th Make the grant applications available as soon as possible…target date of May 23 Applications deadline will be extended passed July 29th OSE State Complaint Investigations transitioning Changes to public documents summer 2016 Implementation of New Accountability Structure 2017-18
Contact us! OSE Information Desk Teri L. Chapman, Ed.S. Director 888-320-8384 Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00 Teri L. Chapman, Ed.S. Director chapmant2@Michigan.gov 517-335-0455 Janis Weckstein, M.Ed. Assistant Director wecksteinj@Michigan.gov 517-241-4521