Richard Henderson Evelyn S. Johnson STATE OF THE STATE Richard Henderson Division of Special Education Idaho State Department of Education Idaho Association of Special Education Administrators Workshop State Directors Conference March 4-5, 2013

Objectives 1.Who’s Who in Special Education 2.Feb 2013 APR/SPP Submission – O’Dell 3.Fiscal Awareness - Wyer 4.Immediate Future Projections 5.Long Term Future Projections

New Faces in the Division Kiley Crill – Directors Admin. Asst., Dispute Resolution Admin. William Morriss - Special Populations Coordinator Allison Moore – Regional Coordinator – Boise Sue Shelton – Regional Coordinator – Coeur D’Alene Kelli Burnham– Southwest Regional Office Admin. Assistant

Familiar Faces Gina Hopper – Director of SESTA Julie Fodor – Director of CDHD Katie Bubak – SESTA Coordinator Lester Wyer – Funding and Accountability Dr. Melanie Reese – Dispute Resolution Dr. Richard O’Dell – Quality Assurance and Reporting Shannon Dunstan – Early Childhood and Medicaid Alison Lowenthal – Secondary Special Education Matt Hyde – Parent Involvement (SEAP) Beth Eloe-Reep – Southeast Regional Coordinator – ISU Frank Howe - Southeast Regional Coordinator – ISU Shannan Mayer - Southeast Regional Coordinator – ISU Robin Carter – Southwest Regional Coordinator – BSU Jimelle Morgan – North Regional Coordinator – U of I

The Real Hero’s Alisa Fewkes – Richard, Alison, and Bill Jan Gaylord – Lester and Shannon Sydney Fox – Gina David Klungle - Katie Lois Tinker – Twin Falls Tanya Kriner – Pocatello Valerie Headtke – Moscow Kim Middleton – Coeur d’Alene

Moving Forward - Immediate Sequestration Effects 2.8 Million for Idaho IDEA Part B State Maintenance of Fiscal Support (SMFS) State Maintenance of Effort (MOE) LEA MFS and MOE Provision of Services Continuing Resolution House Meeting on it this week Pushed out Sept, 2013

Moving Forward - Immediate Common Core State Standards Implementation: –Tying IEP Goals and Objectives to CCSS –CCSS Assessment Accommodations (IEP Team/Test Vendor Resolution) (2015) Idaho Results: –Continued focus on instruction practices and implementation –Tier III Implementation and Tier II Support –SPDG and SWIFT Integration –SSPC at ISU

Moving Forward - Immediate Medicaid: –School Based Services Implementation –Interagency Agreement with DHW and partnership Statewide IEP Software System 2013 Idaho Special Education Manual

Looking into the Future…. If I had a crystal ball, what would I see….

Looking into the Future New SPP/APR, or just one APR. Reduction of indicators for compliance reporting/burden. Elimination of Part B Indicators Yes, I really just did say Ind. 15. Elimination of Child Count Verification. Emphasis on Improvement Planning: “Think RDA” –Both at the SEA and LEA Level. –5 Year “SAM” Cycle now associated with LEA “PIR”. –Connection or “Bridges” to other System Activities: MTSS RTI SPDG Efforts

Thank you!

Find the following on the ITC: Statewide Calendar Online Training Registration Online Communities Webinars Resource Links Inservice Credit Offerings Cari Murphy Project Director Shawn Wright Webmaster/ISD Jesse Hewitt Web Specialist Ben Troka Web Specialist Housed at: Center on Disabilities and Human Development, University of Idaho

Special Education Statewide Technical Assistance (SESTA ) Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies, BSU Gina Hopper SESTA Director Sydney Fox SESTA Program Manager Katie Bubak SESTA Coordinator David Klungle SESTA Program Coordinator

Idaho Training Clearinghouse Cari Murphy Autism Supports Barbara Broyles Professional Development Robin Greenfield Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Janice Carson

Contact Information: Richard HendersonRichard O’Dell (208) (208) Lester Wyer (Grandpa) (208) Idaho State Department of Education Division of Special Education