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

Special Education Funding How to file amendment for 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

SPP Targets Posted

SPP Determinations Meets requirements Needs assistance Needs intervention Needs substantial intervention

5 “Determinations” Criterion: 1.Performance on SPP compliance indicators 2.LEA data is valid, reliable, and timely 3.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 § for any fiscal year State Enforcement: FDA or CIP s/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 § for any fiscal year State Enforcement: FDA or CIP 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 § for any fiscal year State Enforcement: FDA or CIP /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 National Center for Culturally Responsive Ed Systems School Self-Assessment tool for SPP 9 and 10

SPP State Targets: Where are You? Indicators 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. Pizzini TEA 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------

18 th Annual Texas Autism Conference G. Pizzini American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas December 3-5, 2009

Autism Training Opportunity Fundamentals 3-day TEACCH Training Roger Cox University of North Carolina Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication- Handicapped CHildren 3 day training Approximate Cost $ per person Need 60 participants! Contact : Barbie Tumlinson

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 3 rd birthday. Federal guidelines also allow transition conferences to be scheduled no earlier than 27 months of age.

August Register now Back to School Evaluation Institute Calling directors in June to set up dates & times Evaluation Support Cluster Sites Thursday, May 11:00 a.m. m/webinars/wisc-iv.asphttp:// m/webinars/wisc-iv.asp WISC-IV Webinar Evaluation Julie Brauchle (for Barbie)

End of year snapshot date May 22 Request for funds to ESC-2 June 1 ESC-2 regional request due to TEA (Barbie will submit) June 8 RF Tracker Julie 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: 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 Grade 12 Exit Districts/Charters have received information on required sampling procedures. Survey info must be entered electronically: 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 campus ESC Contact: Dr. Linda Villarreal

Assistive Technology Kimberly Cook

Environmental Communication Teaching Before

After ECT

RDSPD Management Board – Introduction of new members – Responsibilities of new members Board Meeting

Upcoming Events Varia Adjournment

Thank You, Dear Friends We 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