The Office of Special Education MAASE Summer Institute 2012

Publications APR Public Reporting  posted at Indicator-specific reports *available on the MI School Data Portal *by June 1, 2013 Reminder: MI-CIS being decommissioned September 30, 2012 WHAT’S NEW?

Publications Compliance Standards  released on August 13, 2012 Child Find (one-pager )  posted to Cen website by August 15, 2012 Notice (one-pager)  posted to CEN website by August 15, 2012 WHAT’S NEW?

Publications Braille textbooks  available at very low cost  free for those who meet eligibility requirements  MDE-LIO contact: Robert Beaton WHAT’S NEW?

State Assessments Common Core Essential Elements * available: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students  State-wide access to American Sign Language Assessments – WHAT’S NEW?

EIPA interpreter testing *available throughout the year * Technical Assistance for Early Childhood Transition *Early Childhood Special Education website EOT&TA online training  WHAT’S NEW?

Publications Part C  New Policies Required Regulations  Policies in development stage  Fall Public comment WHAT’S COMING?

Due Process State Complaint system  being streamlined/improved Due Process Hearings Costs *Billing/collecting district costs shift from MAHS to MDE Due Process Data System *Spring 2013 WHAT’S COMING?

Monitoring Fall Focus Monitoring *Begins September 24, 2012  Disproportionate Representation  Significant Disproportionality  Identification & Discipline  FAPE GSM – Broader Monitoring  On-site visits (26)  Desk Audits (6) WHAT’S COMING?

Monitoring CIMS Workbook *Opened this morning! (8/15) Monitoring-Verification of Data for Early Childhood Transition *Through CIMS September 5-14 September 15 CIMS Workbook :  updated Strand Report  Notification of Findings or No Findings  Focused Monitoring Notifications WHAT’S COMING?

Data Collection Do you want historical data? *Request data export save Data Portraits prior to 9/30 Grade 14 *Students with IEPs who:  are 18 and over as of December 1  have completed a high school state assessment  attend a transition program WHAT’S COMING?

Data Collection SPP Indicator 5: Primary Educational Setting  Center program (EEM code) – serve multiple districts, students may be appropriately coded as o Inside gen. ed. 80% o Inside gen. ed % o Inside gen. ed. <40 % *Special education school building-if only students with IEPs attend, a stand-alone facility WHAT’S COMING?

Data Collection SPP Indicator 11 – initial IEPs  To be consistent with other child find requirements: District completing initial evaluation and convenes the IEP REPORTS the child in MSDS. Resident district ACCOUNTABLE for monitoring, determinations, and public reporting activities WHAT’S COMING?

Data Collection SPP Indicator 11 Part C. Transition Timeliness Characteristic  Report for children 2 ½ - 3 years old who currently receive Special Education services with IFSP & are referred to Part B for Special Education WHAT’S COMING?

Data Collection SPP Indicator 12: Age 3 Transition IEPs  Report 2 ½ to 3 year olds currently receiving Michigan special education. o Student record must have a primary disability in MSDS o Children must have initial IEP completed both: √prior to but not more than 6 months before 3 rd birthday & √within 30 school days or agreed upon written extension WHAT’S COMING?

…failure to convene Resolution Sessions upon receipt of a due process complaint will result in findings of noncompliance as required by IDEA? …a proposed rule package is moving and public comment is projected mid-fall of 2012? DID YOU KNOW…

…Early On Michigan will participate in a performance audit by the Office of the Auditor General ? …Michigan Part C of IDEA/Early On received a determination of Meets Requirements? DID YOU KNOW…

MDE/LIO presents…  Sound Support Workshops  Seven - one hour sessions  EIPA Interpreter videoconferences  Three - four hour sessions  iPad Classes  for Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing  Information: UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

MDE/LIO  Accessing Apple Products  Blind and Low Vision Students  August Charlevoix- Emmet ISD  Cost: $30  Register: at c9b5dc1438ee444b8b53d95e9437d c9b5dc1438ee444b8b53d95e9437d772 UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

MDE/LIO  Camp Tuhsemeheta (Camp T) is now available to all districts in Michigan.  Website  Battelle Screener Training at Berrien RESA  October 10, 2012  More information - UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Medicaid School Based Services 101 *Ingham ISD on August 28, 2012  1:00-3:00  brief overview of the entire Medicaid program  including design requirements  methods of reimbursement UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Medicaid  Medicaid Implementers quarterly meetings at Ingham ISD from 1:00-3:00  Phone and Web access  November 13, 2012  March 12, 2012  May 21, 2013 UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Medicaid National Alliance for Medicaid in Education Annual Conference *October 9-12, 2012  Providence, Rhode Island.  Nancy Reder, NASDSE NAME 2013 Conference *October 8-11, 2013  Grand Rapids-Amway Grand Plaza Hotel  Please contact Jane Reagan with suggestions for program speaker ideas at UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Finance Flowthrough Grants:  IFER2 due August 15 in the MEGS Legacy  FERs due August 29 in the CMS  Final Narrative Report due August 29 in the MEGS Legacy  IFER1 due August 29 in the MEGS Legacy UPDATES & REMINDERS

Finance  Note: If all grant IFERs are completed and approved in MEGS, they will add together to create the FER and the CMS.  CMS – Cash Management System  FER – Final Expenditure Report  IFER – Interim Federal Expenditure Report  MEGS – Michigan Electronic Grants System UPDATES & REMINDERS

From the Director’s Desk

OSEP Theme: Improving Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities From the Director’s Desk

OSEP Theme: Results Driven Accountability From the Director’s Desk

OSEP Theme: Finance Focus Excess Costs, MOE, Proportionate Share From the Director’s Desk

OSEP Theme: Good Intentions are Not Enough! From the Director’s Desk

Dr. Alexa Posny  Assistant Secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services  Renaissance Learning, Inc.  Senior Vice President of State & Federal Programs  building relationships with key state and federal education stakeholders  increase awareness of Renaissance Learning’s technology-based assessment products. From the Director’s Desk

Alignment of:  Early childhood service delivery systems  Teacher training programs  Differentiated instruction/interventions  Assessments  Transition services From the Director’s Desk

Indicator 2; Dropout  Change in calculation methodology  Last year’s data 6.1% drop out  New calculation would have changed to 25.9% From the Director’s Desk

Indicators 9-10; Disproportionate Representation  Under-representation  Effective immediately From the Director’s Desk

Indicator 3; State assessment  Change in calculation methodology  One large school with grades  Elem, Middle, High School no longer separate  Less than one full academic year  Students will count in “proficiency calculation From the Director’s Desk

Indicators 16-17; State Complaints & Hearings Adjudicated  Associated data will be submitted via EDFacts  Accountability continues for timely compliance From the Director’s Desk

Sequestration *January 2013 *Will Not Impact allocations *Will Impact allocation *Forecast of 8% could be larger From the Director’s Desk

Your Input is Needed:  MAASE Special Education Updates  Homebound Instruction Change From the Director’s Desk

What’s New? ESEA Flexibility *Available on line *Special Education related changes to be submitted From the Director’s Desk

What’s Coming? Pupil Accounting Manual  Peer to Peer Support  Not Disability Specific  Not Limited to LINKS  ECSE  Auditing procedures adjusted From the Director’s Desk

Continuing Attention Center Based Programs  Persistently Low Achieving  Results  Focus From the Director’s Desk

Continuing Attention Special Education Part B 619  Congratulations Noel Cole  Proposal Developed for B611/619 Office From the Director’s Desk

Office Realignment CIMS (formerly CIC) is now a “team” within Performance Reporting Unit From the Director’s Desk

Center for Educational Networking *CEN has released 11 new FOCUS on Results articles since October * All articles are available at focus.cenmi.org. Subscribe to receive updates about new articles released monthly.focus.cenmi.org *Visit CEN on Facebook and become a friend.

 Implemented a Lunchtime Webinar Series  Developed learning materials (with MiBLSi)  to help parents understand the Five Components of Evidence Based Reading Instruction  Developed a Parent and Educator Guide for Assistive Technology (with MITS) Michigan Alliance for Families

MiBLSi Restructured:  Professional Learning Unit  Technical Assistance Unit  Evaluation/Research Unit Schools that implement the model with fidelity continue to have better student outcomes than those not implementing with fidelity.

MICHIGAN’S INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS INITIATIVE Enhancing Mathematics Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties Algebraic Expressions & Equations (Grades 6-8) Facilitator Training launched in 2012 *Additional opportunities - scheduled *Sept in Sault Ste. Marie - EUP ISD *November training/southeast Michigan TBD

Update guidance for accessible instructional materials (IDEA ) Launch a facilitator training series *including assistive technology and accessible instructional materials *to reduce barriers *promote access to/ progress in the general education curriculum MITS

Three Systemic Transition Questions 1.Are we doing what’s necessary to prepare our students? 2.Is their community prepared to support them? 3.How would we know? Michigan Transition Outcomes Project (MI-TOP)

Project Find + Early On Public Awareness * totals = 10,286 * totals = 8,912 Early On (Birth to age 3) referrals * totals = 8,314 * totals = 7,225 Project Find (3 to 26) referrals * totals = 1,972 * totals = 1,687

Reaching & Teaching Struggling Learners

 150 programs developed at elementary/secondary levels  At risk students successfully included as peers  promotes active school participation and engagement

From the Director’s Desk