1. EC Division Updates March Institute March 8, 2016

2. Behavior Support Section Updates PRC-29 Addendum/Reversion Initial Budget due May 1, 2016 - collect data up to April 20, 2016 PBIS Tiered Fidelity Inventory and Office Discipline Referrals due July 1 st Personnel District 5

3. Monitoring Indicator 11/12 Letters of Findings- Mailed to LEAs early April Dispute Resolution LEAs are encouraged to engage in early dispute resolution. This has been a very active year for Due Process Petitions. Summer Institute Offerings Monitoring: “What to Expect When It’s Your Turn” (by invitation only) Surrogate Parent Training Dispute Resolution: Core Element #1- Building Capacity at the Local Level Policy, Monitoring and Audit

4. Program Improvement & Professional Development Reading & Math Foundations 2016 revision Cohort 1 (to a selected group of 30) Reading, 2 days at Summer Institute (7/25-29), 3 days in August Math, 5 days at Summer Institute 2016 New Instructors: Reading 50, Math 50 Co-teaching - 5 sessions currently offered NC State improvement Project Spring Network meeting (3/22-23) Joellen Killion, former Deputy Executive Director of Learning Forward Dr. Robert Siegler, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Susan Ebbers, University of California-Berkeley

5. Regional Administrative Support New Directors’ Leadership Institute 2016 New cohort will begin in September, 2016 New Directors have priority Program Staff eligible for remaining slots Build capacity for future EC Directors * Information coming in early spring !

6. Charter EC Leadership Institute (CECLI) Projected: Summer of 2016 Designed to support EC Coordinators/EC Directors in Charters One year cohort planned Offer yearly * Information coming in early spring !

7. Sensory Support & Assistive Technology Statewide Audiology Consultant Begins June 1, 2016 Current Regional Contacts for DHH and VI RegionsDeaf and Hard of HearingVisual Impairment Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Sandhills Dr. Rachael RaginWilliam Tubilleja Piedmont-Triad, Southwest, Northwest, Western Michele NealClaire Hakin

8. Special Programs & Data Section CEDARS Training Workshops Summer IDEA Fiscal Desk Review Meeting Proposed Changes to some Special Program Applications Presenting to DAC For Input Risk Pool Rubric Special State Reserve Rubric

9. Supporting Teaching and Related Services New Consultant! Amanda Passmore Consultant for Autism Northeast and Southeast regison

10. Specific Learning Disabilities Update Professional Development will be provided through the multi tiered system of support (MTSS) cohort training and through the EC Division MTSS Module 3 will be SLD Eligibility Stand alone PD will also be offered through the MTSS cohort for SLD We are currently creating an SLD Implementation guide The SBE policy is effective February 5, 2016 and fully implemented July 2020

11. Medicaid Updates July memo provided clarity on the required fee-for-service dollars going back to special-education MAC dollars are still allocated according to LEA determination; A revised draft will be posted in early March for another public comment period DPI has requested a ruling by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) DPI is advocating for LEA services to be part of the consideration under the revocation of the free-care policy

12. Utilization of All Staff in an MTSS Framework

13. Stephanie Lowe Austin, EdS, NCSP receives School Psychologist of the Year award at the national level