1. Understanding the Data on Preschool Child Find and Transition Annual Performance Report Indicator 12 February, 2016 http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/.

2. 2 Today’s Instructions

3. 3 Handouts

4. DPI General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution Polices, Practices & Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

5. DPI General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution Polices, Practices & Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

6. DPI General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution Polices, Practices & Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

7. DPI General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution Polices, Practices & Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

8. DPI General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution Polices, Practices & Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

9. Objectives are to increase your understanding of: 1.Child Find requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and available resources that address those requirements 2.What the Child Find and Transition data mean 3.How to apply guiding questions to the review of your LEA data for problem solving purposes 4.Available resources to ensure that you are collecting accurate, valid, and reliable data 9

10. It’s Important that Data Are….. Accurate, valid & reliable Informative Easy to understand Useful for showing progress toward goals to a variety of stakeholders Useful for good policy decisions and provides guidance for improvement 10

11. Data Considerations Verify! Know the source of the data and the business rules Disaggregate in various ways Look at trends over time vs blips that are one time occurrences Look at the number of children 11

12. What is Child Find? 12

13. NC Child Find Resources 13

14. Screening Resources 14 http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/upcoming-events

15. Interagency Collaboration 15 http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/catchment-plans

16. North Carolina Physician to Preschool Exceptional Children Program Notification Process Chart For Children 3 to Pre-Kindergarten 5 Years of Age Physician provides family with Child Find information from school system Referral for Care Coordination for Children (CC4C)- if appropriate Within 30 days of receipt of written physician notification of concerns, LEA issues a written response to the child’s parent. Eligibility determination & IEP developed, if eligible Services begin with parental consent School system sends “Early Intervention Feedback to the Medical Home” form to physician Consent for release of confidential information is required. School system conducts evaluation and gains relevant medical information needed, or proceeds to eligibility determination Process stopped -- NO EVALUATION Child not suspected of having a disability, or Parent denies consent for evaluation School system may, but is not required to, utilize procedural safeguards to pursue evaluation Process stopped Evaluation reveals no educational concerns Child not eligible for special education Parent denies consent for services NO Physician sends notification, copy of consent to release information, and related screening information to the Preschool Program School system or parent initiates referral LEA reviews existing data and propose evaluation, if appropriate If school system determines not to evaluate, parent may disagree and make a written request 90 day timeline begins from date of written referral Parent signs informed consent to evaluate YES Written notice to meet to review existing data and determine whether a referral for consideration of eligibility for special education is necessary. Written notice explaining why the LEA will not pursue the concerns, and procedural safeguards. Note: Parent may disagree and request referral Based on verbal communication with the parent, LEA provides written notice re-stating parent’s desire to not pursue referral at this time and procedural safeguards. Note: NC regulations for children who are Wards of the State: NC 1503-1(a)(2).

17. Physician to Preschool Program Notification Form 17 http://nceln.fpg.unc.edu/ec-preschool-coordinator-resources-guiding-practices

19. NC Child Find Program 2014-15 Number of Evaluations Completed # Comprehensive assessments # Not eligible % not eligible # Speech assessments # Not eligible % not eligible State totals 681775511%450768215%

20. NC Child Find Program 2014-15 Number of children served Dec 1, 2014 # Percent Apr 1, 2016 # Percent Percent change Age 3420434%430728% Age 4632851%663243% Age 5183515%443129% Total12367100%15370100%24% Source: NC 619 Preschool Grant, May 2015

21. Special Education Child Count Trends Year December 1 Child Count April 1 Child Count Percent Change 2005-200611,68915,179+30% 2006-200711,95615,037+26% 2007-200811,85914,716+24% 2008-200911,50314,392+25% 2009-201012,16615,079+24% 2010-201112,36315,482+25% 2011-201212,60715,560+24% 2012-201312,42415,317+24% 2013-2014 12,210 15,304 +25% 2014-2015 12,367 15,370+24% Data Source: NC Comprehensive Exceptional Children Accountability System

22. Saturation Rates Year April 1 Child Count Saturation Rates 2005-2006 15,179 7% 2006-2007 15,037 6% 2007-2008 14,716 6% 2008-2009 14,392 5% 2009-2010 15,079 5.2% 2010-2011 15,482 5.2% 2011-2012 15,560 5.2% 2012-2013 15,317 5.2% 2013-2014 15,3045.2% 2014-2015 15,0305.3% Data Source: Statistics from: ccpfc.org/news/data-research/pbis/statepbisreport

23. Understanding your LEA data

24. Using Child Find-Transition Data for LEA Self-Assessment Core Element 1: Policy Compliance and Monitoring Core Element 4: Problem-Solving for Improvement Core Element 5: Research-Based Instruction and Practices Core Element 6: Communication and Collaboration 24

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26. Transition- Indicator 12 Graph of Progress Since 2005 - North Carolina

28. Understanding your LEA data

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30. 1.What questions do you have as a result of reviewing these data? 2.What stakeholders do you need to involve in analyzing and problem solving around these data? 3.What is your plan for improvement ? 4.What is the timeline for making those improvements in your process? 30

31. PreK Child Find-Transition Calculator 31

32. Questions?