1. Michael Gross, Perry Williams, Carmen Sanchez
Who, What, When: Involving Stakeholders in the Significant Disproportionality Work
Michael Gross, Perry Williams, Carmen Sanchez

2. ED published a model State timeline for compliance.
Available at: trs/model-state-timeline-for-significant-disproportionality- implementation.pdf
June 2017 to October 2017

3. Definition of Significant Disproportionality
June 2017 to October 2017
State must meet with stakeholders, including SAPs, to develop:
Reasonable risk ratio thresholds
Reasonable cell sizes
Reasonable n-sizes
Reasonable progress
Number of years of data
Justifications for each

4. Considerations for States
States should consider how many stakeholder meetings they may need to convene, whether they may need to use video conferencing, and which relevant stakeholders, in addition to SAP members, they should seek advice from when setting these standards.

5. Definition of Significant Disproportionality
QUESTIONS?
(For a few minutes)

6. Definition of Significant Disproportionality
Resources (sites.ed.gov/idea):
Final rule. 81 FR 92376, (Published December 19, and Effective January 18, 2017). files/significant-disproportionality-equity-in-idea-essential-questions- and-answers-and-a-model-state-timeline/
Essential Q & A, Section B. disproportionality-qa pdf
Disproportionality & equity. resources-stakeholders/disproportionality-and-equity

7. Timeline
August 2017 – December 2017
January 2018 – March 2018

8. Revisions of Policies and Practices
August 2017 – December 2017
State to review and revise policies and procedures necessary to comply with new regulations.

9. Revisions of Policies and Practices
January 2018 – March 2018
Public hearings and opportunity for comment on new policies and procedures

10. Consideration for States
Obtain input from SAP’s and other stakeholders on these changes.

11. Engaging Stakeholders
What works for you?

12. Engaging Stakeholders
Resources:
Leading by Convening:  by-convening.aspx
Serving on Groups: 
CPIR: 
and

13. Closing
Questions
Please send additional questions for us to address in future guidance at