1. The state of the office of special education
May 5, 2016

2. State Education Agency (SEA) IDEA Grant Funds
Administrative %
Funds support the Civil Service FTE in the OSE, approved and appropriated by the legislature
Other State Level Activities (discretionary) 10%
Mi-CIS, CIMS/Catamaran, MiBLSi, MSEMP, MAF, CEN, MI3, MITS/ALE, MI2, MSD and the LIO, Project Find, MI-TOP, RTSL, Build Up Michigan, START, EOSD, ISD Transition Coordination, Pingora Consulting LLC, SSIP Coordinators, alternate state assessment, MEGS, etc.
ISD Flow Through %

3. Required State Accountability Structure

4. State-level Monitoring AND ISD Assistance to Support District Improvement

5. OSE Funded Grants ~Other State Level Activities~
To SUPPLEMENT the obligations of the IDEA requirements, the OSE uses the State Set Aside funds.
Since 2012 the OSE has defunded:
Mi-CIS, MI3, Project Find, MI-TOP, RTSL
Spring the OSE will redefine the ISD EOSD and Transition Coordination grants
ISD Technical Assistance Provider Grant
Data-informed technical assistance with support from the OSE monitoring team
Ongoing progress monitoring to better support local district improvement effort
Liaison to the OSE for monitoring and the access records, etc. needed for state level requirements
ISD Transition Coordination Grant
SPP/APR B-13
Meaningful transition planning

6. Next Steps… Timelines:
Obtain EOSD & ISD Transition Coordination grant feedback from you and from ISD directors on May 11th
Make the grant applications available as soon as possible…target date of May 23
Applications deadline will be extended passed July 29th
OSE State Complaint Investigations transitioning
Changes to public documents summer 2016
Implementation of New Accountability Structure

7. Contact us! OSE Information Desk Teri L. Chapman, Ed.S. Director
Monday-Friday
9:00-4:00
Teri L. Chapman, Ed.S. Director
Janis Weckstein, M.Ed.
Assistant Director