1. OIEP F ALL C ONFERENCE S PECIAL E DUCATION C OMPLIANCE Debbie Ashwell September 16, 2010

2. M ONITORING I SSUES Timelines Annual Reviews Reevaluations Additional Assessments PWN Data Entry Testing Accommodations IEP Issues Inaccurate data on IEP (ex. in the student ID blank the SS # was entered instead of the WVEIS #) Weak PL Incorrect goals parts

3. T IMELINES Annual Reviews Minimum of once every 365 days (one year minus one day) Policy 2419, Chapter 5, Section 3.A Reevaluations Within 3 years of the last EC report Policy 2419, Chapter 3, Section 2.B Additional Evaluations Within 60 days from parental consent until and EC or IEP Team must convene to review Policy 2419, Chapter 3, Section 2.C IF assessments are to determine eligibility – EC must convene IF assessments were for programming purposes or a related service – IEP Team must convene PWN At the conclusion of the IEP Team meeting, provide to parent Policy 2419, Chapter 5, Section 2.M

4. D ATA E NTRY Testing Accommodations Testing conditions and accommodations, as appropriate, are documented in the student’s IEP and WVEIS Special Education Student Information Record. Policy 2419, Chapter 5, Section 2.I Recommendation: Print WVP.326 report and verify WVEIS matches IEPs.

5. IEP I SSUES Inaccurate data on IEPs Recommendations use on-line IEP pulling data from student information in WVEIS verify basic student information at IEP Team meeting as IEP is being reviewed Periodically run reports and have teachers verify student information Weak Present Levels Recommendations refer to Chapter 5, Section 2.D for Present Levels content refer to IEP directions utilize the on-line IEP program and access the supports available such as the Mastery descriptors and CSOs Incorrect Goal Parts Recommendations view the Teach IEP site section describing goals refer to Policy 2419, Chapter 5, Section 2.E for Goals content

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7. GED I SSUES When does change of placement occur? PWN must be provided when a student graduates with a standard diploma Policy 2419, Chapter 3, Section 2.B Recommendation: provide PWN if the student obtains a GED and will no longer be receiving special education services

8. S PECIAL E DUCATION S ERVICES Teacher to student SEE (1 teacher, SE) OR GEE (2 teachers, SE & GE) Teacher to Teacher Consultative Policy 2419, Chapter 5, Section 2.G.2 DirectIndirect

9. S PECIAL E DUCATION S ERVICES DJS Facility Only 2 teachers serving all students Must be Indirect, GEE DJS Facility 5 teachers: 4 GE /1 SE May be either D or I May be either GEE or SEE Scenario 1Scenario 2

10. S PECIAL E DUCATION S ERVICES DHHR Facility Only 4 teachers serving all students Must be Indirect, GEE DHHR Facility 5 teachers: 4 GE /1 SE May be either D or I May be either GEE or SEE Scenario 3Scenario 4

11. D IPLOMA VS T ESTING Instructed using Alternate Academic Achievement Standards Takes the APTA OR Determined by an IEP Team to be unable even with extended learning opportunities and significant instructional modifications to meet state and county standard graduation requirements (Policy 2510, 5.6.9) Guidance from Karen Ruddle Receives instruction based on WV CSOs Takes WESTEST2 Completes required program of studies and courses (Policy 2510, 5.6.1) ModifiedStandard