WELCOME WELCOME PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OSEP PROJECT DIRECTORS’ VIRTUAL CONFERENCE APRIL 27, 2015

OSEP Investments Personnel Development Program 325 D325KTotal FY 2013 $3.57M$10.2M$83.7 million FY 2014 $4M$11.6M$83.7 million FY 2015 $3.75M$9.75M$83.7 million FY 2016 ($4.25M)($11M)($83.7 million) Request 2

OSEP INVESTMENTS PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS - NEW Grants for Leadership Consortia in Sensory Disabilitiesand Disabilities Associated with Intensive Service Needs CENTERS CEEDAR Center Early Childhood Personnel Center IRIS Center Center on Great Teachers & Leaders 3

OSEP KEY RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS - UPDATED G5 System Grant Reporting - Forms, new Webinars Product Accessibility TA&D Network NEW Uniform Guidance – Technical Assistance for Grantees PDP Data Collection Center (DCC) 4

FY 2012 Data Collected & Reported in 2014 Published in 2015 Search on “Special Education Budget Justification FY 2016” for more information Personnel Development Program Performance Measures April 27, 2015 OSEP Project Directors’ Virtual Conference

Performance Measure 1 Percentage of projects that incorporate evidence-based practices into their curricula

Performance Measure 2 Percentage of scholars completing OSEP- funded training programs who are knowledgeable and skilled in evidence based practices for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. 7

Measure 2 for 2014 by Priority Area 8

Performance Measure 3 Percentage of program scholars who exit preparation programs prior to completion due to poor academic performance 9

Performance Measures 4 and 5 Percentage of funded degree/certification program recipients who are working in the area(s) in which they were trained upon program completion. Percentage of funded degree/certification program recipients who are working in the area(s) in which they were trained upon program completion and who are fully qualified under IDEA. Will report data for FY 2012 on these measures in late

Performance Measure 6 Percentage of degree/certification recipients who maintain employment for 3 or more years in the area(s) for which they were trained and who are fully qualified under IDEA. Discontinued reporting on this measure, as three new outcome measures and methodologies have been approved by OMB to be piloted beginning in

Performance Measure 7 Performance Measure 7 The Federal cost per degree/certification program recipient who completed the program. 12

Three New Outcome Measures Measure 1: The number and percentage of degree/certification recipients who are employed in high-need districts. Measure 2: The number and percentage of degree/certification recipients who are employed in the field of special education for at least two years. Measure 3: The number and percentage of degree/certification recipients who are rated as effective by their employers. 13

Summary of Results 14 Of the four PDP measures reported on this year, program grantee data showed increased performance on two measures, and showed decreased performance on two measures (EBP in the curriculum, and an assessment of knowledge and skills attained in the program). Only one of four PDP measures reported on this year is on or above target for the measure. The remaining three measures reported this year were all below expected performance.

QUESTIONS? IDEAS?

Live Discussion of Video 16 Guiding Principles for Language and Literacy Instruction: Preparing Educators to Meet the Needs of English Learners  With Alba Ortiz, Leticia Romero Grimaldo and Grace Zamora Duran

Resources for English Learners 17  National Center for Culturally Responsive Education Systems:  English Language Learner Struggling to Learn: Emergent Research on Linguistic Differences and Learning Disabilities:  Practitioner Brief: Preventing Disproportionate Representation: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pre-referral Interventions:  The Center on Response to Intervention: 

Resources for English Learners: Read-Aloud Routine for Building Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills in Prekindergarten 18

Resources for English Learners: Read-Aloud Routine for Building Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills (K-3) 19

Resources for English Learners: U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights: Dear Colleague Letter Released January 7,

Considerations for Personnel Preparation Programs 21 What do scholars need to learn to be prepared for practice from the time they enter the school building?  What are you doing to address this priority area in your personnel preparation program?  How could personnel preparation be enhanced to ensure program graduates will be effective in supporting practice aligned with priority area?  What could we do together to support this priority area?

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