Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 1 SPP/APR Updates November 2010 Special Education Quarterly Meeting

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 2 SPP/APR Updates Current SPP is set to expire in FFY 2010 (School Year ) OSEP has decided to extend current SPP for 2 more years – to FFY 2012 – in anticipation of reauthorization of IDEA Targets will continue to increase at the set rate Revised SPP is due February 1, 2011

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 3 FFY 2009 APR Progress Due February 1, 2011 Data Collection and Draft In Progress Letters are being sent out to determine compliance

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 4 What’s New for FFY 2009? Indicator 14 – Will report with new categories Indicator 1 and 2 – Targets will be aligned with Title I of the ESEA Indicator 4b – Formerly part of Indicator 9 (Significant Discrepancy by Race in Discipline Data)

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 5 FFY 2009 Letters Several letters have been sent out – more to come Letters are always a two-step process  Data makes district appear noncompliant; District responds to verify or offer evidence of compliance  If district is STILL found noncompliant after response, findings are issued

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 6 FFY 2009 Letters If a written finding is issued:  Districts will be placed on an Improvement Plan  District must monitor data for a set time period (i.e. 6 months)  Original noncompliance must be corrected  A review of separate future data must display 100% compliance in order to be cleared

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 7 Indicator 12 FFY 2009 Indicator 12 – Percent of eligible children referred from Part C to Part B who have an IEP developed and implemented by their 3 rd birthday.  Not applicable if child is referred from Part C within 90 days of their 3 rd birthday.

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 8 Indicator 12 FFY 2009 FFY 2009 Preliminary Data  Many children still on No Match Reports for school year  Be sure to check the Match Report too! –Several children were matched to MSIS IDs but did not have an IEP Date in MSIS  Districts will have opportunity to verify data through letter response

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 9 Indicator 13 FFY 2009 Congratulations!!  We expect to report 100% compliance for this Indicator for  Indicator 13 – Percent of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with appropriate and measurable transition services on IEP

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 10 What’s new for FFY 2010? School Year Indicator 6 – Preschool Environments 7 Race Codes vs. 5 Race Codes  Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White, and Two or More Races

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 11 What’s new for FFY 2010? Child Find Screen and Reports  Replaces portion of Intervention Screen related to initial rulings  All initial ruling information will now be collected on the Child Find Screen  Some initial information will also need to be entered on Student Update Screen (Eligibility and IEP dates)

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 12 Child Find Screen

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 13 Child Find Screen

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 14 Child Find Screen Must report on ALL children evaluated – whether or not they are determined eligible for services This means you will need to request MSIS IDs for all children who are evaluated, even those not eligible. Place them in their future resident school, not school 500. Be careful not to duplicate the ID when the child starts attending the school.

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 15 Child Find Screen Students that automatically appear on screen include students with an Intervention referral, Part C to B referrals, and students with SPED Indicators in MSIS

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 16 Child Find Roster Report

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 17 Child Find Compliance Report Part C to B Not Eligible – Must report date determined Not Eligible on No Match Report

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 18 Updated Manual and Videos

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 19 Updated Manual and Videos

Fall 2010 Mississippi Department of Education Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 20 Ellen Davis Burnham Bureau Director Deborah Donovan SPP/APR Division Director (601) 359 –