1. SPED Coordinator’s Webinar 2/9/15
February 2015
SPED Coordinator’s Webinar
2/9/15

2. Agenda
Tests, Tests, and more Tests
Reminders

3. Remember this info is from 2014 and has not been updated for 2015
Aspire
Many, but not all of the accommodations available for PASS will be available for Aspire
Aspire Accessibility User’s Guide on
Remember this info is from 2014 and has not been updated for 2015
Additional information is expected early February

4. Workkeys
Looks like accommodations will be similar to PASS including oral admin and “more than standard time”
See 2/10/15 attachments

5. IEPs
Information from the SDE indicates the need to address the differences in accommodations on the new tests for all IEPs (that fall into the age/grade groups to be tested)
Yes, that’s right – ALL IEPs
3 ways to handle
Notice to parent – if accommodations are similar to existing accommodations
IEP Amendment (SR) with/without meeting AR

6. Notice to Parents
IEPs that have PASS accommodations similar to those that we anticipate Aspire will have will only require a notice to parents
Enrich will be making these updates over the next few weeks
This will apply to the majority of IEPs
Exception will be IEPs with oral admin for PASS ELA and English
Will involve Add IEP Amendment cover page
Clarifying addendum
Do not click Amend on IEP Details
Send the notice home using 2 different methods

7. Iep amendment (SR) with a meeting
On Programs tab, click Schedule Meeting
Choose Yes, additional items will be discussed and choose Spring 2015 tests
Add Action – IEP Amendment cover page
“Assessment participation – state assessment accommodations”
Details
Click Amend

8. Annual review
You’re creating a new IEP and will address this as part of the meeting
Follow your usual procedure for an AR

9. DO NOT DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME ENRICH UPDATES ARE SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LATE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK

10. Reminders Initial referrals
Make sure you have a process in place that processes referrals from both your RtI team and from parents in a timely manner
There must be documentation of the interventions attempted, the progress monitoring that was done, and the communication of this progress to the parents to account for time between the referral to RtI and the referral for special education (if that occurs)
If this is a parent referral that has not gone through RtI, you must run the RtI process at the same time as the evaluation process to gather data to help the eligibility team determine whether the problems are due to lack of appropriate instruction or to a disability

11. Look and listen for the clearly articulated trigger words from parents
Test
IEP
Evaluate
Special education
Disability
Look and listen for the less clearly articulated trigger words
Help
Assistance
Support

12. Don’t let the parent’s lack of response in turning in information (like the developmental history) delay the referral
If you are missing information from the parent as part of the referral, note your attempts to get the information and proceed with the referral; include that documentation in your referral packet
Gather that missing information as part of the evaluation process
Turning in a timely referral packet to proceed with the evaluation process is your documentation that you are fulfilling your Child Find obligations
You have no leg to stand on if the parent complains about how long the process takes if you haven’t turned in the referral packet and scheduled an evaluation planning meeting in a “timely fashion”
“timely fashion” – the length of time
you could defend on
the stand in a due process hearing

13. If this is a parent referral and the school has no reason to suspect a disability, gather the referral packet information and discuss with your District Sp Ed Coordinator; you have 2 options:
If you and the DSEC agree there is no reason to suspect a disability, the school can refuse to evaluate; notify the District Office of the decision and provide the justification as to why and a PWN will be sent to the parent
If you proceed to an evaluation planning meeting, review the existing information and determine the student is not eligible for special education

14. Denial of fape meetings
Must be done through an IEP meeting; cannot agree to amend without a meeting
Must use the agenda on the BookShelf or similar document
Upload in Enrich once completed
Must complete a compensatory services plan if the team determines there was a denial of FAPE
Upload in Enrich
Once the compensatory services are completed, must have an IEP meeting to discuss the completion
SR or AR

15. Upcoming dates Next month’s morning topic will either be Transition or
Organization, Prioritization, and Other Survival Skills
March 9th