office of special education updates december 2012

Office of Special Education

UPDATES

December 2012

WHAT’s NEW?

New for 2012-2013 – LIO Expanded Services for young children

Blind/Visually Impaired consultants Deaf/Hard of Hearing consultants

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WHAT’s NEW?

Office of Great Start (OGS/ECE&FS) Proposed Early On Funding Formula

Public comment due by December 7, 2012

Requests for Proposals for Early On System Support to Early On Field (due December 5) Qualitative Compliance Information Project (due

December 7)

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WHAT’s NEW?

Publications Special Education Data Portraits

MI School Data Portal Site by January 31Direct link to site to EEM

2011 Child Count data2011 Child Count data

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WHAT’s NEW?

State Assessments First Contact Survey for DLM

Teacher input neededOpportunity to define necessary accommodations for

students Opportunity to describe student population

Survey ends January 30, 2013.UIC – state/district

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WHAT’s COMING?

PublicationsUpdated Early Childhood Outcomes ManualUpdated Early Childhood Outcomes FAQ

January 2013

http://eotta.ccresa.org

www.michigan.gov/ecse

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WHAT’s COMING?

Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education

Proposed rule package -out for public comment www.michigan.gov/lara

Spring 2013Proposed “small” rule package

Separating evaluation, determination of eligibility and IEP development

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WHAT’s COMING?

OSE convening work groups ISD Directors:

ISD Plan SystemISD & LEA obligations to nonpublic students.

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WHAT’s COMING?

State Complaints OSE update of procedures

Process includes ISD planner/monitorsReflect current team process in OSEEmphasis on local resolution

Final procedures posted for input

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WHAT’s COMING?

MonitoringDecember Workbook

Fall Findings http://cims.cenmi.org

CAP development rubricFM Manual

Next Focus Monitoring cycle January 28, 2013Priority Indicator 4A/4B

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WHAT’s COMING?

Early On® and Early Childhood Special Education

Preschool Child Outcome data April CIMS workbook SPP# 7 require results transmittals

Michigan State Plan for Part C/IDEAEarly January 2013

2nd Round

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DID YOU KNOW?

MSDS Early Childhood Outcomes collection is ongoing.

Enter data as it is collected

Preschool Child Outcomes data Sent via email to ISD Special Education

Directors December 3

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DID YOU KNOW?

Medicaid School Based Services (SBS)Email 11/8-2012; Jane Reagan

Michigan Medicaid rules re: children/students with private insurance

minor changes to the billing systemPhysician assistants prescribing is limited by

MedicaidMedicaid policy has NOT changedException is for Physical Therapy

Contact for questions: Kevin BauerK2@michigan.gov

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Low Incidence Outreach Workshops “Teaching Internet Explorer Using Jaws”

Macomb ISD January 21-22, 2013

Deaf & Hard of Hearing: Sound Support new series beginning in January

Educational Interpreter Video Workshop January 12, March 2, May 4

Workshop Information: http://mde-lio.cenmi.org

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

American Sign Language Assessments: contact MDE-LIO

http://mde-lip.cenmi.org to set up dates.

Meetings for Medicaid School Based Services Implementers

Ingham ISD 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. March 23, 2013 May 21, 2013

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

2013 National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) Conference

Grand Rapids, Michigan October 8-11

Save the date link:http://www.medicaidforeducation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193&Itemid=57

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Online training on Early Childhood Outcomes is still available: http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?cat=21

Understanding the Early Childhood Outcomes Data EOTTA

CCRESA January 11, 2013; 10:00–2:00 Training details to MAASE

ISD Directors ECSE Listserv

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Child Outcomes birth – 5: Early On and Preschool Special Education

Five Scheduled trainingsJanuary through May

Register online: http://www.eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?ID=43&Cat=2

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HOT TOPIC

Clarification regarding measurable goals for IEPs

No findings will be issued to LEA/ISDs for only one goal

Goals must be measurable

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From The Director’s Desk

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From The Director’s Desk

OSEP RDA – Results Driven Accountability

Reading & Mathematics Achievement Progress over time Participation rates

Compliance Continues to be important Within the Statute Reporting requirements may be altered

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From The Director’s Desk

Melody Musgrove OSEP Director

Part B is permanently authorized Changes could be suggested with reauthorization

MOE (example) Sequestration

OSEP not planning for “funding cliff”

Compliance Defined OSEP as a “compliance driven

bureaucratic” Student outcomes must be the new focus

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From The Director’s Desk

The Senate has the following session days listed before the end of the year:

December 4, 5, 6Tentatively Scheduled

December 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20

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From The Director’s Desk

Legislation for critical shortage list HB 5261 passed the House

Allows retirees to substitute teach thru contracting firms on a limited basis

Amended to address stranded cost issues

ORS still has problems with this bill and are working to make some changes

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Section 25Representative Rogers House Proposal

80/20 membership within a school yearVoluntarily requests for Section 25 transfersRevise the transfer processPostpone until 2013-14 school year

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From The Director’s Desk

ASD State PlanDHS, DCH & OSE

Work collaboratively Accept the Plan as a working document Implementation of the recommendations by the

Governor’s Autism Council will begin in January

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From The Director’s Desk

State Aide Rewritewww.oxfordfoundation.com

Click on “Community Engagement”

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From The Director’s Desk

Ode to the OSE

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