Bureau of Indian Education

Coordinated Services Plan

Sue BementSally Hollow Horn

Why? Where?• P.L. 108-446,

12/3/2004 Sec. 611(h)(5) • IDEA Regs,

8/3/2006 300.713(a)-(e)

• www.bie.edu • Programs/Special

Education/Plans

Why Coordinate Services?• Increased efficiency and improved service

delivery outcomes• Sustained interagency collaboration and

communication• Improved quality of services for children

and family• Maximized resources and comprehensive

services• Remote and isolated locations of many

bureau funded schools

Children & Youth Who May Benefit from Coordination of Services

• Children and Youth with disabilities who present extremely challenging behavior, which constitute a risk to themselves or others

• Children and Youth with disabilities who have multiple medical and education needs

• Children and Youth with disabilities who require mental health treatment

• Children or Youth with disabilities who need out of home care or require residential placement, bertha.muskett@bie.edu or donna.eaglestaff@bie.edu

• Children or youth with disabilities who are incarcerated in tribal or BIA operated or funded facilities and state facilities.

• Infants, toddlers and preschool aged children with disabilities, debra.lentejojola@bie.edu

Homeless Youth• C/Y with disabilities who are homeless or

have been legally removed from the family unit by the State, BIA or Tribal agencies

• John McLaughlin, john.mclaughlin@ed.gov • Sue Bement, sue.bement@bie.edu• Katherine Campbell,

katherine.campbell@bie.edu • http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/

policy.html

IDEA and coordinating services• DOI and DHHS (BIE & IHS) will enter into a

MOU for the “coordination of services, resources and personnel between their respective federal, state and local offices”

• Related to responsibilities and costs “including child find, evaluation, diagnosis, remediation or therapeutic measures and equipment and medical or personal supplies as needed for a child to remain in school”

CSP potential outcomes:• Build capacity for coordination of services• Increased collaboration and communication

between BIE and other service systems• Development of comprehensive services to

address all identified IEP needs of Indian children with disabilities

BIE Level Quality Indicators 1. BIE Special Education Division identifies staff or personnel who are responsible to facilitate

the implementation of the Coordinated Services Plan.  2. BIE develops linkages and contacts with external service providers and partners such as

IHS, Tribal and State Vocational Rehabilitation, BIA and Tribal Correctional Facilities, BIA Juvenile Detention Centers, Tribal Law Enforcement, Tribal Community Colleges, Head Start, Early Start, and State Department of Health and State Department of Education regarding service coordination.

  3. BIE develops linkages and contacts with internal service providers and departments such

as FACE and Baby FACE, REPP, JDC, General Education Initiatives, Education Line Offices, and BIE Funded Schools regarding the coordination of services.

  4. The BIE informs the Line Offices and BIE funded schools of any policy and procedure

changes as a result of federal legislation that impact the coordination of services.  5. BIE collects and analyzes data regarding the coordination of services at the local level

through the special education monitoring process (self assessment tool and LEA Special Education Policies and Procedures).

   

Local Level Coordination of Service1. Emotional/Behavioral Challenges  2. Residential Placement 3. Medically Fragile4. Youth and Adult Student Incarceration5. Low Incidence Disabilities6. Homeless/Removed from Family7. Transitioning from Part C/Early Intervention services to Part B/Early

Childhood Special Education  8. Transitioning from Early Childhood services to Kindergarten9. Transitioning from High School to Post High School10.Provision of early intervention and early childhood special education

services11.Truancy and excessive absences12.Academic/Education Challenges  

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