Georgia’s Active Engagement Process

GCASE

November 14, 2013

Martha HackneyGaDOE Special Education Services and Supports,

Charre’Nichole Moulton, Jenkins County,Derek Cone, Treutlen County

Georgia’s Disclaimer

"One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the

moment . . . ; If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.“

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Georgia’s Tiered Monitoring System

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

District General Supervision

….a collaborative effort of GaDOE working with a local district to facilitate improved practices and procedures that will lead to improved student outcomes.

Active

Engagement

….a process whereby the GaDOE is setting goals a district must meet and directing districts to make improvements on areas the GaDOE feel are the most important.NOT

Data Digging Process

Active Engagement Process

• Review Data and Identify LEA

Review Data

Identify LEA

Root Cause Analysis

Improvement Plan

Engagement Team

Review Evidence

Desired Outcome = Compliant Practices and Improved Results

Active Engagement Districts

FY13 Corrective Action

Plan

FY13 Compliance Agreement

Noncompliance for Disproportionality

Noncompliance Related to Other

Monitoring Processes

Cleared All Noncompliance during

Active Engagement Monitoring Process

Additional Findings to Clear

from FY13

New Findings of Noncompliance Identified during

FY13

District A X X X (GNETS/RR) X X

District B X X X

District C X X X

District D

District E

District F X X X X

District G X X (Formal Complaints)

X

District H X X (FM) X

District I X X (FM X X

District J X X X

District K

District L X X X (FM) X

Percent 50%(6 out of 12)

25%(3 out of 12)

50%(6 out of 12)

41.7%(5 out of 12)

77.8%(7 out of 9 Districts with

Noncompliance)

22.2%(2 out of 9)

25%(3 out of 12)

Common Needs• Implementing Response to Intervention• Implementing PBIS• Developing and reviewing written procedures• Outlining a supervision/monitoring plan• Creating job embedded PL• Aligning the work with the priorities for all

children

Look what we have uncovered…• Silos

• Lack of General Supervision

• Transitional Administration

• Ineffective Leadership

Collaboration

Technical Assistance

Coaching

Facilitate Awareness

DISTRICTS HAVE DIVERSE NEEDS.DIFFERENTIATED PLANNING IS

HARD WORK!

It is also “heart” work!

How will Districts be “engaged” during FY14?

1. Develop or revise IDEA Procedural Manual

2. Develop or revise Annual Professional Development Plan for IDEA Procedures

3. Develop or revise Monitoring Plan for IDEA

4. Identify local stakeholders for AE Team

5. Identify SMART Goals that align with the AE work

***2013 State Performance Goals and APR Summary Report

Next Steps

• Examination of Practices (Formal Monitoring) to Examine Compliant Practices– Timeline– Focus– Evidence, Documentation and/or Data– Required Stakeholders

Old Process vs. New Process

• Events driven• Logical assumptions• Immediate results • State-driven• State Capacity

• Process driven• Root cause strategies• Long-term outcomes• District-driven• Local Capacity

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Time

and

Outcomes

MULTI-YEAR PROCESS WITH SHORT-TERM BENCHMARKS THAT SUPPORT

LONGTERM OUTCOMES

Parent Engagement

Official Monitoring

Removal of Scaffolds

End of Engagement