office of special education updates maase april 17, 2013
TRANSCRIPT
Office of Special Education
UPDATESMAASE
April 17, 2013
WHAT’s NEW?
Publications D/HH Lending Library
Building Skills for Success in the Fast-Paced Classroom: Optimizing Achievement for Students with Hearing Loss
Check out books -LIO’s Professional Library at: [email protected]
WHAT’s NEW?
Office of Great Start (OGS/ECE&FS)
Individualized Family Service Plan (ISFP) model State form was released on March 21st Located on MDE website
The new prototype is an eIFSP form works with the iPad
WHAT’s COMING?
Medicaid Implementer Meeting
May 21, 2013 1:00-3:00 P.M.
Ingham ISD
WHAT’s COMING?
Monitoring
Results transmittalsCompleted by June 15th Probe questions available - CIMS website
Focus Monitoring (B-5 & GSM) April 29-May 17
B-13 data collection Due June 30
WHAT’s COMING?
MonitoringCIMS Workbook became available April
15th includes an updated strand report
Workbook reports acknowledged by May 15th
CAPs due June 1st
WHAT’s COMING?Finance
OSE will be sending communications related to the following:
IDEA requirements to provide funding for new or expanding charter schools for the 2013-2014 school year.
IDEA Flowthrough process for funding the EAA Early-On allocations for 2013-2014 are posted on
the MDE website. The 5 percent allocation reduction is due to
sequestration.
WHAT’s COMING?Data Collection
OSE is preparing for Clarification Week for the SPP/APR
Public Reporting – 2 week district preview in mid-May Website goes live May 29 on MI School Data
Portal ECSE – Indicator B-7 is available in April
15 CIMS Workbook
WHAT’s COMING?
Data Collection ECSE B-7 data will be available in the
April 15 workbook ECSE Results Transmittals for Indicator
B7 are due for LEAs who did not meet all 6 of the state targets.
Data collection for ECSE Preschool Childhood Outcomes is ongoing.
9
DID YOU KNOW?
Camp Tuhsmeheta…Camp TTouch-Smell-Hear-TasteOutdoor education center near
Greenville, Michigan Children can have positive sensory
experiences in the outdoors Camp T is open for school groups year
roundCall MDE Low Incidence Outreach for
more information
DID YOU KNOW?
Early Childhood Special EducationMultiple guidance items can be found on
the EOT&TA’s websiteA webinar - Understanding Early
Childhood Special Education Outcome Data can be found at: http://remc.adobeconnect.com/eodata691
CIMS B-13 Data Collection Webinar has been archived at: http://cims.cenmi.org
11
UPCOMING LEARING OPPORTUNITIES
CIMS Webinar April 18th at 10:30 a.m. for local districts at: http://cims.cenmi.org
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)MDE-LIO offers 12 testing sites for
interpreter candidates between April and September
Registration and site information at: http://mde-lio.cenmi.org
12
UPCOMING LEARING OPPORTUNITIES
Woodcock-Johnson III TrainingFor Psychologists and Teachers of the Visually
ImpairedAugust 22-23, 2013Washtenaw ISDRegistration: http://mde-lio.cenmi.org
National Alliance for Medicaid in Education, (NAME)
October 8-11, 2013 in Grand Rapids at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
If interested in doing a breakout presentation contact Jane Reagan at [email protected]
13
UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Early Childhood Special Education:Online training on Preschool Childhood Outcomes
is still available http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?cat=21
Child Outcomes 0-5 Training http://eotta.ccresa.org/Event.php?ID=2425 Copper Country ISD (spaces still available)
Understanding Early Childhood Special Education Child Outcomes Data training http://eotta.ccresa.org/Event.php?ID=2426 Delta-Schoolcraft ISD (spaces still available)
14
UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Office of the Great Start
Early On staff will provide training on upcoming application for funds and other information. Dates for training on Early Training and
Technical Assistance website: http://eotta.ccresa.org/
15
HOT TOPIC
Incorrect student data will not be used for Federal reporting. Review your reports within MSDS to be sure
ALL students served are counted!
ASL Language Milestone for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children 0-4MDE-LIO now has resources for parents and
teachers for language developmentContact MDE-LIO for more information at (888) 760-2206
UPDATES & REMINDERS
Maintenance of Effort Analyses for 2011-12 fiscal year have been mailed!Analysis is for each ISD, LEA, PSA who
receive federal IDEA Part B 611 and Part B 619 funds
Medicaid Report all staff changes to Jane Reagan
UPDATES & REMINDERS
MI-SEREight new documents have been placed on
the MI-SER (Special Education Reference)
The link to the MI-SER can be found at: www.michigan.gov/mde
UPDATES & REMINDERS
MI-SER1. Office of Civil Rights – Dear Colleague Letter – Athletics
(1-25-13)2. Compliance – IDEA Definition of Education Record3. Compliance – FERPA Related Questions4. Compliance – Parental Rights Pertaining to FERPA
(1st Letter 2006)5. Compliance – Parental Rights Pertaining to FERPA
(2nd Letter 2008)6. Compliance – Personal Filing Guidelines under FERPA7. Significant Disproportionality – CEIS Guidance on IDEA
Part B Reporting8. Significant Disproportionality – National and Other State
Resources
From The Director’s Desk
From The Director’s DeskData Portraits
The vendor is finishing “rework” to fix the bugs identified during testing
The vendor’s quality assurance team is in the process of validating these fixes
CEPI and MDE/OSE will have access beginning the Monday, April 15, 2013
“Assuming” that all bugs have been fixed…The Data Portraits will be available to users the
evening of Tuesday, April 16, 2013
From The Director’s DeskCIMS Process
Currently there are three different processes for monitoring a district:Self-ReviewDesk AuditOn-site Monitoring
Self-Review processes have been about procedures (resulting in noncompliance) This has caused some inconsistencies and
misunderstanding regarding noncompliance
From The Director’s DeskState ASD Plan Subcommittees Work groups are being formed to create guidance
around the implementation It is critical that special education have a voice in
how the State ASD Plan will be implemented visit http
://www.michigan.gov/autism/0,4848,7-294-63678---,00.html Click on the “Autism Council State Plan Subcommittee
Form” for information about joining Deadline is April 19, 2013 at 5:00 PM Contact Joanne Winkelman at 517-335-0457 for more
information
From The Director’s DeskState Complaint decisions
Posted on the CEN website at: http://focus.cenmi.org/
Three new documents have also been postedOSE Problem Solving timeline (state complaint
investigation timeline)Comparison of Special Education Problem
Solving Approaches (comparison of the special education problem solving approaches)
Special Education Problem Solving Process (replaces the document “Resolving Special Education Disputes)
From The Director’s Desk
Proposed changes to the SPP/APR Link to the Federal Register notice for Part B http://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-15/pdf/2013-08703.pdf
Link to the Federal Register notice for Part C http
://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-15/pdf/2013-08705.pdf
From The Director’s Desk
Comments on Part B Due June 14th
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=ED-2013-ICCD-0047
From The Director’s Desk
The Happenings at MDERealignment of MDECurrent process to replace
Educational Services Deputy SuperintendentSally Vaughn
Bureau of Assessment and AccountabilityAccountability ServicesJoseph Martineau, Deputy
Superintendent
From The Director’s Desk
The Michigan Association for Educational Rehabilitation honors:
Collette Bauman
Lifetime Achievement Award
Early Years are Learning Years…Make Them Count!
In 1971 the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) first established the Week of the Young Child™ recognizing that the early childhood years (birth through age 8) laid the foundation for children's success in school and later life.
In Michigan we celebrate April as the Month of the Young Child, a time to plan how we—as citizens of a community, of a state, and of a nation—will better meet the needs of all young children and their families.
Early Years are Learning Years…Make Them Count!
The growing recognition of the importance of this time period is seen in the State Board of Education’s inclusion of early childhood in its priorities, the Governor’s creation of the Office of Great Start and his recommendation to increase funding to the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for 2013/14.
We are making progress but there is still much to do to help everyone understand that the early years are learning years and that much of what can be done to close the achievement gap begins at birth.
Early Years are Learning Years…Make Them Count!
Week 3 April 14-20 Cognitive Development
Brain development research affirms what parents and teachers have known for years:
1) good prenatal care2) warm and loving attachments between young children and adults, and 3) positive stimulation from the time of birth make a difference in children’s development for a lifetime.
Early experiences contribute significantly to the structure of the brain. The quality, quantity and consistency of stimulation determine how the brain connects and functions; this is true for cognitive and emotional development, and the effect is lifelong.
Early Years are Learning Years…Make Them Count!
Week 3 April 14-20 Cognitive Development
95% of information received comes to us through vision, touch and hearing.
Positive feelings trigger the release of endorphins, which enhance the functioning of brain connections.
The brain needs to be properly hydrated in order to be alert; only water provides proper hydration. Check with your physician for appropriate water intake for children under two.
Offer information to young children in small doses and increase the amount as they show understanding.