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WHAT’S NEW?WHAT’S NEW?Fall 2010 REPFall 2010 REP

New Field 17 (Type of Credential)New Field 17 (Type of Credential)Code 69 for Licensed and Approved Code 69 for Licensed and Approved

school social workers who provide school social workers who provide special education functionsspecial education functions


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WHAT’S NEW?WHAT’S NEW?Special Education Membership Count Special Education Membership Count

Date Date 3rd Wednesday in November (3 WiN) 3rd Wednesday in November (3 WiN) New ProcessNew Process

ISD Certification ProcessISD Certification ProcessMSDS “Official Certifier”MSDS “Official Certifier”


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WHAT’S NEW?WHAT’S NEW? Date of IEP in MSDSDate of IEP in MSDS

IEPs completed IEPs completed priorprior to Sept. 2010 to Sept. 2010 traditional IEP date traditional IEP date

IEPs since Sept. 2010 (school opening)IEPs since Sept. 2010 (school opening) offer of FAPE dateoffer of FAPE date


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WHAT’S NEW?WHAT’S NEW?Medicaid School Based ServicesMedicaid School Based Services

DCH/Medicaid decisionDCH/Medicaid decisionEach ISD must go through a ‘desk audit’ Each ISD must go through a ‘desk audit’ DCH cost settlement staff DCH cost settlement staff Before Before finalfinal settlement can be completed settlement can be completed

Medicaid is reviewing a sample of staff Medicaid is reviewing a sample of staff lists to lists to verify credentialsverify credentials


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WHAT’S COMING?WHAT’S COMING?• Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

• Funding new or significantly Funding new or significantly expanding Charter Schoolsexpanding Charter Schools

• Guidance on the IEP amendment Guidance on the IEP amendment process process

• COP Calls for MonitorsCOP Calls for Monitors• Tuesday November 9 – 1:30 PMTuesday November 9 – 1:30 PM• Wednesday, December 15 – 1:30 PMWednesday, December 15 – 1:30 PM


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WHAT’S COMING?WHAT’S COMING?• Focused Monitoring On-Site ReviewsFocused Monitoring On-Site Reviews

• September 20-October 22September 20-October 22

• Focused Monitoring ForecastFocused Monitoring Forecast• Winter Cycle January 31 to March 4, 2011Winter Cycle January 31 to March 4, 2011• Reports of Findings/No Findings Reports of Findings/No Findings

• April 2011 CIMS workbookApril 2011 CIMS workbook


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DID YOU KNOW?DID YOU KNOW? IEP, Notice and Amendment forms IEP, Notice and Amendment forms

are located on the OSE-EIS web siteare located on the OSE-EIS web site

Complaint data reflects early Complaint data reflects early resolution of disputesresolution of disputes

CIMS Workbook CIMS Workbook 824 locals have acknowledged their 824 locals have acknowledged their

August 2010 CIMS workbookAugust 2010 CIMS workbook


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DID YOU KNOW?DID YOU KNOW?Department of Education formally Department of Education formally

submitted a Request for Rulemaking submitted a Request for Rulemaking to the Office of Administrative to the Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (SOHAR)Hearings and Rules (SOHAR)

Spring & EOY 2010 MSDS submission Spring & EOY 2010 MSDS submission of data for B-11 Child Find is being of data for B-11 Child Find is being analyzedanalyzed


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UPCOMING LEARNING UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

• 2010-11 NASDSE Professional 2010-11 NASDSE Professional Development Series Development Series • Wednesday, December 8, 2010Wednesday, December 8, 2010

• Training for New Monitors and Training for New Monitors and Interested Experienced MonitorsInterested Experienced Monitors• October 26, 2010 October 26, 2010 • Registration through CENRegistration through CEN


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UPDATES & REMINDERSUPDATES & REMINDERSOctober 29October 29thth

Desk Audits and self-reviews Desk Audits and self-reviews

November 17November 17thth

3WiN Special Education Child Count3WiN Special Education Child Count


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UPDATES & REMINDERSUPDATES & REMINDERS Fiscal Year IFER-1 Fiscal Year IFER-1

Due August 29Due August 29

Findings of noncompliance (December 2009) Findings of noncompliance (December 2009) 22ndnd progress reports and/or closeout requests are progress reports and/or closeout requests are

duedue

Findings of noncompliance (April 2010)Findings of noncompliance (April 2010) 11stst progress reports are due progress reports are due


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UPDATES & REMINDERSUPDATES & REMINDERSMaintenance of Fiscal Effort will be Maintenance of Fiscal Effort will be

sent out by October 15sent out by October 15

Review and modification information Review and modification information was sent by email to ISDswas sent by email to ISDs

ISDs need to continue to work closely ISDs need to continue to work closely with LEAs & PSAs regarding federal with LEAs & PSAs regarding federal fundsfunds


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Recent Lessons Recent Lessons Learned for Learned for

MSDSMSDS


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FOCUS ON RESULTSFOCUS ON RESULTS• Data Quality ChecksData Quality Checks

• Grade or SettingGrade or Setting• Grade 14Grade 14

• Use only K – age 26 for ungraded special Use only K – age 26 for ungraded special education programseducation programs

• Must code a primary disability for these studentsMust code a primary disability for these students

• Code 30: Use for all pre-K programsCode 30: Use for all pre-K programs


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FOCUS ON RESULTSFOCUS ON RESULTS• Initial IEPsInitial IEPs

• 20 districts over-reported 20 districts over-reported • 536 students reported did not have 536 students reported did not have

initial IEPs during 2009-10initial IEPs during 2009-10

• 80 districts under-reporting80 districts under-reporting• Include Evaluated but Not EligibleInclude Evaluated but Not Eligible


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FOCUS ON RESULTSFOCUS ON RESULTSDisciplineDiscipline

95 districts under-reported data95 districts under-reported dataamended during verificationamended during verification

Incidents must be reported Incidents must be reported consecutivelyconsecutivelyCounting by student will lead to inaccuracies Counting by student will lead to inaccuracies

in federal reportingin federal reporting


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FOCUS ON RESULTSFOCUS ON RESULTS Exiting students ages 19, 20, 21: Exiting students ages 19, 20, 21:

Other completer or dropout??Other completer or dropout??

District offers certification of completionDistrict offers certification of completion19, 20, 21 receiving certificate of completion is 19, 20, 21 receiving certificate of completion is

considered “other completer” considered “other completer”

District doesn’t offer certification of District doesn’t offer certification of completion completion

19, 20, 21 year olds are considered dropouts19, 20, 21 year olds are considered dropouts


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From the Director’s Desk From the Director’s Desk U.S. Education Department Awards Grants to U.S. Education Department Awards Grants to

Improve Assessments for Students with Improve Assessments for Students with Disabilities Disabilities A new generation of alternate assessments for students A new generation of alternate assessments for students

with the most significant cognitive disabilities. with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Aligned to the common set of college- and career-ready Aligned to the common set of college- and career-ready

standards standards Assess knowledge of mathematics and English language Assess knowledge of mathematics and English language

arts in grades 3-8, and one grade in high school. arts in grades 3-8, and one grade in high school.

Awarded $22 million to:Awarded $22 million to: The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment

System Consortium will be led by the University of Kansas System Consortium will be led by the University of Kansas


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From the Director’s DeskFrom the Director’s Desk On October 6, Michigan received On October 6, Michigan received

notification from the Office of Special notification from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) that it is Education Programs (OSEP) that it is necessary to do a two-year extension necessary to do a two-year extension for the current SPP. for the current SPP.


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From the Director’s DeskFrom the Director’s DeskCritical Shortage ListCritical Shortage List

Sunset June 2011Sunset June 2011

Michigan Administrative Rules Michigan Administrative Rules SpringSpring

Specific Learning DisabilitiesSpecific Learning DisabilitiesPosting of LEA/ISD ProcessesPosting of LEA/ISD Processes


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From the Director’s DeskFrom the Director’s DeskShared Educational Entities (SEEs) Shared Educational Entities (SEEs)

Homeless Homeless Student TransportationStudent Transportation

MDE RetirementsMDE Retirements


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From the Director’s DeskFrom the Director’s DeskOSE-EIS OSE-EIS

Continuous Improvement & ComplianceContinuous Improvement & Compliance

Coordinator, APR/SPPCoordinator, APR/SPP

NASDSENASDSE


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From the Director’s DeskFrom the Director’s DeskWe have not succeeded in answering We have not succeeded in answering

all of your problems. all of your problems. The answers we have found only serve The answers we have found only serve

to raise a whole set of new questions. to raise a whole set of new questions. In some ways we feel we are as In some ways we feel we are as

confused as ever. confused as ever. But we believe we are confused on a But we believe we are confused on a

higher level and about more important higher level and about more important things.things.

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