Special Education Leadership Network Meeting January 13, 2011

Special Education Leadership Network

MeetingJanuary 13, 2011

Celebrations

Public Input Meeting

Legal Update

http://www.fastexas.org

Financial Allocation Study for Texas(FAST)

Update: Schedule of

Services

Speech Therapy and Related Services

Frequency

Duration

Location

Patterns of Service

“weekly reference”

30 minutes 5X in a 6 weeks

1 time a week for 30 minutes for 5 weeks, one week with no services so therapists may

access carryover in general education classroom, in a 6 week period

180 minutes per six week period

45 minutes for 4 consecutive weeks and two weeks with no services to determine generalization, in a six week period

10-30 minutes sessions in a 6-week period

2 sessions for 30 minutes for four weeks and then 1 time for 30 minutes for two weeks in a

6-week period

1- 45 minutes every 3 weeks

Okay as is

60 minutes per semester

1-60 minute session every 18 weeks

SPP 7:Early Childhood Outcomes

Submitting Data to TEA

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Every district and charter must have one Certifier identified. The Certifier must have a TEASE account and the application for SPP 7.

For Security purposes, there can only be one Certifier per district for the SPP 7 online data collection application.

SPP7 Data Collection 10-11

Revoking User Roles

If the person established as the Certifier has left that position or the district, that role will need to be revoked by the Superintendent before a new Certifier can have access.

The Superintendent must log into TEASE and access User Administration+ to revoke the role.

More information including a self guided training presentation can be found at: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/webappaccess/AppRef.htm

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Timeline for Submitting to TEA

For 2010-11 school year:

• Application will open November 1, 2010• Application will close on August 31, 2011• The application will only allow data from the current fiscal year to be entered.• Date services “Began” or “Ended” must be between July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011.

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SPP 11: Timely Evaluation

(Child Find)

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SPP 11 Data Collection 2010-11

Indicator 11: Timely Initial Evaluation

Compliance Target:

• 100% of children with parental consent to evaluate, who were evaluated and eligibility determined with in 90 days (State established timeline)

• This is a compliance target set by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) TEA│IDEA Coordination 25

SPP 11 Data Collection 2010-11

Who is reported in SPP 11-a

Who is reported in row a:

• Report all eligibility determinations completed between July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011• Report children who are transitioning from Part C to Part B under both SPP 11 (Timely

evaluations) and SPP 12 (Early Childhood Transition)• Include children referred to the district before age 3, but not served in Part C (ECI)

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SPP 11 Data Collection 2010-11

Reporting Accurate Data: Understanding SPP 11

Who is not included SPP 11 data collection:

• Do not report students for whom the evaluation process was interrupted and the district was unable to complete the evaluation process• For example:

• Student moves out of state• Parent withdraws consent• Parent repeatedly refused or failed to produce child therefore leaving the process incomplete

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SPP 11 Data Collection 2010-11

Who is reported in SPP 11-a: Exception to Timeline

Parent caused Delay:

• Report any students for whom the evaluation process was delayed (and later completed) because the parent of the child repeatedly failed or refused to produce the child for evaluation.§300.302(d)(1)

• The district should count this student in a. and in compliance in row b or c (subset of a.)TEA│IDEA Coordination 28

SPP 11 Data Collection 2010-11

Who is reported in SPP 11-a: Exceptions to Timeline

Student moves prior to eligibility determination:

• Report any students that enrolls into district B after the timeline has begun but prior to eligibility determination by district A. The receiving district B must be making sufficient progress to ensure a prompt completion of the evaluation and the district and the parent must agree to a specific time when the evaluation will be completed.§300.301(d)(2)(e)

• The District holding the ARDC meeting should count this student in row a and in compliance in rows b or c (subset of a).

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ESC Region XIII IDEA Compliance and Support

Laura Abbott Linda McDaniel (Charter Schools) [email protected] [email protected] 512-919-5207 512-919-5225

Regional Focused Special

Education Indicator Portfolio

SPP: Green= 100% Districts Compliant Red= District(s) noncompliant ( )=# of Districts

PBMAS: Green= No Districts with 2s or 3s Red= District(s) have 2s/3s

( )=# of Districts

Alignment Activity

TCASE Update

Announcements/ To Do List

LUNCH

Lunch