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Compliance Monitoring ResultsOctorara School District2009

+Gifted Education Facilitated Self Assessment (GE-FSA) To be completed 30 days prior to visit LEA is to establish a team to complete Topics

Strategic Plans and Policy Personnel Special Education/Dual exceptionalities Screening and Evaluation Process Gifted Education Placement Procedural Safeguards Student Record Review

+Strategic Plans and Policy

Procedures for education of all gifted students enrolled in SD

Regulatory requirements – sec 16.4

Process for identification of gifted in need of SDI

Support and implementation of plan (16.4)

Description of program

Procedure of tracking of reports Students Personnel Program elements

including costs Procedure for providing info

to PDE

+Personnel

Inservice training plan and documentation of attendance at trainings- sign-in sheets, agendas, hand-outs Regular ed teachers Principals Administrators Support staff

Certification of teachers

+Special Education/Dual Exceptionalities

Chapter 14 precedence Separate screenings, IEP’s not necessary Single plan Written procedure for referring students from gifted ed

to special ed and vice versa

+Screening and Evaluation Process Identification system Awareness activities Screening process School psychologist role Multiple criteria Free of bias Notice and consent

requirements

Form for parent request GMDT team Comprehensive GMDE GMDT report in written form Timelines

+Gifted Education Placement

Decisions based on need and abilities Progress monitoring Acceleration/Enrichment activities

Board policies for caseload and class size Waiver Assigned staff responsibilities

Basis of placement Alternatives Educational or support services Qualified staff Space or facilities Administrative convenience

Private schools

Homeschooling

+Gifted Education Procedural Safeguards Availability of policy and

procedures Students moving into district Notice Consent Impartial due process

hearing Mediation Confidentiality Language Dispute resolution at

building/LEA level Implementation of decisions Patterns Documentation of mailing

dates

PDE will provide No. of mediation requests No. of due process

hearings No. of due process

hearings with parent prevailing

+Student Record Review

Student files available Monitored for chapter 16 compliance Documentation of mailing dates

+Corrective Action Process

60 days Improvement plan

+Summary of findings

More individualized PD- sign in sheets, agendas,

etc Timelines Accurate documentation GIEP and other forms

PLEP Academic needs STLO Assessment- above grade

level

Progress monitoring Identification of

giftedness within curriculum

Acceleration Enrichment DI training for staff Pull out program – incorrect

model