Special Education Update Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education MASS Summer Conference 2013

Special Education Update

Mississippi Department of Education

Office of Special Education

MASS Summer Conference 2013

State Determinations under IDEA

Mississippi received the determination of “MEETS REQUIREMENTS” for the 5th year in a row.

To obtain “MEETS REQUIREMENTS”, a state must meet established percentages of

compliance and demonstrate correction of all

findings of noncompliance identified in FFY 2010.

Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 22013-2014

IDEA Part B and Pre-School Application Update

• Due July 31, 2013• Reimbursement process• Expenditure Reports are due annually on

September 30th.

2013-2014 Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education 3

• Districts should check to see if they are required to set-aside 15% for Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS).

• CEIS funds cannot be used for the Three Tiered process (State Board Policy 4300).



• Program Office web site: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education

• Application procedures and documents: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education/special-education-grants-and-funding/special-education-idea-project-application

• Training: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education/special-education-training/training-powerpoints



http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education/special-education-grants-and-fundings/special-education-idea-%5Bproject-application



http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education/special-education-training/training-powerpoints


OSE Contact:

Ellen Davis Burnham, Bureau Director

601-359-3498

[email protected]



mailto:[email protected]

Individualized Educational Program (IEP)

• DRAFT Revised IEP form• Revised to address a number of identified needs• Enhanced focus throughout the IEP document• Probing questions will guide the decision-making

process, requiring IEP Committee members to think about the decisions being made AND to document the basis for the decision(s) made.


Secondary Transition

Tool Kit and Resources

• 2013-2014 launch – Secondary Transition Web page

• Secondary Transition Model• Student Development• Student Focused Planning• Program Structures• Collaboration• Family Engagement


• Student Development• Academic Skills Instruction• Instruction: Readiness for College and Career• Self-Determination• Life Skills Instruction




• Student-Focused Planning• Age-appropriate transition assessment• Individualized Educational Program (IEP)

development• Transition Tools




• Program Structure• State Board Policy 7219• Procedures• Indicator 13




• Family Engagement Resources• Mississippi Parent Training and Information

Center (MS PTI)• National Resources

• PACER Center• National Parent Technical Assistance Center• Pepnet2




• Collaboration Resources• Interagency Transition Team Development

and Facilitation• Interagency Collaboration Annotated

Bibliography




Secondary Transition Guidance Document• Secondary Transition: A Collaborative Planning

Process

includes:• Transition Planning Worksheet• Sample Transition Activities Preschool to

Adulthood• Summary of Performance (Student-directed and

District-directed)• Informal Transition Assessments




• Requirements for ALL Public Schools• Screen all students before the end of 1st grade• Screener must address the following four

areas (speech, language, voice, and fluency)• MDE/OSE is drafting a sample policy for local

school districts to follow.

House Bill-896

Mississippi Speech-Language Therapy Scholarship


Office of Instructional Enhancement and Internal Operations/Office of Special Education

16

Speech-Language Guidance Manual

• DRAFT manual currently under construction• Roles and responsibilities of Speech-Language

Pathologists (SLPs) and therapists working in MS schools in the areas of: • Evaluation• Determination of eligibility• Implementation of the IEP

2013-2014

• Indicator 6: Preschool Settings

• Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

• Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition (Part C to Part B)

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Webpage


OSE Contact:

Stacy Callender, State 619 Coordinator

601-359-3498

[email protected]

Early Childhood Special Education



SBP 7219, 300.301 [Request for an Initial Evaluation]• Written request for an initial evaluation

• Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team (MET) must meet with 10 school days of receipt of the request to consider the request. If after reviewing the request and other pertinent documentation, the MET suspects the child may have a disability, Written Prior Notice for Initial Evaluation must be provided to the parent within 5 school days of the referenced meeting.

Initial Evaluation


SBP 7219, 300.301 [Request for an Initial Evaluation]• Written request for an initial evaluation

• If the MET does NOT suspect the child has a disability, Written Prior Notice (Notice of Response to an Activity Requested by the Parent: Refusal to Initiate the Identification or Evaluation of Child), including the reasons why the requested activity is refused, must be given to the parents within 5 school days of the meeting referenced on the previous slide.

Initial Evaluation


• Currently under construction• Major Sections

• Child Find• Evaluation and Eligibility• Discipline• Procedural Safeguards• Transition• Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)• Individualized Educational Program (IEP)• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)


Procedures


• Sections include:• Top 10(+) highlights (Key points)• Forms• Flowcharts• Procedural Charts/Checklists• Observation Forms• Sample Interagency Agreements


Procedures


• April 2013 SBE Agenda• Approval to begin the Administrative

Procedures Act (APA) process to update SBP 7219

• Public Comment Period for 60 calendar days• June 3, 2013 (Public Comment Period ended)• Conducted 3 public hearings in May 2013.• Received comments from 7 individuals or

groups.

Proposed Changes to State Board Policy 7219


• August 2013 SBE Agenda• Request approval of the proposed changes to

SBP 7219.

Proposed Changes to State Board Policy 7219


• States must account for ALL instances of noncompliance, including noncompliance identified through on-site monitoring or other monitoring activities, data reviews, and/or any other source.

OSEP Memorandum 09-02

Correction of Noncompliance


• Noncompliance must be corrected as soon as possible, but in no case more than 12 months from the date of written notification.




• Two prongs for correction of noncompliance:• Prong 1: Correct each individual original case

of noncompliance.• Prong 2: Correctly implement the specific

regulatory requirements.




• Prong Two serves to ensure the same type of noncompliance is not reoccurring, that individual cases of noncompliance do not become systemic, and requires an additional review of data and/or files.

• Power Point information for OSEP Memo 09-02 can be found at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education/special-education-training/training-powerpoints






OSE Contact:

Deborah Donovan, SPP/APR Division Director

601-359-3498

[email protected]





• In accordance with SBP 7219, 300.151 [State Complaint Procedures], the MDE must address the public agency’s:• Failure to provide appropriate services,

including corrective actions appropriate to address the needs of THE child; and

• Appropriate future provisions of services for all children with disabilities.



• Autism Conference, July 24-25, 2013, Oxford Conference Center, Oxford, MS

• 2013 Transition Conference, October 23-25, 2013 Clyde Muse Center, Pearl, MS

Upcoming Conferences 2013-2014


Contact Information

Mississippi Department of Education


359 North West Street

Suite 301

Jackson, MS 39201

601-359-3498


Documents

Special Education Update Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education MASS Summer Conference 2013