Georgia CTI Fall Conference November 11 2011 Atlanta

Georgia CTI Fall Conference November 11, 2011 Atlanta, Georgia Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

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State Performance Plan Annual Performance Report Performance Indicators(20) Environments Timelines Transitions Accuracy Disproportionality Parents FTE CPI SR State Reporting Class Size District Profile Child Count Placement Personnel Discipline Assessment Exiting Federal Reporting

Postsecondary Survey 4

FTE Weight Formulas Unweighted FTE An unweighted FTE is the sum of all segments reported for a given program, divided by six and rounded to the nearest whole number. It does not represent a particular student. Unweighted FTE = Rounded ((Sum All Segments) / 6) Weighted FTE = Unweighted FTE X Program Weight Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

FTE Funding FY 2012 6 Segments = 1 FTE Level 1 S/L -SC (3) SLD-SC (U) Level 2 MID (P) Level 3 MOID (Q) SID ( R) EDB (T) SLD-R (U) OI-SC (V) HH-SC (W) Deaf -SC (X) OHI-SC (Y) S/L-R (3) Level 4 PID (S) OI-R (V) HH-R (W) Deaf-R (X) OHI-R (Y) VI (Z) Deaf/Blind (2) 1 Segment 2 Segments 3 Segments 4 Segments 5 Segments 6 Segments 2. 396 $4, 379 $5, 474 $6, 529 2. 8189 $1, 280 $2, 561 $3, 841 $5, 121 $6, 401 $7, 682 3. 5912 $1, 631 $3, 262 $4, 893 $6, 524 $8, 155 $9, 786 5. 8253 Level 5 $2, 646 Inclusion Codes 4 -8 2. 4597 Base Funding (D) Weight =1. 0000 CTAE Lab (K) $5, 291 $1, 117 $5, 586 $1, 817 $15, 874 $4, 469 $1, 363 $13, 229 $3, 351 $908 $10, 583 $2, 234 $454 1. 1841 $7, 937 $6, 703 $2, 271 $2, 725

Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Georgia Board of Education Rule 160 -5 -1 -. 08 CLASS SIZE • NOTE: Middle school and high school students served in a departmental model shall have an individual maximum class size of seven without a paraprofessional and ten with a paraprofessional , provided the number of students of any one disability within the class does not exceed the individual maximum class size for that disability. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org 8 . ”

• 7 Students X • 6 Segments = • 42 Segments @ Level 3 Schedule 42 Segments • 42 Segments/ • 6 Segments = • 7 FTE@ Level 3 • 7 FTE X • $9, 786 = • $68, 502 7 FTES

CTI Schedule Tuesday, October 4 Segment Number of Students 1 2 A and 2 B 3 4 A and 4 B 5 6 5 3/3 4 4/3 7 5 Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org • Is this CTI meeting state funding class size? • Do you know if all the students on his caseload are being seen on the day of the count? • If not, does that impact his funding?

No FTE Funding Local boards of education not complying with maximum class size requirements shall be subject to a complete loss of funding for the entire class or program that is out of compliance. For additional information refer to Georgia Board of Education Rule 160 -5 -1 -. 08 CLASS SIZE. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Maximum Class Size Flexibility General Requirements: • District must submit a resolution approved by the local board to the Georgia Department of Education. Special Education Requirements • • Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org District must adhere to the caseload requirements of rule 160 -4 -7 -. 14. Special education classroom must contain 38 square feet per student. District must adhere to the rules for paraprofessionals as part of the class requirements of rule 160 -4 -7 -. 14. Districts must continue to provide a free appropriate public education to all students eligible for special education services under IDEA. 12

Code: IDDF (14) 160 -4 -7 -. 14 Personnel, Facilities, Equipment, Materials and Class Size • Class Sizes and Caseloads • Paraprofessionals Three paraprofessionals are the maximum number that can be used to increase the maximum class size for any special education class. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Code: IDDF (14) Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Code: IDDF (7) 160 -4 -7 -. 07 LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE) (d) School age placements: 1. General education classroom with age-appropriate nondisabled peers, if required by the IEP: (i) Additional supportive services. The child remains in regular classroom with supplementary aids and services provided to the teacher and/or child to implement the IEP. (ii) Direct services. The child remains in the regular classroom with direct services from special education personnel on a consultative, collaborative, or co-teaching basis. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Inclusion Codes INCLUSION indicates that a student with disabilities has an individualized education program (IEP) that identifies the general education classroom as the least restrictive environment for the delivery of special education services for that course. Inclusion includes both supportive instruction and collaborative instruction. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

SUPPORTIVE INSTRUCTION Supportive instruction is specifically designed instruction or supplemental aids or services provided from personnel such as a paraprofessionals, interpreters, job coaches, other assistive personnel, and other regular education teachers. Students receiving special education services through supportive instruction are funded at Level 5. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Level 5 Inclusion Codes Supported Instruction • • • 4 - Paraprofessional 5 – Interpreter 6 – Job Coach (Must be used with Program Code K) 7 – Assistive/Other Personnel (OT/PT) 8 – Certified Teacher (Not Special Education) All the above must be used with general education program code Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Inclusion Code 9 Collaborative Instruction • 9 Collaborative Model – Special Education teacher must be in class at least 50% of the instructional segment – Must be used with a special education program code – Indicates a model where a special education teacher works with identified students and the regular education teacher within the regular classroom setting. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Consultative Model Student receives direct instruction from a teacher certified in student's primary area of disability AND student must receive such direct instruction for the majority of a segment on the day of the FTE count. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Generally <100% of a segment At least 50% of segment on day of count Special Education Program Code Co-Teaching At least 50% of segment on day of count Special Education Program Code Collaborative Services Consultative Services Served at least one hour per month Generally 100% of a segment Special Education Program Code Inclusion Code 9 - Collaborative Instruction Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org

Community-Based Learning Service Community-Based Instruction PROGRAM CODE that correspond to the student's PRIMARY AREA CONDITIONS Report segments of special education instruction provided in a communitybased setting. 22

Service Career Technical Instruction Consultative, Collaborative and Co-taught CTAE/CTI PROGRAM CODE Students served in CTAE classes and served by CTI whose services meet the requirements for consultative, collaborative and co-taught services should be reported with the PROGRAM CODES that correspond with the student’s PRIMARY AREA and with an INCLUSION CODE = ‘ 9’ CONDITIONS o o The CTI services must be included in the student’s IEP and the CTI must provide regularly scheduled direct instruction to the student on the day of the count. If a student with disabilities is enrolled in CTAE and CTI does not provide direct instruction to the student on the day of the count, then the student should be reported with CTAE PROGRAM CODES (PROGRAM CODE = ‘K’). 23

Service CTAE/CTI/WBL Career Technical Instruction CTAE Work-Based Learning PROGRAM CODE Students participating in CTAE Work-Based Learning and receiving supportive services from CTI should be reported with a CTAE PROGRAM CODE = ‘K’ and INCLUSION CODE = ‘ 6’ (Job Coach) o o o Career Technical Instruction - CTI Work-Based Learning Students participating in CTI Work-Based Learning should be reported with PROGRAM CODES that correspond with the student’s PRIMARY AREA o CONDITIONS The CTI services must be included in the student’s IEP and the CTI must provide direct instruction to the student on the day of the count. If a student with disabilities is enrolled in CTAE and CTI does not provide direct instruction to the student on the day of the count, then the student should be reported with CTAE PROGRAM CODES (PROGRAM CODE = ‘K’). The total segments reported for the work-based program shall not exceed three. Report the PROGRAM CODES for the student's PRIMARY AREA for segments in an approved CTI work-based learning program. The total segments reported for the work-based program shall not exceed three. 24

Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 • CTAE Class – 4 students • CTAE Class – 3 students • (Disability Program Code and Inclusion Code = 9) Segment 4 • CTAE Class – 4 students • CTAE Class – 3 students • (Disability Program Code and Inclusion Code = 9) Segment 5 • CTAE Class – 4 students • CTAE Class – 3 students • (Disability Program Code and Inclusion Code = 9) • CTI – Small Group 7 Students CTAE WBL with CTI Segment • support - 7 Students 6 Schedule for Tuesday and Thursday

Consultative Planning Evaluations Friday Wednesday Monday Consultative Planning Evaluations

• 7 Students X • 6 Segments = • 42 Segments @ Level 3 42 Segments • 42 Segments/ • 6 Segments = • 7 FTE@ Level 3 Schedule Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org • 7 FTE X • $9748 = • $68, 236 7 FTES

Summary • If it is not in the IEP, it cannot be reported for FTE. • Regularly scheduled means regularly scheduled, not incidental contact. • Document, document. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent “Making Education Work for All Georgians” www. gadoe. org 28