Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services UPDATES October 2011

WHAT’S NEW? Notice of Proposed Rule Making l Amend l the IDEA Part B regulations Parental Consent for Medicaid l Comment period ends December 12, 2011 www. gpo. gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011 -0929/pdf/2011 -22784. pdf Early Childhood Special Education l Early Childhood Updates www. michigan. gov/ecse 2

WHAT’S NEW? Part C Regulations l Published in Federal Register on September 28 l Take effect on October 28 Policy Letter to the Field l OSEP Requirement Part C Policy letter to field l Parental consent to bill Medicaid l Reference Bulletin was sent September 30 l 3

WHAT’S COMING? Publications l Guidance documents in Development l Evaluation Procedures l Notice and Consent l Monitoring Standards l Revised Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education – Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) 4

WHAT’S COMING? Publications l Guidance documents in Development l Surrogate parents and adjudicated youth l Processes and Procedures l Beyond State Board Policy l Policy Changes in School Based Services l Department 5 of Community Healthy l Acknowledgement of the Review of Existing Evaluation (REED) l Previous process required MET review

WHAT’S COMING? Monitoring l Fall 2011 Focused Monitoring Cycle l Concludes October 28 l CIMS Workbook - December 15 l Reports of Findings/No Findings l Notification l 6 November for Indicator B-4 B

WHAT’S COMING? Monitoring l Significant Disproportionality 2010 -11 l Fall/Winter on-site visit l Implementation of CEIS Plans/Expenditures 7

WHAT’S COMING? Finance l State Aid l School Bus Inventory l Guidance Document l Special System Education Finance Management web page l MEIS web page l Must Certify Bus Data Annually l New requirement for 2011 -2012 8

WHAT’S COMING? Federal l Outstanding IFERs l Past grant years & ARRA l Check your status of submission l IFER 4/FER l Due l ARRA November 29 Section 1512 Report l Final 9 for IDEA ARRA Report - Due January 5, 2012

WHAT’S COMING? Federal l 2011 -12 Flowthrough Applications l Returned - modifications or amendments l Update and Resubmit l Early ARRA Childhood and Family Services – l MUST be obligated by September 30 l Liquidated and reported by November 30. 10

WHAT’S COMING? Medicaid l Are You Waiting for: Medicaid final payment l DCH changes and the process impacted l Communicate with your business office l Next reporting cycle report forms l Release in early November l Due by December 31 11

WHAT’S COMING? Medicaid common errors in desk audits l Transportation Cost Reports l Claiming office supplies l No documentation of one-way trips l Regular Cost Reports l Including cost center “ 122 costs” l Taking amounts from SE 4096 (line 16) and placing on MAER (line 6) l Overstatement of amounts l General accounting 12

WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection l Indicator 4 B-Suspension/Expulsion by Race/Ethnicity l Previous Michigan methodology not acceptable to OSEP l New methodology developed and reviewed by OSEP l # of students with IEPs suspended/expelled > 10 days out of school x 2 ÷ total # of students with IEP’s 13

WHAT’S COMING? Methodology Applied: 2009 -2010 # of students with IEPs 224, 295 l suspended/expelled > 10 days out of school 3, 989 ÷ 224, 295= 1. 8% l 1. 8% x 2 = 3. 6% l Same procedure for 2010 -2011 data 14

WHAT’s COMING? New Monitoring Activity l Additional 2009 -10 districts identified for 4 B for l Significant discrepancy by race/ethnicity l Newly identified only l Desk-audits, on-site visits, or state verified self-reviews 15

WHAT’s COMING? Preschool Early Childhood Data l Preschool Early Childhood Outcomes Data entered into the MSDS l More data checks will take place this year l MI-CIS Decommissioned in 2012 l CEPI will be Part C ready - Fall 2012 l 16

UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Early Childhood Special Education September webinars are available at http: //eotta. ccresa. org Verification for Indicator B-12 (Early Childhood Transition) spreadsheets were due by October 4 17

UPDATES & REMINDERS Have you been in the MI School Data Portal yet? l If you need access contact the D 4 SS Technical Contact in your ISD Early On 2011 Annual Conference – November 3 and 4 l Grand Traverse Resort l l 18 Registration - www. 1800 earlyon. org

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From The Director’s Desk ESEA Inability to reauthorize will negatively impact schools ability to make AYP l Administration developed a process to allow for state flexibility l 100% proficiency by 2019 -20 l Close achievement gap by 50% by 2016 l Create a new standard l l 22 Intent to apply submitted by 10 -12

From The Director’s Desk ESEA Continued Career and College Ready Expectations l Effective Instruction and Leadership l Recognition, Accountability and Support l Reward Schools l Priority Schools l Focus Schools l 23

From The Director’s Desk Sen. Harkin’s ESEA bill is now available online at: http: //help. senate. gov/imo/media/doc /ROM 117523. pdf warning, it’s over 800 pages 24

From The Director’s Desk We write on behalf of the Education Task Force of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities to express our opposition to provisions of S. 1571 that would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to allow states to remove any number of students with disabilities from the general accountability system. 25

From The Director’s Desk Congress has passed the Combating Autism Act and sent it to the president for his signature l This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY 2014 for programs including: Developmental disabilities surveillance and research program; l Autism education, early detection, and intervention program; and l the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee l 26

From The Director’s Desk Combating Autism Act l 27 The bill also requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a progress report on: activities related to autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities

From The Director’s Desk October - White House State Calls l Michigan l 4 American Jobs Act Call p. m. EDT l Dial-in#: (800) 230 -1092 28

From The Director’s Desk Senate Bills 618 l 619 l 620 l 621 l 624 l 709 l – PSAs; remove geographical boundaries – Cyber schools, no previous enrollment – Charters; 51% or parents or staff –Nonpublic schools; remove “within ISD” – Schools of Choice; no boundaries – Homeschools; dual enrollment

From The Director’s Desk Paperless Teacher Certificates l Website verification l Operational by January Any Time, Any Place, Any Way, Any Pace Critical Shortage Legislation 30

From The Director’s Desk NASDSE Professional Development Series l CEN purchased the rights for Michigan l Available via satellite or streaming media -FREE l All access information will be provided to CEN by NASDSE -2 weeks prior l Complete online request form http: //www. cenmi. org/NASDSERequest. F orm. aspx.

From The Director’s Desk Fall Conference Schedule: We’re Better Working Together: Recommendations for Improved Coordination Between Title I and the IDEA: Available Online Beginning Wednesday, October 26, 2011 After 1 p. m. ET Section 504 Issues for Students with Disabilities: Case Law and Implications for Practice: Available Online Beginning Wednesday, October 26, 2011 After 1 p. m. ET 32

From The Director’s Desk MSD now submits Special Education child count information into the MSDS staging areas for the resident ISD l The MSD building Primary Education Providing Entity (PEPE) is 02548

From The Director’s Desk Documentary - History of America’s Disability Rights Movement l LIVES WORTH LIVING; Independent Lens l Premiers on PBS l Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 10 PM www. pbs. org/independentlens/.

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