Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services UPDATES February 2011

WHAT’S NEW? l Preschool Educational Environments and Early Childhood Outcomes for Preschool l l Mandated changes and FAQ: www. michigan. gov/ecse Submitted FFY 2009 APR l Updated SPP l SPP Extension Targets and Activities through 2013 www. michigan. gov/ose-eis l 2

WHAT’S NEW? l February: System of Payment for Part C/Early On & Screening for Child Find l State Board of Education l Guidance will follow approval l Resources for Indicators B-4 A and 4 B l CIMS Training Website www. cims. cenmi. org 3

WHAT’S NEW? Public Hearings/Public Comment: l Special Education Programs & Services Administrative Rules l School Social Worker l Notice & Consent Procedures l Due Process Complaint Procedures l State Complaint Procedures 4

WHAT’S NEW? Memorandum from Melody Musgrove, OSEP Director; January 21, 2011 l LEAs can not use RTI process to delay or deny a timely initial evaluation for a student suspected of having a disability l http: //www. rti 4 success. org/images/stories/RT I%20 Memo_1 -21 -11 r. pdf 5

WHAT’S NEW? l Discipline Procedures, January 2011 (revised) can be found at: www. michigan. gov/mde l Michigan Assessment Selection Guidelines 2010 -2011 are available at: www. michigan. gov/mde/ASG 6

WHAT’S COMING? l March: l Part Data Portraits C of IDEA memorandum with projections for FFY 2011 -2012 will be released soon 7

WHAT’S COMING? l 2009 -2010 Maintenance of Effort Testing result by early March 2011 l MSDS Spring Collection l Special educational environmental data – optional l Use the correct codes for age as of 11/17/10 8

UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES l U. S. Department of Education “National Conversations on English Learner Education” for inquiries contact ask. NCELA@gwu. edu l MCEC March 2 -4, 2011, Grand Rapids, Michigan 9

UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 10 l Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Project free online self-paced educational course • To register: www. mitbitraining. org l March 2011 other modules for professional development focusing on geriatrics and pediatrics • Contact Jane Reagan. J@michigan. gov

UPDATES AND REMINDERS 11 l Winter 2011 Focused Monitoring Cycle; ends March 7 l New CIMS Workbook; April 15 l Spring 2011 Focused Monitoring based on Indicator B-5; begins May 2

UPDATES & REMINDERS 12 l CAPs findings issued in December 2010 CIMS Workbook due February 15, 2011 l Thank you for your work on 3 Wi. N l Data Portraits will be available by March l Send recommendations for improved 2011 collection to Fran Loose (loosef@michigan. gov)

UPDATES & REMINDERS l Medicaid School Based Services Implementers meetings scheduled for March 1 and May 24 at Ingham ISD from 1: 00 -3: 00 p. m. l 13 Submit agenda items to Jane Reagan at: Reagan. J@michigan. gov

UPDATES & REMINDERS l ARRA 14 l Be sure to draw ARRA Flowthrough (FT) Funds grant ends September 30, 2011 l Submit your IEFRS for each year of ARRA grant for which you have expenditures l Still several IFER 1 s (expenditure period July 1, 2009 -June 30, 2010) are past due date of August 29, 2010

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK ESEA Goals for Reauthorization l 1. Refining the 100 % 2014 proficiency goal. l l l l 16 2. Revamping the 64 -part formula for AYP 3. Reviewing the use of assessments 4. Examining how sanctions impact rural schools 5. Revisiting HQT requirements 6. Expanding flexibility at the state and local level 7. Identifying programs that are duplicative or 8. Expanding flexibility for funding to eliminate the “one-size-fits-all” mentality of NCLB 9. Involving parents in childhood education

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK l APR/SPP l 2 year extension for the SPP l Summary/Highlights forthcoming l Disproportionality Technical Workgroup Meeting l Michigan among 6 states invited l Set National Thresholds 17

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK l Make the Metric l Each State Department l Finance l Internal Business Processes l Customer Service l Learning and Growth l OSE-EIS l LEAs/PSAs 19

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK l Administrative l Supervise Certificates K-12 Instructional Programs l School District Decision l "may require" l “Grandpersoned" 20 January 4, 2010

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK l Teacher Evaluation l Informational Campaign l “Understanding Educator Evaluations Guide” l OEAA website l Sally Vaughn Letter (on website) l MEIS l College and Career Readiness vs. proficiency l Cut scores 21

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS) l Current Pilot l Operational – April 2011 Teaching Certificate Occupational Certificate l School Administrator Certificate l School Psychologist Certificate l School Counselor License l l 22

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK 23 l MI TOP l Upcoming Focus on Results l Topic: the role of the transition coordinator in Michigan l Invitations will be received by coordinators and directors l Sunset Rule l Zoomerang Survey l Short turn around time

FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK l MSD Campus Administrator l Verification Visit l l MAPS l 24 September 2011 Mi. BLSi