The Kentucky Department of Educations Office of Special

The Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Early Learning Welcomes You Back to School! 1 1

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Mark Gabrylczyk Program Specialist - Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE), housed at Utah State University’s Center for People with Disabilities } Ed. S University of Idaho: Education Leadership } M. Ed Idaho State University: Education Administration } B. Sc. Idaho State University: Special Education & Physical Education Career: 20+ years } Served at State of Nevada Department of Education Executive Leadership Team as Director of OSS } Former Superintendent, Principal, Special Education Teacher, & One on One Paraprofessional Aide- Idaho 3

Who We Are: } Utah State University } Emma Eccles Jones – College of Education and Human Services } Center for Persons with DISABILITIES 4

What We Do: We provide special education Professional Development & Technical Assistance We do not duplicate OSEP TA Center work “Keep the Main Thing” 5

Major Centers and Projects Training and Assessment Systems for K-12 Educational Interpreters (13 States) a division of the CENTER for PERSONS with DISABILITIES at Utah State University Dispute Resolution in Special Education (12 States) AEM - Prime TAESE - Partner West. Ed - Prime TAESE - Partner NASDSE / TAESE Orientation and Training for New State Special Education Directors SEA Jobs Alike Kansas Technical Assistance System Network Montana Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) – Higher Education Consortium Capacity Building Utah Professional Development Network South Dakota Specialized Technical Assistance Workgroups Wyoming Intensive Technical Assistance LEA Program Evaluations Arizona Center for Professions in Education (ACPE) New Mexico Intensive Technical Assistance 6

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Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) Mission The mission of OSEEL is to improve educational outcomes for diverse students and early learners through effective support, technical assistance, training / coaching and guidance. 8

Office of Special Education and Early Learning Data Policy Finance Office Functions Funding Advisory Groups Partnerships 9

Meet the OSEEL Leadership Team Gretta Hylton Associate Commissioner Pam Ayer Executive Secretary Tracy Goff-Herman Policy Analyst 10

Meet the OSEEL Leadership Team Karla Miller Education Financial Analyst Jonathan Compton Fiscal Liaison 11

Meet the OSEEL Leadership Team Amy Patterson IDEA Part B Data Manager Joe Mc. Cowan Communication/Advisory Liaison Emma Riley KY Deaf-Blind Project Transition Coordinator 12

Meet the OSEEL Leadership Team Chris Thacker Data & Fiscal Support Roger Lacy General Supervision Support 13

Meet the OSEEL Leadership Team Mike Waford Behavior Specialist with Coaching/Support Gary Martin Grants Management and System Support 14

Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) } Frankfort-Based Staff: ● 40 (2 of which are MOAs) } Kentucky School for the Blind ● 136 staff } Kentucky School for the Deaf ● 153 staff 15

Regional Cooperatives and Regional Training Centers Kentucky Early Childhood Regional Training Centers Calloway Co RTC – Simpson Co RTC – Anderson Co RTC – Berea Ind RTC – Ashland Ind RTC Federal IDEA-B Section 611 State Set. Aside Funds are used by OSEEL to establish the nine (9) Regional Special Education Cooperatives that are designed to fulfill the mission of the OSEEL. Federal IDEA-B Section 619 State Set. Aside Funds are used by OSEEL to establish the five (5) Early Childhood Regional Training Centers that are designed to provide support for preschool students (ages 3 -5) with disabilities. 16

Goals and Priorities } Improving Instruction and Discipline Practices for Students with Disabilities } Improving the Communication and Dissemination of Information } Bridging Supports from Kindergarten to Preschool } Fostering Family and Community Engagement } Recruiting and Retaining High-Quality Staff 17

Kentucky’s December 1 st IDEA Child Count (Ages 3 – 21) Disability Category Autism Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Dec 2018 4, 378 4, 839 5, 381 5, 793 6, 345 6, 943 7, 427 8, 040 17 16 13 13 12 12 13, 054 12, 984 12, 993 13, 315 13, 644 13, 883 14, 360 14, 654 Emotional-Behavioral Disability 4, 934 4, 742 4, 653 4, 452 4, 430 4, 502 4, 475 4, 551 Functional Mental Disability 3, 104 3, 076 3, 099 3, 064 3, 121 3, 107 3, 099 3, 053 Hearing Impairment 752 710 716 707 702 705 701 695 Multiple Disabilities 2, 537 2, 301 2, 172 2, 114 2, 050 2, 011 2, 010 2, 008 Mild Mental Disability 11, 669 10, 968 10, 522 10, 264 10, 170 10, 315 10, 483 10, 567 Other Health Impairment 14, 049 13, 581 13, 576 13, 532 13, 956 14, 448 14, 995 15, 456 528 523 505 476 471 485 459 438 Speech or Language Impairment 29, 032 28, 870 28, 625 28, 249 27, 916 27, 940 28, 331 28, 324 Specific Learning Disability 13, 954 14, 155 14, 451 15, 079 15, 699 16, 419 17, 110 17, 643 Traumatic Brain Injury 215 225 230 228 234 229 226 219 Visual Impairment 561 564 531 534 579 582 593 98, 784 97, 554 97, 467 97, 820 Deaf-Blindness Developmental Delay Orthopedic Impairment Statewide Count (Ages 3 -21) 99, 285 101, 579 104, 270 106, 253 18

Public Preschool Counts 30% 11% Data Sources: 2013 -2019 Kentucky Early Childhood Profiles and Kids Count Data Center 19

Meet the OSEEL Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results (DIMR) Sylvia Starkey Director Robert Meacham Assistant Director Carol Ann Morrison Manager Individual Programing Branch 20

OSEEL Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results (DIMR) } Administrative Assistant—Vacant } Consultants— ● ● ● Alisa Zimmerman Erma White Jessica Jones Prestina Bacala Stacy Liguori Tania Sharp } IDEA Formal Complaint Investigators— TAESE contractors 21

Division • IDEA general supervision • IDEA formal complaints • LEA annual determinations • Teacher of the Year • 25 years of service Individual Programming Branch • IDEA Waivers • Technical Assistance • Alternate Assessment 1% CAP • Corrective Action Plan Management Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results 22

Alternate Assessment 1. 0% CAP SUBJECT NUMBER PARTICIPATING IN ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT (2018 -2019 SY)* NUMBER PARTICIPATING IN STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT (2018 -2019 SY)* PERCENT PARTICIPATING IN ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT (2018 -2019 SY)* Reading (elem/middle/high) 4, 023 351, 037 1. 15% Mathematics (elem/middle/high) 4, 030 351, 044 1. 15% Science (elem/middle/high) 1, 786 147, 236 1. 21% Social Studies (elem/middle) 1, 137 101, 795 1. 12% Writing (elem, middle, high) 1, 720 147, 218 1. 17% [1] Social Studies was not assessed in high school for the 2018 -2019 school year due to the social studies initial standards revision process being conducted and no high school field test available. 23

IDEA General Supervision Dispute Resolution Desk Audits Monitoring Onsite Audits LEA Annual Determinations Informal Corrective Action Plans 24

Monitoring On-site Visits Monitoring Desk Audits • • • Consolidated Special Corrections Management ATCs KSB/KSD • • • Indicator 4 Indicator 9 Indicator 10 Indicator 11 Indicator 13 Participation Guidelines 25

Meet the OSEEL Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) Veronica Sullivan Director Amanda Waldroup Assistant Director 26

Meet the OSEEL Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) April Pieper Manager Guidance and Support Branch Andrea Bartholomew Manager School Readiness Branch 27

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) } Administrative Assistant ● Laura Earles } SPDG Liaison ● Angela Sheely } Exceptional Children Consultant ● Susan Farra ● Shasta Hensley } School Readiness Program Consultants ● Kathie Anderson ● Bill Buchanan ● Stephanie Ernst ● Rebecca Atkins-Stumbo ● Malaika Williams 28

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool } State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) } Annual Performance Report (APR) } State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Guidance and Support School Readiness } } } } CCEIS and CEIS IDEA Guidance Documents Transitions Parent Engagement Gifted and Talented (GT) Extended School Services (ESS) EL Students with Disabilities Child Find Preschool Compliance and Quality Section 619 Data All STARS Preschool Performance Grant (PPG) Preschool Development Grant (PDG) 29

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) } State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) ● Additional support following on-site monitoring. On-site IDEA Monitoring (DIMR) District leadership meeting to share support services Development of Corrective Action Plan (DIMR) Report of Findings (DIMR) Call from SPDG Coordinator to offer support 30

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) Guidance and Support Branch ● ● ● ● IDEA Guidance and Resources Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Child Find Family Engagement English Learner Students with Disabilities Gifted and Talented Extended School Services (ESS) 31

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) } IDEA Guidance and Resources Special Transportation IEP Guidance 32

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) School Readiness Branch } } } Preschool Quality and Compliance Section 619 Data Regional Training Center Liaison Preschool Partnership Grant (PPG) Preschool Development Grant Collaboration (PDG) All STARS Ratings for State Funded Preschool Programs 33

Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) } Preschool Compliance: Consolidated Monitoring Development of Required Action Plan Consolidated Monitoring Report Student Due Process Files Reviewed (DIMR) On-site Monitoring 34

Meet the OSEEL Division of State Schools (DOSS) Kevin Stull Director Melissa Cantrell Director of Special Education Carrie Mc. Crary Food Service Authority Program Coordinator (KSB/KSD) 35

Meet the OSEEL Division of State Schools (DOSS) Jackie Williams Principal, Kentucky School for the Blind Toyah Robey Principal, Kentucky School for the Deaf 36

Division of State Schools (DOSS) } Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) K-12 School serving both residential and day students ● Enrollment based on ARC decision ● Same academic standards as all other KY districts/schools + Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) ● Braille Instruction ● Independent Living Instruction ● Short Course options ● 37

Division of State Schools (DOSS) } Kentucky School for the Blind website } Updated site under construction 38

Division of State Schools (DOSS) } Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) PK-12 School serving both residential and day students. ● Enrollment based on ARC decision. ● Same academic standards as all other KY districts/schools. ● American Sign Language (ASL) Instruction. ● 39

Division of State Schools (DOSS) } Kentucky School for the Deaf website 40

Division of State Schools (DOSS) } Outreach Services to Districts ● Martin Monson – KSB �martin. monson@ksb. kyschools. us ● Tony Peavler – KSD �tony. peavler@ksd. kyschools. us ● Outreach Consultants for each school are located in the Special Education Cooperatives in each region of the state. 41

Upcoming Events • Director of Special Education Institute September 3 – 4, 2019 • OSEEL Webcasts: “IDEA 101 Series” (30 minutes) • OSEEL/TAESE Webinar Series-Topic Based (60 -90 minutes) • Beginning of Year Trainings at Special Education Cooperatives August – October 42

Upcoming Events Beginning of Year Trainings 9: 00 AM - 3: 00 PM At Each Location } } } } August 21 -WKEC August 23 -CKEC/GLEC September 11 -OVEC/GLEC September 13 -GRREC September 19 -SESC September 20 -KVEC September 27 -NKCES October 18 -KEDC 43

Upcoming Events Next on the schedule: OSEEL/TAESE Webinar-September 16, 2019 “SEA General Supervision and LEA Accountability” 44

QUESTIONS? 45

OSEEL Contact Information } Gretta. Hylton@education. ky. gov } Joseph. Mc. Cowan@education. ky. gov } Sylvia. Starkey@education. ky. gov } Veronica. Sullivan@education. ky. gov } Kevin. Stull@education. ky. gov 46