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The Exceptional Children’s Education Act

The Exceptional Children’s Education Act . Day One Special Education Procedures Summer 2014. Welcome. Welcome. School or Work Site . Name. Something Unique about your self . Role . Key.  Something new or changes in procedures .  Requires effective teamwork . Group task. E.

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The Exceptional Children’s Education Act

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  1. The Exceptional Children’s Education Act Day One Special Education Procedures Summer 2014

  2. Welcome

  3. Welcome School or Work Site Name Something Unique about your self Role

  4. Key Something new or changes in procedures Requires effective teamwork Group task E Difference between Enrich and Encore Page numbers indicated in the upper right hand corner to key documents

  5. Why are we here today? State of the State; Changes in ECEA

  6. State of the State Group task

  7. State of the State Students with a speech language disability have grown in both DPS and the State ELL proficiency has improved for all groups except those in Special Education The largest population are students with a SLD, yet have some of the largest gaps. Students with autism have exceeded the State proficiency levels Students with disabilities in DPS lags behind the state proficiency average for students with disabilities All subject areas are deficient; writing appears to be the most deficient. Students are struggle at ALL grade levels. Students with cognitive disabilities are a small number of the overall population.

  8. Why are we doing this? Close the Gap Prepare For the New IEP Platform Align with IDEA and ECEA DPS Core Values

  9. Effective Teamwork Characteristic of effective team; team self-reflections and goal setting

  10. Team Work

  11. Team Work Group task Group task

  12. Child Find & Initial Evaluation The steps in the child find process; analysis of a referral; determination if additional data is necessary to complete an evaluation; multi-disciplinary evaluation report

  13. Academic Continuum Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Integrated Continuum Behavior Continuum Adapted from the OSEP TA Center for PBIS Adapted from the OSEP TA Center for PBIS

  14. Academic Supports Behavior Supports What happened to RTI and PBIS?  RtI MTSS PBIS

  15. MTSS Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Child Find

  16. Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Child Find & Initial Evaluaion

  17. Referrals Group task

  18. Page 13 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Referrals Child Find and Initial Evaluation

  19. Who is this problem solving team? Example 1 Grade Level Data Team Example 3 Special Team to convene for a unique situation Example 2 Student Intervention Team Example 4 The IEP Team Child Find and Initial Evaluation

  20. Page 13 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP  Referrals Child Find and Initial Evaluation

  21. Page 13-14 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Review of existing data 1. Determine if referral is appropriate. If yes then… 2. Review formal and informal data from a variety of sources 3. Do you already have what you need to qualify in the suspected area of concern? If no.. Determine what else is needed. If yes.. Continue with the process Child Find and Initial Evaluation

  22. Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Initial Evaluation

  23. Page 15 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Initial Evaluation

  24. Who? Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Initial Evaluation

  25. Evaluation Report Verses Present Level of Performance Report E  Initial Evaluation

  26. Evaluation Report Verses Present Level of Performance Report E  Initial Evaluation Group task

  27. Elements Page 15 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP  Evaluation Report Present Level Report Important Concept: Documentation of Evaluation has many elements. The actual evaluation report is one of the elements. Other include strengths, determination of disability , adverse effects and services. These are documented elsewhere in the IEP including on the PLAAPF. -Document assessments, dates and results -Analysis of the raw evaluation data (Interpretation) -Synthesis of the evaluation -Specially Design Instruction Plan -Progress on goals Initial Evaluation

  28. Multi-disciplinary Evaluation Reports  Initial Evaluation Group task

  29. Multi-disciplinary Evaluation Reports  Pre-meetings to document everybody's finding One person is designated as the report writers; all others share their interpretations of the data Shared site like One-Note to document individual Interpretations Regularly scheduled Kid-Talk meetings Initial Evaluation

  30. Determination of Eligibility Predetermination and Professional Judgment

  31. Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Determination of Eligibility

  32. Predetermination Determination of Eligibility

  33. Professional Judgment The process of forming an opinion or evaluation (characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation) by discerning and comparing. -Dr. Robert D. Busch University of New Mexico Judgment formed based on facts. Making a judgment about amount, number or value of something . Moral principals that govern behavior. Perceive, recognize and distinguish. Note similarity or difference. Determination of Eligibility

  34. When in doubt…. SPED and MHA Support Partners Associate Partners Hearing Vision ECSE Itinerants Determination of Eligibility

  35. IEP Development Agenda, Active Participation and Roles

  36. Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP IEP Development

  37. Page 17 and 19 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP  Determination of Eligibility IEP Development Important Concept: If a draft IEP is developed prior to the IEP Team meeting, it must be clear to the parent that the services are preliminary recommendations for review and discussion. Copies of draft proposals should be provided to parents prior to the meeting. -Is the child eligible based on the evaluation? -If no, IEP is not developed -The collaborative access and specially designed instructional plan for those who are eligible IEP Development

  38. Who? Page 10 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP IEP Development

  39. Page 19 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Meeting Agenda IEP Development Group task

  40. Page 21 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Meeting Agenda • Sample IEP meeting agenda: • Introduced IEP team participants • State the purpose for the conference • Ask if parents have questions about procedural safeguards, rights and responsibilities • Present levels of academic achievement and functional performance • Determine and special factors • Determined post-school goals and transition needs • Develop annual goals • Determine of commendations and modifications needed • Determine service delivery • Determine placement in least restrictive environment • Distribute copies of IEP documents IEP Development

  41. Page 19 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP If parent cannot attend, use other methods like conference call Parent Participation Use several methods: call, email, text, home visit, US mail, etc. Do you need an interpreter? Other accommodation? If the parent doesn’t show after several methods, proceed and document. Must make sure the parent under- stands the proceedings What is your preference for the date and time of the meeting ? IEP Development

  42. What does Self-determination Mean to you? http://www.imdetermined.org/youth IEP Development

  43. Student participation IEP Development Group task

  44. The One Pager http://www.imdetermined.org/one_pager IEP Development

  45. Student Led IEP http://www.imdetermined.org/student_involvement IEP Development

  46. Page 107-115 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Role of IEP Team Members IEP Development Group task

  47. Present Level Report The necessary components of a Present Level Report

  48. PLOP Student’s strengths, personal interests, achievements. Page 22 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP Results of the most recent formal and informal evaluation (could be a synthesis of the Evaluation report). Needs and impact of their disability on his/her involvement and process in the general education curriculum E  Present Level of Performance

  49. PLOP Page 22 in Procedural Manual: The Colorado State Recommended IEP E  Present Level of Performance Group task

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