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Kentucky Continuous Monitoring Process Indicators 5, 11 and 12. Fall 2010-2011. Indicator 5A: LRE State Data. Targets: >64.0% > 64.5% > 65.0%. Indicator 5B: LRE State Data. Targets <11.2% <11.1% <11.9%.
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Kentucky Continuous Monitoring ProcessIndicators 5, 11 and 12 Fall 2010-2011
Indicator 5A: LREState Data Targets: >64.0% > 64.5% > 65.0%
Indicator 5B: LREState Data Targets <11.2% <11.1% <11.9%
Indicator 5C: LREState Data Targets <2.10% <2.05% <2.0%
Indicator 5: LREState Activities KDE will require all districts to conduct data analysis and develop appropriate activities for Indicator 5. Action Steps 1. DLS will analyze the Kentucky Interim Performance test data (Indicator 3) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) data (Indicator 5) to identify the 10 highest and lowest 10 performing districts in the state. 2. DLS will visit five of the highest performing districts to evaluate district practices that create a culture of high performance for students with disabilities.
Indicator 5: LREState Activities KDE will monitor districts for appropriate placement of students in the LRE. Action Steps: DLS will: • Complete desk audits and on-site monitoring visits to review placement decisions for students in the least restrictive environment. 2. Cite districts for LRE noncompliance that have student-specific and systemic LRE issues.
Indicator 5: LRERegional Activities • Activity 1: Continue to provide professional development and consultation in topics that support appropriate decision-making about placement settings for students with disabilities. • Action Steps: • Continue training on Least Restrictive Environment • Continue to provide ARC training to new teachers, ARC members, and ARC Chairs. .
Indicator 5: LRERegional Activities • Activity 2: Continue to provide professional development and consultation in areas that increase educators skills for supporting students in the educational settings. • Action Steps • Continue to provide training/consultation in co-teaching models • Continue to provide training/consultation in research or evidence based strategies for instruction and behavioral supports. • Continue to provide training in Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports • Include video clips in professional development presentations/consultations to increase participant understanding of highly effective teaching and learning. • Provide book studies on highly effective teaching and learning. .
Indicator 5: LREDistrict Activities District will facilitate staff development and walk-throughs in the areas of collaboration and differentiated instruction to help teachers more effectively utilize these strategies in the classroom so more students with disabilities can be successfully integrated into the general education setting.
Indicator 11: Evaluation TimelinesState Activities KDE will provide targeted training and technical assistance to districts out of compliance with Indicator 11; with a particular emphasis on the five districts with historical issues in maintaining Indicator 11 compliance. Action Steps: 1. Use Indicator 11 reporting data to determine districts out of compliance. 2. Conduct trainings for school psychologists, directors of special education and ARC chairpersons in the noncompliant districts.
Indicator 11: Evaluation TimelinesState Activities (cont.) 3. Design follow-up activities to ensure ongoing implementation at the building level . 4. Require districts with historical Indicator 11 noncompliance to meet with the director of DLS and the APR Indicator 11 lead, to develop an action plan approved by DLS to achieve sustained systemic compliance. 5. Require districts out of compliance with Indicator 11 to submit documentation from folders of newly-identified students each quarter until KDE can verify with reasonable confidence that the district has achieved systemic compliance with evaluation timelines as outlined in OSEP Memorandum 09-02.
Indicator 11: Evaluation TimelinesRegional Activities Activity: Continue to provide training and technical assistance for evaluation, including timelines. Action Steps: • Continue Big East Due Process Institute • Continue provision of ARC training • Continue to review records in districts • Continue to train how to conduct record reviews • Continue to provide resources to districts related to tracking timelines • Continue DoSE Roundtable Discussion during monthly meetings • Include timeline discussion and technical assistance in School Psychologist Cadre.
Indicator 11: Evaluation TimelinesDistrict Activities The New Referral Checklist will be updated to ensure all new evaluation components are included.
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionState Activities KDE Student data system will include children transitioning from Part C to Part B services to assist with effective transitions. Action Steps: 1. Program representatives of Parts C and B meet to discuss parameters for project and identify resources • Program representatives of Parts C and B meet with data system representatives to conceptualize project and identify needed work
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionState Activities (cont.) 3. KDE and CHFS staffs work to map procedures and develop work tickets 4. Once developed, system will be tested and introduced to field 5. Training conducted with staff for both programs for operation
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionState Activities KDE provided technical assistance to districts that are not in compliance with Indicator 12, with specific corrective actions to address districts with noncompliance longer than one year Action Steps: 1. The School Readiness Branch will collect and analyze transition data, identifying districts who did not reach 100% compliance. • Analysis of Indicator 12 performance will be shared with DLS.
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionState Activities 3. Technical assistance will be provided and will include specific activities based upon the correction plan developed by the districts and approved by KDE. 4. School Readiness Branch will track progress towards compliance with Early Childhood Regional Training Centers/Special Education Cooperatives providing needed district follow-up. 5. Districts with noncompliance for more than two years will be required to submit child specific data regarding the disposition of children listed on the quarterly Part C Notification List to the School Readiness Branch for a prescribed length of time
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionRegional Activities • Activity 1: Continue to Provide Professional Development and Technical Assistance • Action Steps • Continue to include federal and state regulations and procedures related to preschool transition in due process training content. • Cooperative staff will continue to participate in state-level Due Process Workgroup to stay updated on preschool transition issues and procedures. • Provide record review training and on-site consultation for preschool compliance • Provide updates from the Cooperative Consultant targeted to Early Childhood and monthly DoSE Meetings.
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionRegional Activities • Activity 2: Continue collaboration with other agencies, namely KDE, RTCs and First Steps • Action Steps: • Continue RTC collaboration in monthly DoSE meetings • Continue cooperative attendance at RTC Leadership meetings • Continue to assign cooperative consultant as Preschool Lead • Continue cooperative attendance at DEIC Interagency transition committee • Continue cooperative attendance at Early childhood regional interagency transition committee meetings
Indicator 12: Early Childhood TransitionDistrict Activities Maintain a master list of students scheduled to transition to Preschool from First Steps using information provided by First Steps and KDE.
