Office of Special Education UPDATES

1. Office of Special EducationUPDATES June 2012

2. WHAT’s NEW? Publications • APR Public Reporting live at: www.michigan.gov/ose-eis • Click on first item in OSE Spotlight box: Public Reporting • Data quality checks • sent by CEPI to targeted • support accuracy of MSDS EOY submission • Discipline • Initial IEPs and Timely IEPs

3. WHAT’s NEW? Publications • Early On public report on MDE website • Webinars • Early Childhood Special Education Spring 2012 Updates • Educational Environments Webinar available at: http://eotta.ccresa.org/index.php

4. WHAT’s COMING? Publications • Updated Early Childhood Outcomes Manual • Available summer 2012 Monitoring • CIMS Workbook • August 15, 2012

5. WHAT’s COMING? Finance • Federal Sequestration • attachment • Michigan Part C/Early On® • cited for not monitoring Maintenance of Effort • additional information will be forthcoming • Preschool Grant Applications due in MEGS+ by July 1

6. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • Educational Entity Master (EEM) special education contact list • Is your data current? • Determinations • June 18 - June 20 • Using EEM email addresses • superintendent • special education contact • No mailed copies

7. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • MI-CIS no longer available after September 30, 2012 • If you use MI-CIS for daily management and/or IEPs, request a data export from MI-CIS now • Save any Data Portraits this summer

8. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • Special education data inquiries • Available in January • MI School Data Portal for the October 2012 collection • Enhanced functionality to report demographics • Not the traditional Data Portrait format

9. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • MSDS End-of-the-Year (EOY) collection and Student Record Maintenance (SRM) • EOY and SRM will both close July 2 • School year program participation and demographic data must be certified by July 2, 2012.

10. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • MSDS will re-open for the data quality corrections between July 12 and July 19 upon district request only. • requests reviewed and approved/denied by CEPI and MDE. • SRM will re-open July 23, 2012 for Graduation and Dropout Appeals only. • NO late reporting or corrections after 7/20

11. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection Reporting Initial IEP Data • Report all initial evaluations that were completed during the 2011-12 school year during the current MSDS End of Year Collection • regardless of when SE programs/services begin • New Characteristic in Fall 2012 MSDS: Timeliness of Part C Transition.

12. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • Report whether IEP was completed by 3rd birthday or reason the IEP was not completed on time. • Report SE Component for All Children Birth – 3 Receiving Michigan SE Programs/Services

13. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • Due in CIMS Workbook on June 30, 2012 • B-13 Secondary Transition checklists • Business rules for the fall Early On Collection • CEPI website • The final deadline for Early Childhood Assessments in the MSDS is June 30

14. DID YOU KNOW? Kevin Bauer is the new policy specialist for Medicaid School Based Services (SBS) The Annual Conference of the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) will be held October 9-12 in Providence, RI • consider sending Medicaid coordinators

15. DID YOU KNOW? Quarterly meetings /Medicaid Implementers • Ingham ISD;1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. • November 13, 2012 • March 12, 2012 • May 21, 2013

16. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Camp Tuhsemeheta– MDE-LIO is hosting two camping sessions for students with visual impairments LIO Events • iPad workshops • Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)

17. UPDATES & REMINDERS Finance • The 2012-13 Flowthrough and EOSD Grants • MEGS+ • due July 1, 2012 • MEGS+ and Webinar Training (May) • powerpoint available: http://www.michigan.gov/mde

18. UPDATES & REMINDERS Early Childhood Outcomes training is still available: http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?Cat=21

19. From The Director’s Desk

20. From The Director’s Desk Civil Rights Non-Compliance • Dearborn was found to be in non-compliance with the civil rights law • all instruction and services available to students and parents who do not have English as their primary language. • could have implications for other federally funded programs in Michigan

21. From The Director’s Desk ESEA • Eight additional states approved for flexibility • Michigan Sent back to review/revise • Graduation • Teacher Evaluations

22. From The Director’s Desk The U.S. Department of Education • resource guide on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. www.ed.gov/policy/seclusion/restraints-and-seclusion-resources.pdf

23. From The Director’s Desk IDEA Part B application – proposed changes • Federal Register (June 12) • 30-day comment period • Link to the Federal Register notice: • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/pdf/2012-14271.pdf • Link to the proposal: • http://edicsweb.ed.gov • pending collections • number 04816 • Comments are due July 12.

24. From The Director’s Desk Cochlear Mapping • Federal appellate court ruled • cochlear mapping is not a related service • decision does not apply nationwide, the federal court is often a bell weather for other federal court decisions.

25. From The Director’s Desk House Bill 380.1172 ;Personality Tests - Rep. McMillin • Repeal and prohibit personality tests from being administered locally • Suggested by OSE: • DOES NOT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A DISABILITY OR MAY BE SUSPECTED TO HAVE A DISABILITY AS REQUIRED BY THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, THE MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THE MICHIGAN COMPILED LAW.

26. From The Director’s Desk • House Bill 5630 • amends sections 1711 and 1751 of the Revised School Code • remove “develop the maximum potential” of each student with a disability • replace with “meet the individual needs” of each student with a disability….

27. From The Director’s Desk “USING NETWORKING TO FIND A JOB” • The Michigan Comprehensive Employment Services Grant • Print and web tool kit for persons with disabilities • finding a job • use of social networking methods. • This document can be downloaded from: https://sites.google.com/site/mimigworkgroup/networking-to-find-a-job

28. From The Director’s Desk U.S. Department of Education • Email Updates • Department of Education and Secretary Duncan • receive breaking news and messages from to the U.S. • Choose among 20 topics • press releases • Videos • newsletters www.ed.gov/emailupdates

29. From the Director’s Desk Monitoring of Timely IEPs • Annual review IEPs reported as current as of the June 30, 2012 EOY MSDS submission will be counted as timely. • *NEW* Locals with annual review IEPs not current as of June 30, 2012 will be issued a finding of noncompliance in the December 2012 CIMS Workbook.

30. WHO’s NEW? Welcome Debbie Young! • Data Analyst • Performance Reporting • So Long - Long (no pun intended) • Best Wishes • Expecting Grand things (no pun intended)