Office of Special Education UPDATES

1. Office of Special EducationUPDATES MAASE December 11, 2013

2. WHAT’s NEW? Data Collection • Fall 2013 MSDS General Collection and Fall 2013 Early Childhood Collections are closed. • 11 districts did not submit by November 6th • All districts certified by November 27th • No penalties will be imposed!

3. WHAT’s NEW? Monitoring • ISD monitors and LEA staff participated in B-12 Data Verification activity. • Original data determined 6000 files were incomplete or noncompliant • Reduced to 72 • 28 LEAs will receive findings of noncompliance

4. WHAT’s NEW? Monitoring • Fall Monitoring – in December Workbook • 45 findings for B-11 (Child Find) • 14 findings for Timely, Valid, Reliable (TVR)

5. WHAT’s NEW? Medicaid • Federal auditors from the Office of Auditor General are in Michigan. • Auditing Michigan School Based Services Program • Expect a report in April 2014

6. WHAT’s NEW? Medicaid • Medicaid has determined that some services are reimbursablefor 2012-13 that were not previously reimbursable. • Transportation provided by taxi (last resort) • Agency fees related to contracted staff

7. WHAT’s NEW? Low Incidence Outreach • Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) test dates: • December 13, 2013 – MDE-LIO, Lansing • January 10, 2014 – Oakland ISD • January 17, 2014 – MDE-LIO, Lansing

8. WHAT’s NEW? Early Childhood • B-12 Validation Opportunity • 98.4% compliance rate for Indicator B-12. • Monday, November 18, 2013 was cutoff • Clarifying data receive after cutoff date was not considered

9. WHAT’s NEW? Early Childhood • Ideas for improved data collection through MSDS are now being accepted. • Look for B-12 findings in CIMS December Workbooks. • Indicator B-7 Child Outcomes Data reports will be emailed to ISD Special Education Directors in December.

10. WHAT’s NEW? Early On (Early Intervention, Part C of IDEA) • Early On performance audit can be accessed at: http://www.audgen.michigan.gov/finalpdfs/13_14/r313200012.pdf • Results of desk audits will be announced in December 15 CIMS Workbook.

11. WHAT’s NEW? Michigan Special Education Reference MI-SER Updates: • Compliance Standards – October 2013 • Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE) – October 2013 • Surrogate Parents and Special Education Decision-Making Guidance – November 2013 • Civil Rights “Dear Colleague” letters • OSEP Policy Letters

12. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • Low Incidence Outreach workshops: see http://mde-lio.cenmi.org/ for more information: • 1/7/2014-4/29/2014 Regional Braille Class • 1/9/2014 Power Hour: Programming Cochlear Implants • 1/18/2014 Adventure Cay at Camp T • 3/28/2014 Transition and Employment Conference

13. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • Face-to-Face Child Outcomes 0-5 Training: Early On and Preschool Special Education. Registration information can be found at: http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?Cat=2&ID=43 • Preschool Childhood Outcomes online training is still available at: http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?cat=21

14. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • Online training to assist in understanding the Indicator B-7 Preschool Child Outcomes data can be found at: http://eotta.ccresa.org/News.php?ID=216

15. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK

16. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK Early Childhood Questions • Vanessa Winborne

17. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • Maintenance of Effort • Comments on proposed changes • NASDSE Comment • Detroit High Risk Status • Placement of Schools in the SSRRD

18. Michigan Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

19. SEAC duties outlined in IDEA ’04

20. Michigan Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

21. Looking for SEAC Recommendations Under Representation • Person with or Parent of a student with an IEP under the age of 26 • Persons of color • Persons from Region 1

22. Questions or Recommendations? • Contact Meredith Hines • 517 373-0924 • hinesm@michigan.gov • Target date for recommendations • January 10th but ASAP is desirable