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IDEA General Supervision: State Fiscal Accountability

IDEA General Supervision: State Fiscal Accountability. Regional Resource Center Program: ARRA/Fiscal Priority Team. IDEA General Supervision. Eight primary components of a State General Supervision System Primary focus shall be on improved outcomes for children with disabilities.

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IDEA General Supervision: State Fiscal Accountability

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  1. IDEA General Supervision: State Fiscal Accountability • Regional Resource Center Program: ARRA/Fiscal Priority Team

  2. IDEA General Supervision • Eight primary components of a State General Supervision System • Primary focus shall be onimproved outcomes for children with disabilities

  3. Policies, Procedures, and Effective Implementation State Performance Plan Integrated Monitoring Activities Data on Processes and Results Fiscal Management Improvement, Correction, Incentives & Sanctions Targeted Technical Assistance & Professional Development Effective Dispute Resolution 3

  4. State Performance Plan SPP • Indicators aligned with IDEA goals • Stakeholder involvement central to development • Data-driven: baseline, targets, reporting against targets • Public • Blueprint for systems change

  5. Policies, Procedures and Effective Implementation • State policies and procedures: • Align with IDEA • Are appropriate for ensuring the identification and correction of noncompliance • Establish and maintain specifications for highly qualified personnel Policies, Procedures, and Effective Implementation

  6. Policies, Procedures and Effective Implementation • Effective Implementation Evidence: • Local policies and procedures aligned with state • State and local assurances • Interagency agreements and Memoranda of Understanding in place Policies, Procedures, and Effective Implementation

  7. Effective Dispute Resolution • Timely • Informs state monitoring system • Ensures corrective actions implemented; non compliance corrected • Parents and families understand rights Effective Dispute Resolution

  8. Data on Processes and Results • Collection and Verification • Examination and Analysis • Reporting- APR, 618, Local • Local Determinations • Drive Improvement Data on Processes and Results

  9. Integrated Monitoring Activities • Involve stakeholders • Multiple methods and multiple data sources to monitor every program • Continuous examination of compliance and results • Correction of individual noncompliance; verification appropriately implementing regulatory requirements Integrated Monitoring Activities

  10. Targeted TA and Professional Development • Systemic dissemination of information to LEAs and Programs • Provided to support both correction and improvement • Evaluation of effectiveness of TA and PD activities Targeted Technical Assistance & Professional Development

  11. Improvement, Correction, Incentives and Sanctions • State rules define authority for enforcement and range of sanctions • Enforcement grid for LEA and Program determinations, including fiscal component Improvement, Correction, Incentives & Sanctions

  12. Fiscal Management • States distribute funds in accordance with federal requirements • Funds used in accordance with state and federal requirements • States provide oversight on use of funds • Funds are aligned to problem areas in the SPP/APR Fiscal Management

  13. Policies, Procedures, and Effective Implementation State Performance Plan Integrated Monitoring Activities Data on Processes and Results Fiscal Management Improvement, Correction, Incentives & Sanctions Targeted Technical Assistance & Professional Development Effective Dispute Resolution 13

  14. OSEP Verification Visits • Verification of the effectiveness and accuracy of states' general supervision systems. • Evolving process; • Reflects priorities Fiscal Management

  15. OSEP Verification Visits • Version I: • General Supervision - ID of noncompliance • Data - 618 reporting • Statewide and District Assessments Fiscal Management

  16. OSEP Verification Visits • Version II: • Critical Elements Analysis Guide (CrEAG) • General Supervision - ID AND correction of noncompliance • Data - 618 reporting AND valid/reliable • Fiscal • Timely obligation, appropriate distribution, appropriate use Fiscal Management

  17. OSEP Verification Visits • Version III: • Fall 2011 • Stay tuned. • Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas-C, Michigan, Mississippi , North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma , Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas Fiscal Management

  18. Fiscal 618 Reporting • Table 8: • Maintenance of Effort & Coordinated Early Intervening Services • First submission May 1, 2011 Fiscal Management

  19. ARRA • Used consistently with current IDEA • Expectation of accountability and transparency • Allowable distribution and use Fiscal Management

  20. ARRA Monitoring • ARRA Desk Reviews • Quarterly 1512 Reviews • ARRA Monitoring Inventory (AMI) Fiscal Management

  21. Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP)

  22. RRCP Priority Teams • Teams established based on analysis of APRs, Verification Visits and OSEP guidance/input • Support RRCs with products and services to assist states in implementation of IDEA

  23. RRCP Priority Teams • Disproportionality • Student Performance and Achievement • ARRA/Fiscal • General Supervision • Systems and Improvement Planning • Early Childhood Service Delivery • Early Childhood Outcomes

  24. ARRA Fiscal Priority Team • IFA Workgroup Resources • TA & D Website: ARRA • Fiscal CoP • Fiscal 101

  25. ARRA Fiscal Priority Team • Fiscal 101 • Online learning tool for lead agency staff, local staff, parents, ICCs, State Advisory Panels, interested stakeholders. • Increased understanding/bridge between program and fiscal functions

  26. ARRA Fiscal Priority Team • Resources for States • SPP/APR Calendar http://spp-apr-calendar.rrfcnetwork.org/ • IFA Workgroup Resources http://spp-apr-calendar.rrfcnetwork.org/explorer/view/id/692 http://www.rrcprogram.org/content/view/225/407/#Calcs • TA & D Website http://www.tadnet.org/arra • Fiscal CoP http://www.tacommunities.org/ • 618 Reporting/Table 8 https://www.ideadata.org/default.asp

  27. ARRA Fiscal Priority Team • Dave Phillips • NERRC/ARRA.Fiscal Priority Team • 802-951-8206 • dphilli2@wested.org

  28. Activity- Part I • Discuss two questions: • What are the top-line fiscal issues in your states (e.g. MOE, CEIS, ARRA Cliff, Local Monitoring)? • What are the top questions for OSEP and/or TA needs related to these issues?

  29. Activity- Part II • Report: • Top 2 – 3 issues for your table • Top 2- 3 related questions for OSEP and/or TA needs

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