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Significant Disproportionality and CEIS

Significant Disproportionality and CEIS. Special Education Directors’ Meeting September 2010. Dr. Lanai Jennings Coordinator, Office of Special Programs. What is Significant Disproportionality.

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Significant Disproportionality and CEIS

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  1. Significant Disproportionalityand CEIS Special Education Directors’ Meeting September 2010 Dr. Lanai Jennings Coordinator, Office of Special Programs

  2. What is Significant Disproportionality States must annually collect and examine data to determine if Significant Disproportionality is occurring based on race or ethnicity. • Authority: Section 618(d) of the IDEA and the implementing regulations in 34 CFR §300.646

  3. What is Significant Disproportionality Data analyses by race/ethnicity must include the following: • identification of children as children with disabilities; • identification of children as children with a particular disability; • placement of children with disabilities in particular educational settings; and • the incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions.

  4. What is Significant Disproportionality Statistical results stand alone • A review to determine whether the significant disproportionality is the result of inappropriate identification is not applicable SEA must require any LEA identified as having significant disproportionality in any of the four above-mentioned analysis categories to reserve the maximum amount of funds for comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS). • 15% of IDEA funds

  5. Defining “Significant Disproportionality” States have the authority to define for LEAs State determines criteria for what level of disproportionality is significant

  6. Revised procedures defined in Director’s Memo issued on 12/11/2009 How does WV defineSignificant Disproportionality Cell size = 20 Relative Risk Ratios (RRR) must be greater than or equal to 3.0 Placement and identification are examined Discipline: type, duration, and incidence Consecutive year provision

  7. Additional OSP Business Rules • No rounding occurs for the resultant RRR. • a RRR of 2.9999 does not trigger consequences for the district • When fewer than 20 students in a single minority group are identified as having a disability, placement in an LRE, or assigned OSS, ISS, or total removals, the RRR is not required to be calculated • However, OSP may choose to do so to report to districts for tracking purposes.

  8. Significant Disproportionalityis not SPP/APR Indicators 4B, 9, or 10

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  11. Has Significant Disproportionality been identified in your district? OSP Significant Disproportionality and CEIS Resources http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/SignificantDisproportionality-CEIS.html

  12. What happenswhen significant disproportionalityis identified?

  13. For Determinations of Significant Disproportionality States must: Require LEAs to use 15% of Part B funds for Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) …particularly, but not exclusively, for children in those groups significantly over identified.

  14. What are Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)? http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/CEIS_Memo08-09.pdf

  15. CEIS • Services provided through IDEA funding for at-risk students who do not receive special education services • K-12 • Direct academic or behavioral interventions • Professional development

  16. For Determinations ofSignificant Disproportionality LEA must: Publicly report on the revision of policies, practices, and procedures

  17. Reporting Requirements CEIS is a new 618 report Two required reporting mechanisms: • LEA Application • CEIS program description • Total number of students who received CEIS during the school year • Total number of students who received CEIS in prior school years and who later qualified for special education and/or related services • WVEISweb Intervention Screens • Identifies students by WVEIS number • Specify only students who received CEIS during the prior school year

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  19. Why is Significant Disproportionality Important? Minority students • More likely to be assigned to segregated classrooms or placements • More likely to be assigned long term suspensions • Have limited access to inclusive and general educational environments • Experience higher dropout rates and low academic performance • Often exposed to substandard and less rigorous curricula • May be missclassified or inappropriately labeled

  20. Why is SignificantDisproportionality Important? • May receive services that do not meet their needs; and • Are less likely than their white counterparts to return to general education classrooms. Minority students

  21. Why is SignificantDisproportionality Important? • Are more likely to become dropouts or receive a certificate of attendance and/or experience • High unemployment rates • Lack of preparation for the workforce • Difficulty in gaining access to postsecondary education Minority students

  22. Other factors that may contribute to Significant Disproportionality: • Language • Intrinsic deficits Child poverty & associated risk factors • Assumptions about intelligence • Wait-to-fail model • Research to practice gap

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