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NDE Monitoring: Training Tool and Trends

NDE Monitoring: Training Tool and Trends. T. Coonts & L. Foley NDE Special Education Office August 29, 2013. Purpose. Identify monitoring trends for Parts B and C; and Highlight specific sections of the NDE training tool. Reminder.

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NDE Monitoring: Training Tool and Trends

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  1. NDE Monitoring: Training Tool and Trends T. Coonts & L. Foley NDE Special Education Office August 29, 2013

  2. Purpose • Identify monitoring trends for Parts B and C; and • Highlight specific sections of the NDE training tool.

  3. Reminder • A cross-sectional (geographical, size, etc.) sample of districts are monitored each year. • Year-to-year differences may be due to district differences as opposed to state-level trends.

  4. Training Tool • Purpose of the NDE monitoring training tool • Overview of what information is contained in the training tool

  5. Monitoring Data • Data Sources (Part B) 2009-13 • NDE Monitoring File Review • State Complaint Investigations • Data Sources (Part C) 2009-13 • NDE Monitoring File Review • DHHS Services Coordinator File Reviews

  6. Format for Presentation • Present regulation and data trend • Highlight the supporting information in the training tool for the regulation

  7. Part BTraining Tool and Trends

  8. Procedural timelines

  9. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51- 006.05A and 006.05B2 A school district or approved cooperative shall assure that a reevaluation of each child with a disability is conducted in accordance with the verification procedures in Section 006. A reevaluation must occur at least once every three years, unless the parent and the school district or approved cooperative agree that a reevaluation is unnecessary.

  10. 92 NAC 51-006.05A and 006.05B2

  11. Part B Training Tool • The date of the MDT report does not exceed three (3) calendar years from the date of the previous MDT report.

  12. consent

  13. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-009.08B1 A school district or approved cooperative that is responsible for making FAPE available to a child with a disability must obtain informed consent from the parent of the child before the initial provision of special education and related services to the child.

  14. 92 NAC 51-009.08B1

  15. Part B Training Tool • The district maintains written documentation that: • Parent consent was obtained prior to the provision of special education and related services (FAPE) • Prior Written Notice (PWN) concerning the provision of FAPE was provided to the parent • The parent agreed in writing to the provision of FAPE • The consent included a list of records (if any) which would be released and to whom they would be released; or • Parent understood that granting consent is voluntary and may be revoked at any time ; except that revocation of consent is not retroactive

  16. Iep participants

  17. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-007.03A2 The school district or approved cooperative shall ensure and document that each IEP team includes: Not less than one regular education teacher of the child (if the child is, or may be, participating in the regular education environment);

  18. 92 NAC 51-007.03A2

  19. Part B Training Tool • Documentation of regular education teacher, or excusal of the regular education teacher from attendance at the meeting with appropriate written documentation

  20. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-007.03A5 The school district or approved cooperative shall ensure and document that each IEP team includes: An individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results, who may be a member of the team described in 92 NAC 51-007.03A2 through 007.03A5

  21. 92 NAC 51-007.03A5

  22. Part B Training Tool • The IEP meeting participation page includes the name of the individual who interpreted the instructional implications of the evaluation results, who was in attendance at the meeting, or excusal of the school district representative from attendance at the meeting, with appropriate, written documentation.

  23. Iep participant excusal

  24. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-007.04A A member of the IEP Team described in 007.03A2 through 007.03A5 shall not be required to attend an IEP meeting, in whole or in part, if the parent of a child with a disability and the school district or approved cooperative agree, in writing, that the attendance of such member is not necessary because the member’s area of the curriculum or related services is not being modified or discussed in the meeting.

  25. 92 NAC 51-007.04A

  26. Part B Training Tool • The student’s file contains documentation that the parents and the school district agreed that the member did not need to attend because the member’s area of the curriculum, or related services was not being discussed or modified

  27. Part B Training Tool This documentation may include but is not limited to: • A signed written agreement between the district and the parent; or • The district’s IEP meeting notification form contains a statement of agreement to the member’s absence from the meeting, signed by the parent; or • The IEP contains a statement that the parent agreed to the member’s absence, signed by the parent

  28. Prior Written notice

  29. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-009.05B3 Prior written notice shall include: A description of other options the IEP Team considered and the reasons why those options were rejected;

  30. 92 NAC 51-009.05B3

  31. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-009.05B5 Prior written notice shall include: A description of any other factors which are relevant to the school district’s or approved cooperative’s proposal or refusal;

  32. 92 NAC 51-009.05B5

  33. Part B Training Tool • The notice sent to the parents contains a description of other options considered and the reason(s) why the options were rejected. (009.05B3) • The notice includes a description of any other factors which are relevant to the district’s proposal or refusal of the action. (009.05B5)

  34. Part CTraining Tool and Trends

  35. Consideration • Findings have been aggregated to the Planning Region Team (PRT) level

  36. Early intervention transition

  37. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-007.16A The agency contracting for services coordination is responsible for convening, with the approval of the child's family, a conference including the family, school district or approved cooperative and other agencies as needed at least 90 days (and at the discretion of all such parties, up to nine months) before the child's third birthday or at least 90 days before completion of the early intervention program...

  38. 92 NAC 51-007.16A

  39. Eligibility for services

  40. Monitoring Trend 92 NAC 51-006.02C15a   • School districts and approved cooperatives must ensure evaluation and assessment for infants and toddlers are: conducted in accordance with Section 006 of this Chapter to determine eligibility for services including determining the status of the child in each of the developmental domains;

  41. 92 NAC 51-006.02C15a

  42. Prior written notice

  43. Monitoring Trend Prior written notice shall include: 92 NAC 51-009.05B3 A description of other options the IEP Team considered and the reasons why those options were rejected; 92 NAC 51-009.05B5 A description of any other factors which are relevant to the school district’s or approved cooperative’s proposal or refusal;

  44. 92 NAC 51-009.05B3

  45. 92 NAC 51-009.05B5

  46. Thank you!

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