Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services December 10, 2012

1. Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services December 10, 2012 Jan Breton Director of Special Services Maine Department of Education

2. Times are challenging • Many forces are impacting • Children with more significant disabilities • Fiscal constraints • Educator effectiveness requirements • Standards based diplomas

3. Times are changing • Focus on results for children with disabilities • Focus on TA and PD • Using SPP as management tool • General supervision system (team) • Redesign GSS (next slide) • Presence in schools

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

5. Personnel • Office of the Director • Jan Breton (new) • Kara Farwell • Monitoring and Support – Public Schools • Roberta Lucas (new) • Vacant – SPP/APR Coordinator • Vacant – Education Specialist II • Compliance Coordinator • Susan Corrente (new)

6. Personnel • Monitoring and Support – Low Incidence • Nancy Connolly • Nancy Drake (new) • Misty Favreau (new) • Denise Towers • Due Process • Pauline Lamontagne • Jon Braff • Susan Parks • Cindy Bernstein (new) • Pat Neumeyer

7. Personnel (cont.) Data • Vacant (new) • Sheryl Banden SPDG • Debrajean Scheibel • Debbie Violette Early Childhood • Janine Blatt

8. Sequestration • IDEA school age Part B • FY13 allocation $54,641,461 • 9.2% cut = $4,763,932 • IDEA preschool Part B • FY13 allocation $2,464,993 • 9.2% cut = $224,692 • Latest estimate – 8.3% • Impact different on forward funded • Congress must act to prevent

9. OSEP Determination • Needs Intervention Appealed • Goal – Get Maine to Meets Requirements • 4 Target Indicators • B11- 5 of children determined eligible within 45/60 days • B12-% of children with IEP by 3rd birthday • B13- post secondary transition • B15-corrected non-compliance within one year • SPP Coordinator

10. OSEP Determination • Indicator Teams • Using SPP/APR as a management tool • “Effective Instruction Model” • Teach • Formative Assessments • Reteach • Eventually summative assessment • Highly integrated with SPDG • Professional development tied to monitoring cycle

11. Results Driven Accountability • Possible OSEP parameters • focus on results based on feedback from states • will still need to monitor certain compliance indicators • using existing data from state assessments • no ranking of states • of course – pass down • gap in proficiency between students with and without disabilities • gap between actual and target proficiency • improvement in proficiency • participation rates

12. Fiscal Monitoring • Part of school monitoring • High risk monitoring--entire state as part of consolidated system • Fiscal monitoring of SAUs in 1/6 cycle

13. Monitoring 12-13 • AOS #62 (Madawaska/Grand Isle) • AOS #77 (Calais) • AOS #97 (Fayette/Winthrop) • Brunswick School Dept. • Carrabassett Valley School Dept. • Gorham School Dept. • Islesboro School Dept. • Maine Indian Education • MSAD #4 (Guilford) • MSAD #12 (Jackman) • MSAD #23 (Carmel) • MSAD #24 (Van Buren) • MSAD #33 (Frenchville) • MSAD #37 (Harrington) • RSU #20 (Searsport) • RSU #24 (Ellsworth) • RSU #40 (Waldoboro) • RSU #50 (Dyer Brook) • RSU #78 (Rangeley) • Union #103/Moosabec CSD • CDS

14. Monitoring and Support • Special Purpose Private Schools • Charter Schools • State Schools • Baxter, MSSM, Corrections • Regional Programs

15. Blind & Visually Impaired • DBVI • Catholic Charities of Maine • Quality Assurance Team • Cindy Bernstein • Contact if children are unserved. • Cynthia.bernstein@maine.gov • (207) 624-6645

16. State Personnel Development Grant • Post-secondary transition (more later) • Common Core/Standards-based • RSU #2 (Hallowell/Farmingdale) • RSU #15 (Gray/New Gloucester) • Westbrook School Department • Highly qualified staff • TVI • Collaborate with UMASS and Umaine (still in development)

17. Post Secondary Transition • Collaboration among monitoring, TA/PD, SPDG • NSSTAC (National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center) • Trained SPDG Team November 14-15 • 5 cohort trainings January – May • Designed to coincide with monitoring cycles • Application for intensive technical assistance

18. Highly qualified staff (cont). • Autism • Dr. Cathy Pratt • Regional Autism Teacher Leaders: • CDS Two Rivers • CDS Opportunities • AOS #94 (Harmony/Dexter) • Augusta Public Schools • Governor Baxter School for the Deaf • MSAD #20 (Fort Fairfield) • MSAD #49 (Fairfield) • MSAD #60 (North Berwick) • MSAD #75 (Topsham) • RSU #10 (Dixfield) • RSU #19 (Newport) • RSU #20 (Searsport) • RSU #25 (Bucksport) • RSU #26 (Glenburn) • RSU #38 (Readfield) • RSU #50 (Dyer Brook)

19. Legislation • Chapter 101 proposed revisions • Changes all references to CDS regional site boards, which no longer exist • Add Part C language regarding evaluation and assessment, transition to a new IEP, qualified personnel for nutrition and vision services, and policies related to insurance • Clarifies responsibility for FAPE at Gov. Baxter School, EUT, MSSM, and charters

20. Proposed Chapter 101 revisions continued • Revise change in eligibility (section VII) • Revise FAPE choice provision • Revise “highly qualified” chart (Section X) • Add references to the common Core • Modify case management and caseload language • Add assistive technology professional and BCBA • Refine dispute resolution section to be more reader friendly

21. ICC - SAP Interagency Coordinating Council State Advisory Panel

22. Miscellaneous Other • Are we ready? • Standards-based • Teacher effectiveness • ESEA waiver • School choice