Office of Special Education UPDATES

1. Office of Special EducationUPDATES December 2011

2. WHAT’S NEW? Maintenance of Effort and Coordinated Early Intervening Services • Updated state and district level data for Part B and Table 8 can be found at National Data Accountability Center https://www.ideadata.org/PartBMaintenance.asp

3. WHAT’S NEW? • Final data notes document for Table 8 data collection can be found at http://www.ideadata.org/PartBData.asp • Questions can be directed to Danielle Crain – DanielleCrain@westat.com

4. WHAT’S NEW? Publications Guidance documents Requirements for MARSE Part 10 – Stakeholder group meeting will be in early December Federal Regulation and MARSE side by side document is being revised

5. WHAT’S COMING? Monitoring • December CIMS Workbook • December 15, 2011 - Workbook launches • January 15, 2012 – Reports acknowledged • February 1, 2012 – Corrective Action Plans due

7. WHAT’S COMING? Monitoring • Training Opportunities • December 12, 2011 at 1:30 “December Workbook Preview” webinar • View training materials at www.cims.cenmi.org

8. WHAT’S COMING? Are you new to Medicaid? MAER Medicaid Allowable Expenditure Report

9. WHAT’S COMING? Medicaid – finance report • MAER process will change after December 31, 2011 • MAER report forms were mailed October 31 for you to begin working on them now and avoid the last minute December rush

10. WHAT’s COMING? Data Collection • Initial IEPs • Date of Parental Consent must be submitted in MSDS during the reporting period • If parental consent to evaluate is received by February 8 must be reported in spring MSDS collection

11. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES For an ISD MARSE presentation, contact Linda Van Horn-Price Policy Unit (517) 373-1696 Medicaid SBS Implementers Meetings from 1:00-3:00 at Ingham ISD scheduled for – January 10, 2012 and March 13, 2012

12. HOT TOPICS Comments to OSERS due December 12 • Regulations that amend the requirement to obtain parental consent prior to billing Medicaid • National Alliance for Medicaid in Education has drafted four templates that can be used to write comments sent out on listserv • Find information at http://medicaidforeducation.org/

13. UPDATES & REMINDERS Program Finance - Federal • 2009-10 ARRA Final Narrative Reports Due in MEGS on November 29 • 2009-10 ARRA IFER3 and IFER4 Due November 15 and November 29 • 2009-10 Flowthrough IFER2 currently 11 9 ISDs have not submitted their IFER2 – due August 29, 2011

14. UPDATES & REMINDERS Finance Continued • 2010-11 Flowthrough IFER1 24 14 ISDs & state agencies need to submit IFER1 – Due August 29 • 2011-12 Flowthrough Grant – If returned for amendments – must be completed before the grant can be approved

15. UPDATES & REMINDERS ISDs must get all information submitted immediately Questions: Linda Domine at DomineL@michigan.gov or (517) 373-6309

16. Early Childhood Special Education (IDEA Part B, Section 619) What’s Coming? • In mid-December updated Early Childhood Outcomes Manual will be on the website and can be found at http://eotta.ccresa.org/ and/or www.michigan.gov/ecse • Data collection for Early Childhood Outcomes is ongoing and can be entered in MSDS at any time

17. Early Childhood Special Education (IDEA Part B, Section 619) Upcoming Learning Opportunities • All day training opportunity for Early Childhood Outcomes on January 25, 2012 at Dearborn Hyatt • Register at http://eotta.ccresa.org/

18. Early On (IDEA Part C) What’s Coming? • Part C Regulations required new policies for Early On • In January Part C application for funds will be out for public review • Early On data collection will be due for December 1 count in MiCIS

19. From The Director’s Desk

22. From The Director’s Desk Proposed Changes to SPP Indicators • Disproportionate Representation • Underrepresentation may be deleted • SPP 9 & 10 could be collapsed • Proficiency rate for assessment • Remove one year requirement

23. From The Director’s Desk • State School Reform/Redesign Office (SRO) and the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) • 2011-12 School year • 38 DPS schools • May consider additional schools from other LEAs

24. From The Director’s Desk • Critical Shortage Legislation • Final language written • Legislator will sponsor • Hopeful for “After Holiday Recess” action • Cyber Schools • Funding Challenges • Stakeholders Meeting

25. From The Director’s Desk • Combined Count • Data available for review by late December • Data Collection • Early On; Fall 2012 • MSDS • Data Portraits, Public Reporting – 2013 • MI School Data Portal

26. From The Director’s Desk • Data Management Systems • MiCIS Discontinued – Fall 2012 • Unanswered Questions • Availability of historical data • EIEPs for Monitoring of Goals and Objectives

27. From The Director’s Desk Low Incidence Outreach (LIO) relocated to Lansing 702 W. Kalamazoo Street Lansing, MI 48933 Main Number 517-373-2887

28. From The Director’s Desk Michigan School for the Deaf • 120 students • 65 students are “day students” • 55 students are residential students • Administrative Changes • Departmental Manager • Principal • Educational Consultant

29. OSEP Continuous Improvement Visit (CIV)

30. From The Director’s Desk

31. PART C

32. From The Director’s Desk Veni, vidi, vici.

33. From The Director’s Desk

35. From The Director’s Desk • Preliminary Notes • Michigan was well prepared • Submitted materials that were comprehensive and complete; 3,300 pages • Organization was phenomenal • While the Director promised “no snow”; there was noncompliance

36. From The Director’s Desk • Data • EDFacts • Determinations • SPP/APR • Finance • Maintenance of Efforts • Excess Costs • Program Fiscal Review

37. From The Director’s Desk • Monitoring • Focused Monitoring • CIMS • Cyclical & Implementation of IEP Monitoring • SLCAPS – Prong 2 • Complaints & Due Process • Due Process • Complaint Forms

38. FOCUS ON RESULTS

40. 226,837 During the 2009–2010 school year, Michigan students with IEPs lost days of instruction due to suspensions and expulsions.

41. In 2010, black students with IEPs ages 3 to 21 comprised 20%of all students with IEPs. Yet nearly 50%of the students with IEPs ages 3 to 21 with disciplinary removals greater than 10 days are black.

42. SMART Topic Specific Measurable Accountable Realistic Timely