Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services UPDATES

1. Office of Special Education and Early Intervention ServicesUPDATES February 2011

2. WHAT’S NEW? • Preschool Educational Environments and Early Childhood Outcomes for Preschool • Mandated changes and FAQ: www.michigan.gov/ecse • Submitted • FFY 2009 APR • Updated SPP • SPP Extension Targets and Activities through 2013 www.michigan.gov/ose-eis

3. WHAT’S NEW? • February: System of Payment for Part C/Early On & Screening for Child Find • State Board of Education • Guidance will follow approval • Resources for Indicators B-4A and 4B • CIMS Training Website www.cims.cenmi.org

4. WHAT’S NEW? Public Hearings/Public Comment: • Special Education Programs & Services Administrative Rules • School Social Worker • Notice & Consent Procedures • Due Process Complaint Procedures • State Complaint Procedures

5. WHAT’S NEW? Memorandum from Melody Musgrove, OSEP Director; January 21, 2011 • LEAs can not use RTI process to delay or deny a timely initial evaluation for a student suspected of having a disability • http://www.rti4success.org/images/stories/RTI%20Memo_1-21-11r.pdf

6. WHAT’S NEW? • Discipline Procedures, January 2011 (revised) can be found at:www.michigan.gov/mde • Michigan Assessment Selection Guidelines 2010-2011 are available at: www.michigan.gov/mde/ASG

7. WHAT’S COMING? • March: Data Portraits • Part C of IDEA memorandum with projections for FFY 2011-2012 will be released soon

8. WHAT’S COMING? • 2009-2010 Maintenance of Effort Testing result by early March 2011 • MSDS Spring Collection • Special education educational environmental data – optional • Use the correct codes for age as of 11/17/10

9. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • U.S. Department of Education “National Conversations on English Learner Education” for inquiries contact askNCELA@gwu.edu • MCEC March 2-4, 2011, Grand Rapids, Michigan

10. UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES • Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Project free online self-paced educational course • To register: www.mitbitraining.org • March 2011 other modules for professional development focusing on geriatrics and pediatrics • Contact Jane Reagan ReaganJ@michigan.gov

11. UPDATES AND REMINDERS • Winter 2011 Focused Monitoring Cycle; ends March 7 • New CIMS Workbook; April 15 • Spring 2011 Focused Monitoring based on Indicator B-5; begins May 2

12. UPDATES & REMINDERS • CAPs findings issued in December 2010 CIMS Workbook due February 15, 2011 • Thank you for your work on 3WiN • Data Portraits will be available by March • Send recommendations for improved 2011 collection to Fran Loose (loosef@michigan.gov)

13. UPDATES & REMINDERS • Medicaid School Based Services Implementers meetings scheduled for March 1 and May 24 at Ingham ISD from 1:00-3:00 p.m. • Submit agenda items to Jane Reagan at: ReaganJ@michigan.gov

14. UPDATES & REMINDERS • ARRA • Be sure to draw ARRA Flowthrough (FT) Funds grant ends September 30, 2011 • Submit your IEFRS for each year of ARRA grant for which you have expenditures • Still several IFER1s (expenditure period July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010) are past due date of August 29, 2010

15. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK ESEA Goals for Reauthorization • 1. Refining the 100 % 2014 proficiency goal. • 2. Revamping the 64-part formula for AYP • 3. Reviewing the use of assessments • 4. Examining how sanctions impact rural schools 5. Revisiting HQT requirements • 6. Expanding flexibility at the state and local level • 7. Identifying programs that are duplicative or • 8. Expanding flexibility for funding to eliminate the “one-size-fits-all” mentality of NCLB • 9. Involving parents in childhood education

16. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • APR/SPP • 2 year extension for the SPP • Summary/Highlights forthcoming • Disproportionality Technical Workgroup Meeting • Michigan among 6 states invited • Set National Thresholds

17. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • Make the Metric • Each State Department • Finance • Internal Business Processes • Customer Service • Learning and Growth • OSE-EIS • LEAs/PSAs

18. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • Administrative Certificates • Supervise K-12 Instructional Programs • School District Decision • "may require" • “Grandpersoned" January 4, 2010

19. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • Teacher Evaluation • Informational Campaign • “Understanding Educator Evaluations Guide” • OEAA website • Sally Vaughn Letter (on website) • MEIS • College and Career Readiness vs. proficiency • Cut scores

20. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK Michigan Online Educator Certification System (MOECS) • Current Pilot • Operational – April 2011 •  Teaching Certificate •  Occupational Certificate •  School Administrator Certificate •  School Psychologist Certificate •  School Counselor License

21. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • MI TOP • Upcoming Focus on Results • Topic: the role of the transition coordinator in Michigan  • Invitations will be received by coordinators and directors   • Sunset Rule • Zoomerang Survey • Short turn around time

22. FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK • MSD Campus Administrator • Verification Visit • September 2011 • MAPS • MiBLSi