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Special Education Leadership Network Meeting. January 17, 2008. Agenda. Welcome and Celebrations Legal Update Bilingual/Sped Update Public Meeting Update SLP Speech Program TEA’s IEP Development Guidance SPP Regional Data and 125% Data Disproportionate Representation
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Special Education Leadership Network Meeting January 17, 2008
Agenda • Welcome and Celebrations • Legal Update • Bilingual/Sped Update • Public Meeting Update • SLP Speech Program • TEA’s IEP Development Guidance • SPP Regional Data and 125% Data • Disproportionate Representation • SPP Indicators # 7 and #13 • Accommodations Manual Update • Announcements
Legal Update Jim Walsh Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.
Bilingual/Sped Update Janet O’Keefe Stephaine Camarillo Yvette Alvarado
Public Meeting Update2006-2007 Regional and State Summaries Shirley Sanford
SLP Speech Program Kathy Clapsaddle
TEA’s IEP Development Guidance Jim Gonzales
SPP Regional Data and 125% Data Shirley Sanford
2006-2007 SPP Indicators 1 and 2 Regional Data using 2005-2006 Data
2006-2007 SPP Indicators 3B and 3CRegional Data using 2006-2007 Data
Disproportionate RepresentationJune 2007 – Spring 2008Tools & Trend Data Shirley Sanford Stephaine Camarillo Yvette Alvarado
Disproportionate RepresentationJune 2007 – Spring 2008 June 2007 • Seven LEAs identified state-wide having significant disproportionality • One LEA in Region XIII • 05-06 PBMAS indicators #15 and #16 • 05-06 SPP indicators #9 and #10 • Required to use EIS funds in 07-08
Disproportionate RepresentationJune 2007 – Spring 2008 November 2007 • 301 LEAs identified state-wide having potential issue with disproportionality • 18 LEAs in Region XIII • 06-07 PBMAS indicators #15 and #16 • 06-07 SPP indicators #9 and #10 • Is disproportionate representation a result of inappropriate identification?
Disproportionate RepresentationJune 2007 – Spring 2008 December 2007 • TEA convened stakeholder group • Discussed implementation of federal requirements for disproportionate representation and significant disproportionality • Based on feedback TEA will develop guidance and provide direction to LEAs
Disproportionate RepresentationJune 2007 – Spring 2008 Spring 2008 • TEA to conduct statistical analysis to determine significant disproportionality • Analysis will focus on 301 LEAs • Identified LEAs will: • Review policies, practices & procedures concerning identification practices • Report revisions to policies, practices & procedures to public • Be required to use EIS funds
Disproportionate RepresentationTools and Trend Data Stephaine Camarillo Yvette Alvarado
SPP Indicator #13 Transition Linda Hughes
SPP Indicator #7 Early Childhood Update Brenda Bush
Accommodations Manual Update Martha Blanton John Fessenden
Preschool LRE Opportunity Joan Altobelli