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SELPA Director Meeting February 2009

Disproportionality in IDEA 04. SELPA Director Meeting February 2009. Monitor disproportionate representation Over and Under Overall, Disability, Suspension and Expulsion, Placement. Calculate and report on SPP Indicators #4 Suspension and Expulsion #9 Overall Disproportionality

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SELPA Director Meeting February 2009

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  1. Disproportionality in IDEA 04 SELPA Director MeetingFebruary 2009

  2. Monitor disproportionate representation Over and Under Overall, Disability, Suspension and Expulsion, Placement Calculate and report on SPP Indicators #4 Suspension and Expulsion #9 Overall Disproportionality #10 Disproportionality by Disability Requirements in IDEA • Determine which districts are significantly disproportionate • Overall, Disability, Suspension and Expulsion, Placement • Direct them to use 15% of their IDEA grant to address the disproportionality

  3. Monitor • IDEA requires calculations of disproportionate representation related to • Child Find • Disability • Placement • Discipline • If a district is determined to have disproportionate representation, then the SEA must conduct a review of policies, procedures and practices related to • Child Find, Assessment, IEP development, or in the case of discipline • Suspension and Expulsion, Positive Behavior Intervention, Due Process • If noncompliance is identified the SEA must ensure that policies, procedures and practices are corrected • Must be done, regardless of SPP requirements

  4. SPP Indicators 4b, 9 and 10 • SPP requires calculation of disproportionate representation and calculation of the percent of districts whose disproportionate representation is due to inappropriate policies, procedures and practices. • LEA level calculations are reported to the public

  5. Significant Disproportionality • IDEA requires calculations of significant disproportionality related to • Child Find • Disability • Placement • Discipline • District is considered significantly disproportionate if they fail on any one calculation • State has responsibility of determining calculation • Does not have to use the same calculation as for monitoring or the SPP • State must direct district to use 15% of IDEA grant to address disproportionality

  6. Calculation • As of the last SPP we have adopted the E-formula: The E-formula is defined as: E = A + SQRT [A*(100-A)/N] • E = Maximum percentage of the total special education enrollment in a district allowed for a specific ethnic group • A = Percentage of the same ethnic group in general education in the district • N = The total special education enrollment in a district, as defined in E.

  7. An Example – Upper Value E = A + SQRT [A*(100-A)/N] N= Total SPED Enrollment of the District (5,000) 1 E for African Am = 20.8 + SQRT(20.8*(100-20.8)/5,000) = 21.37

  8. An Example – Lower Value E = A - SQRT [A*(100-A)/N] N= Total SPED Enrollment of the District (5,000) 1 E for African Am = 20.8 - SQRT(20.8*(100-20.8)/5,000) = 20.23

  9. Why the Cut Points Make a Difference

  10. Number of Districts Identified as Disproportionate at Various Cut Points for Disproportionality by Disability

  11. Questions?

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