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Robert Hull Assistant Superintendent of Schools Division of Curriculum and Instruction

Special Education Leadership Conference Embassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, West Virginia April 11-12, 2011 John XXIII Pastoral Center, Charleston, West Virginia April 13, 2011. Robert Hull Assistant Superintendent of Schools Division of Curriculum and Instruction .

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Robert Hull Assistant Superintendent of Schools Division of Curriculum and Instruction

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  1. Special Education Leadership ConferenceEmbassy Suites Hotel, Charleston, West VirginiaApril 11-12, 2011John XXIII Pastoral Center, Charleston, West VirginiaApril 13, 2011

  2. Robert HullAssistant Superintendent of SchoolsDivision of Curriculum and Instruction

  3. Pat HombergExecutive DirectorOffice ofSpecial Programs

  4. SPECIAL EDUCATION UPDATES

  5. VERIFICATION VISIT • United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) made a verification visit to West Virginia November 29-December 2, 2010. • Purpose of the visit was to review the state’s system for: • General supervision • Collection of state-reported data • Fiscal management • Improving child and family outcomes • Protecting child and family rights

  6. EVALUATION-OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS • OSEP looked at critical elements that were used to guide evaluation of general supervision, data, and fiscal systems – Critical Elements Analysis Guide (CrEAG) Part B used as interview tool. • OSEP completed a focused monitoring review related to the provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education.

  7. EVALUATION-ON-SITE • OSEP made on-site visits to Berkeley, Jackson, Mason, and Kanawha Counties and the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind. • OSEP randomly selected and examined Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) from these sites.

  8. RECOGNITION OF WV IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES • Implementation of online Individualized Education Program (IEP) • Provision of equal access for students with IEPs to a quality universal pre-kindergarten program • Promotion of the inclusion of school-age students with disabilities

  9. NONCOMPLIANCE IDENTIFIED • Practice of routinely extending the timeline for state complaints received in November or December • Practice of issuing program determinations for the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the Institutional Education Programs • State’s policy of whether LEAs have met their maintenance of effort (MOE) obligation only based on a comparison of State and local funding on a total basis • Ensuring that LEAs are in compliance with the requirements of district-wide assessments

  10. NEXT VERIFICATION VISIT • Date: 2014-2015 • Focus: Program Improvement

  11. West Virginia’s Special Education Improvement Planning Process • Digging deeper in data via root cause analysis • Use of a logic model when thinking strategically about choosing improvement activities • Developing an action plan for Implementation of Activities Program Improvement • 14 County Trainings • OSP Webinars Assist LEAs • Special Education • Leadership Conference • Fall 2011

  12. TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Technical assistance, as part of an effective system of general supervision, must be directly linked to the SPP indicators and to the improvement activities. • Technical assistance and professional development are provided to correct noncompliance and improve results. • States systematically disseminate information to LEAs about promising and evidence based practices. • Evaluation of technical assistance and professional development involves evidence of a change of practice resulting in improved outcomes and compliance as well as building sustainability and capacity. • Networks exist at the state, local, and agency level to increase technical assistance capacity. Correct Non-Compliance MSRRC Special Education Leadership Conference Fall 2011 Establish Networks NDPC-SD,TACSEI Autism Training Center WVTCCoP, WVACCoP WVMCCoP, WVLCCoP, NIMAC, NCRTI, NCRRC, NCIPP, CELL Improve Results Academies: Literacy, Mathematics, & Autism Special Education Leadership Conference Spring 2011

  13. 2011 SUMMER ACADEMIES

  14. Autism Mathematics Literacy

  15. Deborah Calhoun ChapmanTucker County

  16. Steve DavisWVSDB

  17. Rick OylerDoddridge County

  18. Nan WellsMonroe County

  19. Wesley EzellDoddridge County

  20. Kim KehrerPleasants County

  21. Robert “Greg” BartlettRESA 6

  22. Jaime FisherRTI Specialist RESA 7

  23. Barbara NullRTI Specialist RESA 2

  24. Susan BeckWVDE

  25. Jim Guyin memoriam

  26. Phyllis VeithAssistant DirectorOffice ofSpecial Programs

  27. Focus on a long-term data driven planning process… shifting from pure emphasis on compliance to dedicating resources to enhance outcomes.

  28. Indicator 13: Secondary Transition Target = 100%

  29. “Making mental connections is our most crucial learning tool, the essence of human intelligence; to forge links; to go beyond the given; to see patterns, relationships, context.” Marilyn Ferguson(1938-), Author, The Brain Revolution and The Aquarian Conspiracy

  30. WVCouncil of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) a division of Council for Exceptional Children

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