Exceptional Student Education

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WELCOME
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2009 DOE Information Database Workshop

• Exceptional Student Education

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Changes to Student Data Base
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Exceptional Student Format

• Changes to
• Exceptionality, Other
• IDEA Educational Environment
• Dismissal Date
• New Element
• Gifted Eligibility

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Exceptionality, Other

• Use for exceptionality or related service
• To address concerns about using an exceptionality
  code in instances where the student was not
  determined eligible for a program (such as speech
  impaired) but is receiving speech services

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Exceptional Student, IDEA Educational Environment

• Clarifying language added to stress that codes
  for children ages 3-5 should be used for children
  in preschool programs or kindergarten

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Dismissal Date

• Consistent with IDEA requirements, dismissal date
  should now be used in cases where the parent
  revokes consent for services

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Gifted Eligibility

• Beginning July 1, 2009, districts must identify
  the criteria under which a student was found
  eligible for the gifted program
• For students found eligible before July 1, 2009,
  use Z

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Exceptional Student Program Format

• Changes to
• Exceptional Student Placement Status
• Date of Consent for Evaluation

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Exceptional Student Placement Status

• Amended Code T
• Formerly Temporarily placed
• Now, Transferred and placed
• Code T is used for students transferring from
  one Florida school district to another and
  students who transfer from outside the state.

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Exceptional Student Placement Status

• Code E added for students who are evaluated and
  pending eligibility determination
• Change made in response to district requests

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Date of Consent for Evaluation

• Added note to clarify that all zeroes may be
  reported in cases where consent was received
  prior to July 1, 2008.

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Data Verification Activities
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Data Verification Activities

• E-mail sent to district directors August 29, 2008
  re students identified as TMH or PMH reported as
  receiving a standard diploma
• Districts were asked to submit corrections before
  the last day of state processing.

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Data Verification Activities

• Some corrections were made, but there were still
  approximately 30 TMH/PMH students reported as
  graduating with a standard diploma as of final
  processing

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Data Verification Activities

• E-mail sent to district directors November 24,
  2008 regarding educational environment data
• Districts were asked to submit corrections no
  later than December 2008

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Data Verification Activities

• Following period allowed for corrections
• there were over 1,500 students ages 3-5 who were
  reported using codes for students ages 6-21
• There were over 700 students ages 6-21 reported
  using codes for students ages 3-5

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A Look Ahead

• Changes to educational environment data for
  students ages 3-5 is in the final comment period
• For 2009-10, we will use existing elements and a
  crosswalk, if necessary, if new reporting
  categories go into effect.

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A Look Ahead

• Example of proposed change
• Current Children attending an early childhood
  program that includes 50 percent or more
  nondisabled children at least 80 of time
• Proposed Children attending a regular early
  childhood program at least 10 hours per week and
  receiving the majority of special education and
  related services in the regular early childhood
  program (50 or more nondisabled)

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Reminders

• Enter Time Elements (Time, Total School Week and
  Time with Nondisabled Peers) for all students
  with disabilities.
• These elements are necessary for reporting to the
  U.S. Department of Education

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Contact Information

• Karen Denbroeder
• Senior Educational Program Director
• Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student
  Services
• karen.denbroeder_at_fldoe.org
• 850 245-0475

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Follow Up Question and Answer Session

• Submit Questions to
• dbweias_at_fldoe.org
• Or call
• [phone]