Improving Learning for Students with Disabilities

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Improving Learning for Students with Disabilities

• OSPI/WASA Special Education Workshop for
  Administrators
• August 5, 2002

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Basic Education Act
to provide students with the opportunity to
become responsible citizens, to contribute to
their own economic well-being, and to that of
their families and communities, and to enjoy
productive and satisfying lives. - Basic
Education Act (Goal)
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Frustration
Cynicism Anger Alienation
No Joy No Hope Failure
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Washington State Improvement Plan

• Result of 1997 IDEA Reauthorization
• State planning December 13, 1999-January 11, 2000
• Stakeholders
• ESDs
• LEAs
• IHE
• State Agencies
• Parents
• Governors Office

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Building a High Performance Education System

Parental involvement
Conditions
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State Improvement Plan (SIP) Goals

• To improve the academic performance of students
  receiving special education services.
• To improve the post-school performance of
  students receiving special education services.
• To ensure that eligible special education
  students receive a free appropriate public
  education.

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SIP Goals (cont.)

• To enhance pre-service preparation opportunities
  for all personnel.
• To enhance in-service preparation activities.
• To retain and enhance skills of existing special
  education personnel.

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State Improvement Grant (SIG)

• 1,088,288.00 per year for 5 years
• Required state match through state discretionary
  activities
• 75 dedicated to staff preparation and training
  connected with IHE
• 40,000 to State Parent Training and Information
  Center (Parents Are Vital to EducationPAVE)
• Remainder to LEAs

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CIP Activities

• Goal 1To improve academic performance of
  students receiving special education services.
• Identify demonstration sites/programs
• (Birth 21) to
• Create a network for struggling schools
• Support pre-service activities
• Disseminate promising practices
• Based on Nine Characteristics of High Performing
  Schools Research

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CIP Activities (cont.)

• Goal 2To improve the post-school performance of
  students receiving special education services.
• Provide training in system change using the STEPS
  model-Sequenced Transition from Education to
  Post-School Settings
• Identify county community councils in all
  counties
• Funds will support trainings
• Mini grants to support councils after trainings

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CIP Activities (cont.)

• Goal 3To ensure that eligible special education
  students receive a free appropriate public
  education.
• Use data collected to drive personnel preparation
  and parent training activities
• Monitoring Findings
• Due Process Results
• Citizens Complaints Decisions
• Mediation Topics

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CIP Activities (cont.)

• Goal 4To enhance pre-service preparation
  opportunities for all personnel.
• Support IHE alignment of curriculum to new
  endorsement standards
• Staff support to make changes
• Forgivable loans
• On-line academies
• Stipends

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CIP Activities (cont.)

• Goal 5To enhance in-service preparation
  activities.
• Training Clearinghouse
• 1-800-836-0305
• www.washingtonpave.org
• Training materials catalog

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CIP Activities (cont.)

• Goal 6To retain and enhance skills of existing
  special education personnel.
• Special Education Mentorship Projects
• Training support
• Stipends for mentors
• Cadet Teachers

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Management Structure
 
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CIP Regional Coordinators

• Sandy Tossini (Region 1 ESDs 114, 121, 189)
• Jim Ayers (Region 2 ESDs 105, 112, 113)
• Jan Harlow (Region 3 ESDs 101, 123, 171)
• Start August 1, 2002

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CIP Regional Coordinators Positions (cont.)

• Responsibilities
• Validation of demonstration site applications
• Assess status of current secondary transition
  community councils
• Provide technical assistance in STEPS process
  to local community councils
• Link with IHEs to ensure connections with
  demonstration sites

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CIP Regional Coordinators Positions (cont.)

• Link with ESDs to assess and facilitate
  implementation of local school reform activities
  in relationship to CIP
• Liaisons to state needs projects
• Data collection on local activities pertaining to
  CIP
• Work with CIP evaluators to interpret data
  collected
• Link with WEA to support mentors

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• Lou Colwell
• State Improvement Plan/Grant Coordinator
• [phone]
• lcolwell_at_ospi.wednet.edu

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