District Developed Service Delivery Plans

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District Developed Service Delivery Plans

• February 2009

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Overall Plan

• All districts
• September 2009
• Within the CSIP
• Examples
• Suggested text
• Assurances

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Requirements

• Five questions assurances
• Delivery system development
• Organization and provision of services
• Teacher caseload determination and monitoring
• Resolution of special education teacher caseload
  concerns
• Targets in the SYPP/Delivery system effectiveness
  evaluation

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Question 1

• What process was used to develop the delivery
  system for eligible individuals?
• Suggested text The delivery system was developed
  in accordance with Iowa Administrative Code rule
  41.408(2)c. The group of individuals who
  developed the system included parents of eligible
  individuals, special education teachers and
  general education teachers, administrators, and
  at least one representative of the AEA.

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Question 2

• How will services be organized and provided to
  eligible individuals?
• Not Level I, II, III
• Continuum examples

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Question 3

• How will caseloads of special education teachers
  be determined and regularly monitored?
• Caseload examples
• Written descriptions
• Monitoring

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Question 4

• What procedures will a special education teacher
  use to resolve caseload concerns?
• Caseload resolution examples
• Who is responsible
• Timelines
• Adjusted Caseload status

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Question 5

• How will the delivery system for eligible
  individuals meet the targets identified in the
  states performance plan and the LEA
  determination as assigned by the state? What
  process will be used to evaluate the
  effectiveness of the delivery system for eligible
  individuals?

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Assurances Service Delivery

• 1. Ages 3-21
• 2. SDI and related activities through
• 3. Full continuum
• Cooperative efforts of special and general
  education teachers in the general education
  classroom and/or
• On a limited basis by a special education
  teacher and/or
• Consultation with a general education teacher
• 4 Provision of accommodations and modifications
  to the general education environment and program,
  including ages 3-5

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AssurancesProcess requirements

• School board approval of plan development
• Development of plan by a group, including
• Parents of eligible individuals
• Special and general education teachers
• Administrators
• AEA representative

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Process requirements

• Plan available for public comment
• AEA Special Education Director will verify that
  the plan is in compliance
• Approval by the school board
• Final plan must be available to the public

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Plan review

• In connection with 5 year accreditation cycle
• In conjunction with any determination by the state

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Timelines

• TA Documents
• January 30, 2009
• Plan development
• In place Sept 15, 2009
• Enter information online
• June 1-Sept 15, 2009