Getting Ready at the Local Level

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Getting Ready at the Local Level

• Preparing for the Service Provider Self-Review

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Background

• The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
• The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  (IDEA 2004, also frequently referred to as the
  Individuals with Disabilities Education
  Improvement Act or IDEIA)

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Background
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Continuous Improvement and Monitoring System

• Is concerned with Educational Benefit
• Regards the child as part of the whole school
• Targets areas of greatest concern

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Why the SPSR?

• To improve student performance
• To ensure compliance
• To inform the Michigan Department of Education
  (MDE) and Intermediate School District (ISD) of
  local district (LEA) and public school academy
  (PSA) needs

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Service Provider Self-Review Part B

• Operational Considerations

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What is the SPSR?

• A team process conducted by each of the local
  education agencies (LEAs) and public school
  academies (PSAs)
• A process through which each LEA and PSA rates
  their performance on KPIs
• A process through which LEAs and PSAs implement
  plans for improvement
• A process that may begin as early as October 31,
  2005 and must be completed by May 1, 2006

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SPSR Framework

• FOUR COMPONENTS
• Information Gathering
• Key Performance Indicator Rating
• Improvement Planning
• Student-Level Corrective Action Planning

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SPSR Components 1. Information Gathering

• Educational Benefit Reviews
• Student Record Reviews
• IEP Implementation Reviews
• Surveys

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Educational Benefit Reviews

• Used to determine if the Individual Education
  Program (IEP) was reasonably calculated to ensure
  educational benefit
• Used to look at how and how well the IEP Team
  made its decisions

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Student Record Reviews

• To collect information for the rating of district
  performance on KPIs
• To assess the quality of IEP development
• To ensure compliance with the IDEA and Michigans
  Rules and Regulations

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IEP Implementation Review

• Includes the review of educational documents and
  interviews with general and special education
  staff members
• Purpose is to determine if educational programs,
  instructional strategies, supplementary aids and
  services, and transition services (prescribed in
  a students IEP) have been consistently
  implemented

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Surveys

• Parents
• Special Education Teachers and Providers
• General Education Teachers
• Administrators

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SPSR Probe Question Analysis

• The next step after Information Gathering
• Involves a multidisciplinary stakeholder team,
  called the SPSR team.
• Determine the districts performance
• Identify strengths and weaknesses

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SPSR Components 2. Key Performance Indicator
Rating

• Analyze Data to Answer the Questions
• Utilize the Performance Rubric
• Rate District Performance for Each KPI

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Key Performance Indicators
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Michigans Key Performance Indicators Primary
Beliefs

• There is one set of curricular standards
• There is one set of behavioral expectations
• Effective schools use effective practices
• Learning differences are individual

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Michigans KPIs

• Child Find
• Positive Behavior Support
• Student Assistance Teams
• Family Participation

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Michigans KPIs (cont.)

• Curriculum
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Participation in the State General Assessment
• Preparation and Planning for Adult Life

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Michigans KPIs (cont.)

• IEP Development, Implementation, and Timelines
• Peer Reviewed Research and Instructional
  Practices
• Highly Qualified Personnel
• Data Use

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SPSR Components 3. Improvement Planning

• Develop improvement plan
• Verify for completeness
• Monitor for effectiveness

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SPSR Components 4. Student Level Corrective
Action Plans

• Develop Student Level Corrective Action Plans
• Verify for completeness
• Monitor for implementation

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Evidence of Corrective Action

• Written Documentation
• Statements of Direct Actions
• Statements of Direct Observations
• Clear Evidence of Correction

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SLCAP Timelines

• 30 Calendar Days FAPE Issues
• 1 Year For all other issues
• No Corrective Action

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SPSR System Diagram
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Local Support from the MDE

• Technical assistance and training
• Electronic Workbook
• SPSR Implementation Grant

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Progressive Interventions

• Level One District allocates additional time and
  resources
• Level Two SEA directs expenditure of IDEA Part B
  funds
• Level Three SEA withholds all or part of IDEA
  Part B funds

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SPSR Conclusions

• This is a process required by IDEA
• The process is moving away from paper and moving
  toward local people
• Local implementation begins in the 2005-2006
  school year
• ISD monitors will assist districts with
  facilitation, technical assistance, and training

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Considerations for Local Administrators

• Sample Selections, Teams, and FERPA

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Sample Selection

• Educational Benefit Review
• Student Record Review
• Individualized Education Program (IEP)
  Implementation

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Thinking About People and Teams

• Who would be best suited to sit on your
  over-arching multidisciplinary SPSR team?
• Who would be best suited to help with each of the
  information gathering steps?
• Who would be most prepared and interested in
  addressing each individual KPI?
• Who will be assigned credentials and enter
  information into your districts electronic
  workbook?

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Thinking About Personnel Requirements

• Apply for the SPSR Implementation Grant, if
  needed
• Look at the Grants worksheet for an estimated
  guidance regarding time allocations
• Arrange for subs, if needed
• Confidentiality must be a key consideration in
  determining personnel and parents who will be a
  part of this process

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FERPA Considerations and the SPSR

• Personally identifiable information
  includes, but is not limited to
• The students name
• The name of the students parent or other family
  member
• The address of the student or students family
• A personal identifier, such as the students
  social security number or student number
• A list of personal characteristics that would
  make the students identity easily traceable or
• Other information that would make the students
  identity easily traceable.

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For More Information, Contact . . .

• Kathy Barker at 517.373.7169
• CIMS Web site www.cenmi.org/CIMS
• Your ISD monitor