Office of Special Education

UPDATES

December 2011

WHAT’S NEW?Maintenance of Effort and Coordinated Early Intervening Services

Updated state and district level data for Part B and Table 8 can be found at National Data Accountability Center https://www.ideadata.org/PartBMaintenance.asp

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WHAT’S NEW?Final data notes document for Table 8

data collection can be found at http://www.ideadata.org/PartBData.asp

Questions can be directed to Danielle Crain – DanielleCrain@westat.com

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WHAT’S NEW?Publications

Guidance documents Requirements for MARSE Part 10 –

Stakeholder group meeting will be in early December

Federal Regulation and MARSE side by side document is being revised

WHAT’S COMING?Monitoring

December CIMS Workbook

December 15, 2011 - Workbook launches

January 15, 2012 – Reports acknowledged

February 1, 2012 – Corrective Action Plans due

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WHAT’S COMING?Monitoring

Training OpportunitiesDecember 12, 2011 at 1:30

“December Workbook Preview” webinar

View training materials at www.cims.cenmi.org

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WHAT’S COMING?Are you new to Medicaid?

MAER Medicaid Allowable Expenditure

Report

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WHAT’S COMING?Medicaid – finance report

MAER process will change after December 31, 2011

MAER report forms were mailed October 31 for you to begin working on them now and avoid the last minute December rush

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WHAT’s COMING?Data Collection

Initial IEPsDate of Parental Consent must be submitted

in MSDS during the reporting period

If parental consent to evaluate is received by February 8 must be reported in spring MSDS collection

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UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

For an ISD MARSE presentation, contact Linda Van Horn-Price

Policy Unit (517) 373-1696

Medicaid SBS Implementers Meetings from 1:00-3:00 at Ingham ISD scheduled for – January 10, 2012 and March 13, 2012

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HOT TOPICSComments to OSERS due December 12

Regulations that amend the requirement to obtain parental consent prior to billing Medicaid

National Alliance for Medicaid in Education has drafted four templates that can be used to write comments sent out on listserv

Find information at http://medicaidforeducation.org/

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UPDATES & REMINDERSProgram Finance - Federal

2009-10 ARRA Final Narrative Reports Due in MEGS on November 29

2009-10 ARRA IFER3 and IFER4 Due November 15 and November 29

2009-10 Flowthrough IFER2 currently 11 9 ISDs have not submitted their IFER2 – due August 29, 2011

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UPDATES & REMINDERSFinance Continued

2010-11 Flowthrough IFER1 24 14 ISDs & state agencies need to submit IFER1 – Due August 29

2011-12 Flowthrough Grant – If returned for amendments – must be completed before the grant can be approved

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UPDATES & REMINDERSISDs must get all information submitted immediately

Questions: Linda Domine at DomineL@michigan.gov

or (517) 373-6309

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Early Childhood Special Education (IDEA Part B, Section 619)

What’s Coming? In mid-December updated Early

Childhood Outcomes Manual will be on the website and can be found at http://eotta.ccresa.org/ and/or www.michigan.gov/ecse

Data collection for Early Childhood Outcomes is ongoing and can be entered in MSDS at any time

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Early Childhood Special Education (IDEA Part B, Section 619)

Upcoming Learning Opportunities

All day training opportunity for Early Childhood Outcomes on January 25, 2012 at Dearborn Hyatt

Register at http://eotta.ccresa.org/

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Early On (IDEA Part C)What’s Coming?

Part C Regulations required new policies for Early On

In January Part C application for funds

will be out for public review

Early On data collection will be due for December 1 count in MiCIS

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From The Director’s Desk

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From The Director’s DeskProposed Changes to SPP IndicatorsDisproportionate Representation

Underrepresentation may be deletedSPP 9 & 10 could be collapsed

Proficiency rate for assessment Remove one year requirement

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From The Director’s DeskState School Reform/Redesign Office

(SRO) and the Education Achievement Authority (EAA)2011-12 School year38 DPS schoolsMay consider additional schools from

other LEAs

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From The Director’s DeskCritical Shortage Legislation

Final language writtenLegislator will sponsor

Hopeful for “After Holiday Recess” action

Cyber SchoolsFunding Challenges Stakeholders Meeting

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From The Director’s DeskCombined Count

Data available for review by late December

Data Collection Early On; Fall 2012

MSDSData Portraits, Public Reporting – 2013

MI School Data Portal25

From The Director’s DeskData Management Systems

MiCIS Discontinued – Fall 2012Unanswered Questions

Availability of historical data EIEPs for Monitoring of Goals and Objectives

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From The Director’s DeskLow Incidence Outreach (LIO) relocated to Lansing

702 W. Kalamazoo StreetLansing, MI 48933

Main Number 517-373-2887

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From The Director’s DeskMichigan School for the Deaf120 students

65 students are “day students” 55 students are residential students

Administrative ChangesDepartmental ManagerPrincipalEducational Consultant

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OSEP

Continuous Improvement Visit (CIV)

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From The Director’s Desk

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PART C

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From The Director’s Desk

Veni, vidi, vici.

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From The Director’s Desk

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From The Director’s DeskPreliminary Notes

Michigan was well preparedSubmitted materials that were

comprehensive and complete; 3,300 pages

Organization was phenomenalWhile the Director promised “no

snow”; there was noncompliance

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From The Director’s DeskData

EDFacts Determinations SPP/APR

Finance Maintenance of Efforts Excess Costs Program Fiscal Review

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From The Director’s DeskMonitoring

Focused Monitoring CIMS Cyclical & Implementation of IEP

Monitoring SLCAPS – Prong 2

Complaints & Due Process Due Process Complaint Forms

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FOCUS ON RESULTS

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CAPACITY/ CONTEXTIMPACT

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During the 2009–2010 school year, Michigan students with IEPs lost

days of instruction due to suspensions and expulsions.

226,837

In 2010, black students with IEPs ages 3 to 21 comprised 20% of all students with IEPs.

Yet nearly 50% of the students with IEPs ages 3 to 21 with disciplinary removals greater than 10 days are black.

SMART Topic

SpecificMeasurableAccountableRealisticTimely

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