Successful High Schools

Office of Special Education

UPDATESJune 2012

February 8, 2012MAASE From The Director's Desk of OSEWHATs NEW?PublicationsAPR Public Reporting live at: www.michigan.gov/ose-eis Click on first item in OSE Spotlight box: Public ReportingData quality checks sent by CEPI to targeted support accuracy of MSDS EOY submissionDisciplineInitial IEPs and Timely IEPs

23WHATs NEW?PublicationsEarly On public report on MDE website

WebinarsEarly Childhood Special Education Spring 2012 Updates Educational Environments Webinar available at: http://eotta.ccresa.org/index.php

WHATs COMING?PublicationsUpdated Early Childhood Outcomes ManualAvailable summer 2012

MonitoringCIMS Workbook August 15, 20124February 8, 2012MAASE From The Director's Desk of OSEWHATs COMING?Finance Federal Sequestration attachmentMichigan Part C/Early On cited for not monitoring Maintenance of Effort additional information will be forthcomingPreschool Grant Applications due in MEGS+ by July 1

5WHATs COMING?Data CollectionEducational Entity Master (EEM) special education contact list Is your data current?Determinations June 18 - June 20 Using EEM email addressessuperintendent special education contact No mailed copies

6WHATs COMING?Data CollectionMI-CIS no longer available after September 30, 2012If you use MI-CIS for daily management and/or IEPs, request a data export from MI-CIS nowSave any Data Portraits this summer

7WHATs COMING?Data CollectionSpecial education data inquiries Available in January MI School Data Portal for the October 2012 collectionEnhanced functionality to report demographicsNot the traditional Data Portrait format

8WHATs COMING?Data CollectionMSDS End-of-the-Year (EOY) collection and Student Record Maintenance (SRM)EOY and SRM will both close July 2School year program participation and demographic data must be certified by July 2, 2012.

9WHATs COMING?Data CollectionMSDS will re-open for the data quality corrections between July 12 and July 19 upon district request only. requests reviewed and approved/denied by CEPI and MDE.SRM will re-open July 23, 2012 for Graduation and Dropout Appeals only.NO late reporting or corrections after 7/2010WHATs COMING?Data Collection Reporting Initial IEP DataReport all initial evaluations that were completed during the 2011-12 school year during the current MSDS End of Year Collection regardless of when SE programs/services beginNew Characteristic in Fall 2012 MSDS: Timeliness of Part C Transition.

11WHATs COMING?Data Collection Report whether IEP was completed by 3rd birthday or reason the IEP was not completed on time.Report SE Component for All Children Birth 3 Receiving Michigan SE Programs/Services

12WHATs COMING?Data Collection Due in CIMS Workbook on June 30, 2012 B-13 Secondary Transition checklistsBusiness rules for the fall Early On Collection CEPI websiteThe final deadline for Early Childhood Assessments in the MSDS is June 30

13DID YOU KNOW?Kevin Bauer is the new policy specialist for Medicaid School Based Services (SBS) The Annual Conference of the National Alliance for Medicaid in Education (NAME) will be held October 9-12 in Providence, RIconsider sending Medicaid coordinators

14DID YOU KNOW?Quarterly meetings /Medicaid ImplementersIngham ISD;1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m. November 13, 2012March 12, 2012May 21, 2013

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16UPCOMING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESCamp Tuhsemeheta MDE-LIO is hosting two camping sessions for students with visual impairments LIO EventsiPad workshopsEducational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) 17UPDATES & REMINDERSFinanceThe 2012-13 Flowthrough and EOSD Grants MEGS+ due July 1, 2012MEGS+ and Webinar Training (May)powerpoint available: http://www.michigan.gov/mde

18UPDATES & REMINDERSEarly Childhood Outcomes training is still available: http://eotta.ccresa.org/Training.php?Cat=21

From The Directors Desk19From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskCivil Rights Non-Compliance Dearborn was found to be in non-compliance with the civil rights law all instruction and services available to students and parents who do not have English as their primary language. could have implications for other federally funded programs in Michigan

20From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskESEA Eight additional states approved for flexibilityMichigan Sent back to review/reviseGraduationTeacher Evaluations

21From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskThe U.S. Department of Education resource guide on the use of seclusion and restraint in schools.

www.ed.gov/policy/seclusion/restraints-and-seclusion-resources.pdf

22From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskIDEA Part B application proposed changesFederal Register (June 12) 30-day comment period Link to the Federal Register notice: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-12/pdf/2012-14271.pdf Link to the proposal:http://edicsweb.ed.gov pending collectionsnumber 04816 Comments are due July 12.

23From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskCochlear Mapping Federal appellate court ruledcochlear mapping is not a related service decision does not apply nationwide, the federal court is often a bell weather for other federal court decisions. 24From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskHouse Bill 380.1172 ;Personality Tests - Rep. McMillin Repeal and prohibit personality tests from being administered locally Suggested by OSE:DOES NOT INCLUDE ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A DISABILITY OR MAY BE SUSPECTED TO HAVE A DISABILITY AS REQUIRED BY THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT, THE MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND THE MICHIGAN COMPILED LAW.

25From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskHouse Bill 5630 amends sections 1711 and 1751 of the Revised School Coderemove develop the maximum potential of each student with a disability replace with meet the individual needs of each student with a disability.

26From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskUSING NETWORKING TO FIND A JOB

The Michigan Comprehensive Employment Services GrantPrint and web tool kit for persons with disabilities finding a job use of social networking methods.

This document can be downloaded from: https://sites.google.com/site/mimigworkgroup/networking-to-find-a-job

27From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From The Directors DeskU.S. Department of EducationEmail UpdatesDepartment of Education and Secretary Duncan receive breaking news and messages from to the U.S. Choose among 20 topicspress releasesVideosnewsletters www.ed.gov/emailupdates

28From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE From the Directors DeskMonitoring of Timely IEPs Annual review IEPs reported as current as of the June 30, 2012 EOY MSDS submission will be counted as timely.

*NEW* Locals with annual review IEPs not current as of June 30, 2012 will be issued a finding of noncompliance in the December 2012 CIMS Workbook.

29From The Director's Desk of OSEFebruary 8, 2012MAASE WHOs NEW?Welcome Debbie Young!Data AnalystPerformance Reporting

So Long - Long (no pun intended)Best WishesExpecting Grand things (no pun intended)

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