Significant Disproportionality and CEIS
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Significant Disproportionalityand CEIS
Special Education Directors’ MeetingSeptember 2010
Dr. Lanai JenningsCoordinator, Office of Special Programs
What is Significant Disproportionality
States must annually collect and examine data to determine if Significant Disproportionality is occurring based on race or ethnicity.
Authority: Section 618(d) of the IDEA and the implementing regulations in 34 CFR §300.646
What is Significant Disproportionality
Data analyses by race/ethnicity must include the following: identification of children as children with disabilities; identification of children as children with a particular
disability; placement of children with disabilities in particular
educational settings; and the incidence, duration, and type of disciplinary
actions, including suspensions and expulsions.
What is Significant Disproportionality
Statistical results stand alone A review to determine whether the significant disproportionality is the result of inappropriate identification is not applicable
SEA must require any LEA identified as having significant disproportionality in any of the four above-mentioned analysis categories to reserve the maximum amount of funds for comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS).
15% of IDEA funds
Defining “Significant Disproportionality”
States have the authority to define for LEAs
State determines
criteriafor what level of
disproportionality is significant
How does WV defineSignificant Disproportionality
1. Cell size = 202. Relative Risk Ratios (RRR)
must be greater than or equal to 3.0
3. Placement and identification are examined
4. Discipline: type, duration, and incidence
5. Consecutive year provision
Revised proceduresdefined in
Director’s Memoissued on 12/11/2009
Additional OSP Business Rules
• No rounding occurs for the resultant RRR. – a RRR of 2.9999 does not trigger consequences for
the district• When fewer than 20 students in a single
minority group are identified as having a disability, placement in an LRE, or assigned OSS, ISS, or total removals, the RRR is not required to be calculated– However, OSP may choose to do so to report to
districts for tracking purposes.
SIGNIFICANT DISPROPORTIONALITY IS NOT
SPP/APR INDICATORS 4B, 9, OR 10
Side-by-Side ComparisonSignificant Disproportionality Indicator 4B
Relative Risk Ratio calculation is used for ISS, OSS, and total removals and must equal or exceed 3.0
Relative difference calculation addresses long term OSS only
Significant disproportionality triggered by just a numerical examination of data
More than just an examination of numerical information is necessary.
Use monitoring data, review of policies, procedures, and practices etc. to determine if significant discrepancy results from inappropriate identification
Two consecutive years of data are considered
One year of data is considered
15% set aside is required Fiscal set aside is not required
Side-by-Side ComparisonSignificant Disproportionality Indicators 9 and 10
Data source and RRR calculation is the same for Indicators 9 and 10However, RRR Criterion is higher = 3.0
RRR Criterion = 2.0Includes an additional test of statistical significance criterion
Significant disproportionality triggered by just a numerical examination of data
More than just an examination of numerical information is necessaryUse monitoring data, review of policies, procedures, and practices etc. to determine if significant discrepancy results from inappropriate identification
Two consecutive years of data are considered One year of data is considered
15% set aside is required Fiscal set aside is not required
Considers only disproportionality of minority categoriesRRR of 3.0 or higher are not considered for white subgroup
White subgroup is included
Analysis based on just overidentification All SWDs and six categories are included
Analysis includes both over- and under-identification of the All SWDs and six categories are included
Has Significant Disproportionality been identified in your district?
OSPSignificant
Disproportionalityand
CEIS Resources
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/SignificantDisproportionality-CEIS.html
What happenswhen significant
disproportionalityis identified?
Require LEAs touse 15% of Part B funds
for CoordinatedEarly Intervening Services
(CEIS)
…particularly, but not exclusively, for children in those groups significantly over identified.
For Determinations of Significant Disproportionality
States must:
What are Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)?
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/CEIS_Memo08-09.pdf
CEIS
• Services provided through IDEA funding for at-risk students who do not receive special education services
• K-12• Direct academic or behavioral interventions• Professional development
For Determinations ofSignificant Disproportionality
LEA must:
Publicly reporton the revision of
policies,practices,
and procedures
Reporting RequirementsCEIS is a new 618 report
Two required reporting mechanisms:
1. LEA Application CEIS program description Total number of students who received CEIS during the school
year Total number of students who received CEIS in prior school years
and who later qualified for special education and/or related services
2. WVEISweb Intervention Screens Identifies students by WVEIS number Specify only students who received CEIS during the prior school
year
Click Yes here(Default setting is No)
Why is Significant Disproportionality Important?
• More likely to be assigned to segregated classrooms or placements
• More likely to be assigned long term suspensions
• Have limited access to inclusive and general educational environments
• Experience higher dropout rates and low academic performance
• Often exposed to substandard and less rigorous curricula
• May be missclassified or inappropriately labeled
Minority students
Why is SignificantDisproportionality Important?
• May receive services that do not meet their needs; and
• Are less likely than their white counterparts to return to general education classrooms.
Minority students
• Are more likely to become dropouts or receive a certificate of attendance and/or experience– High unemployment rates– Lack of preparation for the workforce– Difficulty in gaining access to
postsecondary education
Why is SignificantDisproportionality Important?
Minority students
Other factors that may contribute to Significant Disproportionality:
• Language• Intrinsic deficits
Child poverty & associatedrisk factors
• Assumptions about intelligence• Wait-to-fail model• Research to practice gap