Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services

December 10, 2012

Jan BretonDirector of Special Services

Maine Department of Education

• Times are challenging• Many forces are impacting• Children with more significant disabilities• Fiscal constraints• Educator effectiveness requirements• Standards based diplomas

• Times are changing• Focus on results for children with disabilities• Focus on TA and PD• Using SPP as management tool• General supervision system (team)

• Redesign GSS (next slide)• Presence in schools

General Supervision System

State Performance

Plan

Policies, Procedures, and

Effective Implementation

Data on Processes and

Results

Targeted Technical

Assistance & Professional Development

Effective Dispute

Resolution

Integrated Monitoring Activities

Improvement, Correction,

Incentives & Sanctions

Fiscal Management

Personnel

• Office of the Director• Jan Breton (new)• Kara Farwell

• Monitoring and Support – Public Schools• Roberta Lucas (new)• Vacant – SPP/APR Coordinator • Vacant – Education Specialist II

• Compliance Coordinator• Susan Corrente (new)

Personnel

• Monitoring and Support – Low Incidence• Nancy Connolly• Nancy Drake (new)• Misty Favreau (new)• Denise Towers

• Due Process• Pauline Lamontagne• Jon Braff• Susan Parks• Cindy Bernstein (new)• Pat Neumeyer

Personnel (cont.)

Data•Vacant (new)•Sheryl Banden

SPDG•Debrajean Scheibel•Debbie Violette

Early Childhood•Janine Blatt

Sequestration

• IDEA school age Part B • FY13 allocation $54,641,461• 9.2% cut = $4,763,932

• IDEA preschool Part B• FY13 allocation $2,464,993• 9.2% cut = $224,692

• Latest estimate – 8.3%• Impact different on forward funded• Congress must act to prevent

OSEP Determination

• Needs Intervention Appealed

• Goal – Get Maine to Meets Requirements

• 4 Target Indicators• B11- 5 of children determined eligible within

45/60 days• B12-% of children with IEP by 3rd birthday• B13- post secondary transition• B15-corrected non-compliance within one year

• SPP Coordinator

OSEP Determination

• Indicator Teams• Using SPP/APR as a management tool• “Effective Instruction Model”• Teach• Formative Assessments• Reteach• Eventually summative assessment• Highly integrated with SPDG

• Professional development tied to monitoring cycle

Results Driven Accountability

• Possible OSEP parameters• focus on results based on feedback from states• will still need to monitor certain compliance indicators• using existing data from state assessments• no ranking of states • of course – pass down• gap in proficiency between students with and without

disabilities • gap between actual and target proficiency• improvement in proficiency• participation rates

Fiscal Monitoring

• Part of school monitoring• High risk monitoring--entire state as part of

consolidated system• Fiscal monitoring of SAUs in 1/6 cycle

Monitoring 12-13

• AOS #62 (Madawaska/Grand Isle)

• AOS #77 (Calais)• AOS #97 (Fayette/Winthrop)• Brunswick School Dept.• Carrabassett Valley School

Dept.• Gorham School Dept.• Islesboro School Dept.• Maine Indian Education• MSAD #4 (Guilford)• MSAD #12 (Jackman)

• MSAD #23 (Carmel)• MSAD #24 (Van Buren)• MSAD #33 (Frenchville)• MSAD #37 (Harrington)• RSU #20 (Searsport)• RSU #24 (Ellsworth)• RSU #40 (Waldoboro)• RSU #50 (Dyer Brook)• RSU #78 (Rangeley) • Union #103/Moosabec CSD• CDS

Monitoring and Support

• Special Purpose Private Schools• Charter Schools• State Schools• Baxter, MSSM, Corrections

• Regional Programs

Blind & Visually Impaired

• DBVI• Catholic Charities of Maine• Quality Assurance Team• Cindy Bernstein• Contact if children are unserved. • Cynthia.bernstein@maine.gov• (207) 624-6645

State Personnel Development Grant

• Post-secondary transition (more later)• Common Core/Standards-based

• RSU #2 (Hallowell/Farmingdale)• RSU #15 (Gray/New Gloucester)• Westbrook School Department

• Highly qualified staff• TVI

• Collaborate with UMASS and Umaine (still in development)

Post Secondary Transition

• Collaboration among monitoring, TA/PD, SPDG• NSSTAC (National Secondary Transition

Technical Assistance Center)• Trained SPDG Team November 14-15• 5 cohort trainings January – May• Designed to coincide with monitoring cycles• Application for intensive technical assistance

• Highly qualified staff (cont).• Autism

• Dr. Cathy Pratt• Regional Autism Teacher Leaders:

• CDS Two Rivers• CDS Opportunities• AOS #94 (Harmony/Dexter)• Augusta Public Schools• Governor Baxter School for the Deaf• MSAD #20 (Fort Fairfield)• MSAD #49 (Fairfield)• MSAD #60 (North Berwick)

• MSAD #75 (Topsham)

• RSU #10 (Dixfield)

• RSU #19 (Newport)

• RSU #20 (Searsport)

• RSU #25 (Bucksport)

• RSU #26 (Glenburn)

• RSU #38 (Readfield)

• RSU #50 (Dyer Brook)

Legislation

Chapter 101 proposed revisions• Changes all references to CDS regional site

boards, which no longer exist• Add Part C language regarding evaluation and

assessment, transition to a new IEP, qualified personnel for nutrition and vision services, and policies related to insurance

• Clarifies responsibility for FAPE at Gov. Baxter School, EUT, MSSM, and charters

Proposed Chapter 101 revisions continued

• Revise change in eligibility (section VII)• Revise FAPE choice provision• Revise “highly qualified” chart (Section X)• Add references to the common Core• Modify case management and caseload language• Add assistive technology professional and BCBA• Refine dispute resolution section to be more

reader friendly

ICC - SAP

Interagency Coordinating CouncilState Advisory Panel

Miscellaneous Other

Are we ready?• Standards-based• Teacher effectiveness• ESEA waiver• School choice