Sta te Pe rforma nc e Pla n (SPP) B- 12 E a rly Childhood T ra - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sta te Pe rforma nc e Pla n (SPP) B- 12 E a rly Childhood T ra nsition Nove mbe r 19, 2010 Barb ara Co rb in, E arly On Co o rdinato r Ke nt I nte rme diate Sc ho o l Distric t

B- 12 E a rly Childhood T ra nsition T o e nsur e a smooth and e ffe c tive tr ansition and se amle ss se r vic e ; c hildr e n unde r the age of thr e e who ar e pote ntially e ligible for spe c ial e duc ation se r vic e s, must have an IE P wr itte n on or be for e the c hild’s thir d bir thday.

E a rly Childhood T ra nsition Complianc e Indic ator : T ar ge t = 100% Par t C8 a. T r ansition Planning b. Notific ation to L E A c . T ime ly T r ansition Confe r e nc e Par t B12 E ar ly Childhood T r ansition

B- 12 E a rly Childhood T ra nsition □ 2009/ 2010 star te d assigning unique ide ntifie r c ode s (UIC) □ 2010/ 2011 T he Se pte mbe r CIMS wor kbook gave Ke nt ISD a list of c hildr e n who we r e r e fe r r e d to Par t B (Spe c ial E duc ation) by Par t C Only and did NOT have an IE P by the ir thir d bir thday.

B- 12 E a rly Childhood T ra nsition Afte r a file r e vie w of the 19 c hildr e n, the following “Re asons Not T ime ly” we r e give n: 1. Par e nt r e fusal to c onve ne IE P me e ting or have c hild r e c e ive se r vic e . 2. Move d out of Ke nt ISD 3. Pe r sonne l unavailable to c omple te within the time line .

F inding s will be issue d on De c e mbe r 15, 2010 to L E As not 100% c omplia nt. Corre c tive Ac tion Pla n ne e de d from re side nt distric t.

Possible Root Ca use s for L a te IE P 1. Holiday / Summe r Br e aks 2. Re fe r r e d too c lose to thir d bir thday 3. Inc onsiste nc ie s r e gar ding e ligibility de te r mination

Ac tivitie s/ Propose d Solutions 1. E xamine polic ie s and pr oc e dur e s □ Ide ntify g a ps in se rvic e / c ommunic a tion □ De fine time line s for re fe rra l □ E a rly Childhood T ra nsition Re fe rra l form □ Sta ff in- se rvic e / tra ining 2. Wor kgr oup to r e vie w data to de te r mine patte r ns of ine ligibility for two ye ar olds.

Re sourc e s □ Na tiona l E a rly Childhood T e c hnic a l Assista nc e c e nte r: www.ne c ta c .org □ Mic hig a n De pa rtme nt of E duc a tion: http:/ / www.mic hig a n.g ov/ mde (E a rly Childhood T ra nsition Indic a tor B- 12) □ Ba rba ra Corbin, E ar ly On Coordina tor Ba rba ra Corbin@ke ntisd.org 616- 365- 2384