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WELCOME! Agen genda a 6: 6:30p 30pm t to 7:30 30pm 1. 1. Lau aura a Lorenz nzen, , Director of Student Support at Two Rivers Public Charter School  Student Led IEPs 2. 2. Jeremian Islar ar & Elija jah Lee-”Who I o I am” video  Experience as DC students 3. 3. An Angel gela S a Spinella- Second ndary T Transition P PD D Sp Specialist a at OSSE SSE  Transition Planning for Middle Schools – New Policy  Technical Assistance visits at schools  Community of Practice  Data share re: Graduation Rates for Students with Disabilities 4. SAPSE Recom omme mendation ons

LAUREN LORENZEN Professional with over 20 years experience serving children, adolescents, and families in school and community-based settings. Student Led IEP • ”The Best Me I Can Be” • SLIEP Professional Learning Community • Trainings to support implementation • Educator and family-focused disability • awareness film modules

DEFINING THE STUDENT-LED IEP

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT Par arent ents c can: an: Talk lk t to t o the heir c chi hild ld a abou out his/her r disa sabil ilit ity Sha hare t the heir o own IE IEP prepar parat atio ion experi riences Help s p stude dents u s underst stan and d and an d navi vigate t the he IE IEP p proc ocess St Stude dent-led I d IEP a P activ ivit itie ies e s enhance c commu munic icat atio ion b between par parents an and d st stude dents ab about in indi dividualized g goal als

VIDEO RESOURCES FOR STUDENT- LED IEPS The he Be Best st Me Me I I Can Be Be Get S Started N Now: T : Talk lking A About D Disabi bili lities Le Let’s T s Talk A Abou bout It It: : A Fami mily Perspec pecti tive http ttp:// ://dc dc- trans ansit itio ion_ n_guide ide.fram ameweld.co com/pag age/o sse_selfd lfdeterm rmination on_f _film lm_s _seri ries 6

SECONDARY T TRANSITION ON WEBSI SITE

WHO I AM VIDEO This v vid ideo was as an an in initia iative of t the Of Offic ice of the Stat ate Superintendent of Educatio ion, Di Division of Elem ementary, Sec Secondary, and d Sp Spec ecialized Edu ducation in in par artnership wit ith the DC Voic ices of Chan ange Peer N Network. This s vid ideo was as a a youth-to-youth made de video eo. T The y youth l leader ders made de this is video o to rais aise d dis isabil ility awar areness t through their own personal al stories. T The vid ideo was as driv iven b by y the youth le lead aders an and they developed the in intervie iew questions an and the overal all v vis ision for the vid ideo. As you wat atch this is short vid ideo, think ab about h how it it mak akes you feel an and h how it it can an help rais aise awareness ss for disability ty a awarene ness. ss. Student Perspectives f from om SchoolT lTalk lk, I , Inc.  Jeremiah Islar , youth leader  Elijah Lee , youth leader 8

ANGE GELA S SPINELLA- SECO CONDAR ARY T Y TRAN ANSITI TION P PD SPECIAL ECIALIS IST -Technic ical al A Assist sistance v visit its a s at sc schools -How is is it it g goin ing? -Commu mmunit ity o of Prac actic ice -Wan ant t to jo join in? -Dat ata sh shar are re: G Gradu duat atio ion R Rates f s for S Stude dents w s with Disab abil ilit itie ies s

TRANSITION PLANNING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DC Co C Code § 38-2614. Specia ial e educat ation. On N Nov. v. 18, 2014, D DC Counc ncil passe ssed th the En Enhanc nced Special l Ed Educ ucation Ser Services Ame mendment A Act of 2 2014. On One of the components of this is Ac Act addresse sses s the ag age at at which secondar ary t tran ansition plan annin ing is is to be init itiat ated for stud student nts with disab abili litie ies recei eiving s g services es under der t the I e Indi dividu duals with Disa sabilities Ed Educ ucation A n Act t (IDEA) EA). Accordi ding g to D DC Code de, “begi eginning July 1, 2016, or upon fundi ding, g, w whichever er occurs lat later, t the f first IEP P in in effect af after a a chil ild wit ith a a disabil ilit ity reac aches 14 years of ag age s shal all in include t tran ansit ition as assessments an and services.” 10

TRANSITION PLANNING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OSSE fully y supports lowering ng t the age by which t trans nsition on planni nning ng must b be ini nitiated to 14 14. OSSE w E wants to ensure tha hat thi his s significant c cha hange is f fully resourced, a and tha hat a all LEAs a are fully prepared befor ore the r requirement goe oes into e o effect c city-wi wide. As such, t , the age by y which transition planning mu must b be initiated a at the District-wide le level l will ll re remain a at t 16 6 for th r the 20 2016-17 s school y year. Dur During s school y year ‘16-’17, OSSE wi will be e en engagi gaging wi with s stak akeh eholders in an an an anal alysis of the e additional resources n needed to o suppor ort s school ools, s , students, and families in or order to o effectively implement requirements of of the law beginning in the 2 2017-18 s school y year. 11

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS Du Due t e to t the c e changes f for the a e age o e of t transition pl planning, O OSSE is pr providing tec echnical assistance t to L o Loca ocal E Education A Agencies (L (LEAs) w who ho are affected by t thi his cha change f for or ne next s school y year. OSSE’s T Teaching and nd L Learni ning ng and nd A Accountability y Performance a and nd M Mana nagement nt teams h have c collaborated d to p provide de technical assistance t to m middl ddle s schools. OSSE SSE wil ill b be v vis isiting al all L LEAs As w wit ith tran ansitio ion ag age youth t to p provid ide technical as assistance and nd s sup upport for tr trans nsition p plann nning f for y youth uth ages 1 14+. This initiative w will beg egin this s spr pring a and continue t e through the en e end of this school y yea ear. OSSE SSE w wil ill al also be provid idin ing p professional al d development t train ainings for m mid iddle s school L LEAs As to a att ttend t to l learn n about secondary y tr trans nsition p plans ns. 12

SECONDARY TRANSITION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE Mission: T : The DC Secon ondary T Tran ansition C Community of Prac actice suppor orts D DC youth w with d disab abili lities a as they transition i into a a self elf-directed life. We a are a a c city-wide, e, c cross s section o of stakeholder ers w who c come t e toget ether to strengthen our i individual a al and c colle llective a abili lity for a action. Current w workgroups ps:  Middle School Transition  Goal: Develop resources for schools and parents around secondary transition planning for middle school students  Parent engagement  Goal: Increasing parent engagement in the child’s IEP process and secondary transition process.  Advocacy  Goal: Ensure that there is a full array of special education services offered by alternative and adult schools who serve over age and under credited students.  Meaningful Community Integration  Increase opportunities for youth to have paid work experiences year-round in the 5 high-demand industries (Business and Information technology, Construction, Healthcare, Hospitality, Security and Law) 13

DC 2016 FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED COHORT GRADUATION RATES  Under der this is calc alculat ation, a ‘cohort’ of stud student nts entering ng sc school l as s first st-tim ime 9 th gr graders in 2012-13 and who g gradu duated i d in 2016.  Does not include students with disabilities who received a certificate of IEP completion. Ov Overal all l grad aduation rat ate for al all l students is is 69.2%. The grad aduat ation rat ates for s students wit ith disab abili lities is 49.5%.  Increase from previous year’s reported graduation rates (see below). FFY 2 2015 graduat atio ion rate for students with d disab abilities was 4 42.94%. %. 14