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Improving Special Education Services (ISES) & State Performance and Personnel Development Plan (SPPDP)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 2004, made changes to how the state education agency measures and reports outcomes to the United States Department of Education (ED). The State Performance Plan (SPP) describes how the state will meet these new requirements. The SPP, a six-year plan for special education, is approved by the State Board of Education and is updated annually through the Annual Performance Report (APR).

All state level planning in special education needs to be tied to the SPP. Specifically the SPDG requires alignment to the SPP and the State Plan for No Child Left Behind. By way of example, States applying for competitively awarded SPDG funds are required to address needs identified through the SPP and the APR process.

Previously CDE has relied on several diverse planning groups to address such things as personnel development, monitoring and accountability, and fiscal management. It became apparent that all of these groups should become part of a unified planning process guided by the SPP. In January of 2007, CDE, along with the required partners reconstituted the scope and function of the Partnership Committee on Special Education (PCSE) and the Key Performance Indicator Stakeholder Committee (KPISC).

The California Department of Education combined the members of the two former planning groups and created the Improving Special Education Services (ISES): Through Planning, Personnel Development, and Performance Reporting Group. The ISES group meets two times per year.

Please see related links below to access meeting agenda’s, Work Group descriptions and recommendations, support documents and meeting evaluations.

ISES Stakeholder Membership List 2011-2012 adobe pdf (49kb) | HTML

 

2011 ISES Meeting

December 2011

ISES Meeting Agenda

ISES Meeting Materials

Background Materials

Annoucnements

ISES Discussion Groups

Compliance Issues Discussion Group

Performance Data Discussion Group

Consumer Feedback Discussion Group

ISES Work Group Recommendations

 

June 2011

ISES Meeting Agenda

ISES Meeting Materials

California's Verification Visit by the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
The OSEP is responsible for ensuring that states meet their general supervision responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/osepltr022011.asp

ISES Work Groups

ISES Work Group Recommendations

 

 

Archive

2010 ISES Meeting

November 2010

ISES Meeting Agenda

ISES Meeting Materials

ISES Work Group

 

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Work Group

Reading Assignment

  • Signs of an Inclusive School: A Parent’s Perspective on the Meaning and Value of Authentic Inclusion pdf (352kb)
    Summary of the article:  Although increasing numbers of schools say they are adopting inclusive models of service delivery, many students with significant disabilities continue to experience segregation and isolation in school settings. This article, written from a parent’s perspective, highlights a series of questions that school leadership, educators, and families can ask to determine whether their schools offer authentically inclusive experiences. Strategies and ideas to assist schools in creating and strengthening inclusive educational opportunities for all students are included in the article.

Due Process Work Group

Reading Assignment

  • Guide to Understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings pdf
    The "Guide to Understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings" is a comprehensive guide to understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings at the Office of Administrative Hearings. The User Guide contains answers to frequently asked questions about the hearing process to help parents and other parties better understand California's special education dispute resolution system. For the purposes of our discussion, it may be beneficial to review Part 3 (Indicator 17), Part 4 (Indicator 18), and Part 5 (Indicator 19) of the Guide.

Assessment Work Group

ISES Work Group Recommendations

June 2010 ISES Meeting

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Materials

ISES Work Groups

 

ISES Work Group Recommendations

2009 ISES Meeting

December 2009

ISES Meeting Agenda

ISES Meeting Materials

ISES Work Groups

ISES Work Group Recommendations

June 2009

ISES Meeting Agenda

ISES Meeting Materials

  • State of California Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) For 2005-2010 - June 2009 adobe pdf (3.2mb) | HTML
  • Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report AP Instruction Sheet - June 2009 adobe pdf (108kb) | HTML
  • Part B State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) - June 2009 adobe pdf (224kb) | HTML
  • Part B Indicator Measurement Table – 2/09 Revised 3/00 - June 2009 adobe pdf (324kb) | HTML

    • ISES Work Groups

    • ISES Work Group Descriptions - June 2009 adobe pdf
      • American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
      • Disproportionality
      • Parent Involvement
      • Maintenance of Effort and Compliance Designation

    Work Group Recommendations

    2008 ISES Meeting

    December 2008

    ISES Meeting Agenda

    ISES Meeting Materials

    ISES Work Groups

    Work Group Recommendations

    June 2008

    ISES Meeting June 2008

    ISES Meeting Agenda

    ISES Meeting Materials

    ISES Work Groups

    • ISES Work Group Description - June 2008 adobe logo(78kb)
      • Disproportionality
      • Statewide Assessment
      • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Compliance
      • Parent Involvement
      • Transition Goal and Post Secondary Outcomes
      • Strategic Leadership Plan and SIG2

    Work Group Recommendations

    2007 ISES Meeting

    ISES Meeing December 2007

    ISES Meeting Agenda

    ISES Meeting Materials

    ISES Work Groups

    • Work Group Descriptions - December 2007 adobe logo (61kb)
      • Strategic Plan for Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Special Education Professionals
      • Disproportionality
      • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Pre-school Assessment and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Secondary Transition and Post School Outcomes
      • Parent Involvement

    ISES Work Group Recommendations

    June 2007 ISES Meeting

    ISES Meeting Agenda

    ISES Meeting Materials

    ISES Work Groups

    • ISES Work Group Description - June 2007 adobe logo (71kb)
      • Strategic Plan for Recruitment, Preparation and Retention of Special Educator Professionals
      • Disproportionality
      • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Pre-school Assessment and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Secondary Transition and Post School Outcomes
      • Parent Involvement

    Work Group Recommendations

    January 2007

    ISES Meeting Agenda

    ISES Meeting Materials

    ISES Work Groups

    • ISES Work Groups - January 2007 adobe logo | HTML
      • Graduation and Drop Out
      • Secondary Transition and Post School Outcomes
      • Statewide Assessment
      • Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
      • Pre-school Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and Assessment
      • Parent Involvement

    Work Group Recommendations

    Contact Information

    All questions and communications related to ISES should be addressed to CalSTAT Project Coordinator Marin Brown at (707) 849-2265 or marin.brown@calstat.org.

    Last updated: 02/06/2012