California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special
project, California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT)
is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. CalSTAT
is partially funded from federal funds, State Grants #H027A080116A. Additional
federal funds are provided from a federal competitively awarded State Personnel
Development Grant to California (#H323A070011) provided from the U.S. Department
of Education Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA).
Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily
represent the position of the U. S. Department of Education.
Improving Special Education Services (ISES) AGENDA
November 16, 2010 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Health Services Building 1500 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Meeting Purpose: Bring together California stakeholders to learn and discuss the update to the State Performance Plan (SPP) and the Annual Performance Report (APR).
Outcomes: Stakeholders will be knowledgeable regarding the SPP/APR information and provide targeted recommendations on the SPP/APR improvement activities to California Department of Education (CDE).
7:45 -8:30 am Registration
8:00 am New Member Orientation
8:30 am Welcome and Framing
- Framing of the Day - Janet Digmon
- Welcome and Director Update - Dr. Fred Balcom, Director
- Status of ISES June 2010 Recommendations
9:00 am Updates and Current Issues - Chris Drouin, Associate Director
- Overview of Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Verification Review
- Parent Survey Overview – Susan Henderson – Disability Rights Education Defense Fun (DREDF)
- SPP-APR Submission Requirements
10:15 am Work Group Overview, Instructions & Room Assignments Janet Digmon and Marin Brown
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Indicator Work Groups Review Targets and Improvement Activities
- Assessment – Meredith Cathcart and Desired Results Access Project Staff
- Grades 2 – 11 Assessment (Indicator 3)
- Preschool Assessment (Indicator 7)
2. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) – Kathleen Halvorson, Dona Meinders and Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) Project Staff
- Grades K- 12 LRE (Indicator 5)
- Preschool LRE (Indicator 6)
3. Due Process – Karen Allen and Stacey Wofford
- Due Process (Indicator 17)
- Hearing Requests that went to Resolution (Indicator 18)
- Mediations (Indicator 19)
11:30 pm Lunch on Own - See Restaurant List in Packet
12:45 pm Indicator Work Groups Review Targets and Improvement Activities
- Assessment - Meredith Cathcart and Desired Results Access Project Staff
- Grades 2 – 11 Assessment (Indicator 3)
- Preschool Assessment (Indicator 7)
2. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) – Kathleen Halvorson, Dona Meinders and Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) Project Staff
- Grades K- 12 LRE (Indicator 5)
- Preschool LRE (Indicator 6)
3. Due Process – Karen Allen and Stacey Wofford
- Due Process (Indicator 17)
- Hearing Requests that went to Resolution (Indicator 18)
- Mediations (Indicator 19)
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Reflection & Review Each group briefly reports recommendations (3 mins each) Janet Digmon
2:30 pm Closing/ Next Steps, Meeting Evaluation
3:00 pm Adjourn