In collaboration with other divisions of CDE and the P-16 Council, provide technical assistance to LEAs and schools on reinventing high schools.

Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction Divisions

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/pc/hsreformrptreco mnd.asp

Provide technical assistance to schools focused on the implementation of reform programs that have been successful in high poverty.

Ongoing

CDE staff

http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/pc/yr07agmission.asp

Work with SELPAs, LEAs and County Offices of Education (COE) to clarify responsibilities and improve behavior emergency and other behavioral incident reporting.

Ongoing

Special Education, Program Improvement, Learning and Supports Divisions, SELPAs and LEAs http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/

Work with SELPAs, LEAs and COE to update and improve monitoring items and instruments for reviewing policies, practices and procedures related to this indicator.

Ongoing

Special Education, Program Improvement, and Learning and Supports Divisions, SELPAs and LEAs

http://www.calstat.org/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/

Provide Building Effective Schools Together (BEST) training and technical assistance positive behavioral supports focused on decreasing dropout rates. This program integrates the research based principles of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) and includes school site-based teams that are a required element for all implementing BEST sites.

2005-June 30,

2011 Fall and Spring

CDE staff and California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT)

http://www.calstat.org/

The CalSTAT contract funded one district, Los Angeles USD, which is the largest district in the State for the most recent year. The PBS research based principles at http://www.calstat.org/behaviormessages.html

Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) research based core messages promoting customized training and technical assistance at the school site level, increasing time in academic instruction and decreasing suspension and expulsion incidents.

CDE and LEA Staff and CalSTAT

http://www.calstat.org/

Promote the IRIS modules in behavior, diversity, and other content. This is a special project training and technical assistance work.

CDE and LEA staff, IRIS Center

http://www.iriscenter.com/index.html

http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html

Promote the Culturally Responsive Teaching in California online training modules for the school site general and special educators dealing with utilizing positive behavior supports.

CDE staff, Contractor (Equity Alliance Center at Arizona State University), and LEA staff

http://ea.niusileadscape.org/moodle/

Increase the number of school sites implementing the Building Effective Schools Together (BEST) positive behavioral supports program training and technical assistance designed to decrease dropout rates.

CDE staff, contractor The California received additional (restored) funding under its SPDG that will be used to increase funding to 70 previously identified schools in seven districts to support implementation the BEST program which is based on the tenets of PBS.

Work with the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC) and other federal contractors to identify and disseminate research-based practices related to preventing disproportionate representation and to address the relationship between eligibility and disproportionality of racial and ethnic groups.

CDE staff with the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

Refine policies, procedures, and practices instruments to assist the LEAs in reviewing their policies, procedures and practices in relation to disproportionality of racial and ethnic groups.

CDE staff and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), and SELPA directors

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/ose p/index.html

Convene special meetings of ISES and SELPA stakeholder groups to develop two types of practice reviews:

1. Compliance based to address IDEA monitoring requirements
2. Research based to address improvement needed outside of a compliance context

CDE Staff and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Incorporate preliminary self-review and improvement planning modules, based on National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), into monitoring software.

CDE staff and the National Center on Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

http://www.nccrest.org/

The SED, in collaboration with other divisions, participates in the Superintendents Closing the Achievement Gap initiative to address closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities:

1. Assign staff to participate
2. Provide information contained in SPP and APR
3. Assist in the development of products and materials, such as:
   • Culturally Responsive Teaching in California at http://ea.niusileadscape.org/moodle/
   • Expand the web-based California School Climate Survey (CSCS) to include a Special Education Supports Module (SESM).

4. Obtain general education input and participation in the development of district level practices review.

June 2007 to June 2010

Completed Fall 2009

CDE staff, Special Education Division and Equity Alliance Center at Arizona State University (Contractor) and the State Superintendent’s P-16 Council. (To be Completed Spring 2010)

http://ea.niusileadscape.org/moodle/

CDE staff and California Comprehensive Center at WestED http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

Annually identify districts that are significantly disproportionate, using existing instruments and procedures.

Ongoing

CDE staff, OSEP, and SELPA http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/fin rule/20063/081406a.pdf

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/selinks.asp

In collaboration with the WRRC, conduct a study of promising practices among districts that are not disproportionate to identify causes of disproportionate identification of students by race and ethnicity and practices that achieve successful identification and improved outcomes for students with disabilities.

January 2007 to January 2010

SED, with the assistance of the WRRC, will reconvene a Larry P. Task Force to identify appropriate pre- referral assessment practices and procedures and practices related to effective instruction and determination of eligibility for special education. In addition, CDE will develop a criteria for selection of evaluation instruments consistent with Larry P. case and publish revised matrix.

2010-2011

CDE staff, field experts, Larry P. Task Force, and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

Develop and maintain a series of Web pages providing information on disproportionate representation of students receiving special education services by race and ethnicity.

October 2009

CDE staff, WRRC, and Equity Alliance Center

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/disproportion ality.asp

Design and develop a SPP technical assistance system to assist LEAs to correct non-compliance findings in anyone of the indicators.

• Hire two nationally recognized experts in systems change and disproportionality
• Convene a design team to gain input on the proposed SPP TA system.
• Draft a proposed SPP TA system design.
• Convene focus group of key stakeholders to solicit input on the proposed SPP TA system.
• Present a briefing of the proposed TA system to ACSE and meet with the SBE liaison and staff to solicit input
• Develop a briefing paper on the final SPP TA system.
• Identify technical assistance and training consultants in SPP content areas. Train identified consultants in the CDE monitoring systems, data, SPP TA system, SPP content resources and tools.

2009-2010

CDE staff, Contractor NAPA COE, WestEd California Comprehensive Center, WRRC, Equity Alliance Center (Arizona State University), two national experts on technical assistance systems, and technical assistance on disproportionality by Perry Williams (OSEP)

http://www.calstat.org/

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

Execute a contract to implement a SPP technical assistance system.

July I, 2010- 2011

CDE staff, Contractor NAPA COE CalSTAT

http://www.calstat.org/

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

Collaborate with other CDE divisions and advisory groups to gain meaningful input regarding the over-representation of certain ethnic groups receiving special education services:

• Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE)
• African-American Advisory Committee (AAAC) to the SBE
• Cultural/Climate Subcommittee of the P-16 Council
• SBE liaison and staff

July I, 2010- 2011

CDE staff English Learner and Curriculum Support Division

http://intranet.cde.ca.gov/ac/bd/pd/

District and School Improvement Division

http://intranet.cde.ca.gov/ac/bd/sd/index.aspx

P-16 Council

http://intranet.cde.ca.gov/ac/bd/pa/p16.aspx

Refine policies, procedures, and practices guidance to assist the LEAs in reviewing their policies, procedures and practices in relation to disproportionality by disability groups.

Annually

CDE staff and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Use refined procedures to identify districts with significant disproportionality and establish plans for supervision and technical assistance.

2011

CDE staff and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Convene special meetings of ISES and SELPA stakeholder groups to develop two types of practices reviews:

1. Compliance-based to address IDEA monitoring requirements

2. Research-based to address improvement needed outside of a compliance context.

January 2008 to June 2010

CDE staff and the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Incorporate preliminary self-review and improvement planning modules, based on National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), into monitoring software.

June 2008- 2011

CDE staff and the National Center on Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), SELPA directors

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

http://www.nccrest.org/

Prepare information about the E- Formula for statewide presentations and technical assistance. Identify the effect of different cut points on the number of district identified.

Fall 2009- 2010

The SED, in collaboration with other CDE divisions, participates in Superintendent’s Closing the Achievement Gap initiative, to address issues related to closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities:

1. Assign SED staff to participate
2. Provide information contained SPP and APR
3. Assist in the development of products and materials such as:
   • Culturally Responsive Teaching in California at http://ea.niusileadscape.org/moodle/ •
   • Expand the web-based California School Climate Survey (CSCS) to include a Special Education Supports Module (SESM).
4. Obtain general education input and participation in the development of district level practices review.

June 2007 to June 2010

Completed Fall 2009

CDE staff and Contractors, Equity Alliance Center at Arizona State University (Contractor), and the State Superintendent’s P-16 Council. (To be Completed Spring 2010)

http://ea.niusileadscape.org/moodle/

CDE staff and WestED,

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

Annually identify districts that are significantly disproportionate, using existing instruments and procedures related to disability.

Ongoing

In collaboration with the WRRC conduct a study of promising practices among districts that are not disproportionate to identify practices that may result in disproportionate identification of students by race and ethnicity and practices that achieve successful identification and improved outcomes for students with disabilities.

January 2007 to January 2010

CDE staff with the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

SED, with the assistance of the WRRC, will reconvene a Larry P. Task Force to identify appropriate pre-referral assessment practices and procedures and practices related to effective instruction and determination of eligibility for special education eligibility. In addition, CDE will develop criteria for selection of evaluation instruments consistent with Larry P. case and publish revised matrix.

2010-2011

CDE staff, field experts, Larry P. Task Force, with the Western Regional Resource Center (WRRC)

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

Develop and maintain a series of Web pages providing information on disproportionate representation of students receiving special education services by race and ethnicity.

October 2009

CDE staff, WRRC, and Equity Alliance Center

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/disproportio nality.asp

Design and develop a SPP technical assistance system to assist LEAs to correct non-compliance findings in any one of the indicators.

• Hire two nationally recognized experts in systems change and disproportionality.
• Convene a design team to gain input on the proposed SPP TA system.
• Draft a proposed SPP TA system design.
• Convene a focus group of key stakeholders to solicit input on the proposed SPP TA system.
• Present a briefing of the proposed TA system to ACSE and meet with the SBE liaison and staff to solicit input.
• Develop a briefing paper on the final SPP TA system.
• Identify technical assistance and training consultants in SPP content areas.

Train identified consultants in the CDE monitoring systems, data, SPP TA system, SPP content resources and tools.

CDE staff, Contractor NAPA COE, WestEd California Comprehensive Center, WRRC, Equity Alliance Center (Arizona State University), two national experts on technical assistance systems, and technical assistance on disproportionality by Perry Williams (OSEP).

http://www.calstat.org/

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

Continue implementation of the Facilitated Focused Monitoring Project including the “scaling up” focused monitoring activities that contain targeted technical assistance to LEAs related to LRE and improved academic outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities.

Through June 30, 2011

CDE and LEA staff and CalSTAT

http://www.calstat.org/

Using requirements of IDEA 2004, evidence-based research, State Board of Education adopted policy on LRE, and state content and performance standards, conduct Regional and Statewide Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) Leadership Institutes and provide technical assistance to schools staff to support improved practices related to placement of students with disabilities in conformity with their IEPs.

Through June 30, 2011 Fall and spring regional Annually for statewide

CDE staff and CalSTAT

http://www.calstat.org/

http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php

Implement the State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) that provides training and technical assistance in scientifically-based research and instruction in the areas of literacy and behavior and that promote and sustain practices that foster special education/general education collaboration.

January-March 2007 and implementation of the new federal grant January 2008- 2012.

CDE staff, State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), and United State Department of Education (USDOE),Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

http://www.calstat.org/

Conduct activities related to parent involvement, LRE, RtI2, and secondary transition. CDE promotes parental involvement by inviting their membership and participation in ISES and in CDE trainings. CDE supported trainings are posted on the Internet to increase parent access to training materials. In addition through CDE partnerships with PTI, FRC, and FEC parents are provided training and technical assistance statewide. CDE also maintains a parent ‘hot line’ to provide parent information and assistance.

January-March 2007 and implementation of the new federal grant January 2008- 2012.

CDE staff and State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), United State Department of Education (USDOE), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) federal grant competition

http://www.calstat.org/

Based on CDE data review of monitoring findings, including CASEMIS information, determine state technical assistance needs regarding noncompliant findings and provide focused technical assistance to sites and LEAs regarding LRE.

June 2005-June 30, 2011

CDE staff

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/issforswd.asp

Provide a Web-based IEP training module that emphasizes how IEP teams can address standards-based IEPs; Educational Benefit Processes for develop IEPs, IEP team decisions making related to student participation in state assessments, and information for IEP teams about LRE.

2008-2011
Ongoing

CDE and California Comprehensive Center

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php

Begin preliminary development and implementation of training and technical assistance on identified topics, including LRE to LEAs participating in a CDE pilot project that includes the participation of a Charter LEA.

2007-2010 Pilot timeline

CDE staff, SELPA Directors, and CalSTAT

http://www.calstat.org/

Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the LRE survey that will be utilized in state Program Improvement activities, including use of the survey by the Site Assistance Intervention Teams (SAIT) and District Assistance Intervention Teams (DAIT). Provide training and technical assistance on the LRE survey to LEAs and schools in Program Improvement under ESEA.

2005-June 30, 2011

CDE staff, contractor, California Comprehensive Center

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/204

Develop and maintain training modules on standards-based IEPs in collaboration with the California Comprehensive Center to promote and sustain activities that foster special education/general education collaboration. (Chapter topics include: Access, Standards-based IEPs, Service Delivery Models, and Curriculum and Instruction Strategies)

2009-2010 Ongoing

CDE staff, contractor, California Comprehensive Center

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php

In collaboration with the California Comprehensive Center and Program Improvement Office, SED will assist in the development of the Inventory of Services and Supports (ISS) for Students with Disabilities and training for District Assistance and Intervention Teams (DAIT) on the ISS.

2009 Ongoing

CDE staff and the California Comprehensive Center

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/446

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/204

Conduct analysis and prepare plans for APR on all indicators, including parent involvement.

July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2011

Special Education Division and SEEDS

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

Explore Web-based applications for all components of the monitoring system including parent involvement.

2009-2011

CDE staff and Supporting Early Education Delivery Systems (SEEDS) Project

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

During 2008-09, CDE will work with PTIs and FECs to develop a three year sampling plan to collect family involvement information using the NCSEAM parent involvement survey.

2009-2011

CDE staff, parent organizations, and SEEDS project

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsaptp/index.html

http://cafec.org/

Data collection will be conducted independent of the monitoring processes by parent centers and CDE staff (PSRS Parent Helpline).

June 30, 2011

CDE staff, parent organizations, and SEEDS Project

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsaptp/index.html

http://cafec.org/

Develop a detailed revised universal sampling plan to survey parental involvement.

2009-2010

CDE staff, parent organizations. and SEEDS Project

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsaptp/index.html

http://cafec.org/

Develop a Web-based survey process and a statewide data collection through CASEMIS to capture a universal sample of families to address the Parent Involvement Indicator.

June 2010 Ongoing

CDE staff, SEEDS Project, ISES stakeholders workgroup, and SELPA Directors

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

Develop and implement a universal sampling plan for the collection of parent involvement data for indicator 8 (Parent Involvement).

Ongoing

CDE staff, SEEDS Project, ISES stakeholders workgroup, and SELPA Directors

http://www.scoe.net/SEEDS

Conduct activities related to parent involvement, LRE, RtI2, and Secondary Transition. CDE promotes parental involvement by inviting their membership and participation in ISES and in CDE trainings. CDE supported trainings are posted on the Internet to increase parent access to training materials. In addition through CDE partnerships with PTI, FRC, and FEC parents are provided training and technical assistance statewide. CDE also maintains a parent ‘hot line’ to provide parent information and assistance.

Ongoing

CDE staff and State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG), United State Department of Education (USDOE), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

http://www.calstat.org/

Use transition data collected through state-funded Workability I grant procedures to ensure programs include the provision of transition services.

Provide CASEMIS training for SELPAS and ongoing technical assistance to ensure reliable and accurate submission of data.

CDE staff, SELPA, and LEAs

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ds/casemis1209.asp

Develop and implement selected activities related to secondary transition including training to build local capacity, technical assistance, CoP, materials dissemination with emphasis on compliance, guidance based upon exemplary researched based practices, and stakeholder input.

Provide regionalized training and technical assistance regarding elements of transition services, goals and objectives IEP. This is a collaboration, monitoring, training and technical assistance activity to support secondary transition.

CDE staff and California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT)

http://www.calstat.org/

Use statewide CoP for collaborative efforts related to transition services across multiple agencies (DRS, EDD, SILC, parents, and consumers).

CDE staff, Workability I Staff, and NASDSE facilitation for CoP

Disseminate and provide training on the Transition Handbook written for students’ parents, and teachers which offers practical guidance and resources to support the transition of students with disabilities as they move into the world of adulthood and/or independent living. In addition the CDE reprinted and distributed 5,000 copies to LEAs and parent organizations free of charge, and posted the Handbook on the Internet along with; PowerPoint training modules, and other training materials.

CDE staff and California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT)

http://www.calstat.org/

Transition to Adult Living: A Guide for Secondary Education

http://www.calstat.org/transitionGuide.html

Transition to Adult Living: A Guide for Secondary Education: Guide revised to IDEA final regulations. This comprehensive handbook is written for students, parents, and teachers. It offers practical guidance and resources in support of transition efforts for students with disabilities as they move from their junior high and high school years into the world of adulthood and/or independent living.

2005-2007

CDE staff, field staff Type:

Development of training and technical assistance, information dissemination, general supervision for compliance with IDEA 2004

Develop and implement multiple activities regarding Secondary Transition including training to build local capacity, technical assistance, CoP, materials dissemination with emphasis on compliance and guidance based upon exemplary researched based practices and stakeholder input.

October, November 2005; March, April, May and June 2006

Provide regionalized training and technical assistance regarding transition services language in the IEP .

October, November 2005; March, April, May and June 2006

CDE staff, Workability I staff, field trainers

Type: Training and technical assistance

Use statewide community of practice for collaborative efforts related to transition services across multiple agencies [DOR, EDD, California State Independent Living Council (SILC), parents and consumers].

2005-2011

CDE staff, Workability I Staff, NASDSE facilitation for CoP

Type: Stakeholder group; technical assistance

Prepare report in CASEMIS software to enable LEAs and SELPAs to review Table D entries relative to prior June exiters.

For June 2008 data collection

Target technical assistance to LEAs and SELPAs with no valid responses.

January through June 2008

Use statewide community of practice for collaborative efforts related to transition services across multiple agencies (DOR, EDD, SILC, parents and consumers).

2005-2011

Use transition data in the state- funded Workability I grant procedures to ensure programs include the provision of transition services.

December 30, 2007

Provide CASEMIS training for SELPAs and ongoing technical assistance to ensure reliable and accurate submission of data.

2005-2010 Ongoing and twice a year trainings

CDE staff, SELPA, LEAs

Type: Monitoring, technical assistance and training

Work with national and state experts on research and data approaches to address post school outcomes data collection.

2006-2011

CDE staff, experts

Type: Technical stakeholder workgroup and research

Review and revise technical assistance materials related to Post Secondary Outcome surveys. Disseminate to LEAs with exiters reported in June 07.

January 2008

Prepare and disseminate LEA and SELPA summaries related to Post Secondary survey responses in Table D.

January 2008

Target technical assistance to LEAs and SELPAs with no valid responses.

January - June 2008

Review individual SELPA and LEA calculations. Identify extreme, outlying values.

Prepare and disseminate general policy letter related to preschool LRE.

Contact districts with extreme, outlying values to monitor policies, procedures and practices; and to provide technical assistance.

Conduct monitoring; prepare corrective action plans, if needed; and follow-up to ensure correction.

Work with preschool technical assistance contractors to prepare and disseminate technical assistance materials and services.

Conduct ongoing review of APR data calculations and prepare annual action plans.

Convene Preschooler Stakeholder Committee to review data

Provide statewide CASEMIS training for SELPAs

Develop and maintain IDEA 2004 information Web page with links to important references and resources on the Reauthorization of the IDEA

CDE/SED staff; Web capability of CDE Web page

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/lr/ideareathztn.asp

IDEA Final Regulation Training

Public awareness and information dissemination via Web pages and listservs on variety of topics

Develop and disseminate Pocketbook of Special Education Statistics

Post special education data on CDE DataQuest Web site

CDE/SED staff; Web capability of CDE Web page

http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

Create and post the Special Education Data Summaries on the Web

CDE staff, Web capability of CDE Web page

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ds/datarpts0607.asp

Provide ongoing technical assistance and support

CDE staff and Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Collect entry and exit data on 3, 4, and 5 year olds

LEAs and SELPAs Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Provide continuous training and technical assistance regarding instruction and accountability

CDE staff and Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Provide ongoing technical assistance and training statewide to early childhood special education staff and assist CDE in monitoring and activities related to preschool assessment

CDE staff, Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Continue the Train-the-Trainer training for SELPA teams to build local capacity for support, technical assistance and mentoring

CDE staff, Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Develop Web-based modules for training and instruction related to the DRDP instruments and data reporting system to build local capacity for support, technical assistance and mentoring

CDE staff, Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Enhance the Web-based Special Education Desired Results System (SEDRS) data reporting system to improve timeliness, completeness and quality of data submission

CDE staff, Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

www.draccess.org

Optimize SEDRS, develop quality assurance measures for optimal user support

Complete additional missing data analysis to enhance data quality and completeness

Fall 2009-Fall 2010

CDE staff, Napa County Office of Education, DR access Project

Meet annually with SELPA, LEA, and Regional Centers to review data and plan for corrective action plans and technical assistance activities related to transition from Part C to Part B, based on APR data.

2006-2010

CDE staff; Department of Developmental Services, Early Start, WestEd, and SEEDS

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/loc/13

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/201

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Convene ISES stakeholder group to obtain input on aspects of Part C to Part B transition (e.g. moving from family focus to child focus).

2005-2010 Ongoing

CDE staff; Department of Developmental Services, Early Start, WestEd, and SEEDS

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/loc/13

http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/pj/201

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Revise CASEMIS to include separate referral and evaluation dates for Part B and Part C.

Continue to update

CDE staff; Department of Developmental Services, and Early Start

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ds/casemis120 9.asp

Participate in OSEP National Early Childhood Conference.

Annually

CDE staff; Department of Developmental Services, Early Start, NECTAC, and OSEP

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.nectac.org/~meetings/national20 09/splash.html

http://www.nectac.org/

Participate in a joint Transition Project with the Department of Developmental Services, Part C Lead Agency, with the assistance of the WRRC.

2008-2011

CDE and DDS staff and Western Regional Resource Center

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.rrfcnetwork.org/wrrc/

Target symposiums, field meetings, and training on Transition from C to B.

2008-2011

CDE and DDS staff and Western Regional Resource Center, SEEDS, and Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project (SEECAP)

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/seecap/?loc=home

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Add data collection for new measurement element (e) for of children who were referred to Part C less than 90 Days before their third birthdays.

2010-2011

CDE staff and SELPA

Revise existing C to B Transition Handbook to update and align language in collaboration with Part C lead agency and Part B lead agency.

2010-2011

CDE and DDS staff, SEEDS and WestEd

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cf m

http://www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/seeca p/?loc=home

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Train special education personnel on the Transition Handbook and provide updates at symposiums, workshops and Webinars, and through the use of other Internet technologies.

Ongoing

CDE and DDS staff, SEEDS and WestEd

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cf m

http://www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/seeca p/?loc=home

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Update and train personnel on the Special Education Early Childhood Handbooks (birth to 5) which address the following topics: IFSP/IEP, Service Delivery, Interagency Agreements, Transition, Administration, Assessment, and Families.

Ongoing

CDE and DDS staff, SEEDS and WestEd

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/seecap/?loc=home

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/

Handbooks available for purchase or download at the CDE Website.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/ecseries.asp

Continue participating with DDS, Part C lead agency, on the Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC), monitoring activities, symposiums, and planning meetings to build a strong state level community of practice (CoP)

CDE and DDS staff, SEEDS, and WestEd

http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/Home.cfm

http://www.sdcoe.net/student/eeps/seecap/?loc=home

http://www.scoe.net/seeds/