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State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 117

Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

educational results required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), assisting the

Arkansas Department of Education in responding to statewide needs as well as those of individual school

districts. In the near future, customized technical assistance will be delivered on-site by independent special

education consultants who can assist in helping any school district meet required IDEA State Performance

Plan targets. The state wide professional development program is designed to build the capacity of local

special education personnel and, to the extent appropriate, that of general educational professionals as well.

Professional development credit will be awarded by the Dawson ESC for any training attended.

The following activities related to early childhood outcomes are planned for 2008-09.

FFY 2008

Training: The IDEA Data & Research Office will hold web-based and face-to-face trainings throughout the

year for early childhood programs on data collection, data entry, and reporting.

Data Summit: The IDEA Data & Research Office will contract with the Early Childhood Outcomes Center

to conduct training for Part C and Part B program staff during the summer 2009 Data Summit. Follow-up

web conferences are scheduled to be held during 2009-10.

Monitoring: In accordance with the monitoring cycle, the M/PE staff will review child Outcomes and

Assessments. The program staff is expected to review their data to identify professional development needs

relative to improving child outcomes.

Monitoring/Program Effectiveness staff will review child outcomes summary forms (COSF),

FFY 2009

child outcomes, and assessments. Program staff is expected to review the data to identify professional

development needs relative to improving child outcomes.

IDEA Data & Research Office will:

• Host the Arkansas Special Education Data Summit in July, 2009

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The Early Childhood Outcomes Center, the Southeast Regional Resource Center, and the Data

Accountability Center will be contracted to present at the Summit.

• Provide training to early childhood programs related to the reporting of early childhood outcomes.

• Work with the ADE-SEU Grants and Data Management (G/DM) section to further refine and update

technology solutions for preschool education programs.

AR-LEARN will continue to expand its assistance to LEAs in meeting the challenges of providing quality

special education services to address the needs of students. Planned training includes:

• Autism Diagnostic Observation System (ADOS)

• Strategies for Teaching Autism based on Research (STAR)

• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Basic and Advanced

• Pivotal Response Training

• The Power of Peers

• Signs and Symptoms of Abuse in School Children

• Understanding Power Struggles in the Classroom/Addressing Aggression in the Classroom

• Structured Teaching for Students with Autism (TEACCH)

• Using the VB-MAPP to Guide an Intervention Program for Children with Autism

Targeted activities for this indicator will be undertaken by the IDEA Data & Research Office,

FFY 2010

the Monitoring/Program Effectiveness (M/PE) Section, and AR-LEARN.

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