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State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 118

Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

Program staff is expected to review their data to identify professional development needs relative to

improving child outcomes. In accordance with the monitoring cycle, the M/PE staff review child outcomes

summary forms (COSF), child outcomes, and assessments.

The M/PE staff will conduct individualized training for Early Childhood programs throughout the year on

the Administration of the ECO 7 point scale.

The IDEA Data & Research Office will send each early childhood program a summary of its outcomes data

from the previous year. The reports reflect the APR reporting and show how the children in their program

progressed within the five reporting categories and the two summary statements for each outcome.

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.

The IDEA Data & Research Office will host the bi-annual Data Summit in Little Rock in June 2011. The

Summit will focus on the use of data for both school age programs and early childhood 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. The following workshops will be offered by

AR-LEARN:

• Autism Diagnostic Observation System (ADOS)

• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Basic

• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Advanced

• Structured Teaching for Students with Autism (TEACCH)

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

The following improvement activities will be implemented to support the State’s efforts in

FFY 2011

meeting the targets for this indicator. A description of the activities is available in the APR Improvement

Activities Index on page 73.

AR-LEARN: The Arkansas Local Education Agency Resource Network (AR-LEARN) continues to expand

its assistance to LEAs in meeting the challenges of providing quality special education services to address

the needs of students.

Arkansas Behavior Intervention Consultants

• Consultation Training Series

• Discrete Trial Training

• Foster Grandparents Conference

• Preschool-Life Skills

• Quick Start Training

Curriculum and Assessment Section

• Standards Based IEPs

Interagency Collaborations

• Quarterly Meetings with DHS-DDS

• Conscious Discipline Training

• Collaborative Professional Development Opportunities

IDEA Data and Research Office

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State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 118