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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

Family Outcomes Report: The Arkansas IDEA Data & Research Office, in cooperation with the M/PE

Section, will analyze the family survey results from 2007-2008 and issue a report to each LEA and EC

Program. The information will assist LEAs and EC Programs with enhancing service delivery and

interaction with family members.

Arkansas SPDG, Home Based Literacy and Partners in Literacy Trainings: During year 6, Home Based

Literacy and Partners in Literacy trainings will be conducted for parents.

Data Collection: LEAs conduct the data collection for this indicator throughout the school year. Surveys can

be accessed online year round or LEAs can request scan forms from the IDEA Data & Research Office. The

embedded scan form questionnaire allows parents who were unable to attend their child’s Annual Review

Conference to respond without needing Internet access. Further, scan forms provide options for parents (1)

attending an annual review in a location where Internet access is unavailable or (2) are unable to use a

computer.

Monitoring: The M/PE staff reviews student folders to verify that LEAs annually offer parents/guardians the

opportunity to participate in the family survey. Beginning in 2010-11 LEAs that fail to offer parents the

opportunity to participate in the survey annually or that have a zero response rate will be required to develop

and implement strategies and activities to improve participation and representation as set forth in the

ACSIP.

The Arkansas Local Education Agency Resource Network (AR-LEARN) will continue to assist in meeting

the challenges of providing quality special education services to address the needs of students.

P.O.I.S.E.: The P.O.I.S.E. website will be updated to include a dropout prevention focus and information on

parental involvement priorities.

SPDG activities will continue to focus on building parent involvement through home-based

FFY 2009

literacy and positive behavioral supports. SPDG staff will make progress toward identifying two Parent

Mentors, who are parents of a student with disabilities, for each school district to provide information and

training for other parents of student with disabilities in scientifically-based literacy and behavior

interventions.

The web-based family surveys and scan forms will be available throughout the year; therefore, data

collection is an ongoing process.

The Arkansas IDEA Data & Research Office:

• will conduct trainings on the EC and school age family surveys as part of the annual data submission

training.

• in cooperation with the M/PE Section, will analyze the family survey results from 2009-2010 and

issue a report to each LEA.

As part of the monitoring process, M/PE staff will continue to review student folders for documentation that

LEAs are offering parents/guardians the opportunity to participate in the survey annually.

• Beginning in 2010-11, LEAs that fail to offer parents the opportunity to participate in the survey

annually or that have a zero response rate based on the previous year’s data (ie.2009-10) will be

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