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State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 127

Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

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 offer workshops

open to parents and parent liaisons.

Targeted activities for this indicator will be provided by the SPDG, IDEA Data & Research,

FFY 2010

and M/PE Section.

The SPDG will enter into a sub-contract with the state’s two U.S. Department of Education-funded parent

training centers to identify and train Parent Mentors in schools and districts across the state over the course

of the next four years. The emphasis will be Home-Based Literacy and PBSS/Social Skills.

The ADE-SEU will continue to use parent involvement surveys and results to evaluate local preschool and

school age performance against state targets. In an attempt to increase the overall participation of parents,

the ADE-SEU will provide LEAs and EC Programs reminders of the need to survey parents as part of the

Annual Review Conferences.

The Arkansas IDEA Data & Research Office, in cooperation with the M/PE Section, will analyze the family

survey results from 2010-11 and issue a report to each LEA and EC Program.

LEAs will 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 M/PE staff will review student folders for documentation that LEAs are offering parents/guardians the

opportunity to participate in the survey annually.

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. Several AR-LEARN workshops will be open to

parents and parent liaison participants.

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

• Foster Grandparents Conference

• Preschool-Life Skills

• Quick Start Training

Arkansas State Personnel Development Grant

• Home-Based Literacy

Arkansas Transition Services

• Transition Orientation Nights for Parents

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