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State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 153

Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

• Hosting the Special Education Data Summit in June, 2011 in Little Rock

Activities of the M/PE Section of the ADE-SEU will include student file audits to ensure LEAs are meeting

regulatory timelines. Districts failing to meet timelines are given a noncompliance citation requiring

submission of a corrective action plan (CAP) to ensure correction of noncompliance as soon as possible and

no later than one year following written notice. The SEA supervisor assigned to the LEA will assist in the

development of the plan and verify corrections through submitted documentation, database review or on-site

visits.

ADE activities to be conducted in conjunction with the Department of Human Services/Division of

Developmental Disability Services (DHS-DDS) Children Services Section:

• Implementation of General Supervision guidelines by the ADE-SEU concerning the oversight of the

Developmental Day Treatment Service Clinics (DDTSC) serving children with disabilities ages 3-5.

• Quarterly meetings of the two agencies comprised of the ADE-SEU 619 Coordinator, the Director of

IDEA Data & Research, the ADE-SEU Finance Administrator, and DHS-DDS staff including Part C

Staff.

• Implementation of the three-year monitoring cycle for the DDTSC programs. The ADE-SEU 619

Coordinator will assist in the training and participate with the DHS-DDS/Children Services Staff in

the monitoring of these programs.

Arkansas Local Education Agency Resource Network (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:

• The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Legal Pitfalls IEP Teams

• Understanding the Complex Presentation of ASD

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.

Interagency Collaborations

• Quarterly Meetings with DHS-DDS

• Regional Inclusion Professional Development

Centralized Intake and Referral/Consultant Unified Intervention Team (CIRCUIT)

• CIRCUIT Referrals

IDEA Data and Research Office

• Statewide Student Management System Training

• IDEA Data & Research Training Summary

• IDEA Data & Research Staff Conference Participation

Interagency Collaborations

• Monthly Meetings with the Division of Youth Services

Monitoring/Program Effectiveness Section

• Verification Procedures

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