State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 158

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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit
Part B State Performance Plan
Approximately 10% of all early childhood referrals each year are transitions from Part C
FFY 2004
early intervention programs. In 2005, 1,210 children with disabilities transitioned from EI to
EC of which 881 or 72.81% were found eligible to receive EC services and 13.47% were
found to be ineligible by their third birthday. It is unclear if the remaining 13.39% were found
eligible or ineligible after their third birthday. Overall, the percent of children who were
found eligible and who had an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays was
84.15%
The coordination between the ADE-SEU and the DDS has increased significantly in the area
of transition to preschool. This coordination has lead to greater data reliability and validity. In
the past two years this coordination has resulted in a 268% improvement in the tracking and
reporting of children transitioning to EC from EI. ADE-SEU expects continued
improvement of agency and program coordination in the area of transition between the two
lead agencies.
However, there are still data concerns, especially around tracking of children and the reasons
for delays in eligibility determination. Part B is still having difficulty with aligning data
submitted by programs to the Part C data set in regard to the actual number of three year olds
referred to Part B and eligibility determination made by the third birthday. ADE-SEU has
incorporated the information into APSCN, for 2005-06, to gather more precise information
surrounding the transition of children from Part C to Part B. In addition, the ADE-SEU will
require
DDS 3-5 programs to submit the same data through the special education MySped Resource
web site.
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2005
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays 100%.
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2006
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays 100%
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2007
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays 100%
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2008
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays 100%
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2009
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays 100%
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2010
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthday 100%
The percent of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B,
FFY 2011
and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthday 100%
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