State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education (Page 246 of 277) in pdf

State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 246

Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit

Part B State Performance Plan

This indicator has been deleted from the SPP/APR. States report data on the timelines of

FFY 2011

State complaint decisions as part of the data they submit under IDEA section 618

This indicator has been deleted from the SPP/APR. States report data on the timelines of

FFY 2012

State complaint decisions as part of the data they submit under IDEA section 618

Improvement Activities/Timelines/Resources

The ADE-SEU will review internal policy, procedures, and practices to ensure due process

FFY 2005

hearings are completed in a timely manner and will take appropriate action to correct any deficiencies. The

DRS will conduct training for the M/PE Section on how to perform effective complaint investigations as

needed. The DRS will participate in meetings and trainings conducted by CADRE and other organizations

to ensure the State’s system are adequate.

The ADE-SEU will continue to review internal policy, procedures, and practices to ensure due

FFY 2006

process hearings are completed in a timely manner and will take appropriate action to correct any

deficiencies. The DRS will conduct training for the M/PE Section on how to perform effective complaint

investigations as needed. The ADE-SEU will investigate the need to update the existing data entry

application for dispute resolution tracking to meet DRS needs and federal reporting requirements. The DRS

will participate in meetings and trainings conducted by CADRE and other organizations to ensure the

State’s systems are adequate.

The ADE-SEU will continue to review internal policies, procedures, and practices to ensure

FFY 2007

due process hearings are completed in a timely manner and will take appropriate action to correct any

deficiencies. The DRS will conduct training for the M/PE Section on how to perform effective complaint

investigations as needed. The ADE-SEU will initiate an update to the existing data entry application for

dispute resolution tracking to meet DRS and federal reporting requirements. The DRS will participate in

meetings and trainings conducted by CADRE and other organizations to ensure the State’s systems are

adequate. In addition, the ADE-SEU, in conjunction with partner organizations, will develop training for use

with parents and schools on building positive parent and school partnerships.

A Compliance Specialist will be hired for the Dispute Resolution Section to work with schools, parents,

mediators, and Due Process Complaint Hearing Officers concerning Complaint Investigations and Due

Process Complaint Hearings.

Training for all State Agency Special Education Area Supervisors, Hearing Officers, an

FFY 2008

attorney representing the Arkansas Attorney General’s office, and mediators from the University of

Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law Special Education Mediation Project will be held at the Arkansas

Department of Education in October of 2008. Dr. Perry Zirkel, Professor of Education and Law, Lehigh

University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania will present a one day workshop on Special Education Case Law

under the IDEA.

The SEU will send two Hearing Officers and two staff members to the 30

Annual LRP National Institute

in Las Vegas, Nevada. One Hearing Officer will be sent to Seattle, Washington for the Seventh National

Academy for Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officials.

The Dispute Resolution Section (DRS) utilizes the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special

Education (CADRE) as a resource for this Section and for the State Hearing Officers. CADRE provides

technical assistance to the State Hearing Officers on Special Education Issues.

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