State Performance Plan 2005-2012 - Part B - Arkansas Department Of Education Page 97

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Arkansas Department of Education Special Education Unit
Part B State Performance Plan
Procedural Requirements Training: There will be four regional trainings on procedural requirements with
the Early Childhood Cooperative Programs and Districts in August and September of 2008.
The SEU will collaborate with DHS Division of Child Care on an inclusion workshop targeting general
education and special education teachers.
The SEU Grants and Data Management (G/DM) section and the Idea Data & Research Office will further
refine technology solutions for preschool education programs.
The ADE-SEU will conduct activities with the Department of Human Services/Division of
FFY 2009
Developmental Disability Services (DHS-DDS) Children Services Section.
• The ADE-SEU and DHS-DDS will enter into a new and updated Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU).
• General Supervision guidelines will be implemented by the ADE-SEU concerning the oversight of
the Developmental Day Treatment Service Clinics (DDTSC) serving children with disabilities ages
3-5.
• Quarterly meetings will be conducted between the two agencies. These meetings will include the
State 619 Coordinator, the Director of IDEA Data & Research, the ADE-SEU Finance
Administrator, and DDS staff including Part C staff.
• The DDTSC program three-year monitoring system will be implemented, utilizing a new monitoring
protocol, in the 2009-10 school year. The ADE-SEU EC Program Director will assist in the training
and participate with the DDS/Children Services staff on the monitoring of these programs.
• The ADE-SEU and DHS-DDS will jointly conduct regional trainings on Part C to Part B Transition
throughout the state.
IDEA Data & Research Office will:
• Host the Arkansas Special Education Data Summit in July, 2009
The Early Childhood Outcomes Center, the Southeast Regional Resource Center, and the Data
Accountability Center will be contracted to present at the Summit.
• Provide training to early childhood programs related to educational environments.
• Work with the ADE-SEU Grants and Data Management (G/DM) section to further refine and update
technology solutions for preschool education programs.
The ADE-SEU and DHS-DDS will follow the agency coordination processes outlined in the
FFY 2010
2009-10 MOU. The ADE-SEU will take the lead in the implementation of special education instructional
delivery strategies in general education settings and in programs designed to develop knowledge and skills
transfers between preschool special educators and general education teachers and providers. The ADE-SEU
will also continue to refine technology solutions for preschool education programs.
ADE-SEU will continue to monitor early childhood programs on a four-year cycle.
The Inclusion Training Team which includes the Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care
and Early Childhood Education and Division of Developmental Disability Services (DHS-DDS) Children
Services Section and the Arkansas Department of Education’s Special Education Unit will apply for an
“Expanding Opportunities” technical assistance grant through the National Early Childhood Technical
Assistance Center (NECTAC).
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