Office of Special Programs
Monthly Webinar
2:00 PM
February 21, 2013
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West Virginia Board of Education
Professional Development Goal 3
SY 2012-2013
To provide professional development which
develops the leadership competencies,
professional culture, and characteristics
necessary to increase the support of teaching
and learning. (WVBOE, 2012, p.2)
Agenda
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3.
4.
Announcements
Parent Survey Results: SY 2012
Survey Administration: SY 2013
Parent Resources
– Hand in Hand with Special Education: A Guide for Parents
– Parent Educator Resource Centers
– Parent Trainings: SPL Overview and Early Literacy Skills
Parent Presentations
5. Students with IEPs and the 1:1 Aide
Announcements
• First Contact Census Survey Deadline: April 1, 2013
• DLM Pilot Participation Intent: February 22, 2013
• Second PreK Checkpoint Deadline: February 28, 2013
Important Dates
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2012-2013 Special Education Leadership Academy 3 –
March 7, 2013
2012-2013 WESTEST 2/ APTA County Test Coordinator and
Special Education Director Training – March 26-27, 2013
Parent Involvement
and
Partnerships
SPP / APR Indicator 8
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SPP / APR Indicator 8
Measurement
Percent of parents with a child
receiving special education
services who report that
schools facilitated parent
involvement as a means of
improving services and results
for children with disabilities.
Second Cycle of Survey
Administration: 2012-2014
• Same survey with same
24/26 questions
• New contractor
• Additional follow up
procedure
• Twice as many parents in
the sample each year
• All districts will be surveyed
in three years
• District reports
State Results
Distribution of Parent Results
School Age Survey
Item
IEPs are scheduled at a time and place
that are convenient for me.
Percent who
strongly or very
strongly agree
58.1%
I was given enough time to fully
understand my child’s IEP.
51.8%
My school explains what options
parents have if they disagree with a
decision of the school
30.1%
The school communicates regularly
with me regarding my child’s progress
on IEPs.
43.9%
District Reports
Accountability
Annual Desk Audit (ADA)
Indicator 8 will be included in
the ADA
• If the target of 39% was Not
Met for SY 2011-2012, then
district must develop an
improvement plan to
address issues.
• Target for 2012-2013 will be
40%
Annual Determination
• Indicator 8 will be included
in the Annual
Determination Worksheet
2013 Survey Administration
Participating Districts:
• Berkeley, Calhoun, Doddridge,
Fayette, Gilmer, Hampshire, Jefferson,
Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall,
Mason, McDowell, Mineral,
Pleasants, Pocahontas, Tucker,
Webster, Wetzel and Wood
2013 Survey Administration
Tentative Timeline
March
May
September
Addresses
reviewed by
districts
Districts
inform
parents
Memo to
districts
Survey
window
opens
Survey
window
closes by the
end of
September
Parent Resources
• Hand in Hand with Special Education: A
Guide for Parents
• Parent Educator Resource Centers
• Parent Trainings: SPL Overview and Early
Literacy Skills Parent Presentations
Thank you for your participation.
The webinar recording and all other OSP
monthly webinars materials will be available at
the OSP Monthly Call Site:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp/osp-monthlycalls.htm