CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM:
Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §401.B.-C
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Failure to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) due to the
inappropriate delivery of services.
GOAL #1: Provide fully certified, qualified teaches equipped to demonstrate appropriate instructional techniques and classroom
organizational skills essential for delivering appropriate services to students with disabilities.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: None noted in this area.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
1.1. Hire only fully certified special education teachers,
who are also fulfilling their highly qualified requirements, for
classes throughout the district.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
Director of Human
Resources,
Special Education
Director
Certification Report listing
teachers employed and
their credentials
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Report –
October 16, 2006
1.2. Conduct job-embedded, professional development for
regular and special education teachers on the following topics:
 differentiated instruction
 co-teaching and team teaching
 working in inclusive settings
September
2006
External
Consultant,
Director of Special
Education,
Central Office Staff
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
Sample lesson plans used
after professional
development
Quarterly Reports –
October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
1.3. Design and implement a classroom observation
checklist to be used by both central office and school site
administrators to monitor
 the delivery of instruction, and
 the completion of IEPs within mandated timelines.
August 2006
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education,
School-site
Administrators
Classroom Observation
Checklist,
Administrative Summary of
classroom observations
compiled at the end of each
quarter
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
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ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
1.4. Conduct on-site monitoring to validate that appropriate
instructional materials have been provided in sufficient
quantities for all students with disabilities.
1.5. Every school completes and returns to the Orleans Parish
Central Office a Special Education Student Enrollment
Form on all newly-enrolled special education students that
verifies enrollment and includes basic scheduling information.
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DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
September
2006
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
Central Office Staff;
School-site
Administrators,
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
on-site monitoring of
instructional materials
Central Office Staff,
School-site
Administrators,
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
the compilation of forms
turned in by schools
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 18, 2007
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM:
Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §445.A-B. § 444.E.2.
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Failure to provide students with a free appropriate public education (FAPE),
including related services and a lack of classroom accommodations, resulting in failing grades and low academic performance on
statewide assessments.
GOAL # 2: Increase Orleans Parish Central Office support to school sites through classroom observations and written follow-up
reports on the implementation of FAPE for students with disabilities in regular and special education classes.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: Lack of accountability for special education student outcomes by school-site administration.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
2.1. Each school-site administrator will complete and submit
Quarterly Reports to the Orleans Parish Central Office on the
status of special education students in their school. The report
will include information on students’ class schedules, report
card grades, attendance, needed IEP accommodations, and
basic academic/behavioral plans for students with special
needs. (This can be a component of the School Improvement
Plan.)
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
October 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
School-site
Principals,
Director of Special
Education,
Superintendent of
Schools
Administrative Summary of
Principals’ Quarterly
Reports
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Reports October 31, 2006
January 26, 2007
March 30, 2007
May 31, 2007
2.2. Require general education and special education members
of IEP Instructional Teams to document their review and
implementation of accommodations as indicated on IEPs.
September
2006
School-site Staff,
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
school data received
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 18, 2007
2.3. Design and implement a classroom observation
checklist to be used by both central office and school site
administrators to monitor delivery of instruction.
August 2006
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education,
School Site
Administrator
Administrative Summary of
classroom observations
compiled at the end of
each quarter
Quarterly Reports October 31, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 30, 2007
May 31, 2007
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM:
Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §446.A.6. §446.B.2
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Students are not receiving educational services in their least restrictive
environments (LRE).
GOAL # 3: Increase opportunities for student to receive instruction in inclusive settings, and ensure that all students are receiving
services in their least restrictive environment.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: Completion of schedules at school sites for students with disabilities in general education courses.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
3.1. Provide in-service sessions for administrators, teachers
and parents on the procedures used to determine the LRE for
students.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
External
Consultant,
Director of Special
Education,
Central Office Staff
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
School-site LRE data
before and after in-services
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
3.2. Conduct an Inclusive Educational Practices Institute for
school teams to develop strategies for implementing peer
teaching, co-teaching models and implementing
accommodations in general education settings.
August 2006
External
Consultant,
Director of Special
Education,
Site Administrators
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
School-site LRE data
before and after Institute
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 18, 2007
3.3. Monthly monitoring to require the completion of MidQuarter Reports on the status of students’ schedules,
accommodations, class participation and performance which
will be sent to parents, principals and central office.
September
2006
Monitoring monthly
by:
External Facilitator,
Central Office Staff
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
Mid-Quarter Reports
Quarterly Reports October 31, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 30, 2007
May 31, 2007
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ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
3.4. Design and implement a Classroom Observation
Checklist to be used by both central office and school site
administrators to monitor delivery of instruction.
3.5. Target technical assistance to school sites that do not
show improvement in LRE data after interventions.
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DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
January 2007
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education,
School-site
Administrators
Classroom Observation
Checklist,
Administrative Summary of
classroom observations
compiled at the end of each
quarter
External Facilitator,
Central Office Staff
Director of Special
Education
Schedule of remedial
activities at sites with poor
LRE data
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Reports October 31, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 30, 2007
May 31, 2007
March 30, 2007
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM:
Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §444.M.1-2.
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IEPs do contain the student’s courses of study, linkages to adult agencies or
coordinated transition activities carried out in goals/objectives in the IEP.
GOAL # 4: Develop IEPs that contain the courses of study, adult agency linkages and coordinated transition activities beginning no
later than age 15.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: The lack of accountability for special education student outcomes by site administration.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
4.1. Disseminate to secondary teachers written transition
procedures that apply to students with disabilities ages 15
through 21 for use with in-service to address:
 courses of study,
 agency linkage and methods of agency involvement,
 coordination of transition activities that correlate with
IEP goals and objectives.

4.2. Alert principals through the IEP Monthly Update Report of
the need for teachers to complete transition components of the
IEP for students no later than age 15.
4.3. Monitor the transition components of IEPs utilizing the
written transition procedures to determine compliance during
the first month of school and ongoing throughout the school
year.
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DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
Quarterly Report –
October 16, 2006
ECS Central Office
Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Written Transition
Procedures,
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets
August 2006
ECS Data Director,
School-site staff,
Central Office
Administrators,
Principals,
Director of Special
Education
Copies of IEP Monthly
Update Reports sent to
schools,
Administrative Summary of
the results of IEP’S
received
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 30, 2007
August 2006
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
written Monitoring Reports
provided to school sites
Quarterly Reports October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 30, 2007
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
4.4. Target assistance to teachers who are still having
difficulties incorporating transition components into the IEP.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
October 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Schedule of targeted
assistance activities
DATE
DOCUMENTATION IS
DUE TO DEIA
May 30, 2007
4.5. Conduct a family training activity for parents and
students on services and supports available through community
agencies.
October 2006
Special education
Teachers,
Director of Special
Education,
Principals,
Central Office Staff
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts
November 17, 2006
4.6. Annually, conduct a Career/Vocational Awareness Fair to
facilitate parental contact with agencies, post-secondary job
training and/or employment.
January 2007
Central Office Staff,
School Counselors,
School Site Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Agendas with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts
January 31, 2007
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM:
Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §444.B.1. §519.A.1-2.
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Students are not provided with teaching strategies, including positive behavioral
intervention, to address inappropriate behaviors. The school system removes students who violate codes of conduct from their
educational setting without properly documenting the length of time that services are discontinued.
GOAL # 5: Implement School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) in all schools and remove students from their educational
setting only when conduct violations warrant such removal. Document removals accurately and provide a free appropriate public
education to all students even when they have been removed from their original educational settings more than 10 days.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: The need for the school-site administration to view this area as a site priority.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
5.1. Seek technical assistance from the Louisiana
Department of Education in the use of SWPBS by contacting
Shawn Fleming (shawn.fleming@la.gov PH: 225-219-7364)
and/or Kara Hill (karahill@lsu.edu PH: 225-578-2298).
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE DOCUMENTATION
IS DUE TO DEIA
Director of Special
Education
Description and summary
of LDE contacts made in
preparing for the Orleans
adoption of SWPBS in all
schools
November 1, 2006
5.1. Provide job-embedded professional development to
school site staff on the SWPBS Model.
September
2006
Central Office Staff,
External
Consultant,
Director of Special
Education
Agenda with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
In-service Outcomes,
Evaluation Summary
December 17, 2006
5.2. Conduct monthly monitoring of school-site discipline
records for compliance with record keeping procedures.
September
2006
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Site Monitoring Reports,
District Summary
Quarterly Reports –
October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
5.3. Target assistance to school sites with the highest
percentage of discipline referrals for conduct violations.
September
2006
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Schedule and locations
where targeted assistance
was provided
April 1, 2007
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ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
5.3. Every school submits a School-Wide Positive Behavior
Support Plan for their school.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
October 2006
5.4. Every school submits a Quarterly School-Wide Positive
Behavior Support Plan Update that includes the number and
types of PBS Strategies implemented during the quarter.
November
2006
5.5. Check the current Orleans Parish student registration
database for names of students who were originally cited for
student-specific noncompliance in the IDEA Monitoring
Report issued November 17, 2005.
 Develop a list of students who were previously cited
and now are attending schools under the supervision
of the Orleans Parish School System.
 Review current IEPs and correct noncompliance.
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE DOCUMENTATION
IS DUE TO DEIA
Director of Special
Education,
Principal,
Superintendent of
Schools
Copies of SWPBS Plans
Quarterly Report –
December 17, 2006
School Site Staff,
Site Administrator,
Director of Special
Education
Director of Special
Education
Copies Quarterly Updates
January 8, 2007
a. List of students with
student-specific citations
who are currently in
schools under the
supervision of OPSS
October 1, 2006
b. Administrative Summary
of IEP corrections*
* Since many IEP records were destroyed a year ago in
Hurricane Katrina, it is possible that IEPs written since
September 2005 time were corrected when IEP
committees reconvened. The Administrative Summary
may so state after a review of current IEPs.
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM: Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §444 §440.C.1
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IEPs lacked procedural safeguards and required content and were not always
updated annually.
GOAL # 6: Each student enrolled in Special Education has an IEP on file that is compliant and current, and records indicate procedural
safeguards have been followed.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: Accountability at the school site for compliant student records.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
6.1. Administrative and assessment staff and an external
monitor conduct monthly on site visits to review 25% of
student records for compliance.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE DOCUMENTATION
IS DUE TO DEIA
Special Ed.
Director,
Assessment Staff,
Central Office Staff,
External monitor
School-site IEP Verification
Reports
Quarterly Reports –
October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 30, 2007
6.2. Conduct separate in-service sessions for elementary and
secondary teachers on the statutory requirements for
developing IEPs and maintaining special education student
records.
September
2006
External
Consultant,
Special Education
Director
Agenda with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
In-service Outcomes,
Evaluation Summary
October 16, 2006
6.3. Send monthly reports to alert principals about IEPs that
are due. Updated IEPs must be submitted to the Orleans Parish
Central Office with the principal’s signature.
August 2006
ECS Data Director,
Director of Special
Education,
School Site Staff,
Principals
Copies of IEP Monthly
Report sent to principals,
Administrative Summary of
the results of IEPs received
Quarterly Reports –
October 16, 2006
January 12, 2007
March 16, 2007
May 30, 2007
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM: Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §447.B, §447.C
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Teachers did not follow state regulations and use appropriate forms for
determining student eligibility for the Extended School Year Program (ESYP).
GOAL # 7: School-site personnel determine ESYP eligibility with 100% compliance.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: None noted in this area.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
7.1. Review all ESYP guidelines with teachers and site
administrators, and provide current ESYP forms to all school
sites prior to the beginning of the 2006-07 school year.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
October 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE DOCUMENTATION
IS DUE TO DEIA
ESYP Program
Coordinator,
Central Office Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Agenda with topics and
presenters,
Sign-in sheets,
Handouts,
In-service Outcomes,
Evaluation Summary
November 17, 2006
February 9, 2007
7.2. Conduct on-site visits to teachers prior to ESYP
screening dates to review the data collection procedures being
used by the student’s instructional team.
October 2006
ECS Central Office
Staff,
School Site Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Record Review Summary
compiled and returned to
school sites
November 17, 2006
February 9, 2007
7.3. Review screening data at each school for all students
screened eligible and 20% of students screened ineligible.
March 2007
ECS Central Office
Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Record Review Summary
compiled and returned to
school sites
April 27, 2007
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CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
SYSTEM: Orleans Parish
DATE OF SUBMISSION: July 11, 2006
REGULATION REFERENCE: §464.A. B. D.
DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Students are denied access to the PreGED/Skills Options Program in integrated
settings at the secondary level.
GOAL # 8: Students will participate in school programs at the secondary level in integrated settings when those programs meet their
individual needs.
BARRIERS TO GOAL: None noted in this area.
ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE GOAL
8.1. A letter from the Superintendent of Schools sent to all
school-site staff will state clearly that students with disabilities
may enroll in any appropriate PreGED/Skills Option Program
which meets their individual needs.
DATE
ACTIVITY
BEGINS
August 2006
PERSONNEL
RESPONSIBLE
DOCUMENTATION TO BE
SUBMITTED TO DEIA
DATE DOCUMENTATION
IS DUE TO DEIA
Director of Special
Education
Copy of memo
September 1, 2006
8.2. Conduct periodic on-site visits at secondary school sites
to ensure that all students have access to appropriate
programming.
August 2006
Director of Special
Education
Administrative Summary of
on-site supervision
November 17, 2006
February 9, 2007
8.3. Determine the percentage of students (age 16 and older)
with disabilities that participated in PreGED/Skills Option
Programs last year, and increase that percentage in 2006-2007
at all secondary sites.
August 2007
ECS Central Office
Staff,
Director of Special
Education
Secondary school sites and
percentages before and
after for PreGED/Options
participation for students 16
and older
April 27, 2007
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