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Subject: State Performance Plan and OSEP's
Evaluation of Missouri's Part B Program
Source: Heidi Atkins Lieberman, Assistant Commissioner
Intended Audience: Directors of Special Education, Special Education
Contacts
Date: June 20, 2007
As explained in a SELS on June 11, 2007,
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Listserv_Archives.html (click on SELS
Archive), Missouri has been awaiting notification of its evaluation.
Missouri received notification on June 18, 2007, that the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has completed its
evaluation of Missouri's performance and has identified Missouri in the
determination category of "Needs Assistance." Go to the following websites
to view:
OSEP fact sheet -
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/factsheet.doc
Determination letter to Missouri -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Administration/AdvisoryPanel/MOLtr.pdf
Response Table -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Administration/AdvisoryPanel/MOTbl.pdf
Explanation of Determination -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Administration/AdvisoryPanel/MOExpl.doc
Missouri's State Performance Plan (SPP), required by the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), provided measurable and rigorous targets
for Missouri in the area of 20 required indicators identified by OSEP. On
February 1, 2007, Missouri filed our Annual Performance Report
(APR) with OSEP; this reported the state's performance on the indicators and
targets. Go to our website to view:
SPP -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/DataCoord/PDF/MOPrtBSPP2107.pdf
APR -
http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/DataCoord/PDF/MOPartBAPR0506.pdf
I encourage you to be familiar with these documents as the SPP drives our
monitoring focus and reflects the connection between compliance and
performance.
The APR of each state underwent an evaluation process by OSEP these last few
months. This evaluation involved a review of Missouri's performance on all
of the indicators, as well as, a review of the state's ability to provide
valid, reliable, and timely data for each of the indicators.
Missouri is one of 41 states receiving this specific determination.
Other determination options included "Meets the Requirements" (9 states
received this determination), "Needs Intervention in Implementing the
Requirements of Part B" (10 states received this determination), or "Needs
Substantial Intervention" (no state in this category).
We will be analyzing our report over the next few weeks to determine the
necessary actions the state will take to improve our next APR due February
1, 2008.
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