News
News & Updates
Mark Your Calendars!
›Special Education New Director Institute
July 29, 30 and 31, 2008
Click here to register online!
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›FY08 Payment for Public Placement (Excess Cost) Fund
Payment letters will be emailed in March to the contact person listed on the PPF application .
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›Response to Intervention/RtI Online Presentation
by Dr. Erica Lembke
The first online presentation,"RtI: What It Is and What It Isn't,", by Dr. Erica Lembke is now available.
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Transition/Deafblind/Customized Employment
Registration deadline is Friday, March 28, 2008
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›Autism/Grants Available to Expand the Capacity to Effectively Serve Autism Spectrum Disorders
Seeking proposals from school districts for its Family Services Community Grant program
Submission deadline: March 29, 2008
NEW! April 2, 2008, 11:45 a.m., Monthly Webinar
Topics: General Ability Index (GAI) and pending legislation.
Fiscal Monitoring/Early Intervening Services
A monitoring procedure has been developed to ensure the monies are properly used.
Non-Public School Students/Equitable Participation
Publication addresses provisions of IDEA relating to private school students.
Disproportionality Prevention
Document outlines best practices for professionals
Adapted Physical Education Questions and Answers Available
Based on a webinar request for information on the topic
Notice of Action: When is a Notice Required under FAPE?
Based on several webinar requests for information on the topic
End of Course Exams: Documentation of the IEP
A number of issues have been raised related to EOC examinations
IDEA/State Imposed Requirements Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004
Referenced item is identified as state imposed and not required by IDEA or federal regulations
Part B Application
Available for review for sixty days, until April 4, 2008.
Part B and Part C State Performance Plans/ Annual Performance Report Documents that drive our monitoring focus!
Part B and Part C Application Packets
Available for review and comment until April 4, 2008.
Children's Vision Summit/Blind Task Force
›Registration information is now available
Assistive Technology/Power Up 08 Conference and Expo
April 21-22, 2008, at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, MO
Missouri Deaf Educators' Conference
The 2008 Conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia on April 25 and 26, 2008
Medicaid NPI Implementation Effective May 9, 2008
Districts will only use their NPI number when submitting claims and not their MO Medicaid Provider Number effective May 9, 2008
Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Training
Part B Entitlement Application and Due Date Changes
The district due date has been changed to June 15.
Medicaid/Payment for School District Administration
Program (SDAC) and Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT)
Districts may continue to claim until June 30, 2008
Transition Institute
July 20-22, 2008, DESE TRANSITION INSTITUTE