Subject:  IDEA 2004 Implementation--Changes in Compliance Standards and State Sample Forms

Source:  Pam Williams, Director, Special Education Compliance

Intended Audience:  Directors of Special Education, Process Coordinators, Special Education Teachers         

Date:  July 26, 2005

 

The Compliance Section has posted on the web a number of documents that reflect changes made in the State Regulations as a result of the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004.  The new and revised documents that have been posted are:

 

Missouri State Plan Implementing Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)--2005 http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/stateplan/FY2005/2005version.html

 

Compliance Program Review Standards & Indicators Manual (see web for a listing of the indicators that were changed) http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/StandardsManual/index.html   

• Document A—Administrative Procedures

• Document B—Special Education Process

• Document D—Discipline

 

State Model Forms

• IEP (Revised) http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/IEP/Index.html   

• Attachments to the IEP

o Form B—Extended School Year (Revised)

o Form C—Transition Services Plan (Revised)

o Form D—State Assessments (Revised)

o Form E—District-wide Assessments (Revised)

• Optional Goals pages

o Goal Only

o Goal with Objectives

o Goal with Progress Report

o Goal with Objective and Progress Report

• Discipline Documentation Form (Revised) http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/Guidance/Discipline.htm   

http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/MOSample_Forms/Index.html  

• Excusal of Mandatory IEP Team Members Agreement Form (New)

• IEP Addendum (New)

• Notice of Action (Revised)

• Notification of Meeting (Revised)

• Referral Form (Revised)

• Triennial Evaluation Document (New)

 

Also posted previously are:

 

• Procedural Safeguards Statement for Children and Parents (Revised July 2005)

• Discipline Technical Assistance Documents (Revised July 2005)

• Guidance Documents for provision of services to parentally-placed private school students (New July 2005)

 

Currently being developed are the Standards & Indicators for Transfer Students—Document F, along with the Transfer Student Documentation form and revisions to Document G-9, Eligibility Criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities.  Districts will be notified when these documents are posted.

 

Districts are reminded that all provisions of the IDEA became effective on July 1, 2005.  They are also reminded that the recent revisions to State Regulations did not reflect all of the changes to the IDEA.  Changes were only made in those areas (1) in which there was a direct conflict between state regulations and the federal statute and (2) in which there was a perceived benefit to districts, parents and students and where there was no anticipation that the final federal regulations would make any change to the statutory requirement.  Local Agencies are expected to be implementing all changes in the federal statute, as well as current federal and state regulatory requirements that are not in conflict with the federal statute.   For information on the major changes in the IDEA, reference the IDEA Reauthorization webstream presentation at http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/IDEA_ReAu2004/.