
Calendar and Resources for Special Education Directors
Welcome to the Special Education Director resource page. On this page you will find a calendar with important dates and resources to help you meet requirements as well as technical assistance delivered through the Special Education Director Academy.
Special Education Task Calendar
- Task Calendar
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Calendar Months
Table of Contents
January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December
June
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
20
Part B Payment Request due
30
MOSIS Student Core, Enrollment, and Attendance files due
30
MOSIS Discipline file due
30
Parentally Placed Private School Survey due
July
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Budget Application due
1
Part B Payment Request due
1
LEA Written Procedures due
1
LEA Accounting System
1
Semi-Annual Certifications
1
Federal Award Identification Information Due
26
2021 Virtual Special Education Director Academy
August
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
15
Core Data Screen 3 Contacts
15
Annual Secretary of the Board Report due
20
Part B Payment Request due
September
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
17
Watch CAP Year Webinar
17
Receive Special Education Program Review Report
20
Part B Payment Request due
30
Part B Final Expenditure Report due
30
Preliminary Special Education District Profiles available
30
High Need Fund Application due
October
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
15
MOSIS Educator Course and Assignment files due
15
Early Childhood Special Education Final Expenditure Report due
18
Complete Step 1 in IMACS 30 days from date of Special Education Program Review Report
20
Part B Payment Request due
31
Public Placement Fund Application due
November
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Start Conducting Self-Assessment
1
Part B Payment Request due
20
Part B Payment Request due
30
Readers for the Blind Application
December
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
3
Continue Self-Assessment
15
MOSIS Child Count and Environments of Students with Disabilities
20
Part B Payment Request due
January
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
1
Semi-Annual Certifications
15
Child Count Verification due
20
Part B Payment Request due
31
Special Education Finance Self-Assessment due
31
Blind Literacy Survey due
February
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request due
1
Self-Assessment in IMACS due
15
MOSIS Graduate and Dropout Follow-up due
20
Part B Payment Request due
March
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Proportionate Share Carryover Release Report due
1
Part B Payment Request due
20
Submit Follow Up Timelines in IMACS
20
Part B Payment Request due
April
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Submit verification documentation for the desk review
1
Submit documentation to clear CAPs
1
Part B Payment Request
1
Complete Step 2 in IMACS
20
Part B Payment Request
30
Part B Budget Application Revision due
May
Day
Task
Resources
Contact
1
Part B Payment Request
15
Initial Evaluation Timelines due
15
Part C to B Transition
20
Part B Payment Request due
Special Education Virtual Support Meetings
The Office of Special Education is collaborating with Special Education Consultants from the nine Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers to provide twice-monthly Zoom meetings. The meetings are scheduled to last one hour, from nine to ten a.m., and will cover a range of timely and relevant topics for special education professionals.
- 2022-23 Meeting Dates
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Date
Time
Topic
Zoom Link 08/25/2022
9 a.m.
Welcome back (To Do List - Local Compliance Plan/State Plan / SI Updates, Seclusion & Restraint, Transfers)
Join Meeting 09/08/2022
9 a.m.
Progress Monitoring (collaborate with EP)
Join Meeting 09/22/2022
9 a.m.
MOSIS Reporting
Join Meeting 10/06/2022
9 a.m.
Prior Written Notice
Join Meeting 10/20/22
9 a.m.
Building Strong Relationships with Parents
Join Meeting 11/10/2022
9 a.m.
MSSD Eligibility
Join Meeting 12/08/2022
9 a.m.
Dismissing services (related services, graduation (goals versus credits), SOP, Transfer of Rights
Join Meeting 01/05/2023
9 a.m.
SPED Profile
Join Meeting 01/19/2023
9 a.m.
Determining Placement and Least Restrictive Environment: The What, Why, When and How
Join Meeting 02/09/2023
9 a.m.
MO Assistive Technology - using technology in the classroom / AEM Join Meeting 02/23/2023
9 a.m.
MAP and MAP-A
Join Meeting 03/09/2023
9 a.m.
Science of Reading with ICs/Components of Reading (reviewing the resources available)
Join Meeting 04/06/2023
9 a.m.
AU and ED eligibility
Join Meeting 04/20/2023
9 a.m.
Project Access - Overview of Service
Join Meeting 05/11/2023
9 a.m.
Synthesis for Evaluation Reports - Puzzle Pieces
Join Meeting .
- 2022-23 Topic Resources
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August 25, 2022: Welcome back (Monthly Guidance, Local Compliance Plan/State Plan/Standards & Indicators Updates, Seclusion & Restraint Guidance, and Transfer Process)
- Video: Welcome Back and Hot Topics
- Welcome Back and Hot Topics PowerPoint
- Hot Topics: Question and Answers (under construction)
September 8, 2022: Progress Monitoring
- Video: Progress Monitoring
- Progress Monitoring: PowerPoint
- Progress Monitoring: Myth of the Month, February 2021
- Progress Monitoring: Question and Answers
September 22, 2022: Core Data and MOSIS Training
- Video: Core Data and MOSIS Training
- Core Data and MOSIS Training PowerPoint
- Core Data and MOSIS Manual Overview Guidance Document
October 6, 2022: Prior Written Notice (PWN)
- Video: Prior Written Notice (PWN)
- Prior Written Notice: PowerPoint
- Prior Written Notice: Myth of the Month, October 2022
- Checklist of When to Provide Prior Written Notice
- Prior Written Notice: Question and Answers
October 20, 2022: Enhancing Parent Engagement in Schools
November 10, 2022: Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD) Eligibility
December 8, 2022: Graduation and Termination of Special Education and Related Services
- Video: Graduation and Termination of Special Education and Related Services
- PowerPoint: Graduation and Termination of Special Education and Related Services
- Graduation and Termination of Special Education and Related Services Questions and Answers (Under Construction)
January 5, 2023: Special Education Profile
- Video: Special Education Profile
- PowerPoint: Special Education Profile
- Data Collection Guidance
- Accessing Unsuppressed Profile Directions
- Sample Unsuppressed Profile
- Special Education Profile: Questions and Answers (Under Construction)
January 19, 2023: Determining Placement and Least Restrictive Environment: The What, Why, When and How
- 2021-22 Topic Resources
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September 9, 2021: Changes to intellectual disability criteria that went into effect June 30, 2021
September 23, 2021: Parentally Placed Private and Parochial School Students with Disabilities
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Video: Parentally Placed Private and Parochial School Students with Disabilities
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Parentally Placed Private and Parochial School Students with Disabilities: PowerPoint
October 7, 2021: Review of Existing Data
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Review of Existing Data: PowerPoint (Updated 11/12/2021)
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Review of Existing Data (RED) Rubric
October 21, 2021: SPP/APR Stakeholder Involvement and Questions from the Field
November 4, 2021: S.M.A.R.T. Goals
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S.M.A.R.T. Goals Rubric
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IEP Goal Rubric
November 18, 2021: Students with Disabilities and Shortened School Days
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Students with Disabilities and Shortened School Days: PowerPoint
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Knowing When to Use a Shortened School Day: Critical Considerations
December 9, 2021: Other Health Impaired - 2021 Eligibility Changes
December 23, 2021: Questions from the Field
January 6, 2022: Postsecondary Transition Planning
January 20, 2022: Observations
February 10, 2022: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
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Video: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
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PowerPoint: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
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Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) Q & A
February 24, 2022: Extended School Year (ESY)
March 10, 2022: Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
March 24, 2022: Questions from the Field
April 7, 2022: Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
April 21, 2022: Evaluation and Assessment
May 5, 2022: Vocational Rehabilitation/Pre-Employment Transition Services
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PowerPoint: Vocational Rehabilitation/Pre-Employment Transition Services
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Pre-Employment Transition Services Consent & Information Release Form
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Pre-Employment Transition Services Area Map and Contact Information
May 19, 2022: Educational Benefit Review (EBR)
Need special assistance to access this content? Submit a request here to receive a captioned video or transcript. - RPDC Compliance Consultant Information
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Region
Compliance Consultant
Phone Number
Contact
- Southeast
Tiffiney Smith
573-651-2621
- Heart of Missouri
Lynn Lynch
573-424-7847
- Kansas City
Bailey Tennesen
816-235-5957
- Northeast
Dawn Lichtenberg
660-785-6080
- Northwest
Julia Schmitz
660-562-1995
- South Central
Leasa Day
573-341-6821
- Southwest
Amy Phipps
417-836-4082
- St. Louis
Jeanne Rothermel
314-692-1239
- Central
Julie Harris
660-232-0387
2022 - Special Education Director Academy Resource Documents
In the accordions below you will find links to the resource documents and presentations from each of our 2022 SEDA sessions. These documents will be removed at the end of the academic year, to be replaced with documents from the 2023 Special Education Director Academy resource documents.
- Special Education General
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Presentations
- ECSE Presentation
- Effective Practice Overview
- Directors and the FIEP Process
- Discipline Presentation
- Dispute Resolution Under the IDEA
- Transition
- Special Education 101 and 102
- Special Education Finance Overview and Resources
Resources
- Data
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Presentations
Resources
- Leadership
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Presentations
- Other Agencies
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Resources
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