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.
2022 - Virtual Special Education Director Academy
The Office of Special Education is hosting a virtual Special Education Director Academy July 25 – July 29, 2022. This event is designed for new special education directors but is open to all who may want a refresher. Sessions will run until noon each day with a focus on leadership, effective practices, compliance, and data.
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 Compliance Virtual Support Meetings
The Office of Special Education, Compliance Section, 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. Generally, the first Zoom each month will include a presentation aligned with the Myth of the Month topic for that month. The second Zoom each month will have an open question and answer format. Please send questions to your region’s compliance consultant prior to the meeting, when possible, so we can be best prepared to provide answers.
- 2021-22 Compliance Meeting Dates
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Date
Time
Topic
Zoom Link 9/9/2021
9 a.m.
Changes to Intellectual Disability criteria that went into effect June 30, 2021
Join Meeting 9/23/2021
9 a.m.
Parentally Placed Private and Parochial School Students with Disabilities
Join Meeting 10/7/2021
9 a.m.
Review of Existing Data
Join Meeting 10/21/2021
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting 11/4/2021
9 a.m.
SMART Annual IEP Goals
Join Meeting 11/18/2021
9 a.m.
Students with Disabilities and Shortened School Days
Join Meeting 12/9/2021
9 a.m.
Other Health Impairment Eligibility Criteria
Join Meeting 12/23/2021
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting 1/6/2022
9 a.m.
Assessments for Postsecondary Transition Planning
Join Meeting 1/20/2022
9 a.m.
Observations
Join Meeting 2/10/2022
9 a.m.
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
Join Meeting 2/24/2022
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting 3/10/2022
9 a.m.
Early Childhood Special Education
Join Meeting 3/24/2022
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting 4/7/2022
9 a.m.
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Join Meeting 4/21/2022
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting 5/5/2022
9 a.m.
Vocational Rehabilitation/Pre-Employment Transition Services
Join Meeting 5/19/2022
9 a.m.
Questions from special education professionals in the field
Join Meeting .
- 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
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Word version (Updated 11/12/2021)
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PDF version (Updated 11/12/2021)
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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
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
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Evaluation and Assessment Q & A (Under construction)
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
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Vocational Rehabilitation/Pre-Employment Transition Services Q & A (Under construction)
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
Joetta Walter
660-785-6080
- Northwest
Lauren Struthers
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
2021 - Virtual Special Education Director Academy Resource Documents
In the accordions below you will find links to the resource documents and presentations from each of our 2021 SEDA sessions. These documents will be removed at the end of the academic year, to be replaced with documents from the 2022 Virtual Special Education Director Academy resource documents.
- Data Presentations
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Overview, MOSIS Introduction, and Child Count
This session covered basic data requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; people you should know, or get to know, who will be instrumental in reporting accurate and complete data, an overview of the DESE, MOSIS, and Core Data systems; and a deep dive into the special education child count data collection.
Special Education Data Reporting Table 2021-22
Early Childhood Special Education Environments
Early Childhood Special Education Environments Worksheet
Early Childhood Special Education Decision Tree
Worksheet for Determining the ECSE Educational Environment
Exiting, Follow-Up, and Discipline Data
This session covered the basic data requirements for reporting Exiting, Follow-Up, and Discipline Data for those indicators within the MCDS Portal and the MOSIS data system.
Special Education Data Code Sets
Personnel, Early Childhood Outcomes, and Misc. Data
This session reviewed the reporting of personnel data, early childhood outcomes data, high need fund data, and other miscellaneous data.
Early Childhood Outcomes Decision Tree
Guided Review of Year-End Data Summaries
This session gave a guided review of the year-end data summaries. If you have questions and/or need to get a copy of your Year-End Summary, please contact speddata@dese.mo.gov.
- Compliance Presentations
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Special Education 101 & 102
This session discussed the basics of special education compliance and the responsibilities of LEAs and the relationship with the Office of Special Education.
Resources for Special Education 101 Presentation
Compliance in Discipline
This session focused on the procedures to follow when confronted with discipline situations for, Individuals with Disability Education Act, eligible students. Short and long term suspensions were discussed, as well as how to conduct a manifestation determination. The Department of Education and Secondary Education Discipline Documentation form was used to practice with various scenarios and other discipline resources will be shared.
Discipline Documentation Worksheet
Dispute Resolution and Procedural Safeguards
This session discussed ways to prevent and resolve conflict, and stages and timelines for Missouri's dispute resolution process as outlined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Facilitated IEPs
Beulahre Robinson, DESE Compliance Supervisor presented a detailed description of the facilitated IEP (FIEP) meeting process. Beulahre walked participants through the steps that take place before, during, and after a FIEP meeting. Participants also got a glimpse of data from FIEP follow-up surveys.
Facilitated IEP Process Handout
Post Secondary Transition Practices
This session focused on Indicator 13: Secondary Transition - percentages of youth ages 16+ with measurable, annually updated IEP goals and appropriate transition assessment, services, and courses.
- Effective Practice Presentation
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Effective Practices and Professional Development
This session highlighted effective practice professional development opportunities offered through the Special Education Improvement Consultants.
- Early Childhood Special Education Presentation
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Early Childhood Special Education
This session highlighted how ECSE is addressed within each section of the Office of Special Education, Office of Childhood, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- Regional Professional Development Center Presentations
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I'm a Leader, Now What
Many of you are not only be new directors, but you are also new to the school district. We discussed leadership in a practical manner during this session. We also discussed setting the tone for the year, provided practical advice, and discussed resources to help make you successful as a first year director.
RPDC Compliance Related Professional Development Offerings
This presentation was an overview of trainings that the RPDC Centers offer.
- Other Resources
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LRP - Special Education Connection
An overview and contact information of the Special Education Connection Resource.
MPACT Overview
An overview of what MPACT is and the resources it can help provide for educators and families of students with IEPs.
LASE - What it is and why you need it in your life
Learn what a LASE group is and discuss the value of the support that local networking can provide. We discussed some practical benefits you can share to advocate for your participation in your local LASE group.
MOCASE Presentation
Dr. Ashley Krause, President of the Board and Gayle Willey, Executive Director of MO-CASE shared information about MO-CASE, CEC and CASE. They explained the benefits of belonging to the organizations and how MO-CASE supports Special Education Administrators throughout the state.
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