Special Education Directors

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 Director Academy 2023 - July 25 - 26, 2023

The in-person Special Education Director Academy (SEDA) will be hosted by the Office of Special Education on July 25-26, 2023, at the Hilton Garden Inn, 3300 Vandiver Dr. in Columbia, Missouri. Sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Session topics include leadership, early childhood special education, dispute resolution, discipline, postsecondary transition, data reporting and use, special education program requirements, and more. The intended audience is new special education directors with less than three years of experience, but there will also be an advanced track for directors with three or more years of experience. The advanced track is limited to 50 attendees.

SEDA registration is free, and breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days.  

All other expenses including lodging, travel, and other meals, will be the responsibility of the Local Education Agency. Hilton Garden Inn will be providing a block of rooms for SEDA. For hotel booking information, please visit the hotel’s website or phone 1-877-782-9444 and use code SEDA. The room rate will be $102.90.

If you have questions or require special accommodations, please contact Tori Chance at tori.chance@dese.mo.gov.

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Special Education Task Calendar

Task Calendar

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

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

30

MOSIS Student Core, Enrollment, and Attendance files due

Technical Assistance

Data

30

MOSIS Discipline file due

 

Data

30

Parentally Placed Private School Survey due

 

Data

July

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Budget Application due

ePeGS Part B Budget Application Guide

Finance

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

1

LEA Written Procedures due

General Federal Guidance Manual

Finance

1

LEA Accounting System

Accounting Manual

Finance

1

Semi-Annual Certifications

Time and Effort Guidance

Finance

1

Federal Award Identification Information Due

Federal Award Identification Spreadsheet

Finance

26

2021 Virtual Special Education Director Academy

Registration

Compliance Data EP

August

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

15

Core Data Screen 3 Contacts

MOSIS Core Data Manual

Data

15

Annual Secretary of the Board Report due

 

Finance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

September

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

17

Watch CAP Year Webinar

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

17

Receive Special Education Program Review Report

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

30

Part B Final Expenditure Report due

ePeGs Part B FER Guide

Finance

30

Preliminary Special Education District Profiles available

Profile and Profile Review Guide

Data

30

High Need Fund Application due

HNF Application

Finance

October

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

15

MOSIS Educator Course and Assignment files due

 

Data

15

Early Childhood Special Education Final Expenditure Report due

ECSE FER Guide

Finance

18

Complete Step 1 in IMACS 30 days from date of Special Education Program Review Report

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

31

Public Placement Fund Application due

PPF Application

Finance

November

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Start Conducting Self-Assessment

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

30

Readers for the Blind Application

RBP Application

Finance

December

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

3

Continue Self-Assessment

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

15

MOSIS Child Count and Environments of Students with Disabilities

Technical Assistance

Data

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

January

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

1

Semi-Annual Certifications

Time and Effort Guidance

Finance

15

Child Count Verification due

Instructions Child Count Verification Report

Data

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

31

Special Education Finance Self-Assessment due

Tiered Monitoring and Fiscal Monitoring Guide

Finance

31

Blind Literacy Survey due

 

Data

February

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

1

Self-Assessment in IMACS due

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

15

MOSIS Graduate and Dropout Follow-up due

Technical Assistance

Data

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

March

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Proportionate Share Carryover Release Report due

ePeGs Proportionate Share Carryover Release Request Guide

Finance

1

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

20

Submit Follow Up Timelines in IMACS

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

April

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Submit verification documentation for the desk review

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

1

Submit documentation to clear CAPs

 

Compliance

1

Part B Payment Request

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

1

Complete Step 2 in IMACS

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

20

Part B Payment Request

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

30

Part B Budget Application Revision due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

May

Day

Task

Resources

Contact

1

Part B Payment Request

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

15

Initial Evaluation Timelines due

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

15

Part C to B Transition

Compliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQs

Compliance

20

Part B Payment Request due

ePeGs Part B Payment Request Guide

Finance

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

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.

Career Education Special Needs (CESN), Postsecondary Transition Planning, and Career and Technical Education

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

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2022-23 Topic Resources

August 25, 2022: Welcome back (Monthly Guidance, Local Compliance Plan/State Plan/Standards & Indicators Updates, Seclusion & Restraint Guidance, and Transfer Process)


September 8, 2022: Progress Monitoring


September 22, 2022: Core Data and MOSIS Training


October 6, 2022: Prior Written Notice (PWN)


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 


January 5, 2023: Special Education Profile


January 19, 2023: Determining Placement and Least Restrictive Environment: The What, Why, When and How


February 9, 2023: MO Assistive Technology - using technology in the classroom / AEM


February 23, 2023: Missouri Assessment Program - Alternate (MAP-A)


March 9, 2023: Career Education Special Needs (CESN)


April 6, 2023 Emotional Disturbance and Autism: Overview of Eligibility


April 20, 2023: Resources for Students with Autism: Project ACCESS and the ASCEND Program


May 11, 2023 End of The Year Wrap-Up: End of the Year To-Dos and Resources

2021-22 Topic Resources

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


October 7, 2021: Review of Existing Data


October 21, 2021: SPP/APR Stakeholder Involvement and Questions from the Field


November 4, 2021: S.M.A.R.T. Goals


November 18, 2021: Students with Disabilities and Shortened School Days


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)


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


May 19, 2022: Educational Benefit Review (EBR)

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RPDC Compliance Consultant Information

Region

Compliance Consultant

Phone Number

Contact

  1. Southeast

Tiffiney Smith

573-651-2621

Email

  1. Heart of Missouri

Lynn Lynch

573-424-7847

Email

  1. Kansas City

Bailey Tennesen

816-235-5957

Email

  1. Northeast

Dawn Lichtenberg

660-785-6080

Email

  1. Northwest

Julia Schmitz

660-562-1995

Email

  1. South Central

Leasa Day

573-341-6821

Email

  1. Southwest

Amy Phipps

417-836-4082

Email

  1. St. Louis

Jeanne Rothermel

314-692-1239

Email

  1. Central

Julie Harris

660-232-0387

Email

 

2023 - Special Education Director Academy Resource Documents

The 2023 SEDA resource documents will be posted after the conference. We can't wait to see you there. 

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