Family & Community Special Communities
Special Education

Continuous Improvement Plan - FY04 - Data Information

Section 1. Parent Involvement

Parent Participation in Meetings Regarding Educational Decisions for Their Child

CPR indicators SE 26 (1-5) (Parent Participation In Meetings) (focus indicator) and SE 32 (Parent Advisory Council for Special Education) will be reviewed each year. Additional data will be collected related to the number of Team meetings taking place during a three month period and the parent participation at those meetings.

Section 2. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

2.1 Special Education and Related Services are Identified and Provided and IEPs are current PRIORITY AREA

Evaluation Indicators
CPR Indicator SE 22 (2) is our focus indicator and relates to the currency of every student's IEP at the beginning of the school year. Other indicators associated with this area will also be reviewed: SE 18 related to the development of the IEP and the Team participation and SE 22 (1 & 4) related to provision of services without delay.

*Reflects a revision to the Special Education Coordinated Program Review Instrument

2.2 Least Restrictive Environment PRIORITY AREA

Evaluation Indicators
Additionally, beginning in FY04 the Department will conduct a review of placement data by disability as well as using performance data to look at underlying beliefs and practices. A USDE ranking of states by placement types will also be used to assess Massachusetts' use of placements for special education in comparison to other states.

SE 20 (Least Restrictive Program Selected) has been identified as our focus indicator for the CPR data. We will additionally review results of placement data analysis and determine if such data analysis can be used as a focus indicator.

2.3 Opportunity for Children with Disabilities to be Involved and Progress in the General Curriculum

Evaluation Indicators
The Special Ed. Steering Committee determined that review of this area will focus on outcomes, specifically dropout data and MCAS performance data for students with disabilities disaggregated to consider disability specific information and placement information.

Section 3. Secondary Transition

3.1 Outcome Oriented Statements of Transition PRIORITY AREA

Evaluation Indicators

• CPR Indicator SE 6#2 is our focus indicator and includes review of records to ensure that for a student who is 16 years of age, or younger if appropriate, the Team includes in the IEP services that promote movement of the student from school to post-school activities

• SE 6 #3 - is an additional indicator we review in this area and looks at whether the transition services are based upon the student's needs, taking into account the student's preferences and interests.

3.2 Statement of Transition Service Course of Study Beginning at Age 14 PRIORITY AREA

Evaluation Indicators

• CPR indicator SE 6 (6) is our focus indicator and reviews of records are used to ensure that for a student who is 14 years of age, the Team considers the student's course of study in relation to the student's future goals and documents this in the IEP.