OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD

  • Delaware Department of Education Stakeholder Input Meetings
    PIC partnered with the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) to hold a number of sessions for families, caregivers, community members, professionals and advocates to provide feedback on the state performance measures as mandated under IDEA.  Parents, caregivers and professionals serving children with disabilities are essential in improving systems and outcomes for children in Delaware.   The recorded sessions below provide an overview of each indicator, with links to feedback survey and one-pagers with additional info.

    DOE Stakeholder Input Meetings

    Overview of Indicator(s) 6 & 7- Preschool children with disabilities – October 19, 2021 12:00noon & October 21, 2021 6:00pm
    This session focuses on 2 areas related to preschool children:
    1. Services provided for preschool children with disabilities in settings with children without disabilities
    2. Improving learning outcomes for preschool children with disabilities

    Presented by Cindy Brown
    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

    Overview of Indicator(s) 5 & 8 – Least Restrictive Environment & Parent Engagement – October 20, 2021 – 12:00noon – 12:30pm

    This session focuses on 2 areas relating to school-aged children:
    1. Providing services to school aged children within the least restrictive environment
    2. Increasing parent involvement in their child’s special education program

    Presented by Joyce Leatherbury
    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

    Overview of Indicator(s) 11, 15 & 16-Evaluation, Due Process and Mediation Services  – October 26, 2021 – 12:00 noon – 12:30pm

    This session focuses on 3 areas relating to school-aged children:

    1. Conducting timely initial evaluations of students to determine eligibility for special education services
    2. Increasing the use of resolution sessions to resolve due process hearing complaints
    3. Increasing the use of mediation services to resolve differences between families and schools

    Presented by Maria Locuniak

    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

    Parent Feedback Survey for this session: Indicators 15 and 16: Resolution and Mediation Agreements

    https://forms.office.com/r/GmVp1HNSjE

    Indicator 11: Timely Evaluations-https://forms.office.com/r/VgY0fT1Eq8

    Overview of Indicator(s) 1 & 2 and 13 & 14-Transition Aged Youth with Disabilities and their Families – November 2 & 4 2021

    This session will focus on areas relating to school aged children:
    1. Number of students with disabilities graduating from high school with a regular diploma
    2. Number of students with disabilities dropping out of school
    3. Percent of students with measurable post-secondary goals
    4. Number of students with disabilities who:
    a. Are enrolled in higher education, competitive employment, training program or other employment,
    within one year after high school
    Presented by Dale Matusevich

    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

    Overview of Indicator(s) 4,5 & 9 & 10

    Disproporationality amongst racial, ethnic groups and disability categories

    This session focuses on areas related to school aged children:

      1. Reducing suspension and expulsion rates for students with disabilities
      2. Reducing disproportionality of racial and ethnic groups in special education
      3. Reducing disproportionality of racial and ethnic groups in specific disability catagories
      4. Reducing suspension and expulsion rates among racial and ethnic groups with disabilities

    Presented by: Susan Veenema

    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

    Parent Feedback Survey for this Session:  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hta2IQh_jUO9xr0hTYKb0jyc6b3UhDRMign0AZsDrbxUQTRIMTlZOURNU1ZCR0VNMElJSkFFQ0lTVy4u

    Overview of Indicator(s) 3 & 17 –Children with disabilities participating in statewide assessments & proficiency rates for students with IEPs

    • Participation and performance of children with IEPs in statewide assessments
    • Proficiency rates for children with disabilities
    • Gaps in proficiency rate for students with disabilities

    Presented by Joyce Leatherbury & Jalee Pernol

    LISTEN TO RECORDING HERE

     

     

    Category: OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD

One-Pager for Indicator 11
One-Pager for Indicator 16
One-Pager for Indicator 15
Presentation for Indicators 9 & 10

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