Office of Special Education
Services
Presentation to the South Carolina
Council for Exceptional Children
August 23, 2014
Office of Special Education Services
(OSES)
OSES Director – John Payne
We have reorganized!
Here are the new teams within OSES:
 Oversight and Assistance
 Fiscal and Data Management
 Programs and Initiatives
 Logistics & Administrative
Oversight and Assistance
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Responsible for developing and
implementing a system of general
supervision and guidance that assists and
supports LEAs in meeting the requirements
of both federal and state regulations
relating to students with disabilities.
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Team Lead – Peter Keup
OSES Compliance Monitoring Process
Data/Info
Collection
Policy
Review
SEA Verification
Systemic and
Individual
Student
Corrections
Findings
Surveys
On-Site
Visit
Office of Special Education Services
SC Enrich IEP Project
SC Enrich IEP Project
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Pilot – 2 school districts participated in Spring 2014
(Lancaster and Greenwood 51)
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Statewide - rapid rollout using train-the-trainer model
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District Trainer Trainings – Over 500 “power users” were
trained by the vendor and OSES over the Spring and Summer
(June and July)
Power users train the rest of the end users at the district level
Most districts are set to go live on SC Enrich IEP in August or
September
New IEPs will be developed in SC Enrich this school year.
Excent Online (legacy system) will be used for reporting
and viewing historical documents.
Enrich IEP Overview Session
September 15
 One Day Training
 Demonstration for Community Partners
 Rutledge Building 9:00 am- 4:00 pm
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Registration is required
Kathleen Heiss
[email protected]
803-734-8061
Fiscal and Data Management
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Responsible for collecting and managing all
financial and programmatic data required by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
and other federal and state laws and regulations
relating to the provision of special education and
related services to students with disabilities.
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Team Lead – Michael Thom
Financial Update
2012-13 statewide single audit by OSEP
resulted in no findings for IDEA grant
programs.
 IDEA Supplemental Awards totaling $10
million dollars mailed to school districts
5/16/2014
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Programs and Initiatives
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Responsible for projects, events, meetings,
programs, and committees or work groups
that have been, or will be, developed by the
OSES to improve educational outcomes for
students with disabilities.
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Team Lead – Tresa Diggs
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT &
TRAINING
Professional Development
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OSES– reorganizing Professional Development and
Technical Assistance
 Developing an online survey instrument
streamline technical assistance efforts to districts,
parents, districts, organizations, and community
stakeholders.
Professional Development
Spring Administrators’ Conference
March 20 & 21, 2014
Approximately 300 in attendance
Brookland Conference Center, West Columbia, SC
Fall Administrators’ Conference
September 25 &26, 2014
Columbia, SC
New Directors Leadership Academy
Four sessions of the New Directors’ Leadership
Academy was held for the 2013-14 school year.
New Special Services Directors:
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2013-14 – 8
2014-15 – 15
Professional Development
Research to Practice
Last summer our RtP offered nearly 100 sessions to over 1,000 South
Carolina educators.
July 14-18, 2014
~140 sessions
Under Budget!!
Lexington School District One
River Bluff High School
320 Corley Mill Road
Lexington, SC 29072
State Performance Plan
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The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) requires each
state to develop a multi-year performance plan.
This State Performance Plan (SPP) evaluates the
state’s efforts to implement the requirements
and purposes of the IDEA and describes how the
state will continuously improve upon this
implementation.
The SPP includes measurable and rigorous targets
for 17 indicators.
Part B State Performance Plan Indicator 17:
The State Systemic Improvement Plan
SSIP is a multi-year plan, implemented in phases, to include:
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The identification of systemic approaches that will lead to improved
results for students with disabilities across key measures: performance
on assessment, graduation with a regular diploma, and post-school
outcomes;
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The development of a plan to support LEAs in identifying and
implementing the evidence-based practices that will result in changes
in school and provider practices to advance the state-identified,
measurable improvement in results for students with disabilities; and
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The alignment with other initiatives, including initiatives in general
education and other areas beyond special education, which can have
an impact on students with disabilities.
Why SSIP? Why Now?
Despite this focus on compliance, states are not seeing improved
results for children and youth with disabilities:
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Young children are not coming to Kindergarten prepared to
learn;
In many locations, a significant achievement gap exists
between students with disabilities and their general education
peers;
Students are dropping out of school; and/or
Many students who do graduate with a regular education
diploma are not college and career ready.
Michael Yudin,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
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South Carolina’s SSIP
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SSIP Video: http://youtu.be/OS3ODX-Oll8
Coordinated Efforts
Advocacy Day
Governor Haley declared May 8, 2014 as
Advocacy Day for Access and Independence
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http://www.able-sc.org/advocacy-day-for-accessindependence/
 Official Proclamation
 Advocacy Guide
 John Payne, Director
 Nikki Haley, Governor
Building Constituency
Community
 Able SC
 Family Connections
 BabyNet
 Pro Parents
 New Carolina - South
Carolina’s Council on
Competitiveness
 Charleston Promise
Neighborhood
 DSS, DHEC, DDSN, DHHS
Agencies & More Partners
 Protection & Advocacy
 13 Colleges & Universities
 Voc. Rehab
 USC-Center for Dis.
Resources
 National Organizations
 SC-CEC
 SC Autism Society
 Many more
Building Local Capacity
We are seeking community stakeholders
to be part of our core team.
What ideas do
you have for
building local
capacity?
What makes a
quality
improvement
activity?
What is the
best way to
“market” this
work?
Laws & Regulations
Act 155
 Read to Succeed
 State Standards & Assessments
 Proviso 1.80
UPCOMING for 2015-2016:
 State Board of Education Regulations
 Policies & Procedures Manual
 New assessments for ELA and Math
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If you have questions or need
assistance, please call:
The Office of Special Education Services
(803) 734-8224