Florida Department of Education Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services: State Update

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Florida Department of Education Bureau of
Exceptional Education and Student Services
State Update

• Joyce H. Lubbers
• Florida APSE Conference
• August 23, 2007
• Orlando, FL

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Bureau Staff Changes

• ESE Program Development and Services
• Cathy Bishop, Administrator
• Ginny Chance, Program Director
• Joyce Lubbers, Program Director
• Sheila Gritz, Program Specialist, Transition
• Martha Murray, Program Specialist, E/BD and
  Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Program Specialist, Speech and Language
  Impairments, TBA

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Bureau Staff Changes

• Kim Komisar, Program Director, Program Monitoring
• Janet Adams, School-to-Work Consultant, Student
  Support Services and Shared Services Network

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Rule revisions July 1, 2007

• Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing
• Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impaired
• Traumatic Brain Injury

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Rule Revisions In Progress

• General Supervision Rules, including the IEP rule
• Many other program and general supervision rules

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State Performance Plan Transition Indicators

• Indicator 1 Graduation rate
• Indicator 2 Drop out rate
• Indicator 13 Measurable annual goals leading to
  attainment of postsecondary goals
• Indicator 14 Employment and postsecondary
  education outcomes

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NCLB Graduation Rate
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Dropout Rate
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Post-school Outcomes
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Person Centered Planning

• Self-determination
• Transition IEP
• Start early with career exploration and
  experiences
• Desired Post School Outcome
• Postsecondary Goals in Education or Training and
  Employment with Independent Living (as needed)
• Transition Assessment
• Accommodations

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Major Areas of Interest (MAIs)

• MAIs are required for students pursuing a
  standard diploma
• A student must successfully complete a total of 4
  MAI credits in order to graduate, but they do not
  have to be enrolled in their MAI every year
• What does this mean?
• Students choose when they will take their credits
  in their MAI
• A student can take as many as four credits and as
  little as none in a school year

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MAIs

• MAIs are not mandatory for students working
  towards a special diploma, but are encouraged
• All students should be given the opportunity to
  participate in any MAI (with appropriate
  supports/ accommodations)

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Interagency Collaboration

• Statewide efforts continue to support interagency
  collaboration efforts
• Locally
• Get involved with local interagency councils
• Work closely with agencies that support students
  in supported employment
• Consider developing interagency agreements

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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Third
Party Cooperative Agreements (TCPAs)

• A contractual agreement between Division of
  Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) and a school
  district to expand paid and non-paid
  Community-Based Work Experience (CBWE)
  opportunities for students with disabilities in
  transition who are VR applicants or VR eligible

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TCPAs

• Expands the possibility of maximizing funding
  available to deliver service that help transition
  students prepare for their desired post school
  employment
• Funding is used for job coaches/employment
  specialists
• Benefits include
• Increasing transition services that focus on work
  experience
• Expanding range of options for students
• Increasing family involvement in transition
  process
• Increasing agency involvement in transition
  process

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We want your input

• Questions
• What you would like to know more about
• Suggestions for resources (products, services, or
  technical assistance)

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Resources

• Florida Department of Education, Bureau of
  Exceptional Education and Student Services
  http//www.fldoe.org/ese/
• The Transition Center www.thetransitioncenter.org
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, General VR
  Program http//www.rehabworks.org/index.cfm?fuseac
  tionSubMain.Programs

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For More Information

• Joyce H. Lubbers, Program Director
• Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student
  Services (BEESS)
• Florida Department of Education
• 601 Turlington Building
• 325 West Gaines Street
• Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email Joyce.Lubbers_at_fldoe.org