TRANSITION 2010

TRANSITION 2010TRANSITION 2010

PART C TO PART BPART C TO PART B SOMETHING NEW SOMETHING NEW

TO TALK ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

WHAT YOU WHAT YOU KNEW AND KNEW AND WHAT IS WHAT IS NEW…..NEW…..

TRANSITION PLANNING TRANSITION PLANNING

A STEP BY STEP A STEP BY STEP GUIDE GUIDE

TRANSITION JARGONTRANSITION JARGON

OSEP-OSEP-OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

LEALEA- LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY - LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY

PART B-PART B-PRESCHOOL SYSTEM PRESCHOOL SYSTEM

100% TARGET100% TARGET INDICATOR-REQUIRED OSEP INDICATOR-REQUIRED OSEP ACTIVITYACTIVITY

SPPSPP-A STATE PERFORMANCE PLAN WITH 6-YEAR -A STATE PERFORMANCE PLAN WITH 6-YEAR PROJECTION OF HOW WE WILL MEET TARGETSPROJECTION OF HOW WE WILL MEET TARGETS

APR-APR-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT TO OSEP ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT TO OSEP WITH DATA COLLECTED FROM YOU WITH DATA COLLECTED FROM YOU


TRANSITION PLAN—THISTRANSITION PLAN—THIS IS THE FORMAL, IS THE FORMAL, WRITTEN PLAN DEVELOPED BY AEIS BY WRITTEN PLAN DEVELOPED BY AEIS BY 2727 MONTHS. THIS IS NEW!!MONTHS. THIS IS NEW!!

EI NOTIFICATION TO LEA-EI NOTIFICATION TO LEA-LETTER FORMALLY LETTER FORMALLY NOTIFYING LEA OF POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE NOTIFYING LEA OF POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE CHILD TO PART AND WHICH SEEKS TO CONVENE CHILD TO PART AND WHICH SEEKS TO CONVENE A MEETING NO LATER THAN 33 MONTHS. A MEETING NO LATER THAN 33 MONTHS.

TRANSITION PLANNING MEETING-TRANSITION PLANNING MEETING-MEETING MEETING WITH THE PARENT, EI AND LEA WITH THE PARENT, EI AND LEA REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCUSS TRANSTION TO A REPRESENTATIVE TO DISCUSS TRANSTION TO A LEA. LEA.

LEA REPRESENTATIVELEA REPRESENTATIVE —PERSON AT LEA —PERSON AT LEA DESIGNATEDDESIGNATED TO RECEIVE EI NOTIFICATION TO RECEIVE EI NOTIFICATION LETTER AND FOLLOW-UP AS NEEDED. LETTER AND FOLLOW-UP AS NEEDED.

TRANSTION JARGONTRANSTION JARGON

LEA REFERRAL MEETINGLEA REFERRAL MEETING —A —A MEETING SCHEDULED BY MEETING SCHEDULED BY LEA LEA FOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING THE THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING THE REFERRAL. REFERRAL.

PARENT REFERRALPARENT REFERRAL —A PARENT MAY —A PARENT MAY MAKE A REFERRAL THEMSELVES MAKE A REFERRAL THEMSELVES TO LEA UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WE TO LEA UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WE WILL DISCUSS.WILL DISCUSS.


SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE—FOR OSEP, STATES SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE—FOR OSEP, STATES MUST SCORE AT LEAST 95-100% ANNUALLY ON MUST SCORE AT LEAST 95-100% ANNUALLY ON ALL OF THE OSEP INDICATORS TO BE ALL OF THE OSEP INDICATORS TO BE DETERMINED “IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE” DETERMINED “IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE”

TRANSTION TARGET INDICATOR #8 FOR EARLY TRANSTION TARGET INDICATOR #8 FOR EARLY INTERVENTION INTERVENTION

TRANSITION TARGET INDICATOR #12 FOR PART TRANSITION TARGET INDICATOR #12 FOR PART B PRESCHOOL PROGRAMSB PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

ALABAMA IS CURRENTLY IN SUBSTANTIAL ALABAMA IS CURRENTLY IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND COMPLIANCE FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND

PART B PROGRAMS!PART B PROGRAMS!CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!

TRANSITION TO DATETRANSITION TO DATE 99% OF TIME, EI AND LEA COMBINE 99% OF TIME, EI AND LEA COMBINE EI EI

TRANSITIONTRANSITION PLANNING PLANNING AND AND LEA LEA REFERRAL MEETING.REFERRAL MEETING.

ABOUT 10% OF FAMILIES OPT-OUT OF ABOUT 10% OF FAMILIES OPT-OUT OF NOTIFICATION TO LEA-EI WILL DISCUSS NOTIFICATION TO LEA-EI WILL DISCUSS NEW OPT-OUT POLICY WHEN PLANNINGNEW OPT-OUT POLICY WHEN PLANNING

EI WAS 98.7% COMPLIANT FOR EI WAS 98.7% COMPLIANT FOR TRANSTION PLANNING IN ’08 AND ABOUT TRANSTION PLANNING IN ’08 AND ABOUT 98% FOR ‘09. 98% FOR ‘09.

PART B WAS 96% COMPLIANT FOR ’08 PART B WAS 96% COMPLIANT FOR ’08 AND ALMOST 100% FOR ‘09AND ALMOST 100% FOR ‘09

TRANSITION PLANNINGTRANSITION PLANNING WHY DO WE START PLANNING AT 27 WHY DO WE START PLANNING AT 27

MONTHS NOW (9 MONTHS IN ADVANCE-MONTHS NOW (9 MONTHS IN ADVANCE-REALLY……..)?REALLY……..)? INSURES TIME FOR SMOOTHER TRANSITION INSURES TIME FOR SMOOTHER TRANSITION

AND ATTENTION FAMILIES DESERVEAND ATTENTION FAMILIES DESERVE FAMILIES FEAR THE UNKNOWNFAMILIES FEAR THE UNKNOWN

EFFECTIVE EARLY INTERVENTION NOVEMBER EFFECTIVE EARLY INTERVENTION NOVEMBER 3, 2009 3, 2009

OTHER STATES BEEN ON BOARD FOR WHILEOTHER STATES BEEN ON BOARD FOR WHILE

TRANSITION PLANNINGTRANSITION PLANNING

AEIS SERVICE COORDINATOR DISCUSSES AEIS SERVICE COORDINATOR DISCUSSES TRANSITION WITH FAMILY AND WRITES A TRANSITION WITH FAMILY AND WRITES A PLAN BY 27 MONTHSPLAN BY 27 MONTHS

AEIS SERVICE COORDINATOR ADVISES AEIS SERVICE COORDINATOR ADVISES FAMILY OF ALL PLACEMENT OPTIONS AT FAMILY OF ALL PLACEMENT OPTIONS AT AGE 3AGE 3

AEIS PROVIDES FAMILY WITH OPT-OUT AEIS PROVIDES FAMILY WITH OPT-OUT POLICY AND FORM IF THEY CHOOSE NOT POLICY AND FORM IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THE LEA NOTIFIED ABOUT CHILD TO HAVE THE LEA NOTIFIED ABOUT CHILD TURNING 3 TURNING 3


EI PLAN MUST INCLUDE WRITTEN EI PLAN MUST INCLUDE WRITTEN STEPS FAMILY AND AEIS WILL TAKE TO STEPS FAMILY AND AEIS WILL TAKE TO INSURE SMOOTH TRANSITIONINSURE SMOOTH TRANSITION

IF FAMILY CHOOSES TO HAVE LEA IF FAMILY CHOOSES TO HAVE LEA NOTIFIED, SERVICE COORDINATOR NOTIFIED, SERVICE COORDINATOR WILL SEND EI LETTER OF WILL SEND EI LETTER OF NOTIFICATION TO LEA WITH NOTIFICATION TO LEA WITH ADDITONAL INFORMATION IF FAMILY ADDITONAL INFORMATION IF FAMILY PROVIDES PERMISSIONPROVIDES PERMISSION

TRANSITION PLANNINGTRANSITION PLANNING FAMILY IS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN AN FAMILY IS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN AN

OPT-OUT FORM AT PLANNING OR WITHIN 10 OPT-OUT FORM AT PLANNING OR WITHIN 10 DAYSDAYS

NO INFORMATION IS SENT TO LEA IF FAMILY NO INFORMATION IS SENT TO LEA IF FAMILY OPTS-OUT OF NOTIFICATION TO LEAOPTS-OUT OF NOTIFICATION TO LEA

IF FAMILY REMAINS UNCERTAIN DURING 10 DAY IF FAMILY REMAINS UNCERTAIN DURING 10 DAY WINDOW AND DOES NOT RETURN OPT-OUT WINDOW AND DOES NOT RETURN OPT-OUT FORM, FORM, ONLYONLY EI LETTER OF NOTIFICATION WILL EI LETTER OF NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT BUT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE SENT BUT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (IFSP OR EVALUATIONS) MAY BE SENT TO THE (IFSP OR EVALUATIONS) MAY BE SENT TO THE LEALEA

TRANSITION PLANNINGTRANSITION PLANNING AEIS WILL ATTEMPT TO CONFIRM FAMILY INTENT AEIS WILL ATTEMPT TO CONFIRM FAMILY INTENT

DURING THE 10 DAY WINDOW TO CONSIDER OPT-DURING THE 10 DAY WINDOW TO CONSIDER OPT-OUTOUT

IF FAMILY CONFIRMS THEY DO NOT WANT IF FAMILY CONFIRMS THEY DO NOT WANT INFORMATION SENT TO LEA, AEIS WILL HONOR INFORMATION SENT TO LEA, AEIS WILL HONOR REQUEST AND ATTEMPT TO AGAIN OBTAIN OPT-REQUEST AND ATTEMPT TO AGAIN OBTAIN OPT-OUT FORMOUT FORM

FAMILY WILL BE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY WILL BE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO MAKE A PARENT REFERRAL IN FUTURE IF HOW TO MAKE A PARENT REFERRAL IN FUTURE IF THEY CHANGE THEIR MINDS LATER--AEIS WILL THEY CHANGE THEIR MINDS LATER--AEIS WILL NOT NOTIFY LEA PAST 30 MONTHS IF PARENT NOT NOTIFY LEA PAST 30 MONTHS IF PARENT HAS BEEN UNDECIDEDHAS BEEN UNDECIDED


IF CHILD IS REFERRED AT 27-33 MONTHS, IF CHILD IS REFERRED AT 27-33 MONTHS, THE EI NOTIFICATION LETTER THE EI NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL BE SENTWILL BE SENT AS HAS IN PAST. AS HAS IN PAST.

IF CHILD IS REFERRED TO AEIS AT 33 IF CHILD IS REFERRED TO AEIS AT 33 MONTHS (WITHIN 90 DAYS OF 3MONTHS (WITHIN 90 DAYS OF 3RDRD BIRTHDAY), AEIS MUST CONDUCT BIRTHDAY), AEIS MUST CONDUCT EVALUATIONS, WRITE IFSP AND PROVIDE EVALUATIONS, WRITE IFSP AND PROVIDE SERVICES IF POSSIBLESERVICES IF POSSIBLE

EI NOTIFICATION LETTER EI NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE SENTWILL NOT BE SENT IF CHILD REFERRED AT 33 MOTNHSIF CHILD REFERRED AT 33 MOTNHS

FAMILY WILL BE ASSISTED IN MAKING A FAMILY WILL BE ASSISTED IN MAKING A PARENT REFERRAL TO LEA IF THEY CHOOSEPARENT REFERRAL TO LEA IF THEY CHOOSE


IF CHILD IS REFERRED TO AEIS AT 34.5 MONTHS IF CHILD IS REFERRED TO AEIS AT 34.5 MONTHS (WITHIN 45 DAYS OF 3(WITHIN 45 DAYS OF 3RDRD BIRTHDAY, THE REFERRAL BIRTHDAY, THE REFERRAL MAY BE ACCEPTED. AEIS WILL PROVIDE FAMILY WITH MAY BE ACCEPTED. AEIS WILL PROVIDE FAMILY WITH LEA CONTACT INFORMATION SO THEY MAY MAKE LEA CONTACT INFORMATION SO THEY MAY MAKE THEIR OWN PARENT REFERRAL.THEIR OWN PARENT REFERRAL.

EI NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE SENTEI NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE SENT

AEIS IS UNABLE TO CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY, DEVELOP AEIS IS UNABLE TO CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY, DEVELOP AN IFSP AND PROVIDE SERVICES WHEN CHILD IS AN IFSP AND PROVIDE SERVICES WHEN CHILD IS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF 3WITHIN 45 DAYS OF 3RDRD BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY

AEIS WILL INSURE REFERRALS MADE DIRECTLY TO AEIS WILL INSURE REFERRALS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE STATE BY FAMILIES, AGENCIES AND PHYSICIANS THE STATE BY FAMILIES, AGENCIES AND PHYSICIANS THAT APPROPRIATE LEA CONTACT INFORMATION WILL THAT APPROPRIATE LEA CONTACT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDEDBE PROVIDED


EI EI PROGRAM PROGRAM SERVICE COORDINATOR MAY SERVICE COORDINATOR MAY PROVIDE FAMILY DIRECTLY WITH LEA CONTACT PROVIDE FAMILY DIRECTLY WITH LEA CONTACT INFORMATION. NO REFERRAL TO STATE OFFICE INFORMATION. NO REFERRAL TO STATE OFFICE WOULD BE NECESSARY, REDUNDANT FOR WOULD BE NECESSARY, REDUNDANT FOR FAMILYFAMILY

THIS PROCESS IS SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE THIS PROCESS IS SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM PAST PROCESS WHICH CAUSED FROM PAST PROCESS WHICH CAUSED CONFUSION FOR FAMILYCONFUSION FOR FAMILY

THIS NEW PROCEDURE HELPS FAMILY AVOID THIS NEW PROCEDURE HELPS FAMILY AVOID INCOVENIENCE OF DUPLICATE TIME AND INCOVENIENCE OF DUPLICATE TIME AND EFFORT FOR EVALUATION AND PLANNING. LEA EFFORT FOR EVALUATION AND PLANNING. LEA IS THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT POINT WITHIN IS THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT POINT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF 345 DAYS OF 3RDRD BIRTHDAY. BIRTHDAY.

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