Transcript Understanding Coordinating, Early Intervening Services

BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Division of Performance and Accountability
Special Education Program
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
What are Coordinated, Early Intervening Services
(CEIS)?
 § 613 of IDEA: 34 CFR § 300.226 (a) CEIS is a set of
coordinated services for students in kindergarten through
Grade 12 (with particular emphasis in K-3) who are not
currently identified as needing special education or
related services, but who need additional academic and
behavioral support to succeed in a general education
environment.
COORDINATED EARLY INTERVENING SERVICES (CEIS)
 Sec. 300.711 Early intervening services.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior may allow each elementary school
and secondary school for Indian children operated or funded by the
Secretary of the Interior to use not more than 15 percent of the amount
the school receives under Sec. 300.707(b) for any fiscal year, in
combination with other amounts (which may include amounts other than
education funds), to develop and implement coordinated, early
intervening services, which may include interagency financing
structures, for children in kindergarten through grade 12 (with a
particular emphasis on children in K through grade 3) who have not been
identified as needing special education or related services but who need
additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education
environment, in accordance with section 613(f) of the Act.
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CEIS is:
 A general education activity
 Voluntary use of up to 15% of IDEA, Part B funds.
 A supplemental funds to ensure that services provided
are in addition to, and not replace or supplant services
that students would otherwise receive.
 Specific to Kindergarten through grade 12.
CEIS is not:
 A special education activity or program
 Mandatory for Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) funded
schools
 Used to provide intervention to students who are
currently identified as needing special education and
related services.
Allowed activities for implementation of CEIS
 Employment of general education teachers and
paraprofessional to deliver coordinated early intervening
services (CEIS).
 Professional Development for CEIS teachers and other
school staff.
 Providing educational and behavioral evaluations,
services, and supports, including scientifically based
literacy instruction.
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What are the school’s responsibilities?
 CEIS Plan Submission
 Report in NASIS – track students
receiving services
 Account for funds used for this
activity – in final spending plan and
in the Fiscal Accountability Self
Assessment (FASA)
CEIS Plan Submission
Due on October 29, 2010, if the school indicated use of
up to 15% of Part B funds (August 2, 2010 memo). The
plan should include the following components:
•Identify scientifically research-based activity
•Identify targeted grades
•Document how students will be identified for CEIS
•Estimate anticipated number of students to be served
•Describe progress monitoring process used to monitor
student progress
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Reporting
 Sec. 300.711 Early intervening services.
(b) Each elementary school and secondary school for
Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of
the Interior that develops and maintains coordinated
early intervening services in accordance with section
613(f) of the Act and Sec. 300.226 must annually report
to the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with section
613(f) of the Act.
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Data to be Collected:
 Fiscal Data:
 Did the School voluntarily use up to 15% of IDEA funds for CEIS in
SY 2009-2010 (Yes or No)
 Dollar Amount of Part B used for voluntary CEIS services in SY
2009-2010.
 Student Data:
 Total number of students receiving CEIS under IDEA Part B during
SY 2009-2010.
 Total number of students who received CEIS under IDEA Part B –
SY 2007-2008, SY 2008-2009, SY 2009-2010
 How many of above received special education and related
services in SY 2009-2010.
 How many received special education services during SY 20102011. We will do final pull late in year.
Where will we get the information?
 From NASIS. We will go back the years needed and look at
each year.
 We will ask schools to verify numbers as well as numbers of
students who were subsequently identified for special education
services.
 From information submitted by the school. Example the school
indicates they spent $$ on CEIS yet we find no students
identified as receiving CEIS in NASIS. We will ask school to
clarify.
 From fiscal reports by school that identify the dollar amount
used for CEIS (SY 2009-2010) or projected (SY 2010-2011).
NASIS Special Education Process Guide
 BIE Website – www.bie.edu/
 Links:
 Programs
 Special Education
 Training
 Other Documents

NASIS Special Education Process Guide, pages 4-7
Tracking students who receive CEIS in NASIS
This is the process BIE uses to identify children with learning and/or behavioral
challenges for CEIS.
Index>Student Information >General > Student > Enrollment > Calendar
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Continued:
Index>Student Information >General>Student > Enrollment > Calendar>BIE Reporting
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Tracking students who receive CEIS and who
subsequently received special education and related
services.
a) Schools are able to provide additional details about the CEIS in the Program
Participation Detail Editor and indicate the start and end dates of services. The
length of time a student receives CEIS depends on the interventions as described in
the school’s CEIS program.
Path: Index>Student Information >General > Student > Programs > Program
Participation > BIE-CEIS
Continued:
Path: Index>Student Information >General > Student > Programs > Program
Participation > BIE-CEIS
Referral?
b. If the intervention strategies are not successful, the team may
determine that a referral to special education should be
initiated. BIE-funded schools report this information in the
Enrollments-BIE Reporting tab for a child and document as 02:
Being Evaluated, in the Reporting section (shown below).
Schools are able to develop an Ad Hoc report indicating notice
that the 60 day timeline is near.
Upon referral, schools will now indicate the student is in the
evaluation process, placing the student in Special Ed Status 02,
and removing the student from receiving CEIS as indicated above.
Placing the student in 02 status – Being Evaluated
Path: Index>Student Information >General > Student > Enrollment > Calendar > BIE
Reporting
Fiscal Accountability Findings
In November 2009, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
monitored the BIE and issued the following directives:
1. The BIE must ensure appropriate use of Part B
IDEA funds allocated under IDEA 611 (h)(1)(A) for
the education of children with disabilities enrolled
in BIE funded schools.
2. The BIE must inform schools that only students
who have not been identified with disabilities are
eligible for Coordinated Early Intervening Services
(CEIS) funds.
Monitoring to ensure appropriate use of CEIS funds for
allowable purpose (CFR 34 Sect 300.226)
 Schools are currently submitting a final
special education spending plan for SY 20102011 with actual dollar amounts, indicating
how they are using Part B CEIS funds, if
applicable. The plan submitted last spring
was based on a projected amount of dollars:
15% ISEP and Part B.
Completing the FASA
 Schools are completing a Fiscal
Accountability Self Assessment (FASA) for
the first time that includes a section on the
use of Part B funds for CEIS, (due December
15, 2010).
 Schools are asked to maintain the FASA and
any supporting documents at their site.
Further information or questions,
contact:
 Gloria Yepa, (505) 563-5264 or
[email protected]
 Laura Tsosie, (505) 563-5275 or
[email protected]
 Sally Hollow Horn (505) 563-5276 or
[email protected]
 Dr. Pat Abeyta, (505) 563-5272 or
[email protected]