SPP: Special Education Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) is responsible for developing and implementing methods to ensure public agencies comply with requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 and Subchapter V, Chapter 115, Stats. The WDPI must develop and implement effective methods to identify noncompliance and to ensure noncompliance is corrected as soon as possible, but no later than one year after identification. As part of this effort, WDPI conducts cyclical compliance monitoring of public agencies.

Cyclical compliance monitoring is conducted through a public agency self-assessment of special education requirements. Each year the WDPI verifies the self-assessments of selected public agencies. The assessment uses samples of students' individualized education program records, interviews, and other sources. The self-assessment includes selected requirements of IDEA 2004 and state law, which are closely related to improving student outcomes. The requirements are related to Wisconsin's Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System (CIFMS) priorities and IDEA State Performance Plan indicators. They were selected with guidance from the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, and the National Center for Special Education Accountability Monitoring.

Timeline

All public agencies will be monitored during the current IDEA State Performance Plan (SPP) cycle, ending with the 2010-2011 school year. One-fifth of the public agencies are monitored each year beginning with the 2006-2007 school year. The self-assessments are conducted in the fall of each year and results are reported to the WDPI in December. All noncompliance must be corrected as soon as possible, but no later than one year after identification. Annually, data on the self-assessments and the correction of noncompliance is reported for SPP indicator 15 to the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Data for indicators 11 and 13 is collected through the Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment.

Participating Public Agencies

The WDPI monitors approximately 440 public agencies. One-fifth are monitored each year. Each year's group of public agencies is representative of the state for pupil enrollment, areas of disability, gender, ethnicity and race. Public agencies with average daily membership of 50,000 or more participate in compliance monitoring activities each year.

Self-Assessment of Procedural Compliance Cycle

Training Activities/Resources

• Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment Manual
  This manual contains the directions, standards, forms, and guidelines needed to complete the self-assessment. The PowerPoint presentations below (and accompanying webcasts) review the information in the manual and explain the standards, forms, and guidelines. The manual is divided into sections which have specific webpages devoted to that section. These are shown on the left nav bar.
• Special Education Mediasite Trainings - Select the specific training you wish to view.
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 1, Overview:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 2, Conducting the Self-Assessment: Sampling:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 3, Conducting the Self-Assessment: Evaluating Compliance:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 3a, Conducting the Self-Assessment: Evaluating Compliance, Secondary Transition:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 4, Reporting Results and Corrective Actions: Using the Electronic Reporting System
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 5, Implementing Corrective Action Plans:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 6, Validation and Verification Activities:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation
• Self-Assessment Training, Section 7, Timelines:
  Webcast - PowerPoint Presentation - Combined Timelines
• Complete Self-Assessment Training, Sections 1-7, PowerPoint Presentation
  
  
• Self-Assessment/Sampling Activities for the Cycle
  
• Recommended Regional Trainings for Completing Indicator #13 in the Procedural Compliance Self-Assessment, Item T-3 of the Transition Record Review Checklist
  
  

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Procedural Compliance Workgroup

Janice Duff, 414-227-1845
Teresa Goodier, 608-267-2947
Courtney Reed Jenkins, 608-267-9183
Jack Marker, 608-266-1068
Marge Resan, 608-267-9158
Paul Sherman, 608-267-9157
Christina Spector, 608-267-3747
Patricia Williams, 608-267-3720

If you have questions about the self-assessment process that are not answered in this section or on the Self-Assessment Questions and Answers page, please submit your question by email.

For questions about this information, contact Paul Sherman 608-267-9157 or Patricia Williams 608-267-3720.

Last updated on 12/5/2008 11:04:21 AM