Special Education Directors

Calendar and Resources for Special Education Directors

Welcome to the Special Education Director resource page. On this page you will find a calendar with important dates and resources to help you meet requirements as well as technical assistance delivered through the Special Education Director Academy.   

2024 Special Education Director Academy

The 2024 Special Education Director Academy was held July 24-26, 2024, at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia, Missouri.

Thanks to everyone who contributed time, effort, resources, and expertise to make this the best 
conference it could possibly be. 

Session Titles - Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Presenter(s)

Presentation(s)

I'm a Leader: Now What?Amy PhippsPowerPoint
Effective Practices OverviewGwen Deimeke
James Bouslaugh
PowerPoint
Special Education (SPED) Finance OverviewLeslie Porter
Alicia Hunt Kettermann
PowerPoint
Behavior Consultants OverviewJessica JordanPowerPoint
Access to Educational Materials (AEM)Kristin FunkPowerPoint
Introduction to the SPP/APR IndicatorsMary Corey
Tori Chance
PowerPoint
Special Education General SupervisionBev Luetkemeyer
Mary Corey
PowerPoint
Assessments and EvaluationsTiffiney Smith
Dawn Lichtenberg
PowerPoint

Session Titles - Thursday, July 25, 2024

Presenter(s)

Presentation(s)

Data Overview, MOSIS, Child Count, Personnel, Miscellaneous ReportingMary Corey

SE Data Overview PowerPoint

SE Data Reporting Table 2024-25

SE Data Reporting Code Sets

Reporting of SE Teaching Assignments

SE Teacher Reporting Example

Decision Tree for Coding ECSE Educational Environments

Worksheet for Determining the ECSE Educational Environment

ECSE Educational Environments

Early Childhood Special EducationJeanne Rothermel
Julia Schmitz
Leasa Day

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE): Compliance Data, and Finance PowerPoint

Decision Tree for Coding ECSE Educational Environments

Special Education (SPED) Finance: An Answer to All of Your QuestionsLeslie Porter
Alicia Hunt Ketterman
PowerPoint
Dispute Resolution: "Practical Steps to Avoiding Conflict"Pam Blagden
Melynda Van Note
PowerPoint
Discipline, Seclusion, and RestraintJeanne Rothermel
Mary Corey
PowerPoint
Pre-Kindergarten FundingAlicia Hunt KettermanPowerPoint

Session Title - Friday, July 26, 2024

Presenter(s)

Presentation(s)

Postsecondary Transition Education - Evolution of Drew From School to CareerLynn Lynch
Dawn Lichtenberg
Connie Roth
PowerPoint
Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
Form C: Postsecondary Transition Plan
Child Complaint ProcessMelissa ConleyPowerPoint
Postsecondary Transition Data, Resources, and ChangesMary Corey
Tori Chance
Gwen Deimeke
PowerPoint
Graduate Follow Up Spreadsheet
Indicator 14 Follow Up Survey
Indicator 14 Data Fact Sheet
It is Friday and I'm STILL the Leader: Now What?Amy PhippsPowerPoint

 

Special Education Task Calendar

Task Calendar

Calendar Months

Table of Contents

January|February|March|April|May|June|July|August|September|October|November|December

June

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
30MOSIS Student Core, Enrollment, and Attendance files dueTechnical AssistanceData
30MOSIS Discipline file due Data
30Parentally Placed Private School Survey due Data

July

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Budget Application dueePeGS Part B Budget Application GuideFinance
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
1LEA Written Procedures dueGeneral Federal Guidance ManualFinance
1LEA Accounting SystemAccounting ManualFinance
1Semi-Annual CertificationsTime and Effort GuidanceFinance
1Federal Award Identification Information DueFederal Award Identification SpreadsheetFinance
262021 Virtual Special Education Director AcademyRegistrationCompliance Data EP

August

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
15Core Data Screen 3 ContactsMOSIS Core Data ManualData
15Annual Secretary of the Board Report due Finance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

September

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
17Watch CAP Year WebinarCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
17Receive Special Education Program Review ReportCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
30Part B Final Expenditure Report dueePeGs Part B FER GuideFinance
30Preliminary Special Education District Profiles availableProfile and Profile Review GuideData
30High Need Fund Application dueHNF ApplicationFinance

October

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
15MOSIS Educator Course and Assignment files due Data
15Early Childhood Special Education Final Expenditure Report dueECSE FER GuideFinance
18Complete Step 1 in IMACS 30 days from date of Special Education Program Review ReportCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
31Public Placement Fund Application duePPF ApplicationFinance

November

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Start Conducting Self-AssessmentCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
30Readers for the Blind ApplicationRBP ApplicationFinance

December

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
3Continue Self-AssessmentCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
15MOSIS Child Count and Environments of Students with DisabilitiesTechnical AssistanceData
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

January

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
1Semi-Annual CertificationsTime and Effort GuidanceFinance
15Child Count Verification dueInstructions Child Count Verification ReportData
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
31Special Education Finance Self-Assessment dueTiered Monitoring and Fiscal Monitoring GuideFinance
31Blind Literacy Survey due Data

February

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
1Self-Assessment in IMACS dueCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
15MOSIS Graduate and Dropout Follow-up dueTechnical AssistanceData
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

March

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Proportionate Share Carryover Release Report dueePeGs Proportionate Share Carryover Release Request GuideFinance
1Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
20Submit Follow Up Timelines in IMACSCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

April

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Submit verification documentation for the desk reviewCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
1Submit documentation to clear CAPs Compliance
1Part B Payment RequestePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
1Complete Step 2 in IMACSCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
20Part B Payment RequestePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
30Part B Budget Application Revision dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

May

DayTaskResourcesContact
1Part B Payment RequestePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance
15Initial Evaluation Timelines dueCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
15Part C to B TransitionCompliance Tiered-Monitoring IMACS FAQsCompliance
20Part B Payment Request dueePeGs Part B Payment Request GuideFinance

Special Education Virtual Support Meetings

The Office of Special Education is collaborating with Special Education Consultants from the nine Missouri Regional Professional Development Centers to provide twice-monthly Zoom meetings. The meetings are scheduled to last one hour, from nine to ten a.m., and will cover a range of timely and relevant topics for special education professionals.

2024-25 Meeting Dates
DateTimeTopicZoom Link
08/22/20249 a.m.Back to School: Child Find and Residency- No DelayJoin Meeting
09/05/20249 a.m.Administrator ChecklistJoin Meeting
09/19/20249 a.m.Practical Steps to Avoiding ConflictJoin Meeting
10/10/20249 a.m.Educational Benefit Review: Smart Goals that Address Student Needs and are MeasurableJoin Meeting
10/24/20249 a.m.Alternatives to Suspension/Chronic AbsenteeismJoin Meeting
11/07/20249 a.m.Using Assistive TechnologyJoin Meeting
11/21/20249 a.m.Parent Engagement: Effective Communication Promotes Mutual TrustJoin Meeting
12/05/20249 a.m.Child CountJoin Meeting
01/09/20259 a.m.Transition Liaison ProgramJoin Meeting
01/23/20259 a.m.High Leverage Practices for Managing BehaviorsJoin Meeting
02/06/20259 a.m.YCDD, LRE, and ECSE EvaluationJoin Meeting
02/20/20259 a.m.Related Services: Screener versus EvaluationJoin Meeting
03/20/20259 a.m.Progress Monitoring: Not Just for IEP GoalsJoin Meeting
04/10/20259 a.m.MTSS and Special Education Join Meeting
04/24/20259 a.m.Data Reporting and End of Year Wrap-upJoin Meeting
2024-25 Topic Resources

November 21, 2024: Parent Engagement: Effective Communication Promotes Mutual Trust

August 22, 2024: Back to School: Child Find and Residency- No Delay

September 5, 2024: Administrator Checklist

September 19, 2024: Practical Steps to Avoiding Conflict

October 10, 2024: Educational Benefit Review: Smart Goals that Address Student Needs and are Measurable

October 24, 2024: Alternatives to Suspension/Chronic Absenteeism

November 7, 2024: Using Assistive Technology

2023-24 Topic Resources

September 7, 2023: Back to school-Literacy Initiatives, Legislative Changes, and General Special Education Updates

September 21, 2023: Science of Reading

October 5, 2023: Making Quality Eligibility Determinations: Assessments and Evaluation Reports

October 19, 2023: Co-Teaching: Benefits and Strategies

November 9, 2023: Post-Secondary Transition:
Agency Resources

December 7, 2023: High School Career Technical Education (CTE) The Law, The Data & The Enrollment Process

January 11, 2024: The Discipline Process including Manifestation Determination

January 25, 2024: Introducing the Role of: Behavior Consultant

February 8, 2024: Specially Designed Instruction 

February 22, 2024: Providing Speech and Language Interventions

February 29, 2024: Reading Comprehension and Reading Fluency: Digging Deeper to Develop Appropriate IEPs

April 11, 2024: High Leverage Practices: Foundation for Success

April 25, 2024: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Planning Effective Systems of Support with Interventions, Accommodations, and Modifications

May 9, 2024: School Year Wrap-Up: Reminders, Lessons, and Victories

2022-23 Topic Resources

August 25, 2022: Welcome back (Monthly Guidance, Local Compliance Plan/State Plan/Standards & Indicators Updates, Seclusion & Restraint Guidance, and Transfer Process)

September 8, 2022: Progress Monitoring

September 22, 2022: Core Data and MOSIS Training

October 6, 2022: Prior Written Notice (PWN)

October 20, 2022: Enhancing Parent Engagement in Schools

November 10, 2022: Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled (MSSD) Eligibility

December 8, 2022: Graduation and Termination of Special Education and Related Services 

January 5, 2023: Special Education Profile

January 19, 2023: Determining Placement and Least Restrictive Environment: The What, Why, When and How

February 9, 2023: MO Assistive Technology - using technology in the classroom / AEM

February 23, 2023: Missouri Assessment Program - Alternate (MAP-A)

March 9, 2023: Career Education Special Needs (CESN)

April 6, 2023 Emotional Disturbance and Autism: Overview of Eligibility

April 20, 2023: Resources for Students with Autism: Project ACCESS and the ASCEND Program

May 11, 2023 End of The Year Wrap-Up: End of the Year To-Dos and Resources

2021-22 Topic Resources

September 9, 2021: Changes to intellectual disability criteria that went into effect June 30, 2021

September 23, 2021: Parentally Placed Private and Parochial School Students with Disabilities

October 7, 2021: Review of Existing Data

October 21, 2021: SPP/APR Stakeholder Involvement and Questions from the Field

November 4, 2021: S.M.A.R.T. Goals

November 18, 2021: Students with Disabilities and Shortened School Days

December 9, 2021: Other Health Impaired - 2021 Eligibility Changes

December 23, 2021: Questions from the Field

January 6, 2022: Postsecondary Transition Planning

January 20, 2022: Observations

February 10, 2022: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)

February 24, 2022: Extended School Year (ESY)

March 10, 2022: Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

March 24, 2022: Questions from the Field

April 7, 2022: Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

April 21, 2022: Evaluation and Assessment

May 5, 2022: Vocational Rehabilitation/Pre-Employment Transition Services

May 19, 2022: Educational Benefit Review (EBR)

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RPDC Compliance Consultant Information
RegionCompliance ConsultantPhone NumberContact
  1. Southeast
Tiffiney Smith573-651-2621Email
  1. Heart of Missouri
Lynn Lynch573-424-7847Email
  1. Kansas City
Bailey Tennesen816-235-5957Email
  1. Northeast
Dawn Lichtenberg660-785-6080Email
  1. Northwest
Julia Schmitz660-562-1995Email
  1. South Central
Leasa Day573-341-6821Email
  1. Southwest
Amy Phipps417-836-4082Email
  1. St. Louis
Jeanne Rothermel314-724-6736Email
  1. Central
Julie Harris660-232-0387Email

 

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