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Part B Annual Performance Report
2002-2003

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This website contains the 2002-2003 New York State Annual Performance Report prepared by the New York State Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. The information in this report reflects New York State's progress toward meeting its Part B goals and includes proposed future activities for the next reporting period. The preparation of this report includes the analysis of trend data from VESID's on-going self-assessment and improvement planning, and general supervision activities.

This report is prepared for public information and addresses all requirements outlined in the January 2004, OSEP 04-05 memorandum to State Directors of Special Education and State Data Managers from Stephanie Smith Lee, Director, Office of Special Education Programs.

The report is organized by using cluster areas as outlined in the following full index:

 

 

-FULL INDEX-

Cluster Areas

Cluster Area I –
General Supervision

Cluster Area II –
Early Childhood Transition

Cluster Area III –
Parent Involvement

Cluster Area IV –
Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment

Cluster Area V –
Secondary Transition

Attachments
Attachment 1 Cluster Area I: General Supervision (Dispute Resolution - Complaints, Mediations, and Due Process Hearings Baseline/Trend Data)
Attachment 2 Cluster Area II: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment (Disproportionality Baseline/Trend Data)
Attachment 3A Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section A: Enrollment Data for the Math Assessment)
Attachment 3B Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section B: Participation of Students with Disabilities on Math Assessment)
Attachment 3B (continued) Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section B: Participation of Students with Disabilities on Math Assessment - continued)
Attachment 3C Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section C: Performance of Students with Disabilities on Math Assessment)
Attachment 3D Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section D: Enrollment Data for the Reading Assessment)
Attachment 3E Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section E: Participation of Students with Disabilities on Reading Assessment)
Attachment 3E (continued) Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section E: Participation of Students with Disabilities on Reading Assessment)
Attachment 3F Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments by Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment (Section F: Performance of Students with Disabilities on Reading Assessment)
Tables
Table GS.I, II, III Cluster Area I: General Supervision - Status of Program Performance
Table GS.IV Cluster Area I: General Supervision - Status of Program Performance
Table GS.V Cluster Area I: General Supervision - Status of Program Performance
Table GS.VI Cluster Area I: General Supervision - Status of Program Performance
Table ECT.I Cluster Area II: Early Childhood Transition - Status of Program Performance
Table PI.I Cluster Area III: Parent Involvement - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.I Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.II Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.III Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.IV Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.V Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table FAPE.VI Cluster Area IV: Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment - Status of Program Performance
Table ST.I Cluster Area V: Secondary Transition - Status of Program Performance
Appendices
Appendix 1 Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms
Appendix 2 Websites
Appendix 3 List of VESID Policy Publications Developed in 2002-03
Appendix 4 1996-97 Public and Private Special Education Placements at Separate Sites for Each BOCES Region and New York City
Appendix 5 Students with Disabilities (Ages 4-21) in Separate Settings By BOCES Region and New York City Based on 2002-2003 PD-4 Data
Appendix 6 Chapter 405 of the Laws of 1999 Number of School Districts by Type of Assigned Technical Assistance
Appendix 7 School Districts Identified for Chapter 405 Issues
Appendix 8 Change in Number of Students with Disabilities in Some Settings
Appendix 9 Joint Action Plan for the NYS Education Department and the NYC Department of Education Relating to Personnel Issues in the Jose P. Case
Appendix 10 Annual Survey of IHE Preparation Programs Associated with Shortages of Special Education Personnel
Appendix 11 Analysis of the Annual Survey of IHE Preparation Programs Associated with Shortages of Special Education Personnel (June 1, 2003)
Appendix 12
Chart 1: Current Staff by Certification Type
Chart 2: Tuition Assistance (Candidates by Funding Category)
Chart 3: Recruitment Outcomes (Post July 2003)
Chart 4: Expansion Initiatives (Post July 2003)
Appendix 13a Percentages of Preschool Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services in Integrated Settings Statewide
Appendix 13b Integration of Preschool Students with Disabilities, Preschool Students with Disabilities, By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts December 1999 - December 2002
Appendix 13c Percentages of Preschool Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services in All Settings
Appendix 13d Types of Preschool Special Education Services Provided to Preschool Children with Disabilities
Appendix 13e Types of Preschool Special Education Services Provided to Preschool Children with Disabilities By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts
Appendix 13f Number of NYS Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Programs and Services
Appendix 14 Classification Rates for School-Age Students with Disabilities in New York State
Appendix 15 Number of School Districts and Their Special Education Classification Rates
Appendix 16 Classification Rates by Need/Resource Capacity Categories of School Districts 2002-03
Appendix 16a Integration of Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) by Need/Resource Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts December 1, 2002
Appendix 17a Percent of School-Age Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) by Types of Educational Settings
Appendix 17b Number of School Districts and Percent of Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) in Separate Educational Settings Public - School Districts Only
Appendix 17c Race/Ethnicity of School-Age Students
Appendix 18 Percentage Point Gap for Black and Hispanic Students Represented in Special Education Compared to their Total Enrollment
Appendix 19 Race/Ethnicity of Students with Disabilities by Disability - December 2, 2002 - Total State
Appendix 20a Placement of Students with Disabilities by Race/Ethnicity - December 2, 2002 - Total State
Appendix 20b Percentage of Preschool and School-Age Students Declassified
Appendix 21 Report of Special Education Personnel Employed or Needed on or About December 1, 2002 and Five Year Projection
Appendix 22a Report of Students with Disabilities Exiting Special Education by Type of Credential and Need/Resource Capacity (N/RC)* of School Districts and Other Districts, 2002-2003
Appendix 22b Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities Completing High School by Need/Resource Capacity Category* of School Districts and Other Districts 2002-2003
Appendix 22c Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities Who Completed High School
Appendix 22d Postsecondary Plans for Students with Disabilities Completing High School By Regions of the State 2002-03
Appendix 23a Out of School Suspensions of School-Age Students with Disabilities by Number of Days - Statewide (Source PD-8)
Appendix 23b Out of School Suspensions of Students with Disabilities by Type of Disability Statewide 2002-03 (Source PD-8)
Appendix 24 Participation of Students with Disabilities in State Assessments in Public School Districts & Charter Schools (Grades 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
Appendix 25 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary English Language Arts
Appendix 26 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary Mathematics
Appendix 27 Performance of Students with Disabilities On Middle-Level English Language Arts
Appendix 28 Performance of Students with Disabilities On Middle-Level Mathematics
Appendix 29 Regents English Examination (Students with Disabilities)
Appendix 30 Regents Sequential Mathematics Course I and Math A Examinations (Students with Disabilities)
Appendix 31 Regents Global Studies and Global History and Geography Examinations (Students with Disabilities)
Appendix 32 Regents U.S. History and Government Examination (Students with Disabilities)
Appendix 33 Regents Examinations in Biology and Living Environment (Students with Disabilities)
Appendix 34 1999 School Accountability Cohort Definition
Appendix 35 2000 District Accountability Cohort Definition
Appendix 36 Participation and Performance on Regents English Examination by Three Cohorts of Students with Disabilities After Four Years of High School
Appendix 37 Participation and Performance on Regents Mathematics Examination by Three Cohorts of Students with Disabilities After Four Years of High School
Appendix 38 Definition of the Need/Resource Capacity Index
Appendix 39 Percent Earning Regents or Local High School Diploma
Appendix 40 Percentages of Students with Disabilities Earning High School Diplomas by N/RC of School Districts
Appendix 41 Statewide Drop-Out Rates
Appendix 42 Drop-Out Rates of Students with Disabilities by N/RC of School Districts
Appendix 43a Drop-Out Rates of Students with Disabilities In High Need Districts Compared to Average or Low Need Districts 2000-01 to 2002-03
Appendix 43b Percentage of Students with Disabilities Dropping Out by Type of School District 2002-03
Appendix 44 Summary Analysis of School District Long-Term Suspension Rates* July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003
Appendix 45 Performance of Students with Disabilities on 2003 Elementary English Language Arts
Appendix 46 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students On 2003 Elementary English Language Arts By Need Resource Capacity
Appendix 47 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary Mathematics by Need Resource Capacity 2003
Appendix 48 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students On 2003 Elementary Mathematics By Need Resource Capacity
Appendix 49 Performance of Students with Disabilities On Middle-Level English Language Arts By Need Resource Capacity 2003
Appendix 50 2003 Middle-Level English Language Arts - Comparison of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students by N/RC
Appendix 51 Performance of Students with Disabilities On Middle-Level Mathematics By Need Resource Capacity 2003
Appendix 52 2003 Middle-Level Mathematics - Comparison of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students by N/RC
Appendix 53 Participation in State Assessments of Students with Disabilities by Type of School District - Grades 4 and 8 English Language Arts and Mathematics
Appendix 54 Performance on Students with Disabilities on Selected Regents Examinations by Type of School District
Appendix 55 Participation and Performance on Regents Examinations by Three Cohorts of Students with Disabilities After Four Years of High School by Type of District
Appendix 56 Percentage of School-Age Students with Disabilities by Types of Educational Settings - Large Five Cities Compared to Rest of Public School Districts
Appendix 57 Percent of Total Statewide Enrollment of Students with Disabilities in Large Five Cities Compared to Other School Districts - December 2001 and 2002
Appendix 58 Participation in English Regents Examination in the Large Five Cities Compared to Their Total Enrollment
Appendix 59 Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities by Type of High School Credential - 2002-03
Appendix 60 Impartial Hearing Reporting System - Report of Cases
Appendix 61 Procedural Due Process Safeguards - Issues Appealed to State Review Officers (2002-2003)

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