Part B Annual Performance Report
2003-2004
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Appendix 3.2 Jose P.
Joint Strategic Plan Summer Services |
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An update is not needed since the goal and associated activities were completed.
February 17, 2005
Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan
June 2004
Summer Services
Goal: Provide summer services for identified students.
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Expected Outcomes Positive changes in policies, procedures or practices |
Performance Indicator Measures movement toward achieving outcomes |
District Responsibilities Drawing on resources of the district. |
State Targeted Assistance Engages SED and State resources in support of District |
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1. Hire two additional staff per region to assist parents in locating
independent providers under the RSA process. Activity Status: New |
1. Increased number of RSAs that are invoked. | 1. Increased number of RSAs that are invoked. |
1. Hire 2 additional staff members per region, funded by DOE Central, to
assist parents in locating independent providers under the RSA process. Responsibility: Office of Special Education Time frame: Current Checkpoint: July, 2004 (Patricia Shubert) |
1. No action required by NYSED.
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August 25, 2004 Update: Two clerical positions were allocated to each region. Staff will be in place prior to September, 2004. Regions are interviewing candidates. |
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November 3, 2004 Update: All regional clerical positions allocated. Majority of staff hired. |
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2. Survey all related service providers on the municipality list to
determine their (a) desire to remain on the list; (b) current capacity; and
(c) correct contact information; and for those who do not want to remain on
the list, ascertain the reasons why. Activity Status: New |
2. More up-to-date and accurate municipality list, and reduction in the number of impediments to being an independent related service provider. | 2. Increased number of related service providers on the municipality list. |
2. Develop and mail survey to all related service providers on the
municipality list, correct municipality list, analyze survey responses, and
implement strategies designed to increase the numbers of related service
providers on the municipality list taking the survey responses into
consideration.
Responsibility: Office of Special Education Time frame: Current Checkpoint: July, 2004 (Patricia Shubert) |
2. No action required by NYSED.
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August 25, 2004 Update: Survey sent to all providers on the Municipality List. Responses have not all been received. Once there are a sufficient number of responses, NYCDOE will collate and provide a summary to plaintiffs. |
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3. Increase the number of related service providers available through
contractors who contract directly with NYCDOE.
Activity Status: New |
3. Increased contract capacity. | 3. Increased number of related service providers working for contract agencies. |
3. After the RFP process is completed and contracts awarded, NYCDOE will
examine the RSA rate based upon the results from the RFP process and will
advertise in major newspapers for professionals who want to be on the
revised municipality list.
Responsibility: Office of Special Education Time frame: Current Checkpoint: July, 2004 (Patricia Shubert) |
3. No action required by NYSED.
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August 25, 2004 Update: RFP was issued. When contracts are awarded the RSA rate will be examined. |
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November 3, 2004 Update: NYCDOE has kept plaintiffs informed on this issue. |
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| 4. Fund the delivery during Summer 2004 of compensatory occupational, physical and speech therapy services to certain identified students at NYCDOE. | 4. Availability of sufficient funds to provide during Summer 2004, occupational, physical and speech therapy services, 6 hour-long sessions per service, per identified student at NYCDOE. DOE will also provide roundtrip transportation reimbursement. (See Notes A, B, C and D below.) | 4. Approval of use of carryover funds to provide compensatory occupational, physical and speech therapy services, 6 hour-long sessions per service, per identified student at NYCDOE. |
4. NYCDOE will present NYSED approvable proposal for use of IDEA carryover
funds. Responsibility: Office of Special Education Time frame: Current Checkpoint: July, 2004 (Patricia Shubert) |
4. NYSED will review and approve NYCDOE's proposal to use carryover funds to
provide compensatory occupational, physical and speech therapy services
during Summer 2004 to certain identified students. Responsibility: VESID (Daniel Johnson/Patricia Shubert) Time frame: Upon receipt, July 2004 |
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August 25, 2004 Update: For the week of 7/26/04, there was a total of 995 sessions of service. In addition, 265 RSAs were extended for the summer and 158 new RSAs were invoked by parents. Nearly 1,200 students received special education services and a total of 447 RSAs were approved for the summer. |
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November 3, 2004 Update: NYSED approved the use of funds to provide compensatory services. |
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Note A: Identified students are those students who are not recommended for 12-month school year services and who did not receive and were awaiting service for 3+ months during the 2003-2004 school year, in occupational, physical and/or speech therapy. There are approximately 9000 students who fall into this category.
Note B: All students recommended for a 12-month school year will receive during Summer 2004 occupational, physical and/or speech therapy services, as recommended on their individualized education programs, utilizing DOE staff, contract agency staff, and RSA providers, including continuation of existing RSAs
Note C: DOE will order the student and the student's parent transportation to and from their service site in the following manner: (1) for students with limited mobility, the student and student's parent will be reimbursed for roundtrip car service transportation up to $50; and (2) for students able to use public transportation, the student and student's parent will be provided with one roundtrip Metrocard each.
Note D: The estimate cost of this program is $5,000,000 excluding services to students with 12-month programs.
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The University of the State of New York • The State Education Department • Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) • One Commerce Plaza • Albany, NY 12234 • http://www.vesid.nysed.gov |
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