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Part B Annual Performance Report
2003-2004

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This web site contains the 2003-2004 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 OSEP 05-04 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 full index below.
 

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-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 3B1 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Regular Assessment on Grade Level Achievement Standards
Attachment 3B2 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Out of Grade Level Assessment
Attachment 3B3 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Alternate Assessment
Attachment 3B4 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) Students Who Did Not Take Any Assessment
Attachment 3C1 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) Regular Assessment on Grade Level (9A)
Attachment 3C2 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) Alternate Assessment on Grade Level Standards (9B)
Attachment 3C3 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) Alternate Assessment Scored Against Alternate Standards (9C)
Attachment 3C4 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) - (continued)
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 3E1 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Regular Assessment on Grade Level Achievement Standards
Attachment 3E2 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Out of Grade Level Assessment
Attachment 3E3 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) Students with Disabilities Who Took Alternate Assessment
Attachment 3E4 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) Students Who Did Not Take Any Assessment
Attachment 3F1 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) Regular Assessment on Grade Level (9A)
Attachment 3F2 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) Alternate Assessment on Grade Level Standards (9B)
Attachment 3F3 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) Alternate Assessment Scored Against Alternate Standards (9C)
Attachment 3F4 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) - continued
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 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
1.  Definitions
Appendix 1.1 Acronyms
Appendix 1.2 1999 School Accountability Cohort Definition
Appendix 1.3 2000 District Accountability Cohort Definition
2.  References
Appendix 2.1 References
Appendix 2.2 The Need/Resource Capacity Index
3.  Personnel
Appendix 3.1 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Waiting List and Capacity Building Overall Administrative Strategies
Appendix 3.2 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Summer Services
Appendix 3.3 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Bilingual Special Education Teachers
Appendix 3.4 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Bilingual Speech Providers
Appendix 3.5 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Bilingual School Psychologists
Appendix 3.6 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Speech Providers
Appendix 3.7 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Occupational Therapists
Appendix 3.8 Jose P. Joint Strategic Plan (June 2004): Physical Therapists
Appendix 3.9 Jose P. Tuition Assistance and Expected Recruitment Outcomes GRID
4.  Preschool Integration
Appendix 4.1 Percentages of Preschool Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education Services in Integrated Settings Statewide
Appendix 4.2 Integration of Preschool Students with Disabilities By Need Resource/Capacity of School Districts and Other Districts (December 1999 – December 2003)
Appendix 4.3 Integration of Preschool Students with Disabilities By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts (December 1999 - December 2003)
Appendix 4.4 Percentage of Preschool Students with Disabilities Receiving Special Education in Integrated Settings by County - December 1, 2003
5.  Preschool Services
Appendix 5.1 Types of Preschool Special Education Services Provided to Preschool Children with Disabilities
Appendix 5.2 Types of Preschool Special Education Services Provided to Preschool Children with Disabilities By Need Resource/Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts
Appendix 5.3 Preschool Students Authorized for and Awaiting Services in New York City 2002-2004
6.  Classification Rates
Appendix 6.1 Classification Rates for School-Age Students with Disabilities in New York State
Appendix 6.2 Number of School Districts and Their Special Education Classification Rates

Appendix 6.3

 Classification Rates by Need/Resource Capacity Categories of School Districts 2003–2004
Appendix 6.4 Race/Ethnicity of School-Age Students
Appendix 6.5 Percentage of Students with Disabilities of Each Race/Ethnicity by Particular Disabilities
7.  Declassification
Appendix 7.1 Percentage of Preschool and School-Age Students Declassified
8.  School-age Integration
Appendix 8.1 Percent of School-Age Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) by Types of Educational Settings
Appendix 8.2 Number of School Districts and Percent of Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) in Separate Educational Settings - Public School Districts Only
Appendix 8.3 Placement of Students with Disabilities by Race/Ethnicity, December 1, 2003, Total State
Appendix 8.4 Integration of Students with Disabilities (Ages 6-21) By Need/Resource Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts - December 1, 2003
Appendix 8.5 1996-97 Public and Private Special Education Placements at Separate Sites for Each BOCES Region and New York City
Appendix 8.6 Students with Disabilities (Ages 4-21) in Separate Settings By BOCES Region and New York City Based on 2003-04 PD-4 Data
 9.  Suspensions
Appendix 9.1 Out of School Suspensions of School-Age Students with Disabilities by Number of Days Statewide
Appendix 9.2 Out of School Suspensions of School-Age Students with Disabilities by Type of Disability Statewide 2003-04
Appendix 9.3 Summary Analysis of School Districts Long-Term Suspension Rates - July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004
10. Elementary and Middle Level Assessments
Appendix 10.1 Participation of Students with Disabilities in State Assessments - Public School Districts & Charter Schools
Appendix 10.2 Participation in State Assessments of Students with Disabilities by Need/Resource Capacity Categories of School Districts
Appendix 10.3 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary English Language Arts Examination
Appendix 10.4 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary Mathematics Examination
Appendix 10.5 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Middle-Level English Language Arts Examination
Appendix 10.6 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Middle-Level Mathematics Examination
Appendix 10.7 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary English Language Arts Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.8 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Elementary Mathematics Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.9 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Middle-Level English Language Arts Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.10 Performance of Students with Disabilities on Middle-Level Mathematics Examination by Need/ Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.11 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students On Elementary English Language Arts Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.12 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students on Elementary Mathematics Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.13 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students on Middle-Level English Language Arts Examination by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.14 Performance of Students with Disabilities Compared to General Education Students on Middle-Level Mathematics by Need/Resource Capacity 2004
Appendix 10.15 Performance of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students in the Large Five Cities on the Elementary English Language Arts Examination in 2004
Appendix 10.16 Performance of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students in the Large Five Cities on the Elementary Mathematics Examination in 2004
Appendix 10.17 Performance of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students in the Large Five Cities on the Middle-Level English Language Arts Examination - 2004
Appendix 10.18 Performance of Students with Disabilities and General Education Students in the Large Five Cities on the Middle-Level Mathematics Examination - 2004
11. High School Assessments
Appendix 11.1 Regents English Examination - Students with Disabilities
Appendix 11.2 Regents Sequential Mathematics Course I and Math A Examinations - Students with Disabilities
Appendix 11.3 Regents Global Studies and Global History and Geography Examinations - Students with Disabilities
Appendix 11.4 Regents U.S. History and Government Examination - Students with Disabilities
Appendix 11.5 Regents Examinations in Biology and Living Environment - Students with Disabilities
Appendix 11.6 Performance on Students with Disabilities on Selected Regents Examinations by Need/Resource Capacity Categories of School Districts
Appendix 11.7 Participation in English and Mathematics Regents Examinations in the Large Five Cities Compared to Other School Districts
12. Diplomas
Appendix 12.1 Types of Diplomas Earned by Students with Disabilities
Appendix 12.2 Percentages of Students with Disabilities Earning High School Diplomas by Need/Resource Capacity of School Districts
Appendix 12.3 Report of Students with Disabilities Exiting Special Education by Need/Resource Capacity (N/RC) of School Districts and Other Districts, 2003-2004
13. Dropouts
Appendix 13.1 Statewide Dropout Rates - 1999-00 to 2003-04
Appendix 13.2 Dropout Rates of Students with Disabilities by Need/Resource Capacity of School Districts
Appendix 13.3 Dropout Rates of Students with Disabilities in High Need Districts Compared to Average or Low Need Districts 2001-02 to 2003-04
Appendix 13.4 Percentage of Students with Disabilities Dropping Out by Type of School District 2003-04
14. Cohort Performance
Appendix 14.1 Progress of Cohorts of Students with Disabilities in Achieving the High School English Graduation Requirement After Four Years
Appendix 14.2 Progress of Cohorts of Students with Disabilities in Achieving the High School Mathematics Graduation Requirement After Four Years
Appendix 14.3 Progress of Students with Disabilities in Four Cohorts in Achieving the English and Mathematics Graduation Requirement After Four Years of High School by Need/Resource Capacity Category of School Districts
15. Post School Plans
Appendix 15.1 Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities Who Completed High School
Appendix 15.2 Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities by Type of Exiting Credential - 2003-04
Appendix 15.3 Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities Completing High School by Regions of the State - 2003-04
Appendix 15.4 Postsecondary Plans of Students with Disabilities Completing High School by Need/Resource Capacity Category of School Districts and Other Districts - 2003-04
16. Participation in Post-secondary Programs
Appendix 16.1 Participation of Individuals with Disabilities in New York State Higher Education Programs
17. Chapter 405
Appendix 17.1 Number of School Districts Identified for One or More Chapter 405 Issues
Appendix 17.2 Number of School Districts Identified for Each Chapter 405 Issue
Appendix 17.3 Percentage Point Gap Between State Enrollment and State Enrollment in Special Education, by Race/Ethnicity
Appendix 17.4 Nature and Extent of Disproportion in Special Education Based on Race/Ethnicity
18. Due Process Hearings
Appendix 18.1 Number of Complaints in New York City - Eight or more Complaints Per Complaint Issue for 2003-04
Appendix 18.2 Number of Complaints in New York State - Eight or more Complaints Per Complaint Issue for 2003-04
Appendix 18.3 Timeliness of Impartial Hearing Cases
Appendix 18.4 Number of School Districts by Number of Requests for Impartial Hearings (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004)
Appendix 18.5 Distribution of Issues for Decided Impartial Hearing Cases (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004) Displayed by Upstate and New York City
Appendix 18.6 Procedural Due Process Safeguards - Issues Appealed to State Review Officers (2002-2004)

 

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