Overview of the Annual Performance Report Development:

 See Overview of the Development of the Annual Performance Report on page 1.

Indicator #15: General supervision system (including monitoring, complaints, hearings, etc.) identifies and corrects noncompliance as soon as possible but in no case later than one year from identification.

(20 U.S.C. 1416 (a)(3)(B))

Actual Target Data for FFY 2005:

The State's percent of issues of noncompliance identified that were corrected within one year of the report being issued, based on the revised measurement standard, is 83.71% percent.

Discussion of Improvement Activities Completed and Explanation of Progress or Slippage that occurred for FFY 2005:

The 2005-06 data reflected progress from the 2004-05 data.

The percent of issues of noncompliance brought into compliance within 12 months of identification increased from 81.20 percent in 2005 to 83.71 percent in 2006. Factors contributing to this improvement include the increased attention to timeliness, regular reports highlighting the timeliness issue, timely processing of State complaints resulting in prompt attention to the identified non compliant issues. 

For any district/agency represented in the SPP baseline data as not having achieved full compliance within 12 months, and as of September 1, 2006 still remaining in noncompliance, the assigned SEQA staff member has provided intensive intervention and a hierarchy of enforcement procedures have been implemented on a case-by-case basis, as outlined in the SPP.  Those steps included written communication with district/

agency administrators, Boards of Education and BOCES District Superintendents.  In some cases, IDEA funds have been redirected to address areas of noncompliance.  In addition, technical assistance network resources have been directed to assist those districts in correcting remaining instances of noncompliance where appropriate.

The following activities were completed:

• Regional and statewide reports regarding timeliness were generated regularly.

• The Nondistrict Unit was operationalized.  More than 80 percent of all residential in-State and out-of-State programs (over 80 programs) have had a formal on-site review with a final report since July 2005.

• The monitoring processes and protocols have been realigned to support meeting the SPP targets, utilizing the new IDEA Effective Instructional Practices Focused Review protocol as well as directed technical assistance. 

• SED identified 75 school districts as either in need of intervention or in need of technical assistance for 2006-07 (see indicators 1-3).

• Criteria were developed for SPP determinations as well as procedures for initiating actions consistent with IDEA and federal regulations.

Revisions, with Justification, to Proposed Targets

No changes

Revisions, with Justification, Improvement Activities / Timelines / Resources for FFY 2005

The following activities were changed or amended:

• The Comprehensive Special Education Information System (CSEIS) was scheduled to be implemented in 2005. It was delayed until January of 2007. The anticipated benefits of the system including timely reminders of the upcoming due dates, letter generation and immediately retrievable reports have not yet been fully realized.
   

• The training for SEQA staff relative to CSEIS and the strategies to improve timely resolution of instances of noncompliance was initiated in January 2007.