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Home > State Performance Plan Updated 02/01/11...dd State Performance Plan and Annual Performance ReportThe reauthorization of IDEA (signed in December of 2004) required development of 2 State Performance Plans (SPP) which the Maine Department of Education submitted for review and approval on December 2, 2005. Each February beginning in 2007, Annual Performance Report (APR) have been published to document progress. The documents are included below: Annual Performance Reports (most recent) Federal Fiscal Year 2010 (school year 2010-2011) IDEA Part B APR (April 17, 2012) IDEA Part C APR (April 17, 2012) State Performance Plans IDEA Part B SPP (April 17, 2012) IDEA Part C SPP (February 1, 2012)
Previous ReportsAnnual Performance Report and State Performance Plan (previous)
Federal Fiscal Year 2010 (school year 2010-2011) IDEA Part B APR (February 1, 2012) IDEA Part C APR (February 1, 2012) State Performance Plans IDEA Part B SPP (February 1, 2012)
Federal Fiscal Year 2009 (school year 2009-2010) IDEA Part B APR (February 1, 2011) IDEA Part C APR (February 1, 2011) State Performance Plans IDEA Part B SPP (February 1, 2011) IDEA Part C SPP (February 1, 2011)
Federal Fiscal Year 2008 (school year 2008-2009) IDEA Part B APR (April 12, 2010) IDEA Part C APR (April 12, 2010) IDEA Part B SPP (February 10, 2010) IDEA Part C SPP (April 12, 2010)
Federal Fiscal Year 2007 (school year 2007-2008) IDEA Part C APR (April 7, 2009) IDEA Part B APR (April 7, 2009) IDEA Part C SPP - ages 0 through 2 (updated April 7, 2008) IDEA Part B SPP - ages 3 through 20 (updated April 7, 2008)
IDEA Part C APR (February 3, 2009) IDEA Part B APR (February 2, 2009)
Federal Fiscal Year 2006 (school year 2006-2007) IDEA Part C APR (April 14, 2008) IDEA Part B APR (April 14, 2008) IDEA Part C SPP - ages 0 through 2 (updated February 8, 2008) IDEA Part B SPP - ages 3 through 20 (updated February 8, 2008)
Maine submitted its first Annual Performance Report (APR) to the Office of Special Education Programs on February 1, 2007. New indicators and improvement strategies were included in a revision to the State Performance Plan (SPP). IDEA Part C APR (February 1, 2007) IDEA Part B APR (February 1, 2007, updated April 27, 2007) IDEA Part C SPP revision (February 1, 2007, updated April 10, 2007) IDEA Part B SPP revision (February 1, 2007, updated May 7, 2007)
Maine's original State Performance Plans submitted in December 2, 2005 were approved on March 13, 2006. The original plans are included below: IDEA Part C SPP (December 2, 2005, updated January 20, 2006) IDEA Part B SPP (December 2, 2005, updated January 20, 2006)
Performance ProfilesThe Department is required under IDEA to report annually to the public on each of Maine’s Local Education Agency (LEA) performance in meeting targets set by the SPP. The requirement for public reporting on LEA performance is a critical provision in ensuring accountability and focusing on improved results for children with disabilities. Performance profiles for each LEA have been developed using 2006-2007 data on six accountability indicators: Graduation, Dropout, Suspension/Expulsion, Classroom Placement, Parent Involvement and Post High School outcomes, and four compliance indicators Disproportionate Representation in Special Education, Disproportionate Representation in Disability Categories, Evaluation Timeliness, and Transition Goals in IEP. The Department is also required under IDEA Part C to report annually to the public on each of Maine’s Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program performance in meeting targets set by the State Performance Plan (SPP). The requirement for public reporting on EIS performance is a critical provision in ensuring accountability and focusing on improved results for children with disabilities. The Department developed reports on a combination of performance and compliance indicators that will be presented as profiles once of of the data are analyzed. In the interim, the data are organized by SPP indicators for the age groups affected. Part C indicators are applicable to infants and toddlers birth through two years of age. Part B indicators are applicable to children ages three through five. The profiles are available on the website: http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/spp/cdsprofiles.html
Forms and instructions for the State Performance Plan and the Annual Performance Report (to begin in February of 2007) can be found at http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/mater02.htm
DeterminationsEach year, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) responds to the APR submitted by the state. The response is an assessment of the performance and compliance level demonstrated in the report and is categorized in one of four possible determination: Meets Requirements; Needs Assistance; Needs Intervention; or Needs Substantial Intervention. The determination letters and response tables for all years of the SPP are on the website http://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/idea/partbspap/allyears.html for Part B and http://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/idea/partcspap/allyears.html for Part C.
Maine’s Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP)Maine’s Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Program (CIMP) and Technical Assistance documentation by SPP indicator.
Regional MeetingsRegional presentations of performance measures of the plan are being conducted in three locations during May 2006, one location in December 2006 and four locations in April 2007; to view or download copies of the presentations or supporting material, select the appropriate link from the list below:
Technical assistance is available from a wide variety of sources throughout the education community (PDF format).
Discipline data entry (suspensions, expulsions, etc.) requirements summary - (Word format)
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