Bureau of Indian Education

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Bureau of Indian Education

• Memorandum of Understanding
• Coordinated Services Plan
• Sue Bement
• Education Specialist

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Overview

• The Bureau of Indian Education serves 184 schools
  in 23 states.
• Arizona 9. Minnesota 17. Oregon
• California 10. Mississippi
  18. South Dakota
• Florida 11. Montana 19.
  South Carolina
• Idaho 12. Nevada 20.
  Utah
• Iowa 13. Montana 21.
  Washington
• Louisiana 14. North Dakota 22.
  Wisconsin
• Maine 15. North Carolina 23.
  Wyoming
• Michigan 16. Oklahoma

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Number of Children with Disabilities by Category
Receiving Special Education Services (ages 6-21)
12/1/08

• Mental Retardation 340
• Hearing Impaired 40
• Speech/Language 1173
• Visual Impairment 15
• Emotional Disturbance 378
• Orthopedic Impairment 13
• Other Health Imp. 392

• SLD 3551
• Deaf-Blindness 3
• Multiple Disabilities 147
• Autism 68
• Traumatic Brain Inj. 27
• D. Delay 255

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Purpose of Memorandum of Understanding

• Meet requirement of IDEA, 2004, PL 108-446
• BIE IHS will coordinate services, resources and
  personnel to facilitate the provision of a Free
  Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to Indian
  children residing on or near reservations.
• 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2)(E)
• Services are to be negotiated at a local level
  and will vary depending upon funding and
  resources available.

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Related Services

• Speech-Language Pathology
• Audiology Services
• Interpreting Services
• Psychological Services
• PT and OT
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Social Work Services
• School Nurse Services

• Counseling Services
• Orientation Mobility Services
• Medical Services, except that such medical
  services shall be for diagnostic and evaluation
  purposes only

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Services and Activities

• BIE and IHS will coordinate activities where
  there is an overlap in eligible population
• Activities shall provide for the apportionment of
  responsibilities and costs including child find,
  evaluation, diagnosis, remediation or therapeutic
  measures, and equipment and medical/personal
  supplies as needed for a child to remain in a
  school or program.

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Services and Activities continued

• IHS will assist the BIE Tribally funded schools
  in providing servicesthe primary responsibility
  lies within the BIE, Tribes and States who
  receive funding for the provision of services.
• IHS is not receiving any additional funds to
  provide these services and is limited by
  Congressional funding.

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BIE IHS will collaborate to provide child find,
evaluation, diagnosis, remediation, therapeutic,
other coordinated services.

• These services may also include
• Ensure FAPE via service coordination
• Participate in child find and public awareness
  for children ages 3-5
• Share data related to health human services for
  Indian children
• Encourage enrollment of eligible students in
  Medicaid, CHIP, /or SSI

• These services may also include
• Provide qualified personnel
• Serve as an advocate
• Assist in the identification, provision
  negotiation with health resources
• Provide medical, mental and healthcare related
  training to school personnel

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Property and HIPAA

• Property transfers are not allowed.
• Patient health information may be disclosed as
  provided by the Privacy Rule of the Health
  Insurance Portability Accountability Act
  (HIPAA), 42 CFR Part 164, and the 2006
  Appropriation for the Department of Interior and
  Related Agencies, P.L. 109-54.

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Duration of Agreement

• Effective when it is signed by representatives
  from HHS and DOI
• It shall remain in effect until the legislation
  changes,
• When a representative of HHS or DOI notifies the
  other party in writing of its intent to terminate
  the agreement.
• Reviewed annually

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• It takes more than a village to raise a child!

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Coordinated Services Plan

• BIE

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Why Coordinate Services?

• Increased efficiency and improved service
  delivery outcomes
• Sustained interagency collaboration and
  communication
• Improved quality of services for children and
  family
• Maximized resources and comprehensive services

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Types of Children Youth Who May Benefit from
Coordination of Services

• C/Y with disabilities who present extremely
  challenging behavior, which constitute a risk to
  themselves or others
• C/Y with disabilities who have multiple medical
  and education needs
• C/Y with disabilities who require mental health
  treatment

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Types, continued

• C/Y with disabilities who need out of home care
  or require residential placement
• Infants, toddlers and preschool aged children
  with disabilities
• C/Y with disabilities who are incarcerated in
  tribal or BIA operated or funded facilities and
  state facilities

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Types, continued

• C/Y with disabilities who are homeless or have
  been legally removed from the family unit by the
  State, BIA or Tribal agencies

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IDEA and coordinating services

• DOI and DHHS (BIE IHS) enter into a MOU for the
  coordination of services, resources and
  personnel between their respective federal, state
  and local offices
• Related to responsibilities and costs including
  child find, evaluation, diagnosis, remediation or
  therapeutic measures and equipment and medical or
  personal supplies as needed for a child to remain
  in school

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CSP potential outcomes

• Build capacity for coordination of services
• Increased collaboration and communication between
  BIE and other service systems
• Development of comprehensive services to address
  all identified IFSP/IEP needs of Indian children
  with disabilities

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TEAMWORK CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE