Maryland online iep

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Maryland online iep

• Sharon West
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Tara Beaner
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Dianne Tracey
• Johns Hopkins Center for Technology in Education

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Outcomes

• Participants will
• Understand background information relevant to the
  development and current implementation of the
  Maryland Online IEP tool
• Gain a general understanding of tool
  functionality
• Gain awareness of key components of the Maryland
  Online IEP tool including
• Participation Data
• Accommodations
• Wizards

• Forms
• Reports

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Background

• Partnership between Maryland State Department of
  Education (MSDE) and Johns Hopkins Center for
  Technology in Education (CTE)
• Initiated in 2005-2006 in response to legislative
  request
• July 1, 2007-Statewide IEP form and format
• July 1, 2008-Special Services Information System
  (SSIS) electronic submission from an online tool
• The online tool is under continuous development
  based on feedback provided by LSS user groups and
  MSDE.

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More Background

• Currently using the MD Online IEP
• 10 local school systems
• Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD)
• Maryland School for the Blind (MSB)
• All nonpublic special education schools in
  Maryland
• State adult correctional facilities
• Department of Juvenile Services facilities

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An Overview The Tool
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An Overview User Levels
Access and Privileges
Nonpublic Users
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An Overview Case Management
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An Overview Functionality
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Participation Data

• Planning for Participation in Assessments
• Planning for Graduation
• Recording previous assessment results

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Participation Data

• Place to record assessment results
• User enters information
• Included in student IEP summary for single source
  of information

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Instructional and Testing and Accommodations

• Plan accommodations for instruction and
  assessment
• Procedural facilitator available
• Information available in report format

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Student Compass Wizards

• Procedural Facilitators
• Embedded professional development
• Currently Available
• Present Levels,
• Accommodations,
• Goals
• Coming soon
• Assistive Technology
• LRE Decision Making

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Student Compass Wizards

• References to Federal regulations
• Embedded multimedia
• Downloadable resources
• Support development of high quality IEPs

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Accommodations Wizard

• Helps determine instructional and testing
  accommodations by guiding through 5 step process
• Content based on Maryland Accommodations Manual
• Links to fact sheets and checklists

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Accommodations Wizard
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Searchable Voluntary State Curriculum

• Direct access to VSC
• Available in all Wizards
• Supports development of Present Levels, Goals,
  Accommodations

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Searchable Voluntary State Curriculum

• Searchable by grade and subject
• Generates related objectives at all grade levels

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Administrative Module Forms

• 15 forms that support the IEP process
• Process forms
• Supplemental Forms
• Logs
• Some State reported information can be collected
  through forms

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Administrative Module Reports

• School, district, or grade level
• Filtered by combinations of elements
• Viewable on screen
• Export to CSV

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Sample Report
Accommodations Report Individual Student Detail
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Sample Report
Accommodations Report Accommodation and
Participation Summary
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Questions
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Contact Information

• Sharon West (IEP Process)
• Branch Chief, Student Achievement and
  Professional Development Branch
• Maryland State Department of Education
• 410-767-0244 (office)
• swest_at_msde.state.md.us
• Dianne Tracey (Online IEP Tool)
• Program Coordinator
• Johns Hopkins Center for Technology in Education
• 410-516-9834 (office)
• ditracey_at_jhu.edu
• Tara Beaner
• Education Program Specialist, Student
  Achievement and Professional Development Branch
• Maryland State Department of Education
• 410-161-7512
• tbeaner_at_msde.state.md.us