Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education

Opening the World Through Education
to Children and Young Adults with Diverse Abilities

Celebrating Over 50 Years of Providing Special Education Services
   

Member District Resources

The information contained within these pages is intended to provide special education information and guidance from SWCCCASE, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the U.S. Department of Education.

Indicator 13, Question 8

Q and A Document from OSEP Regarding Transportation

2009-10 FACTS Instructions

Please find the 2009-10 Special Education Funding and Child Tracking System (FACTS) Approval Procedures by clicking on the following link http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/34-30_sped_facts.pdf.  Please note that these instructions will be modified as we progress through this school year due to new reporting requirements and enhancements made to iePoint>2010.   Revisions will be sent to you as changes occur.

Per the 2009-10 Special Education Transmission Calendar http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/sped_due_date_09-10.pdf the first required FACTS transmission will be Friday October 9.

Questions regarding the FACTS approval procedures should be directed to Kathy Joyce kjoyce@isbe.net or 217/782-5256.

Questions pertaining to the operation of iePoint>2010 or NetCheck should contact Harrisburg Project (800) 635-5274 or via email at   support@hbug.k12.il.us

The notable changes in these instructions are:

Pages 45-49: Significant changes to Indicator 13 reporting requirements for the 2009-2010 school year:
 

  • In July 2009, the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) significantly changed the reporting requirements that states and LEAs must use to reporting data for Indicator 13 (Secondary Transition).  Illinois has subsequently updated the Indicator 13 checklist to reflect these new requirements, which can be found at: http://www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/indicator13.htm.  Please carefully review pages 45-49, which describe these changes in further detail.
     

  • Given the significant changes to the Indicator 13 data collection for the 2009-2010 school year by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), incomplete Indicator 13 data will result in warnings for the October and December 2009 FACTS transmissions.  These warnings for incomplete data will turn into errors effective with the March 2010 FACTS transmission.

Page 42: Indicator 11 dates must be provided for all Fund Code N records.

States are required to implement by Fall 2010 new federal standards for identifying the race and ethnicity of individuals and for reporting aggregate data to the U.S. Department of Education. Click the link below for more details:

New U.S. Department of Education Race and Ethnicity Data Standards

2009 Summer School Approval and Reimbursement Process Memorandum

Preliminary IDEA Nonpublic Proportionate Share

2008-09 Special Education Personnel Claim Information

Policy Assurance Memo


Written Assurance Provisions of Policies and Procedures

Revocation Memo

Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association
for Special Education
6020 W. 151st Street  | Oak Forest, IL 60452
(Telephone) 708-687-0900 | (TTY) 708-687-2151
(Fax) 708-687-5695

 

Meeting Schedule for the 2009/2010 school year:
September 14, 2009
October 5, 2009
November 9, 2009
December 7, 2009
January 11, 2010
February 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
April 12, 2010
May 10, 2010


Directors meetings are scheduled for the Monday preceding each Board meeting, unless otherwise noted.


All meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Learning Links Rooms at Braun Educational Center