Special Education Management Services
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Our department assists special education providers and
consumers.
We help school districts understand and manage their State and Federally
mandated tasks. We help families access and understand the services they need for students with disabilities. We
train parents and local district administrators in
special education requirements and procedures.
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Links to State
of Michigan - Office of Special Education
and Early Intervention Services
Quick access to the Michigan Special
Education Administrative Web site
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Michigan and Federal Special
Education Rules
We
provide the community with easy access to
State and Federal Special Education
Rules.
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Michigan
Rules (June 6, 2002) (
pdf)
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Revised Rules (Sept, 2004) (
pdf)
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Michigan
Revised Rules (May, 2005) (
pdf)
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Procedural Safeguards for Michigan
Children With Disabilities
Published by Michigan Department of Special
Education in March, 2008
Reformatted and customized for Macomb ISD
use in April, 2008 |
MISD-MDE Procedural Safeguards
(March, 2008) (
pdf-22 pages)
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MISD-MDE Procedural Safeguards (March, 2008)
(MS-Word-22 pages) |
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(OBSOLETE)-MISD On-Line Web-Help for Michigan Procedural
Safeguards (7/28/05) |
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Federal
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA-2004) Resources
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Form 2 Handbook
The subsections of this handbook provide
information on how local districts may
access various Macomb ISD Special Education
Services. Included are Contact
Persons, Procedures, Instructions, and
Forms.
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The
Ins and Outs of Special Education (
pdf)
A guide to what's 'In' and 'Out' as current language being used
for Special Education Impairments, Programs, Services and
Teachers.
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Electronic Forms
and Training Materials
We, and the Macomb County
Association of Administrators of Special Education (MCAASE) develop
forms/procedures required by current Special Education Rules/Regulations.
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Registry of Special Education Students (ROSES)
We develop and maintain a Central Registry System of
required information on special education students served by Macomb
Intermediate School Districts. This system is used for State and
Federal Student Counts and for daily Special Education Program
Management.
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Grant Management
via the Michigan Educational Grants System
(MEGS)
We collect, distribute and audit Federal Individuals with
Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) funds. We assist districts
in their use of this web-based system.
Contact: Ilene
Parker at 586 228-3462
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Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)
We act as a link to and provide support to the
Macomb Intermediate
School District Parent Advisory Committee.
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County-Wide
Mandatory Planning
We develop and revise a Special
Education
Mandatory Plan describing the programs and services provided by the
MISD and local school districts.
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Compliance
and Mediation
We investigate and mediate complaints about
alleged non-compliance with the rules and
regulations governing the delivery
of special education services.
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Special Education Statistics
We gather and publish statistics concerning students with
disabilities in Macomb Intermediate School Districts.
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School-Based
Health Services
We support web-based service-tracking sites used by district professionals who provide selected health services to Medicaid
eligible school-aged students.
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Continuous Improvement Monitoring
System (CIMS) of Special Education Practices
We are a part of Michigan's Continuous Improvement Monitoring
System (CIMS). We support and assist districts & public school
academies in their tri-annual Service Provider Self Review (SPSR).
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Follow-Up Surveys
We conduct telephone and mail surveys of students who have left
special education services and use the data for program improvement.
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Web Links
We share our best links to additional Special Education Resources on the
Web
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Updated 6/10/08
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For Further Information, Contact
Thomas Koepke, PhD
Director of Special Education Management Services
586 228-3454
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