Preparing for On-Site Monitoring from the Office of Exceptional Children

The School District of Oconee County will welcome on-site monitors from South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children on December 4th and 5th, 2013.  Our local educational agency was selected for on-site monitoring according to the cyclical plan for the state.  The four parts of the monitoring process include:

1. Policies and Procedures Review--desk audit
2. IEP Development--desk audit of EXCENT IEPs and on-site review of student files
3. IEP Implementation--On-site visits to schools with review of student schedules, service logs, attendance records, and IEP progress reports
4. Other Data Collection--616/618 data, general education teacher and parent online survey results, and in-person interview information (parents, school administrators, special education teachers and service providers).

Our first round of data  (LEA policies, procedures, forms and staffing) was submitted Friday, September 13th.  Round two data (updated staffing information, student information spreadsheet, and email lists for teachers and parents participating in the online survey) will be sent in the next two weeks. 

I want to thank all of our special educators and administrators for their hard work in preparing for our visitors.  I am confident our district will benefit from the experience as we continue to strive to provide a free and appropriate public education to our students with special needs.