Earlier this month, BSE Director Carole L. Clancy disseminated a PennLink to LEAs titled Preparing for Cyclical Monitoring: A Focus on Secondary Transition Planning and IEP Development (Indicator 13). It states that in response to the accountability requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA) Part B State Performance Plans, the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) and Intermediate Unit (IU) transition consultants will be providing sustained professional development for targeted local educational agencies (LEAs). The targeted professional development addresses creating compliant and effective individualized secondary transition programming for students with disabilities. 

The requirements for each LEA assigned to the 2021-22 Preparing for Cyclical Monitoring: A Focus on Secondary Transition Planning and IEP Development training (Indicator 13) are as follows:

• Develop an administrative team to support the targeted training and technical assistance process. The administrative team is required to attend a webinar on September 15, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Administration team members will need to register in advance for this training via the PaTTAN website: www.pattan.net/events/ .
• Lead contact person to complete an interview/survey regarding effective practices for secondary transition as facilitated by an IU and/or PaTTAN consultant. Lead contact will work with IU Transition TAC/PaTTAN Consultant to develop and implement a local training plan for the 2021-22 school year.
• With support from the IU Transition TAC/PaTTAN Consultant, identify targeted staff (i.e. special education directors, building principals, transition coordinators, special education teachers, speech language therapists, school counselors, school psychologists, career tech ed staff, and other LEA staff involved in secondary programming) to participate in IEP pre-reviews using the PA Indicator 13 checklist, complete Schoology course work, and complete IEP post-reviews. During the online course, participants will complete seven modules that focus on the steps in the transition planning process as they relate to the Indicator 13 requirements in the Cyclical Monitoring for Continuous Improvement (CMCI). Participants will demonstrate learning through scenario-based practice. Successful course completion will require watching training videos, participating in online discussions, and submitting a cumulative case study. Identified staff members must complete the Schoology course on or before 3/31/2022. Registration for the course can be found via the PaTTAN website: https://www.pattan.net/events/ .

For questions concerning the Indicator 13 training for 2021-22, please contact: Cecil Crouch, Educational Consultant at PaTTAN-Pittsburgh, at 800-446-5607, ext. 6866 or [email protected].