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Department outlines OSEP findings and corrective actions; discontinues duplicate mediation process and advances fiscal and tracking systems
Summary
Following an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) differentiated monitoring visit, department staff described findings in fiscal management, dispute resolution, monitoring timeliness, and discipline coding; immediate corrective actions included discontinuing Area Education Agency mediation to avoid timeline conflicts and building online fiscal and special-education tracking systems (Achieve enhancements).
Department leaders briefed the board on findings from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) differentiated monitoring and support reviews for Part C (birth'age 3) and Part B (age 3'21) services, noting both strengths and corrective actions.
OSEP's review recognized system strengths: Iowa's integrated data and continuous improvement system (Achieve), cross-agency coordination for birth-to-21 services, and robust technical assistance and professional development. But the reports also identified findings in general supervision:…
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