Table A -- Part C (District of Columbia)

Issues Identified in the State Performance Plan

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| **SPP Indicator**   | **Issue**             | **Required Action**   |
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| **Indicator 1:**    | Noncompliance -- The  | The District must     |
|                     | District reported an  | ensure that this      |
| Percent of infants  | 88% level of          | noncompliance is      |
| and toddlers with   | compliance for        | corrected within one  |
| IFSPs who receive   | Indicator 1 in the    | year of its           |
| the early           | SPP, specifically the | identification and    |
| intervention        | requirements at 34    | include data in the   |
| services on their   | CFR §§303.342(e) and  | FFY 2005 APR, due     |
| IFSPs in a timely   | 303.344(f)(1).        | February 1, 2007,     |
| manner.             |                       | that demonstrate      |
|                     |                       | compliance with this  |
| (20 USC             |                       | requirement. The      |
| 1416(a)(3)(A) and   |                       | District should       |
| 1442)               |                       | review and, if        |
|                     |                       | necessary, revise its |
|                     |                       | improvement           |
|                     |                       | strategies included   |
|                     |                       | in the SPP to ensure  |
|                     |                       | they will enable the  |
|                     |                       | District to include   |
|                     |                       | data in the APR that  |
|                     |                       | demonstrate full      |
|                     |                       | compliance with this  |
|                     |                       | requirement.  Failure |
|                     |                       | to demonstrate        |
|                     |                       | compliance at that    |
|                     |                       | time may affect       |
|                     |                       | OSEP's determination  |
|                     |                       | of the District's     |
|                     |                       | status under section  |
|                     |                       | 616(d) of the IDEA.   |
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| **Indicator 7:**    | Noncompliance -- In   | The State must ensure |
|                     | Indicator 7, the      | that this             |
| Percent of eligible | State reported an 84% | noncompliance is      |
| infants and         | level of compliance   | corrected within one  |
| toddlers with IFSPs | with the requirement  | year of its           |
| for whom an         | to hold the initial   | identification and    |
| evaluation and      | IFSP meeting within   | include data in the   |
| assessment and an   | 45 days of referral,  | FFY 2005 APR, due     |
| initial IFSP        | specifically the      | February 1, 2007,     |
| meeting were        | requirements at 34    | that demonstrate      |
| conducted within    | CFR                   | compliance with the   |
| Part C's 45-day     |                       | 45-day timeline for   |
| timeline.           | §§303.321(e)(2) and   | the initial IFSP      |
|                     | 303.342(a). See Table | meeting. The State    |
| (20 USC             | B for prior           | should review and, if |
| 1416(a)(3)(B) and   | noncompliance         | necessary, revise its |
| 1442)               | regarding the 45-day  | improvement           |
|                     | timeline for          | strategies included   |
|                     | evaluations.          | in the SPP to ensure  |
|                     |                       | they will enable the  |
|                     |                       | State to include data |
|                     |                       | in the APR that       |
|                     |                       | demonstrate full      |
|                     |                       | compliance with this  |
|                     |                       | requirement. Failure  |
|                     |                       | to demonstrate        |
|                     |                       | compliance at that    |
|                     |                       | time may affect       |
|                     |                       | OSEP's determination  |
|                     |                       | of the State's status |
|                     |                       | under section 616(d)  |
|                     |                       | of the IDEA.          |
|                     |                       |                       |
|                     |                       | See Table B for prior |
|                     |                       | noncompliance         |
|                     |                       | regarding the 45-day  |
|                     |                       | timeline for          |
|                     |                       | evaluations.          |
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| **Indicator 8:**    | See Table B for prior | See Table B for prior |
|                     | noncompliance         | noncompliance         |
| Percent of all      | regarding Indicator   | regarding Indicator   |
| children exiting    | 8C.                   | 8C.                   |
| Part C who received |                       |                       |
| timely transition   |                       |                       |
| planning to support |                       |                       |
| the child's         |                       |                       |
| transition to       |                       |                       |
| preschool and other |                       |                       |
| appropriate         |                       |                       |
| community services  |                       |                       |
| by their third      |                       |                       |
| birthday including: |                       |                       |
|                     |                       |                       |
| A.  IFSPs with      |                       |                       |
|     transition      |                       |                       |
|     steps and       |                       |                       |
|     services;       |                       |                       |
|                     |                       |                       |
| B.  Notification to |                       |                       |
|     LEA, if child   |                       |                       |
|     potentially     |                       |                       |
|     eligible for    |                       |                       |
|     Part B; and     |                       |                       |
|                     |                       |                       |
| C.  Transition      |                       |                       |
|     conference, if  |                       |                       |
|     child           |                       |                       |
|     potentially     |                       |                       |
|     eligible for    |                       |                       |
|     Part B.         |                       |                       |
|                     |                       |                       |
| (20 USC             |                       |                       |
| 1416(a)(3)(B) and   |                       |                       |
| 1442)               |                       |                       |
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| **Indicator 9:**    | See Table B for prior | See Table B for prior |
|                     | noncompliance         | noncompliance         |
| General supervision | regarding Indicator   | regarding Indicator   |
| system (including   | 9.                    | 9.                    |
| monitoring,         |                       |                       |
| complaints,         |                       |                       |
| hearings, etc.)     |                       |                       |
| identifies and      |                       |                       |
| corrects            |                       |                       |
| noncompliance as    |                       |                       |
| soon as possible    |                       |                       |
| but in no case      |                       |                       |
| later than one year |                       |                       |
| from                |                       |                       |
| identification.     |                       |                       |
|                     |                       |                       |
| (20 U.S.C.          |                       |                       |
| 1416(a)(3)(B) and   |                       |                       |
| 1442)               |                       |                       |
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| **Indicator 14:**   | Other -- the District | The District must     |
|                     | initiated an internal | include, in the FFY   |
| State reported data | comprehensive audit   | 2005 APR due February |
| (618 and State      | to determine the      | 1, 2007, an update on |
| Performance Plan    | exact count of        | its efforts to ensure |
| and Annual          | children who received | accurate data,        |
| Performance Report) | services during       | including the         |
| are timely and      | fiscal year (October  | findings from the     |
| accurate.           | 1, 2004 to September  | comprehensive audit   |
|                     | 30, 2005). The SPP    | and the status of     |
| (20 U.S.C.          | indicated that the    | implementation of the |
| 1416(a)(3)(B) and   | review was being      | web-based data        |
| 1442)               | completed due to the  | collection system.    |
|                     | absence of a working  |                       |
|                     | management            |                       |
|                     | information system    |                       |
|                     | and the need to       |                       |
|                     | validate the number   |                       |
|                     | of children who       |                       |
|                     | participated in the   |                       |
|                     | District's system     |                       |
|                     | during the previous   |                       |
|                     | fiscal year. The      |                       |
|                     | District anticipated  |                       |
|                     | completion of the     |                       |
|                     | validation review by  |                       |
|                     | the end of December   |                       |
|                     | 2005 (SPP pages 28,   |                       |
|                     | 52, and 53).          |                       |
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