IDEA-B Data Consultant

Through ongoing and regular in-person meetings with the Kentucky Department of Education¡¦s (KDE) Assistant Director of the Division of Learning Services (DLS), the Program Manager of the DLS Diverse Learner's Branch, the division's Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Data Manager and the division's financial analyst, the Human Development Institute (HDI) will: Provide direct and indirect services and support to the Part B Data Manager with Section 618 Data collection, validation and submission: o Continue documenting and updating the processes and procedures for collection, validation and submission of the IDEA December 1 Child Count including Educational Settings o Continue documenting and updating the processes and procedures for collection, validation and submission of the IDEA Exiting and Discipline data o Continue documenting and updating the processes and procedures for collection, validation and submission of the IDEA MOE and CEIS data o Continue documenting and updating the processes and procedures for collection, validation and submission of the Dispute Resolution data o Continue documenting and updating the processes and procedures for collection, validation and submission of the IDEA Personnel Employed to Provide Special Education and Related Services data Provide direct and indirect services and support to the Part B Data Manager with Section 616 Data: o Documenting the processes and procedures for providing data to staff around the Annual Performance Report (APR) indicators o Documenting the processes and procedures for providing data to staff around the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) „h Provide direct and indirect services and support to the DLS Financial Analyst specific to: o local district maintenance of effort requirements of the IDEA o local district excess cost requirements of the IDEA o calculation of local district allocations under both Sections 611 and 619 of the IDEA o review of local district applications for IDEA funds using Kentucky¡¦s online GMAPS process that includes budgeting IDEA funds Provide direct and indirect services and supports to the special education divisions of the state¡¦s nine (9) regional educational cooperatives funded by the Division of Learning Services (DLS). Support will include: o Review of quarterly reports provided by the coops to DLS that demonstrate status and progress on deliverables. o Provide feedback to the special education coops around the quarterly reports