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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2018-11-28 | 6 | ITEM 2-A COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6:30 PM Leslie Morrison: Okay. So you said it is a three-year plan. Was that sort of a school year, and did it start in the fall of '18? What's the time frame? Victoria Forester: Great question. The plan was approved by the school board last spring. And so, yes, the work started with the '18/'19 school year. And there are many of the strategies in the plan that we've already tackled like we are working on it. That's going to be one of those things where we say, "We're getting there here.' But then there's a lot of things on the plan, many strategies that we haven't even begun to tackle yet. And as I go around and talk with teachers, both general ed and special ed teachers, they say, "Well, there's a lot on here you haven't done. It's a three-year plan and it really is about we. All of us doing this work. Leslie Morrison: So within the three-year plan, do you have one year goals that you've set to accomplish? Victoria Forester: So that's part of the work that the steering committee is going to do. In the first meeting, they are going to be using a template for the work to continue. They're going to see what we're already tackling and getting close to really implementing, and then they're going to come up with a second square of strategies that are most important to tackle next. And that's how we'll go through it. There are some things that are more costly or that take longer to implement. And so those will be in the third box as we go along. Leslie Morrison: And you talked about fidelity. I am wondering about the fidelity of the strategic plan to the findings in the FCMAT. Victoria Forester: Yes. So the chapters really are the titles that the FCMAT report was broken into. These are the areas that need improvement. And so we took the FCMAT report, and we turned that into the chapters of the strategic plan. And before we did that, we actually took a look at As a strategic planning team, we took a look at all of the data that we had. It was dead on. The other important thing to know is that the state of California also has a strategic plan, the Department of Education has a strategic plan for special education which they adopted in 1718. And if you look at our plan, and you look at the States plan, we're addressing the same issues. These are issues across the state, and they're issues across the nation. We're just deciding to really go hard and make a difference for kids. Other question? Acting Chair Jenn Barrett: Go ahead Commissioner Roloff. Jennifer Roloff: So I have a couple of questions that are just sort of clarifications I am looking for, and then maybe a bigger one at the end. FCMAT, is that a third-party private company that the district pays for? Victoria Forester: Yes. And many districts across California have used that process. And, again, we just decided to, since we were getting the feedback instead of just setting it aside and saying, "Well, we're doing well enough," we said, "We're going to do something about this." 03/13/19 Page 6 of 32 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2018-11-28.pdf |