BASA Member Update 9.15.17

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Special Education Annual Ratings Every year, school districts receive ratings on the performance of their special education programs, known as their Special Education Ratings. On Sept. 8, the Department sent email notifications tosuperintendents, special educationcontacts, andcommunityschool sponsors with instructions to access their online ratings reports through the Secure Application for Enterprise (SAFE) web portal . As in past years, measures of procedural compliance are the basis of the 2016 ratings. However, this year’s report also previews measures of results for students with disabilities. Though the changes will not take effect until 2018, this year’s report includes both a district’s actual rating (procedural compliance only) and projected rating (a combination of two scores: procedural compliance and students’ results) to show the impact of the results measured on a district’s annual rating. Career-Technical Education Middle Grades Waiver Form Due September 30 The Career-Technical Education Middle Grades Waiver form is now available. Districts must complete middle grades career-technical education waivers each year. The deadline is Sept. 30. The waiver is accessible through the superintendent’s or superintendent designee’s SAFE account. Once in your SAFE account, click on Forms and select Middle School Waiver. 2016-2017 Report on Types of Food and Beverages Sold Due on September 29 Ohio law requires each school district board of education to adopt and enforce nutrition standards governing the types of food and beverages available for purchase on school premises. Please remember that schools are required to report compliance annually to the Ohio Department of Education and submit the report by Friday, Sept. 29.