ILCD
October 15, 2008
Kristi Arlt-ILCD CONTACT(karlt@esu2.org)
Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD) is a state mandated special education improvement process. Much like the school improvement (continuous improvement process), ILCD has 5 phases of self-assessment and planning. The self-assessment consists of a series of “Inquiries,” which measure progress in relation to Parts B (school aged children) and C (birth to age 3). The Inquiries are packaged in a workbook and on a website that each district may use to compile data and analyze trends.
Phase
One:Selection of steering committee and
training of the committee members.
Suggested committee members may include an Administrator, a Part C
representative (Early Childhood), School Improvement
Representative, General Education Teacher, Special Education
Teacher, Representative from an affiliated school district, Related
Service Provider (SLP’s, Psychologists), Parent of a Special
Education Student, Services Coordination Representative
Phase Two: Data Collection. Conduct the local Self-Assessment, including the file review process, surveys, and review of district SPED forms/policies/procedures. Other data may include membership lists, census data, SESIS data, achievement data, and supporting documents.
Phase Three:Development and implementation of the Improvement Plan(based on needs identified by the local Self-Assessment)
Phase Four:Continued implementation of Improvement Plan and submission of progress to NDE
Phase Five:Continued implementation of Improvement Plan and submission of progress to NDE and School Improvement Committee. (Thanks to ESU #1 for the above information.)
Downloadabledocuments:
ILCD Workbook
ILCD Checklist
PART B File Review
Worksheet
PART
C File Review Worksheet
PLEP and Goals Handout
SIP-ILCD Merge Example
Letter to Parents for ILCD
Survey
Data Sources
School Improvement-ILCD
Comparison
ILCD Overview
RELATED LINKS
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/ILCD/ilcddir.html
NICHCY stands for the National
Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. We serve
the nation as a central source of information on: disabilities in
infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law
authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it relates
to children with disabilities), and research-based information on
effective educational practices.
http://www.nichcy.org
