• Home
  • Significant Disproportionality

Required Training Events and Recordings

Welcome! This page provides information on documents and resources, as well as required events, for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) identified as Significantly Disproportionate in March 2024 by the California Department of Education (CDE). Please refer to this page regularly to access registration for required events, recorded materials and archived recordings of previous workshops.

To view documents and resources for previous years of identification, click on the tab below to switch to the appropriate year.

Select Identification Year

 

Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Significant Disproportionality (CIM for Sig Dis)

On this page you will find all the key information for the Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Significant Disproportionality (CIM for Sig Dis) including links to

  • the 2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page,
  • the Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded Series,
  • registrations for upcoming events,
  • recordings of previous events,
  • due dates for CIM for Sig Dis Plan for Improvement development (Newly Identified LEAs only), the Addendum and Budget Form (Continuing LEAs only) and Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Reports.

2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page

Guidance documents, required forms, required tools, and additional tools can be accessed from the 2024 CIM for Sig Dis Materials Page. Please contact Susan Stewart if you have questions.

 

Continuing LEAs: Continuing LEAs were identified as Sig Dis in both 2023 and 2024. Please look for light grey boxes like this for information specific to you.


Back to top of page

Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded Series

This series of recordings is foundational to understanding what significant disproportionality is, why your LEA has been identified as significantly disproportionate, and why it is important work.  The content of this recording is particularly relevant for LEAs who are newly identified as significantly disproportionate in 2024 and do not have a CIM for CCEIS plan.

Recording #1: Federal Requirements and California Implementation (16 minutes – opens in new tab)

Recording #2: Identification Methodology (9 minutes – opens in new tab)

Recording #3: Technical Assistance Support: State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) (26 minutes – opens in new tab)

Recording #4: Past, Present, and Future of Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) (33 minutes – opens in new tab)


Back to top of page

Register and Pre-Work for Upcoming Events for Newly Identified LEAs

New events will appear below.

Step 3 Workshop

Register for Upcoming Events for Continuing LEAs

New events will appear below.

Compliance and Improvement Monitoring for Significant Disproportionality (CIM for Sig Dis) Action Plan Addendum Community of Practice (CoP)

 


Back to top of page

Previous Events

Please contact Susan Stewart if you’d like to view the recording of a meeting.

CIM for Sig Dis Virtual Meeting was held April 2.  If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.

Continuing CIM for Sig Dis Virtual Meeting was held April 8.  If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.

Step 1 In-person Workshops (no recordings available)

  • April 11: Red Bluff
  • April 16: Concord
  • April 18: Sunnyvale
  • April 19: Fresno
  • April 24: El Monte
  • April 25: Orange

Step 2 Virtual Workshop: June 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  If you would like to access the recording, please contact Susan Stewart.

  • Pre-work for Step 2 Virtual Workshop:

Policies, Practices, and Procedures Review Matrix video (23 minutes – opens in a new tab)

Target Population video (27 minutes – opens in a new tab)

Target Population Flow Chart (opens in new tab)

 

 

 


Back to top of page

Due Dates

CIM for Sig Dis Plan Due Dates

  • Step One: July 10, 2024
  • Step Two: October 10, 2024
  • Step Three: December 6, 2024

 

Continuing CIM for Sig Dis Plan Due Date: October 10, 2024

 

Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Report Due Dates (for newly identified AND continuing LEAs):

  • April 10, 2025 (covers initial nine-month period)
  • July 10, 2025
  • October 10, 2025
  • January 10, 2026
  • April 10, 2026
  • July 10, 2026
  • October 10, 2026 (final budget report)
  • January 10, 2027 (final report)

Back to top of page

STEPWELL INSTRUCTIONS

 

PADLET: Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) for Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Guidance, Forms, and Tools

All of the CIM for CCEIS guidance documents, required forms, required tools, and additional tools will be housed on the 2023 CIM for CCEIS Padlet. Several documents from CDE under the Requirements and Instructions tab are particularly relevant to LEAs who have just received their annual determination letters from CDE. Documents will be added to the padlet over time. Please contact Susan Stewart if you have questions.

Abbreviated CIM for CCEIS Action Plans: If you have received a notification letter via email from CDE that you qualify to complete an Abbreviated CIM for CCEIS Action Plan, the form you must complete can be found in the 2023 CIM for CCEIS Padlet (link above) in the first Column.

Upcoming Events

Keep an eye on this space for upcoming events!

Concluded Events

Community of Practice: CIM for CCEIS Plans Step 3 (virtual)

Participant Folders:  

Recording: request access from Susan Stewart

Community of Practice: CIM for CCEIS Plans Step 2 (virtual)

Participant Folders:  Please note that the links in the Step 2 template have been updated.  You can find the updated template in the participant folders below and on the 2023 CIM for CCEIS Padlet.

Google Drive (opens in a new tab)

Dropbox (opens in a new tab)

Recording: request access from Susan Stewart

Community of Practice for Continuing LEAs with Abbreviated CIM for CCEIS Plans (virtual)

Participant Folders:  

Google Drive (opens in a new tab)

Dropbox (opens in a new tab)

Additional Resources (mentioned in the meeting):

CCEIS Funds – 32 minutes (opens in a new tab)

2023 Fiscal FAQs (opens in a new tab)

Allowable Expenditures (opens in a new tab)

Target Population – 27 minutes (opens in a new tab)

Target Population Flow Chart (opens in new tab)

Recording: request access from Susan Stewart

Workshop B In-Person Meetings

New LEAs were required to attend one of the Workshop B in-person meetings in mid-to-late May. New staff with Continuing LEAs were encouraged to attend one of these meetings.

Workshop B Pre-Work

Target Population – 27 minutes (opens in a new tab)

Target Population Flow Chart (opens in new tab)

CCEIS Funds – 32 minutes (opens in new tab)

Workshop A Virtual Meeting

Recording of the 4/26 Workshop.

Participant folder for the 4/26 Workshop

Workshop A Pre-Work

Introduction to Developing a Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) for Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Action Plan Meeting

Recording of the 3/30 CIM for CCEIS Virtual Meeting.  

Participant folder for the 3/30 CIM for CCEIS Virtual Meeting: 

Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded Series

  1. Federal Requirements and California Implementation (15 minutes – opens in new tab)
  2. Identification Methodology (10 minutes – opens in new tab)
  3. Technical Assistance Support: State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) (15 minutes – opens in new tab)
  4. Past, Present, and Future of Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (30 minutes – opens in new tab)
  5. Why the Work is Important and Challenging Mindsets (25 minutes – opens in new tab)Resources referenced in the recording:

Avoid Racial Equity Detours, Dr. Paul Gorski

Equity in Education, Dr. Jason Okonofua

Anti-Racist Teaching: Committing to Anti-Racist Schools, Dr. Gregory Peters, a Three-part Webinar Series:

  • Webinar #1
  • Webinar #2
  • Webinar #3

Due Dates

CIM for CCEIS Plan Due Dates:

  • Step 1: June 30, 2023
  • Step 2: September 30, 2023
  • Step 3: November 30, 2023

Abbreviated CIM for CCEIS Plan Due Date: September 30, 2023

Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Report Due Dates:

  • April 10, 2024 (covers initial nine-month period)
  • July 10, 2024
  • October 10, 2024
  • January 10, 2025
  • April 10, 2025
  • July 10, 2025
  • October 10, 2025 (final report)

Welcome! This page provides information on documents and resources, as well as required events, for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) identified as Significantly Disproportionate in March 2022 by the California Department of Education (CDE).

Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Guidance, Forms, and Tools Padlet

All of the CCEIS guidance documents, required forms, required tools, and additional tools will be housed on the 2022 CCEIS Padlet. Several documents from CDE under the Requirements and Instructions tab are particularly relevant to LEAs who have just received their annual determination letters from CDE. Documents will be added to the padlet over time. Please contact Susan Stewart if you have questions.


Unduplicated Student Count Form

FY 2022-2023 Unduplicated Student Count for Significant Disproportionality Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services Report form is required to be completed for any CCEIS services provided to students (unduplicated) during the 2022-23 school year.

NOTE: Although the 2020 CCEIS cohort ended September 30, 2022; there may have been students who received CCEIS services from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Please include those students on this form. 

If you are a continuing CCEIS local educational agency, and are in the 2021 and 2022 CCEIS cohort, you will be counting all students (unduplicated) for all three years: 2020, 2021, and 2022. Just count the student one time, even if the student has received multiple services and/or over the multiple years. Gather all unduplicated students and report on one form, then submit to the California Department of Education. 

This form is due to SigDisp@cde.ca.gov no later than October 10, 2023.

Please contact your California Department of Education, Focused Monitor

Completed Events

EVENTRECORDINGS
Community of Practice: Quarterly Progress and Expenditure ReportsRECORDING
Introduction to Significant Disproportionality Recorded SeriesFederal Requirements and California Implementation (15 minutes – opens in new tab)
Identification Methodology (10 minutes – opens in new tab)
Technical Assistance Support: State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) (15 minutes – opens in new tab)
History and Research Tied to Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (20 minutes – opens in new tab)
Why the Work is Important and Challenging Mindsets (25 minutes – opens in new tab)
Developing Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services Plans WebinarRECORDING
WEBINAR: Significant Disproportionality for Continuing Local Educational AgenciesRECORDING
Workshop A Pre-WorkGathering Data (20 minutes – opens in new tab)
Self-Assessment Tools (35 minutes – opens in new tab)
Policies, Practices and Procedures Review (35 minutes – opens in new tab)
Workshop ARECORDING
Workshop B Pre-WorkTarget Populations: A Panel Discussion (Required) – 32 minutes
Action Planning (Required) – 36 minutes
CCEIS Funds (Required) – 37 minutes
Please note:  The recording references a Fiscal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document. 
Workshop BRECORDING
Office HoursOffice Hours were held on June 13, 15, 17, 20. Two of these dates had topical focuses: June 15 – Multi-Lingual Learners and June 17 – High Schools. One June 15th, Dr. Deborah Montoya from the Imperial County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) shared resources related to supporting multi-lingual learners. Dr. Montoya’s presentation was recorded.
RECORDING

Due Dates

CCEIS Plan Due Date:

November 1, 2022

Quarterly Progress and Expenditure Report Due Dates:

  • January 10, 2023 (optional)
  • April 10, 2023 (covers initial nine-month period)
  • July 10, 2023
  • October 10, 2023
  • January 10, 2024
  • April 10, 2024
  • July 10, 2024
  • October 10, 2024 (final report)

Contact SPP-TAP

SPP-TAP logo

CDE Information

CDE logo

Equity in IDEA

Ideas that Work

Funding Information

California Department of Education, Special Education Division's special project, State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. SPP-TAP is funded from federal funds, (State Grants #H027A080116) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.