DMS Protocols Adapted for TA Centers – Sustaining Compliance and Improvement

NCSI has created TA Center Adapted Protocols for Part B and Part C for Mediation. The protocols are developed and organized in the following way—

Question: Overarching area and question related to themonitoringcomponent.
General Information: A listing of statements about what the State would need to effectively answer the question.

Possible Follow-up Questions: Questions designed to more closely examine areas addressed by theGeneral Information.The questions included within this section are examples of what may be asked; OSEP may ask additional questions that are not listed to ensure understanding.

Areas (or issues) for Follow-up: Issues which could:
result in findings of noncompliance if verified, or areas of concern that may not rise tothe level of a finding of noncompliance butrequire follow-up;
lead to a finding of noncompliance if the State does not have a process or procedure to meet the Basic Requirement; or
be areas that suggest the need for technical assistance or further discussion.

The full list of protocol topics available include:

• Data and SPP APR
• Dispute Resolution: Due Process
• Dispute Resolution: Mediation
• Dispute Resolution: State Complaint
• Fiscal Management
• Integrated Monitoring
• Part B Child Find Protocol
• Part B Discipline and Behavior
• Part B Subrecipient Monitoring
• Significant Disproportionality
• Sustaining Compliance and Improvement

You can access the OSEP protocols and other OSEP DMS information here.