FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Non Scientific Program Advisory Board Bureau of Indian Affairs Advisory Board for Exceptional Children DOI 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/DOIFACA5317.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.doi.gov:agency:15:committee:5317:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of the Interior) ][ Agency Acronym : (DOI) ][ Agency Domain : (www.doi.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.doi.gov) ][ Committee Name : (Bureau of Indian Affairs Advisory Board for Exceptional Children) ][ Committee Type : (Non Scientific Program Advisory Board) ][ Committee Web Site : (http://www.bie.edu) ][ Goal? : (yes) ][ Vision? : (yes) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov http://www.bie.edu Public Law 108-446, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) establishes the membership requirements. As required by law, the board is composed of individuals involved in, or concerned with the education and provisions of services to Indian children with disabilities. The board composition reflects a broad range of viewpoints and includes at least one member representing each of the following interests: Indian persons with disabilites; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with disabilities; service providers; State Education Officials; Local education officials; State inter-agency coordinating councils (for states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal organization representatives and BIA employees concerned with the education of children with disabilities. The BIE Advisory Board for Exceptional Children accomplishes its purpose by meeting to review and discuss various Bureau of Indian Education documents, including the Eligbility Document; Special Education Integrated Monitoring Process; Office of Special Education Programs Official monitoring report; Department of Education reports; Indian School Equalization Program data; Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center technical assistance documents; and other materials developed by the Division of School Improvement. The Advisory Board also obtains input and receives comments from parents and others interested in improving services to students with disabilites by receiving comments at national meetings. The Advisory Board uses information obtained from the various resources to advise and offer recommendations to improve services for students with disabilities and to support the Bureau of Indian Affairs in carrying out the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997. 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 The Board had three meetings in FY 2011. The Board addressed five priority areas and recommendations were made to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). The areas were: Closing the Achievement Gap (Reading and Math), Parent Involvement, Tiered Instruction/RTI,Communication and Collaboration with Tribes, Transition and Dropout. The BIE Advisory Board also participated in the BIE Data Summit and were instrumental in defining the criteria for schools levels of determination. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 The BIE Advisory Board for Exceptional Children is required under Public Law 108-446 and is necessary to gain input and advice from the individuals concerned with ensuring services are provided to children with disabilities. e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com