Monitoring and Results

Monitoring

Published: 4/28/2025 1:11 PM

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires state educational agencies (SEAs) to oversee IDEA compliance by local educational agencies (LEAs), also referred to as local school districts. The oversight mandate is known as the IDEA “general supervision” requirement. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL) exercises its general supervision responsibilities for all public agencies involved in the provision of special education and related services.

The KDE 2023 Monitoring Brief describes how local districts are selected to receive any of the various monitoring activities that are required by federal or state law or regulation. State-required monitoring includes state-funded preschool monitoring and gifted and talented program audits. Federally required monitoring includes:

IDEA risk-focused monitoring;
IDEA State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) Indicator monitoring;
Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children (KECSAC) and correctional facilities (e.g., adult prisons, regional jails) monitoring;
Alternate assessment participation monitoring; and
IDEA fiscal audits.

Monitoring Resources

Monitoring Contacts

IDEA Monitoring

Jessica Jones

Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL)

Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results

300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

jessica.jones@education.ky.gov

IDEA Fiscal Monitoring uses a combination of data review and risk assessment.

IDEA Fiscal Monitoring

Chris Thacker

Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL)

Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results

300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

chris.thacker@education.ky.gov

State-Funded Preschool monitoring occurs through risk assessment and is part of state consolidated monitoring.

State-Funded Preschool Monitoring

Andrea Bartholomew

Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL)

Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results

300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

andrea.bartholomew@education.ky.gov

Gifted and Talented monitoring occurs through risk assessment and is part of state consolidated monitoring.

Gifted and Talented Monitoring

Kathie Anderson

Office of Special Education and Early Learning (OSEEL)

Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results

300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

kathie.anderson@education.ky.gov

Carol Ann Morrison

Office of Special Education and Early Learning

Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results

300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 564-4970 ext. 4123

Carol.morrison@education.ky.gov

Record Review Documents

Eligibility Record Review Documents

Regulations

The information on this page is supported by the following regulations:

Monitoring

Monitoring Resources

Monitoring Contacts

IDEA Monitoring​

IDEA Fiscal Monitoring

State-Funded Preschool Monitoring

Gifted and Talented Monitoring​

IDEA Monitoring

Gifted and Talented Monitoring