The CIM process is a series of steps and activities which identify LEAs that need assistance and address the identified problems of practice.
The Special Education monitoring framework uses a tiered system that differentiates the level of monitoring and technical assistance supports for each local educational agency (LEA) based on data analyses and to determine the LEA’s need for support and intervention. At the core of the monitoring framework is the Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process. LEAs in Targeted or Intensive Monitoring Levels for performance are required to participate in and complete the CIM process as part of their ongoing, annual monitoring activity.
Select the level of monitoring and the step you’d like access resources for below
Welcome to Targeted-Level CIM! This page will be your one-stop shop for CIM. Please click on the CIM step below to view the activities and resources available to support your team. For additional assistance, email us at targetedmonitoring@cde.ca.gov
Welcome to Intensive-Level CIM! This page will be your one-stop shop for CIM. Please click on the CIM step below to view the activities and resources available to support your team. For additional assistance, email us at intensivemonitoring@cde.ca.gov
Welcome to CIM for Significant Disproportionality! This page will be your one-stop shop for CIM. Please click on the CIM step below to view the activities and resources available to support your team. You can access all of the 2024 Materials on the State Performance Plan Technical Assistance website.
Welcome to the monitoring activities home page for local educational agencies (LEAs) designated as “Small”. For monitoring purposes, Small LEAs are defined as school districts and charter schools serving 100 or fewer students with disabilities on census day. Small LEAs are monitored annually for timeliness of IEPs, Restraint & Seclusion, and Disproportionality. Every six years, Small LEAs are also monitored cyclically (Cycles A, B, and C) for participation in CIM for Small LEAs (CIM-S). Most Small LEA monitoring activities are conducted independently by the LEA with technical assistance provided and accessed here. Please click on your LEA’s monitoring category below to view required activities, trainings, and resources available to support your team. For additional assistance, email us at SmallMonitoring@cde.ca.gov.