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Pro c e dura l Rig hts Pre se nta tio n to Pa re nts- 11/ 13/ 17 Spe c ia l E duc a tio n Spe c ia l e duc a tio n is a pa rtne rship o f fa mily a nd sc ho o l T he g o a l o f this c o lla b o ra tio n is pro viding se rvic e s


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Pro c e dura l Rig hts

Pre se nta tio n to Pa re nts- 11/ 13/ 17

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Spe c ia l E duc a tio n

 Spe c ia l e duc a tio n is a pa rtne rship o f

fa mily a nd sc ho o l

 T

he g o a l o f this c o lla b o ra tio n is pro viding se rvic e s to a ddre ss the ne e ds o f the stude nt in the L e a st Re stric tive

Enviro nme nt

 T

his c o lla b o ra tio n is mo st e ffe c tive in the c o nte xt o f a n e nviro nme nt o f mutua l re spe c t a nd po sitive c o mmunic a tio n

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Prio r writte n no tic e

T he sc ho o l d istric t must pro vid e yo u with a writte n no tic e whe n it pro po se s, o r re fuse s, to ta ke ste ps to id e ntify yo ur stud e nt, to e va lua te yo ur stud e nt, to pro vid e spe c ia l se rvic e s to yo ur stud e nt,

  • r to c ha ng e yo ur stud e nt’ s pro g ra m. F

e d e ra l re g ula tio ns c a ll this a “prio r writte n no tic e .” T he writte n no tic e must:

De sc rib e what the sc ho o l d istric t pro po se s o r re fuse s to d o ;

E xpla in why the sc ho o l d istric t is pro po sing o r re fusing to ta ke the a c tio n;

De sc rib e ho w the sc ho o l d istric t d e c id e d to pro po se o r re fuse to ta ke the a c tio n, inc lud ing te lling yo u a b o ut e a c h e va lua tio n pro c e d ure , a sse ssme nt, re c o rd , o r re po rt tha t yo ur sc ho o l d istric t use d to ma ke its d e c isio n; a nd

De sc rib e a ny othe r

  • ptions tha t yo ur stud e nt's ind ivid ua lize d

e d uc a tio n pro g ra m (IE P) T e a m c onside r

e d a nd the re a so ns why

tho se o ptio ns we re re je c te d .

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Wha t is pa re nta l c o nse nt ?

  • Distric t c a nno t a dministe r spe c ific te sts o nly to

yo ur c hild (vs. te sts the who le c la ss mig ht ta ke ) witho ut yo ur c o nse nt

  • T

he pro po se d te st must b e e xpla ine d to yo u

  • Yo u c a n re vo ke c o nse nt a t a ny time
  • Yo u c a nno t re vo ke c o nse nt fo r a ny a c tio n

tha t ha s a lre a dy ta ke n pla c e , b ut yo u c a n do so fo r future a c tio ns

  • Yo ur c o nse nt is no t re q uire d fo r te sts suc h a s

MCAS tha t a re a dministe re d to a ll stude nts

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Whe n is c o nse nt re q ue ste d?

  • 1. T
  • a utho rize a n e va lua tio n.
  • 2. T
  • pro vide se rvic e s
  • 3. T
  • ma ke c ha ng e s in se rvic e s
  • 4. T
  • a c c e ss Ma ss He a lth o r Me dic a id b e ne fits to pa y fo r

se rvic e s fo r e lig ib le stude nts.

  • 5. T
  • e xc use te a m me mb e rs fro m a me e ting .
  • 6. Whe n a stude nt turns a g e 18, a ll o f the de c isio n-ma king

rig hts tha t yo u ha ve a s a pa re nt tra nsfe r to yo ur a dult stude nt, unle ss a c o urt ha s a ppo inte d a le g a l g ua rdia n fo r yo ur stude nt o r yo ur stude nt indic a te s in writing tha t s/ he wa nts to sha re de c isio n-ma king with yo u o r wa nts yo u to c o ntinue to ha ve a utho rity to ma ke de c isio ns a b o ut his o r he r e duc a tio na l pro g ra m.

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Ho w to withdra w c o nse nt

  • I

f yo u ha ve g ive n c o nse nt to spe c ia l e duc a tio n a nd re la te d se rvic e s a nd no w wish to re vo ke yo ur c o nse nt, yo u must do so in writing .

  • Onc e yo u withdra w yo ur c o nse nt to a ll spe c ia l

e duc a tio n a nd re la te d se rvic e s, the sc ho o l distric t is no lo ng e r re q uire d to ma ke F APE a va ila b le o r to ha ve a n I E P me e ting o r de ve lo p a n I E P fo r yo ur stude nt .

  • Sc ho o l distric ts a re no t re q uire d to a me nd yo ur

stude nt’ s re c o rd to re mo ve re fe re nc e s to spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s a s a re sult o f yo ur re vo c a tio n

  • f c o nse nt.
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I nde pe nde nt e duc a tio na l e va lua tio n (ie e )

  • Yo u ha ve the rig ht to re q ue st a n IE

E

  • f yo ur stud e nt a t pub lic

e xpe nse if yo u d isa g re e with the sc ho o l d istric t’ s e va lua tio n.

  • If yo u re q ue st a n IE

E , the sc ho o l d istric t must pro vid e yo u with info rma tio n a b o ut whe re yo u ma y o b ta in a n IE E a nd a b o ut the sta te re q uire me nts tha t a pply to IE E s.

  • In Ma ssa c huse tts, und e r sta te la w, yo u will re c e ive a n IE

E a t full o r sha re d pub lic e xpe nse if yo u me e t inc o me e lig ib ility re q uire me nts. Stud e nts who a re e lig ib le fo r fre e o r re d uc e d c o st me a ls a re e ntitle d to a n IE E a t pub lic e xpe nse .

  • Othe r stud e nts a re e lig ib le fo r a sha re d c o st IE

E a c c o rd ing to a slid ing fe e sc a le .

  • Sha ring yo ur fina nc ia l info rma tio n with the sc ho o l d istric t is

c o mple te ly vo lunta ry o n yo ur pa rt. If yo u c ho o se to sha re suc h info rma tio n, the sc ho o l d istric t must imme d ia te ly no tify yo u in writing whe the r o r no t yo u a re e lig ib le fo r full o r pa rtia l fund ing o f a n IE E a nd pro c e e d to fund the IE E b a se d o n e lig ib ility.

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I E E (c o ntinue d)

  • Yo u a re e ntitle d to o nly o ne I

E E

  • f yo ur stude nt a t

pub lic e xpe nse e a c h time yo ur sc ho o l distric t c o nduc ts a n e va lua tio n.

  • Yo u ma y ha ve inde pe nde nt e va lua tio ns c o nduc te d

a t yo ur o wn e xpe nse a t a ny time .

  • I

f yo u o b ta in a n I E E

  • f yo ur stude nt a t pub lic e xpe nse
  • r if yo u sha re with the sc ho o l distric t a n e va lua tio n
  • f yo ur stude nt tha t yo u o b ta ine d a t priva te

e xpe nse , yo ur sc ho o l distric t must c o nve ne a T e a m me e ting within te n sc ho o l wo rking da ys a fte r re c e iving the e va lua tio n info rma tio n.

  • T

he T e a m will c o nside r the e va lua tio n re sults a nd de te rmine wha t, if a ny, c ha ng e s sho uld b e ma de to yo ur stude nt’ s I E P.

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Pa re nta l re q ue st to e va lua te

  • 1. Upo n re c e ipt o f suc h a re q ue st fo r a n initia l e va lua tio n, the

sc ho o l distric t must se nd no tic e to the pa re nt a nd must se e k the pa re nt’ s c o nse nt to c o nduc t a n e va lua tio n.

  • 2. A sc ho o l distric t will ra re ly ha ve o c c a sio n to re fuse to

c o nduc t a n initia l e va lua tio n a nd ma y do so o nly if the pa re nt o r o the r individua l ma king the re fe rra l ha s no suspic io n o f disa b ility o r is no t c o nc e rne d a b o ut the stude nt’ s de ve lo pme nt

  • 3. T

he sc ho o l distric t ma y pro vide the pa re nt with info rma tio n c o nc e rning o the r suppo rtive se rvic e s tha t ma y b e tte r suit a pa rtic ula r stude nt’ s ne e ds.

  • 4. T

he sc ho o l distric t ma y no t re fuse to e va lua te a stude nt who ha s b e e n re fe rre d fo r a n e va lua tio n o n the b a sis o f a pre -re fe rra l pro g ra m o r in o rde r to try o the r instruc tio na l suppo rt a c tivitie s o r fo r a ny o the r re a so n

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Stude nt re c o rds

  • T

he stude nt re c o rd c o nsists o f yo ur stude nt’ s tra nsc ript a nd te mpo ra ry sc ho o l re c o rd a nd inc lude s he a lth re c o rds, te sts, e va lua tio ns, disc ipline re c o rds a nd

  • the r re c o rds pe rta ining to yo ur stude nt’ s spe c ia l e duc a tio n e lig ib ility o r

pro g ra m.

  • Yo u a nd yo ur stude nt (if yo ur stude nt is 14 o r o lde r) ha ve a rig ht to lo o k a t a ny

a nd a ll o f the stude nt’ s re c o rds within 10 da ys o f yo ur re q ue st a nd b e fo re a ny IE P me e ting o r due pro c e ss he a ring .

  • Yo u ma y a lso ha ve c o pie s o f the info rma tio n upo n re q ue st fo r a re a so na b le

c ha rg e limite d to the c o st o f re pro duc tio n.

  • In a dditio n, yo u c a n me e t with pro fe ssio na lly q ua lifie d sc ho o l pe rso nne l to

ha ve the re c o rds e xpla ine d.

  • If a stude nt’ s pa re nts re vo ke the ir c o nse nt fo r spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s a fte r

suc h se rvic e s ha ve b e e n initia lly pro vide d, sc ho o l distric ts a re no t re q uire d to a me nd the stude nt’ s re c o rds to re mo ve re fe re nc e s to spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s.

  • T

he sc ho o l distric t c a n o nly limit a c c e ss to the stude nt re c o rd if it ha s re c e ive d a le g a l do c ume nt suc h a s a re stra ining o rde r o r a divo rc e o r c usto dy de c re e tha t re stric ts a c c e ss to info rma tio n a b o ut the stude nt.

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Ho w a re disa g re e me nts re so lve d?

1.

Pa re nts b ring ma tte r to a tte ntio n o f Distric t a nd a me e ting is he ld .

2.

T he sc ho o l d istric t is re q uire d to se t up a re so lutio n me e ting within 15 c a le nd a r d a ys o f re c e iving yo ur d ue pro c e ss c o mpla int.

3.

Pro b le m Re so lutio n Syste m(PRS) c a n b e c o nta c te d in writing with a c o mpla int.

4.

T he pa re nt a nd d istric t c a n e ng a g e in me d ia tio n with a me d ia to r fro m the Bure a u o f Spe c ia l E d uc a tio n Appe a ls. (BSE A)

5.

T he pa re nt c a n file a He a ring re q ue st with the Bure a u o f Spe c ia l E d uc a tio n Appe a ls.

6.

A he a ring o ffic e r’ s d e c isio n o n whe the r yo ur stud e nt is b e ing

  • ffe re d a F

APE must b e b a se d o n a find ing tha t yo ur stud e nt’ s spe c ia l e d uc a tio n rig hts we re vio la te d o r a d e te rmina tio n tha t the sc ho o l d istric t fa ile d to fulfill its o the r o b lig a tio ns to yo ur stud e nt und e r the spe c ia l e d uc a tio n la ws a nd re g ula tio ns.

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Pla c e me nt in priva te se tting

  • A pa re nt ma y e nro ll his o r he r stude nt in priva te sc ho o l a t priva te e xpe nse a t

a ny time . If, ho we ve r, the pa re nt b e lie ve s tha t the pub lic sc ho o l sho uld b e re spo nsib le fo r the c o sts o f the stude nt’ s e duc a tio n in the priva te sc ho o l, the pa re nt must te ll the sc ho o l distric t o f o b je c tio ns to the stude nt’ s IE P a nd pro g ra m, re je c t the IE P, info rm the sc ho o l distric t o f his o r he r inte nt to re mo ve the stude nt a nd e nro ll the stude nt in a priva te sc ho o l, a nd re q ue st a he a ring b y the BSE A.

  • A pa re nt must info rm the sc ho o l distric t b e fo re re mo ving the stude nt fro m the

pub lic sc ho o l e ithe r o ra lly a t the la st T e a m me e ting b e fo re the re mo va l o r in writing a t le a st 10 b usine ss da ys b e fo re re mo ving the stude nt fro m sc ho o l.

  • T

he sc ho o l distric t is no t re q uire d to pa y fo r a stude nt to a tte nd a priva te sc ho o l if the sc ho o l distric t ha s ma de a F APE a va ila b le to the stude nt

  • Disa g re e me nts b e twe e n pa re nts a nd the sc ho o l distric t a b o ut whe the r the

stude nt’ s pro g ra m pro vide s a F APE a nd re q ue sts fo r fina nc ia l re imb urse me nt fo r the c o st o f a priva te pro g ra m ma y b e re so lve d thro ug h a BSE A He a ring

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T ra nsitio n pla nning

Pla nning fo r tra nsitio n must b e ba se d on your

stude nt’s str e ng ths,

pre fe re nc e s, inte re sts, a nd ne e d s, must b e g in whe n yo ur stud e nt is 14, a nd must b e d isc usse d e a c h ye a r a t a T e a m me e ting .

T he sc ho o l d istric t must d isc uss yo ur stud e nt’ s tra nsitio n ne e d s with yo u a nd yo ur stud e nt a nd must c o nsid e r the g o a ls fo r yo ur stud e nt a fte r he o r she c o mple te s sc ho o l b y g ra d ua ting with a re g ula r hig h sc ho o l d iplo ma o r re a c hing the a g e o f 22.

Sc ho o l d istric ts must use the T ra nsitio n Pla nning F

  • rm (T

PF ) to re c o rd the re sults o f this a nnua l d isc ussio n.

T he stud e nt’ s IE P must inc lud e me a sura b le po st-se c o nd a ry tra nsitio n g o a ls, o b je c tive s a nd se rvic e s b a se d upo n a n a ppro pria te a sse ssme nt o f his o r he r d isa b ility a nd tra nsitio n ne e d s.

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Disc ipline fo r stude nts with disa b ilitie s

1.

Sc ho o ls a re e xpe c te d , a nd hig h sc ho o ls a re re q uire d , to publish

the ir r ule s of c onduc t so tha t stud e nts kno w ho w the y a re e xpe c te d

to b e ha ve .

2.

Any stud e nt ma y b e suspe nd e d o r re mo ve d fro m sc ho o l fo r d isc iplina ry re a so ns fo r a sho rt time , whic h is no mo re tha n 10 d a ys. Be fo re a ny re mo va l o r suspe nsio n the stud e nt must b e to ld wha t he

  • r she is a c c use d o f ha ving d o ne a nd must b e g ive n a c ha nc e to

te ll his o r he r sid e o f the sto ry.

3.

During a sho rt d isc iplina ry re mo va l, the sc ho o l is no t re q uire d to pro vid e instruc tio n to a d isa b le d stud e nt unle ss it is d o e s so fo r no n- d isa b le d stud e nts. Onc e a stud e nt with a d isa b ility ha s b e e n re mo ve d fro m the sc ho o l pla c e me nt fo r mo re tha n 10 c umula tive d a ys d uring the sc ho o l ye a r the stud e nt must re c e ive e d uc a tio na l se rvic e s tha t will a llo w the stud e nt to c o ntinue to pa rtic ipa te in the g e ne ra l e d uc a tio n c urric ulum a nd to pro g re ss to wa rd the g o a ls se t

  • ut in his o r he r IE

P

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Disc ipline (c o ntinue d)

  • If a stude nt is re mo ve d fo r disc iplina ry re a so ns fo r mo re tha n a to ta l o f 10 da ys

in a ny sc ho o l ye a r , the distric t must ho ld a Manife station De te rmination me e ting to de te rmine if the misb e ha vio r wa s c a use d b y o r ha d a dire c t re la tio nship to the stude nt’ s disa b ility, o r wa s the dire c t re sult o f the sc ho o l’ s fa ilure to pro vide the se rvic e s re q uire d b y the stude nt’ s IE P.

  • If the te a m de te rmine s tha t the stude nt’ s b e ha vio r was no t c a use d b y o r

dire c tly re la te d to the stude nt’ s disa b ility o r the fa ilure to pro pe rly imple me nt the IE P, the n a stude nt with a disa b ility c a n b e disc ipline d in the sa me ma nne r a nd fo r the sa me le ng th o f time a s o the r stude nts a re disc ipline d fo r the sa me

  • ffe nse .
  • If the T

e a m de te rmine s tha t the stude nt’ s b e ha vio r was c a use d b y o r dire c tly re la te d to the stude nt’ s disa b ility o r the fa ilure to pro pe rly imple me nt the IE P, the n the stude nt must b e re turne d to the la st a ppro ve d IE P pla c e me nt

  • T

he T e a m must a lso c o nduc t a F unc tio na l Be ha vio r Asse ssme nt . A func tio na l b e ha vio ra l a sse ssme nt o r F BA is a c o mpre he nsive a sse ssme nt o f b e ha vio r tha t pro vide s the IE P T e a m with info rma tio n a b o ut the stude nt’ s b e ha vio r a nd ide ntifie s b e ha vio ra l inte rve ntio n se rvic e s a nd pro g ra m mo dific a tio ns tha t a re de sig ne d to a ddre ss the b e ha vio ra l vio la tio n so it do e s no t re c ur.

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I MPL I CI T RI GHT S

I mplic it Pa re nta l Rig hts inc lude

  • Be ing tre a te d in a re spe c tful ma nne r, a nd tre a ting
  • the rs re spe c tfully.
  • Co mmunic a tio n tha t inc lude s a c kno wle dg e me nt o f

a re q ue st, e spe c ia lly whe n the re spo nse ma y re q uire re se a rc h

  • Re c e iving do c ume nts tha t a re c le a r a nd ja rg o n-fre e
  • E

xpe rie nc ing pro fe ssio na lism in a ll a spe c ts o f the me e ting a nd e va lua tio n pro c e ss, e ve n if the re is a n a g re e me nt to disa g re e

  • A pro c e ss tha t ha s the ne e ds o f the stude nt a t its ve ry

c o re

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I mpo rta nt Co nc e pts in Spe c ia l E duc a tio n

  • L

e a st Re stric tive E nviro nme nt

  • Da ta -drive n a nd e vide nc e b a se d
  • Ma ximizing use o f stre ng ths
  • T

ra nsfe r o f skills to “re a l-life ”

  • Ultima te g o a ls: inc re a se d inde pe nde nc e

a nd se lf-a dvo c a c y

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Dic tio na ry o f Ac ro nyms

 I

E P = I ndividua lize d E duc a tio na l Pro g ra m

 SL

P = Spe e c h a nd L a ng ua g e Pa tho lo g ist

 OT

R= Re g iste re d Oc c upa tio na l T he ra pist

 PT

= Physic a l T he ra pist

 T

A = T e a c hing Assista nt

 RBT

= Re g iste re d Be ha vio r T e c hnic ia n

 BCBA= Bo a rd Ce rtifie d Be ha vio r Ana lyst  F

BA = F unc tio na l Be ha vio r Asse ssme nt