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Administrators New to Special Education
Session 1, It is the law.
Dr. Tom Stone, Director
Region 4
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Introduction
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Goals for the Day
• Defining terms, responsibilities and the law
• Student and parent rights
• Education process
• Additional specific requirements
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Quiz
10. Scariest legal phrase:
A. I am bringing an advocate.
B. I am bringing a lawyer.
C. I will not sign.
D. Knew or should have known.
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Federal and State LawsGuiding Special Education
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Federal and State Laws
• Federal legislation
• Federal regulations
• State legislation
• State standards
• Whose IDEA is This?
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Federal and State Laws1. Federal legislative
branch makes laws
2. Sends to federal agency that will monitor law and write regulations
3. Sends to states, which may write new state legislation
4. Sends to state agency that will monitor law and write rules (operating standards)
5. Updates Procedural Safeguards (Whose
IDEA is This?)
6. Sends to local districts, which adopt policies and procedures
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Foundation Legislation
• Education of the Handicapped Act of 1970• Education for All Handicapped Children Act of
1975 (P.L. 94-142)• The Individual with Disabilities Act of 1990
(IDEA)• The Individual with Disabilities Improvement
Act 2004 (IDEIA)
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Case Law
• Brown v. Board of Education - 1954• Hobson v. Hansen - 1967• PARC v. Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania - 1972• Diana v. State Board of Education -
1970• Larry P. v. Riles - (1972, 1974, 1979,
1984)
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Case Law: Appropriate
• Board of Education v. Rowley
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Quiz
6. Prior to 1978 in Ohio you could be excluded from public education if:
A. You could not be excluded
B. Your IQ was below 50
C. Your IQ was below 80
D. You had multiple disabilities
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What Legislation Impacts Special Education?
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004)
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No Child Left Behind
Purpose:
… to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education…
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AYP and School Improvement
• Subgroups– Reading– Mathematics– Attendance– Graduation
• N = 30 for building• N = 30 in the aggregate for the district
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
• Aligns NCLB and IDEA 2004
• There is a new focus on ensuring that students with disabilities meet high standards
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Six Principles of IDEA 2004• Zero reject of children with disabilities
• Nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation-evaluation team report (ETR)
• Individualized education programs (IEPs)
• Least restrictive environment (LRE)
• Due process
• FAPE
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Access and Standards
Indicator
Indicator
BENCHMARK
Indicator
Indicator
Indicator
Indicator
BENCHMARK
Indicator
BENCHMARK
STANDARDOverarching
goals and themes
What all students should know and
be able to do at each grade level
What all students should know and
be able to do
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Operating StandardsOhio’s rules
Two sets of Operating Standards for Ohio’s Schools: 1.Elementary and Secondary
2.Serving Children with Disabilities
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Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities
• Defining Terms and Responsibilities
• Student and Parent Rights
• The Education Process
• Additional Specific Requirements
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Operating StandardsDefining Terms and Responsibilities
• 3301-51-01 Applicability of Requirements and Definitions
• 3301-51-02 Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
• 3301-51-03 Child Find
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Applicability of Requirements [3301-51-01]
• Sets forth responsibilities of school district of residence to provide FAPE
• Ensures the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected
Operating Standards, pp.10-13
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Definitions
•Defines terms as they are used in the rules
• Includes definitions of disability categories
Operating Standards, pp.13-40
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Quiz
9. Identify special education jargon.
IEP 504
ETR IDEA (IDEIA)
PR0-1 ESEA (NCLB)
OCR ORC
ADA FBA
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FAPE [3301-51-02]
• Free – at no cost to the parents
• Appropriate – suited to the unique needs of the student
• Public – provided by the public school district
• Education – schooling age 3-21
Operating Standards, pp. 41-48
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Quiz
4. What does the A in FAPE stand for?
A. Average
B. Accessible
C. Appropriate
D. Accommodating
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What is Special Education?
• It is about specially designed instruction
• It meets the unique needs of the student that result from his or her disability
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Quiz
5. “Appropriate”, according to the Supreme Court, means?
A. Affordable
B. The best education possible
C. Designed to benefit the student academically and functionally
D. All of the above
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Child Find [3301-51-03]
• Identify and serve all children with disabilities
• Maintain and examine child data
Operating Standards, pp. 49-51
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Quiz
3. When does the child find clock start?
A. When a parent submits a request for an ETR in writing?
B. When an employee of the district suspects a child has a disability?
C. When a parent signs a permission?
D. When a child fails.
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Questions
and
Reflections
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SPP/APR
• Federal Requirement for IDEA funding of $500 million each year to Ohio.– State Performance Plan/Annual
Performance Report– 20 indicators that require the collection and
reporting of data regarding compliance and outcomes.
– There is a district and building report.
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Administrator
Authority to allocate district resources.
Questions to ask:
Is the service, program, equipment, person necessary to provide FAPE? Is there an alternative?
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Administrator
You sign it, you buy it.
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Quiz
1. How many “reports cards” are there for school buildings and districts?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
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Operating Standards
Student and Parent Rights
• 3301-51-04 Confidentiality
• 3301-51-05 Procedural Safeguards
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Confidentiality [3301-51-04]
• Addresses personally identifiable information • Requires parent consent for release of information • Describes requests for records hearings• Covers information disclosed to appropriate agencies when abuse and/or neglect are suspected
Operating Standards, pp. 51-59
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Procedural Safeguards [3301-51-05]
• Parent participation in meetings
• Prior written notice
• Procedural safeguard notice Whose IDEA is This?
• Independent Educational Evaluation
• Transfer of rights
Operating Standards, pp. 60-107
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Evaluation Team ReportETR
Evaluations are conducted to determine a child’s eligibility for
special education.
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ETR
• An evaluation must include all areas related to or effected by the suspected disability.
• Once a child is suspected of having a disability the district has 30 days to obtain the parents permission.
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ETR
• A district must seek permission and conduct and evaluation whenever the district knows or should have know that a child may have a disability.
• Scenario: a parents phone call.
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PR-01
• Prior written notice.
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Quiz
2. How many days between permission to test for disabilities and determination documented through the evaluation team report?
A. 30 days
B. 60 days
C. 90 days
D. It is determined by the evaluation team.
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Conflict Resolution [3301-51-05 ] Administrative review[pp. 72-73]
Mediation [pp. 73-75]
State complaint procedures[pp. 75-83]
Resolution meeting [pp. 83-86]
Impartial due process[pp. 86-93]
Civil action[pp. 93-94]
Attorneys’ fees[pp. 94-97]
Appeal [pp. 101-104]
*** Other options: Facilitated IEPs
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Conflict ResolutionRule [3301-51-05] continued
Discipline
• Case-by-case determination
• Additional authority
• Services
• Manifestation of a disability
• Special circumstances
Operating Standards, pp. 97-107
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Operating Standards
The Education Process
• 3301-51-06 Evaluations
• 3301-51-07 Individualized Education Program
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IEP Legal Issues
• Members of the IEP Team• People with Special Knowledge and Expertise
• Excusing Members from IEP Meetings• New Ways to Participate in Meetings• Attorneys at IEP Meetings• Handling Draft IEPs and Pre-IEP Meetings
• Recording Meetings
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Quiz
8. The most frequent compliance issues in the state:
A. IEP goals are not measurable
B. Three year timelines are not met
C. Performance levels are related to that of a typical child.
D. LRE decision is not explained
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Questions
and
Reflections
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Quiz
7. You may refuse to provide specialized instruction, a service or accommodation when:
A. It is too expensive
B. We have no one qualified to provide the service
C. We do not do that here
D. It is not need to provide FAPE
E. You may never refuse.
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Resources The Ohio Department of Education (ODE)(877) 644-6338 www.education.ohio.govhttp://edresourcesohio.org/
ODE Office for Exceptional Children(ages 5-22)(614) 466-2650
ODE Office of Early Learning and School Readiness(ages 3-5)(614) 466-0224
The Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities(800) 374-2806www.ocecd.org
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Resources
• CEC <http://www.cec.sped.org/am/template.cfm?section=Home>
• Wrights Law <http://www.wrightslaw.com/>