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“Don’t Worry. But Don’t Wait.” Michigan District Teacher’s Conference 2012 Presenter: Victoria Meeder, Marketing/Public Awareness Supervisor Office of Innovative Projects, CCRESA Facebook.com/ earlyonmichigan Find us on Facebook Find us on Twitter Twitter.com/ ChildFindMich

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“Don’t Worry. But Don’t Wait.”

Michigan District Teacher’s Conference 2012

Presenter: Victoria Meeder, Marketing/Public Awareness

SupervisorOffice of Innovative Projects,

CCRESA

Facebook.com/earlyonmichigan

Find us on Facebook

Find us on TwitterTwitter.com/ChildFindMich

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Learning Objectives1. Learn about

Michigan’s Child Find system of support.

2. Child Find Legislation for age 3 -26.

3. How to make referrals for children/students in Nonpublic schools.

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Resources in Your Packet

Click icon to add picture• Child Find in Michigan • Child Find PowerPoint• Federal Regulations

§300.125 – 300.128 Children in Private School

• How is Child Find implemented for students in non-public schools?

• Project Find Brochure• Mandated Activities

Project Brochure• MI Special Ed. One Pager

– Child Find• B-11 Child Find Guidance• MI Dept. of Ed. Office of

Special Education 2012 Update

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“Coffee Talk”a.k.a. “Meet and

Greet”

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Clinton County RESAOffice of Innovative Projects

Early On® Training and Technical Assistance:

Personnel development for Early On

Pre-Service: Early On Center for Higher Education

Early On Public Awareness: Child find for Infants and Toddlers, birth – 3

Project Find: Child find for Special Education, birth – 26 619 Training and

Technical Assistance: Early Childhood Special

Education Focus 3 to 5

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History of Public Policy

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that “separate but equal” is unconstitutional

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA), now known as NCLB-Improving Outcomes for Children. “Closing the Achievement Gap”

Michigan State Constitution Article 8, Section 8, Public Law 198 (Birth to

3) & (Ages 6 to 26)

Head Start

PL 94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) (Ages 5 to 18)

PL 99-457Amendment to

ED for Handicapped Children Act

(Ages Birth to 21)

PL 102-119Americans

with Disabilities

Act

2001 ESEA Reauthorization to No Child Left

Behind

1954 1964 19651971

1972 1975 1986 1990 2001

Legal Milestones

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Child Find Part C

§303.321 Comprehensive child find system (excerpts).

All infants and toddlers with disabilities in the State

who are eligible for early intervention services are identified, located, and

evaluated, including – Indian infants and toddlers with disabilities, those who

are homeless, in foster care, or Wards of the State.

Coordination with education, health, and social service

programs.

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What is Early On®

• Birth up to age 3;

• Early intervention system of support and/or services for infants and toddlers up to age 3;

• Broader definition of eligibility than special education

1800EarlyOn.org

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Child Find – Part B of IDEA (3 – 21)§ 300.111 Child find.(a) General. (1) The State

must have in effect policies and procedures to ensure

that—(i) All children with disabilities residing in

the State, including homeless children, wards of

the State, children with disabilities attending

private schools…and who are in need of special education and related services, are

identified, located, and evaluated;

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Child Find – Part B

§300.131 Each LEA must

locate, identify, and

evaluate all children with

disabilities who are

enrolled by their

parents in a private,

including religious,

elementary schools, and

secondary schools

located in the school

district served by the LEA.

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Final Regulations34 CFR 300.130 - 300.144:

Requirements for children with disabilities enrolled by

their parents in private (nonpublic) schools.

(supplied in packet)

The child find process must be designed to ensure –• The equitable participation

of parentally-placed private school children; and

• An accurate count of those children.

• The LEA, must undertake activities similar to the activities undertaken for the agency’s public school children.

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Terms defined:• In Michigan, “school” is

defined as grades K-12.

• Non-Public Schools are registered with the State (also includes home schools that are registered with the Michigan Department of Education).

• District of location: school district within whose boundaries a nonpublic elementary or secondary school is located.

• District of residence: school district where the student legally resides (N.Y. ED. Dept. – 10/2007

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“Parentally –Placed” in Nonpublic School

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Child Find Process, Activities, and Evaluations must:

• Completed in a time period

comparable to that for

public school children.

• Same as procedures for

public school children.

• Similar to activities to

public school children. (S.

LaPointe, 2009)

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Parentally Placed Private School Children – IDEA 04

District of Location Responsibilities:

• Child find, including evaluations• Consultation with nonpublic

school and parent representatives

• Eligibility and recommendations for services

• Equitable provision of services• Expenditure of proportionate

share of federal funds• Data collecting and reporting

(N.Y. ED. Dept. – 10/2007)

Child Find is the responsibility of the district in which the

non-public school is located.

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IDEA 04 and the LEA

Each Local Educational Agency must: • Proportionate share of Part

B funds

• Share based on results of a thorough and complete child find after timely and meaningful consultation with private school representatives.

• The LEA records on the number evaluated, the number eligible, and the number served.

(S. LaPointe)

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Parentally Placed Private School Children – IDEA 04 RegulationsIDEA does not provide an individual entitlement of FAPE (free and appropriate public education) to students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools. • The District of Residence is

responsible for FAPE.

What Does That Mean? The district of location, in consultation with the nonpublic school, decides the types of services that will be provided and how. (Source: Sharon LaPointe, 2009)

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Parentally Placed Private School Children – IDEA 04 RegulationsThe DOL (district of location) is responsible for child find. • A parent may refuse consent

for evaluation. The DOL cannot override refusal.

• Child find responsibility includes reevaluation.

• DOL must provide procedural safeguards notice upon conducting initial evaluation.

Child find is an obligation for ALL enrolled students,

even if they are NOT residents of Michigan. (S.

LaPointe, 2009)

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Child Find in Michigan – Part B and CStatewide Child Find Projects – economy scale for outreach, marketing, intake/referral. Support for locals• Early On Public

Awareness• Project Find MichiganISDs and LEAs are responsible and accountable for child find within their districts.

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Child Find – Potential Contention

• Failure to evaluate

• Eligibility• Preschool

services

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How to Make a Referral

Contact your Local Education Agency

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www.ProjectFindMichigan.org

Project Find Michigan Website

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Public Awareness Products

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www.1800EarlyOn.org

Early On Michigan Website

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Early On Training and Technical Assistance

www.eotta.ccresa.org

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Join Us on Facebook

Facebook.com/EarlyOnMichigan

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Twitter.com/ChildFindMich

Follow Our Tweets

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Child Find Resources

• Identify, Locate, Evaluate: Child Find Under IDEA (Part B) and Section 504

• WrightsLaw.com

• m-a-n-s.org

• Michiganallianceforfamilies.or

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• Michigan.gov/mde

• Regulations.gov

• msemp.cenmi.org

(Michigan Special Education Mediation Pgrm.)

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Thank You for Attending!1-800-252-0052

www.ProjectFindMichigan.org

1-800-Early On (327-5966)www.1800EarlyOn.org

Victoria Meederhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/

meedervictoria

[email protected]

517.668.0185