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PLACED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

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UPDATES

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PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED Child find Provision of services Consultation process Calculation of proportionate share Equitable services

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NEW TOPICS Location of Services and Transportation Property, Equipment, and Supplies Out-of-State Children with Disabilities Home-School Children with Disabilities Children in For-Profit Private Schools

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DEFINITIONS SCHOOLS

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How do you determine if a private school in your district is an entity you should engage in consultation regarding proportionate share and equitable services.?

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS Non-profit Adopted curriculum Formal reviews of student progress

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HOME SCHOOLS Adopted curriculum Non-profit Formal reviews of student progress

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CONSULTATION PROCESS

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EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION

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CONSULTATION PROCESS MUST ADDRESS Child find process Determination of the proportionate share available How the consultation process will take place How, where and by whom the services will be provided How the district will respond if they disagree with the views of the private school officials

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The district makes the final decisions about all aspects of the services to be provided to parentally placed private school children with disabilities.

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RECORDS TO MAINTAIN Documentation that consultation has occurred Written affirmation signed by representatives of private school

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICTS CHILD FIND PROCESS

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WHOS RESPONSIBLE

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LEAS RESPONSIBILITIES Locating Identifying Evaluating Where are you? Who are you? Lets test

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WHO PROVIDES WHAT District where child resides provides FAPE District where private school is located ensures equitable participation

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DUELING EVALUATIONS Home FAPE Private School Service plan

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CHILD COUNT INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN Students Evaluated Determined to be eligible Provided equitable services 3 Pieces of data to maintain

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EQUITABLE SERVICES

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SERVICES PLANS

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Review annually

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DIFFERENCE IN IEPS AND ISPS IEP FAPE ISP NO ComprehensiveMinimal

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(HQTS) IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

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HQT PROVISIONS HQT - does not apply to private schools HQT - does apply to public elementary or secondary teachers

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PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

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MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

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AND TRANSPORTATION LOCATION OF SERVICES

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LOCATION

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TRANSPORTATION

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EXPENDITURES

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AMOUNT OF FUNDS IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED IN THE OCTOBER COUNT OF PREVIOUS YEAR

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FORMULA STEP 1: Calculate the average allocation per child Total allocation Total number of eligible children as of the last Friday in October (annual child count) In public school450 In private school + 50 Total 500 $200,000 500 Federal Part B flow through $$ district receives = Average allocation of $400.00 per child

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FORMULA Federal Part- B flow- through= $200,000 Total number of students 500 = $400.00 per child STEP 2: Calculate the amount to be expended for Parentally-placed Children with Disabilities Number of private school children 50 X Amount to be expended $ 20,000.00 for proportionate share Average Allocation $400.00 per child =

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EXPENDITURES The amount of $$ spent on child find and evaluations CAN NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM The amount of $$ spent on proportionate share in private schools

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LEGAL

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DUE PROCESS Right to file a due process complaint regarding child find requirements and evaluations

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COMPLAINTS

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PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

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DUAL ENROLLMENT SERVICES PLAN

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CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OUT-OF-STATE

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FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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Not included in proportionate share calculations District is responsible for child find activities

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PARENTALLY PLACED PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PEIMS

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PEIMS CODE Student Attribution Code of 12 Private School Student is a student with a disability enrolled by their parent(s) in a private school (including a home school) but who receives special education and/or related services from the public school district under an individualized services plan (ISP)

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HOW DO WE DO THIS?

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STATE RESOURCES TEA Frequently Asked Questions http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147492118 TEA Proportionate Share Calculations http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/private/propshare.pdf PEIMS Guidance on Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/peimspriv.html Commissioners Rules http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter089/ch089aa.html

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NATIONAL RESOURCES Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,Topical Brief,5http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,Topical Brief,5, OSEP Q and A revised April 2011 http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCor ner,1http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCor ner,1, Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 Children Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools This site includes a video clip and a training module http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cdynamic %2CTopicalArea%2C5%2C