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“Special Education 101” . Dr. Kaye Tindell Special Education Director. Special Education Processes and Programming. Child Find Procedural Safeguards Evaluation Eligibility IEP Meeting Placement/Services Transition. Child Find. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“Special Education 101”
Dr. Kaye TindellSpecial Education Director
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Special Education Processes and Programming
Child Find Procedural Safeguards Evaluation Eligibility IEP Meeting Placement/Services Transition
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Child Find The State Education Agency and
local school districts must identify, locate and evaluate all children with disabilities in the state who need special education and related services. A referral for evaluation can be made by a parent, teacher or a third party.
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Procedural Safeguards The term refers to the rights and
privileges afforded to students with disabilities and their parents. The notice of procedural safeguards must be given to a parent: At initial referral for evaluation When re-evaluation is proposed When requesting a due process hearing
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Procedural Safeguards(continued)
The notice of rights must include information about: Independent educational evaluations Prior written notice Parent consent Access to educational records Right to complain and file for a due
process hearing
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Procedural Safeguards(continued)
Placement during due process hearings
Procedures for placement in an interim alternative educational setting
Parent’s unilateral placement in private school at public expense
Mediation Attorney’s fees State complaint procedures Due process hearings
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Notice Written notice to parents must be 5
school days before the school proposes or refuses to initiate or change a student’s: Identification Evaluation Educational placement Reception of a free, appropriate,
public education
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Evaluation The evaluation must assess the child in
all areas related to the child’s suspected disability and may include: Tests of intelligence Tests of achievement level Tests of speech/language abilities Medical tests Work samples Information from parents, teachers and
others
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Evaluation(continued)
Parents are asked to give consent to initial testing and to participate in utilizing evaluation results to determine the student’s eligibility and need for special education placement and services.
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Eligibility In Texas, the committee that
reviews the evaluation and determines the child’s eligibility and need for special education services is known as the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee.
The ABC’s of it all LD – Learning Disability MR – Mentally Retarded ED – Emotionally Disturbed AU – Autistic SI – Speech Impairment VI – Visual Impairment AI – Auditory Impairment OHI – Other Health Impairment
More Disability Areas TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury OI – Orthopedically Impaired DB – Deaf Blind MD – Multiple Disabilities NCEC – Non-categorical Early
Childhood PDD-NOS – Pervasive
Developmental Disorder not otherwise specified
Learning Disabilities Assess in the areas of:
Basic Reading Reading Comprehension Reading fluency Math Calculation Math Reasoning Written Expression Listening Comprehension Oral Expression
LD Difficulty in any of these areas
must be tied to weakness in assessment and lack of response to interventions in those areas.
LD Misconceptions Learning Disabilities are common
and easy to diagnose Children outgrow their learning
disability Accommodations provided give the
LD student an unfair advantage over students without disabilities
The LD child does not try hard enough
Mental Retardation Below 70 Intellectual Ability level Far below grade level achievement
ability Below 70 on an Adaptive behavior
scale Communication Daily Living Socialization Motor Skills
Emotionally Disturbed ED and the brain
Emotional signals are processed and interpreted in the limbic area and frontal lobe
These signals for survival and emotions guide an individuals behavior, attention and learning
Emotional response to a situation without the cognitive function of thinking, reasoning and consciousness
Disorders not following under ED Anxiety Disorders
Phobias (social and specific) Generalized Anxiety Panic Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Post Traumatic Stress
Conduct Disorder Depressive Disorders
Depression Bipolar disorder
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder A spectrum – A range of difference in all
children on the spectrum. There are varying degrees of
impairment in communication, social skills, and behavior.
The disorder is life long and runs the gamut from mild to severe.
ASD usually refers to 3 disorders: PDD, Autism and Aspergers
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder A spectrum – A range of difference in all
children on the spectrum. There are varying degrees of
impairment in communication, social skills, and behavior.
The disorder is life long and runs the gamut from mild to severe.
ASD usually refers to 3 disorders: PDD, Autism and Aspergers
Speech Impairment
Receptive Language
Expressive Language
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LD – Learning Disability MR – Mentally Retarded ED – Emotionally Disturbed AU – Autistic SI – Speech Impairment VI – Visual Impairment AI – Auditory Impairment OHI – Other Health Impairment TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury OI – Orthopedically Impaired DB – Deaf Blind MD – Multiple Disabilities NCEC – Non-categorical Early Childhood
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ARD Committee Members
A parent or surrogate parent A student’s general education
teacher or one representing general education
A special education teacher A person knowledgeable about
evaluation and the implications for instruction
Administrator
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Required Elements of the IEP
Present levels of educational performance
Annual goals and short term objectives
Special education and related services
Supplementary aids and services Program modifications and
supports
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Required Elements of the IEP
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Extent of participation with nondisabled students
Modifications or exemptions to state and district tests
Dates and frequency, duration and location of services
How progress will be measured and parents informed
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Transition Services Transition refers to activities meant to
prepare students with disabilities for adult life. This can include: Developing post secondary education and
career goals Getting work experience while still in school Setting up linkages with adult service
providers Other options appropriate given his/her
interests, preferences, skills, and needs.
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At the End of the Meeting You will be asked to sign “agree” or
“disagree” If you disagree, explain why 10-day recess