Serving Children with Disabilities

P L A C E D BY T H E I R PA R E N T S I N P R I VAT E S C H O O L S

SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

UPDATES

PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED

• Child find• Provision of services• Consultation process• Calculation of

proportionate share• Equitable services

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

D E F I N I T I O N S

SCHOOLS

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.?

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Non-profit

Adopted curriculum

Formal reviews of

student progress

HOME SCHOOLS

Adopted curriculum

Non-profit

Formal reviews of

student progress

CONSULTATION PROCESS

EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION

EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION

EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION

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

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

RECORDS TO MAINTAIN

• Documentation that consultation has occurred

• Written affirmation signed by representatives of private school

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F D I S T R I C T S

CHILD FIND PROCESS

WHO’S RESPONSIBLE

LEA’S RESPONSIBILITIES

• Locating

• Identifying

• Evaluating

Where are you?

Who are you?Let’s test

WHO PROVIDES WHAT

District where child resides provides FAPE

District where private school is located ensures equitable participation

DUELING EVALUATIONS

Home – FAPE

Private School – Service plan

CHILD COUNT INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN

Students Evaluated

Determined to be eligible

Provided equitable services

3 Pieces of data to maintain

EQUITABLE SERVICES

EQUITABLE SERVICES

SERVICES PLANS

SERVICES PLANS

Review annually

DIFFERENCE IN IEPS AND ISPS

IEP

FAPE

ISPNO

NO

Comprehensive

Minimal

( H Q T S ) I N P R I VAT E S C H O O L S

HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

HQT PROVISIONS

HQT - does not apply to private schools

HQT - does apply to public elementary or secondary teachers

PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

A N D T RA N S P O RTAT I O N

LOCATION OF SERVICES

LOCATION

TRANSPORTATION

EXPENDITURES

AMOUNT OF FUNDS IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN

IDENTIFIED IN THE OCTOBER COUNT OF PREVIOUS YEAR

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 school 450

In private school + 50Total 500

$200,000500

Federal Part B flow – through $$ district

receives

=

Average allocation of

$400.00 per child

FORMULAFederal Part- B flow- through= $200,000Total 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 XAmount to be

expended$ 20,000.00

for proportionate share

Average Allocation$400.00 per child =

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

This

This

LEGAL

DUE PROCESS

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

COMPLAINTS

PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

DUAL ENROLLMENT

SERVICES PLAN

C H I L D R E N W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E S

OUT-OF-STATE

FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE SCHOOLS

• Not included in proportionate share calculations

• District is responsible for child find activities

P A R E N T A L LY P L A C E D P R I V A T E S C H O O L S T U D E N T S W I T H D I S A B I L I T I E S

PEIMS

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)

HOW DO WE DO THIS?

STATE RESOURCES

TEA Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=2147492118 TEA Proportionate Share Calculationshttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/private/propshare.pdf PEIMS Guidance on Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilitieshttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidance/peimspriv.html Commissioner’s Ruleshttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter089/ch089aa.html

NATIONAL RESOURCES

Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schoolshttp://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,TopicalBrief,5, OSEP Q and A – revised April 2011http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,1, Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004Children 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