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