Guidelines for IDEA2004 - Implementation

Developed and Presented throughCollaborative Efforts

RIDE – Office of Special PopulationsRhode Island Technical Assistance Project

Topic #1: Early Intervening Services

• Adds “early intervening services” to the federal statute

• Allows LEAs to implement coordinated, early intervening services

• Permits the utilization of funds for early intervening services under IDEA Part B for any fiscal year

Topic #1: Early Intervening Services

• Early Intervening services shall not obstruct a child’s access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE)

• Establishes coordination with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended

• Requires an LEA to provide early intervening services in instances of significant disproportionality

Topic #2: Parental Consent

• Consent to Evaluate

• Provision of Initial Services

• Screening

Topic #3: Procedural Safeguards Notice

• Providing notice of procedural safeguards to parents

• New contents of procedural safeguards notice

Topic #4: Evaluation and Re-evaluation

• Initial Evaluation

• Re-evaluation

• Screening

• High School Students

Topic #5: Learning Disability Identification

• Specific Learning Disabilities

• State Policy

• Current Rhode Island Policy/Criteria

Topic #6: IEP Team

• IEP Team Composition

• IEP Team Attendance

• IEP Content

• IEP Agreements to Changes

Topic #7: Secondary Transition

• Transition Services Defined

• Secondary Transition Requirements Remain at Age 14

• Transition Goals Must be Measurable

• Exception to re-evaluation

• Summary of Performance

Topic #8: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards

(NIMAS)• Instructional print materials prepared for

electronic files.

• Rhode Island adopting standard and coordinating with NIMAC

• LEA opt-in

• LEA opt-out

Topic #9: Prohibition On Mandatory Medication

• Prohibition

• Permissible Activities

Topic #10: Discipline

• Manifestation determination – New Standard

• Additional authority for school personnel

• Alternative educational setting/infliction of serious bodily injury

• Expedited hearing timelines

• Extended provisions for students

Topic #11: Statewide and District Wide Assessments

• Includes reference to the assessment of children’s academic achievement and functional performance

• Adds a reference to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• Adds specific requirements for state guidelines regarding alternate assessments.

Topic #12: Parentally Placed Private School Students

• Consultation• Signed Affirmation• Disagreement• Child Find, Private Schools• Child Find, Public Schools• Tracking• Inter-district Communication• Pre-Kindergarten Children

Topic #12: Parentally Placed Private School students

• Proportionate share of federal funds

• Supplement/Supplant

• Service Plans and IEPs

• Public control of federal resources

• IEPs Complementary to Service Plans

• Complaint Process

Topic #13: Mediation, Impartial Due Process Hearing, Resolution Session

Due Process Requirements—The things we do for love

     Like walking in the rain & snow—Those meetings     When there is nowhere to go —What should we do?     Feeling like apart of you is dying—This is difficult

stuff     You think they want to break up—This is heading

to court     And they say they want to make up—they want to

meet to resolve matters—Mediation? Resolution Session?

 

Topic #13: Mediation, Impartial Due Process Hearing, Resolution Session

• Mediation

• Opportunity to meet with a disinterested party

• Impartial Due process Hearing

• Resolution Session NEW

Topic #14: Alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act

• LEAs are required to ensure that all special education teachers and teacher assistants are “Highly Qualified.”

• LEAs are accountable for students with disabilities in reporting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

““Learning for All”Learning for All”Ashton SchoolAshton School

2005-20062005-2006

Benchmark School Benchmark School ProjectProject

WHAT IS THE BENCHMARK WHAT IS THE BENCHMARK PROJECT….PROJECT….

Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated InstructionEarly intervening services and Early intervening services and

progress monitoringprogress monitoringAccelerated learning and Accelerated learning and

progress monitoring progress monitoring Problem solving process to Problem solving process to

support support allall students students

Reading and EnrichmentReading and Enrichment

• Increased classroom Increased classroom resourcesresources

• Documentation of unitsDocumentation of units• Common planning timeCommon planning time

Co-teaching and ParaprofessionalsCo-teaching and Paraprofessionals

• Flexible GroupingFlexible Grouping• Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development• Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction

Changing Roles…Changing Roles…

1.1. Occupational TherapistOccupational Therapist2.2. Social WorkerSocial Worker3.3. Speech PathologistSpeech Pathologist4.4. School PsychologistSchool Psychologist5. Adapted Physical 5. Adapted Physical

Education TeacherEducation Teacher

Problem Solving TeamProblem Solving Team

A- ASHTONA- ASHTON

S-S- SUPPORTINGSUPPORTING

K-K- KIDSKIDS

“Learning for All”

Scheduling

InstructionalResources

ProfessionalDevelopment

Faculty/Staff

CurriculumMaterials