-9- RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS

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-9-RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOLS
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School Resources for Children with Special Health
Care Needs

• Evaluation
• Special Education I.E.P.
• 504 Special Accommodations Plan
• Child Health Plan
• Special Services / O.T./P.T./Speech/etc.
• Self Contained / Resource / Mainstream
• Homebound School

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The Individualized Educational Plan IEP-94-142

• What the law states The law mandates a free
  appropriate public education for all children
  with special education needs, from 3 to 21 years
  of age. The IEP is the specific vehicle for the
  childs free appropriate education in the least
  restrictive setting.

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IEP Process

• Referral May be formal or informal and come
  from parents or others.
• Appropriate evaluation The gathering of
  accurate information to determine eligibility and
  identify strengths and educational needs.
• Least restrictive environment The setting where
  student can receive appropriate educational
  success and still be with non-disabled peers to
  maximum extent appropriate.
• Decision making both parents and student
  participate in identification, evaluation, and
  educational placement.
• Due process Safeguards are designed to protect
  the rights of parents and their child and give
  families and schools a mechanism for resolving
  disputes.

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What the IEP Should Include

• 1. What the childs current educational
  performance level is.
• 2. Specific Special Educational services to be
  provided.
• 3. Specific support services to be provided and
  time frames for delivery, i.e., OT/PT, Speech,
  Recreation Therapist, Psychologist, etc.
• 4. To the extent possible, participation on the
  regular education program of the school.
• 5. Possible participation in summer programs.
• 6. Appropriate evaluation procedures to determine
  if instructional objectives have been achieved.

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504 Civil Rights Process

• No disability can be excluded from any
  educational program receiving Federal funding.
• Services need to be accessible and useable and
  may require special accommodations.
• Disability can include mental or physical
  impairment which substantially limits one or more
  major life activities i.e., walking, seeing,
  hearing, speaking, learning, eating, working.
• Usually involves a regular education
  accommodation i.e., modify assignments and tests,
  extra text books and study guides, organizing
  tools, teaching organization skills, tutor help,
  counseling, etc.

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School-Parent Partnerships

• Strengthening Parents Voice
• I.E.P. Process
• School/Home Contracting
• Mentors
• Parent Volunteering in School
• Parent/School Communication Systems
• PTA

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Systems
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Physician/Parent/Teacher Partnerships
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Child School Health Plan

• What it is?
• Health care team (administrator, school nurse,
  health care professional) meet to determine
  special needs for educational setting in relation
  to student medical condition and needs.

• Contains
• Special health care procedures i.e., trach care,
  medications, diabetes and respiratory management,
  transportation, emergency care, (summary of
  medical conditions as it relates to learning is
  in the written plan).

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The Health Care Plan can be independent of other
services or in combination with them.
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Schools Physician Links

• Physician Contacts
• Principal
• Teachers
• School Nurse (District)
• Counselor
• Psychologist
• Social Workers
• District Consultant

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Physician School Options

• Request Academic or Aptitude Testing
• Request Speech and Language/ Hearing Assessment
• Request OT/PT Assessment
• Ask for Social/Emotional/Behavioral Rating Scales
• Request Performance Data Report Card, Grades,
  Attendance

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Medical Homes Special Ed./ Regular Ed. Linkages
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Medicaid Linkage

• Eligibility
• 1. Families without parental support.
• 2. Pregnant women.
• 3. Refugees
• 4. Children 0-18.
• 5. Qualifies in income.
• 6. Disabled or blind adults 19-64.

• General Information
• 1. Federal/State funded comprehensive medical
  insurance.
• 2. Based on medical need, household income and
  size, and family assets.
• 3. Children have no co-pays.
• 4. CHEC offers screening, preventive medical and
  dental care, and wellness evaluations.

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Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

• 1. Federal/State funded insurance plan 0-18.
• 2. Co-pays for medical services dependent on
  income level.
• 3. Premiums due quarterly.
• 4. Eligibility dependent on income and number of
  children in family.
• 5. No available employer insurance plan less than
  5 of household income.
• 6. Limited two week open enrollment per year.

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