Programs for Exceptional Children 20082009 Update

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Programs for Exceptional Children 2008-2009
Update
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Objectives

• State Complaints, Mediations and Due Process
  Cases
• Recent Supreme Court Decision

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State Complaints

• Main Issues
• ? Childfind/evaluations
• ? Discipline
• ? Handbook of Parents Rights
• ? IEPs

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State Complaints

• Corrective Actions
• ? Provision of Compensatory Education
• services
• ? Provision of training to staff/school
  district
• ? Conduct evaluation or reevaluation
• ? Provide Handbook of Parents Rights

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Mediations

• Main Issues
• Special transportation
• EC PreK
• IEP
• Communication
• Confidential records
• School assignment
• Initial evaluation request
• Private school placement

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Due Process Cases

• Main Issues
• ? IEPs
• ? Behavior Intervention Plan
• ? Special education placement
• ? Communication
• ? EC Discipline Procedures
• ? Accommodations in the regular classroom
• ? Change of school assignment
• ? Independent Educational Evaluations
• ? Eligibility

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Forest Grove v. T.A.
Supreme Court Decision

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Forest Grove v. T.A.

• Factual Information
• Outcome of Case
• Implications for CMS
• EC Support for Schools

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Staying Compliant

• Easy IEP
• ICT Reports
• CF meetings
• Compliance workshops
• EC Newsletter

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Administrative Access to Easy IEP

• To Access this training
• cmsk12.webex.com
• Click on the Recorded Sessions
• Select the session EasyIEP for School
  Administrators-20081107 1831

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• Questions??