MOCASE FALL CONFERENCE

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MO-CASE FALL CONFERENCE

• Shellie L. Guin, J.D.
• September 22, 2008
• 4600 Madison, Suite 711
• Kansas City, Missouri 64112
• 816-531-1888/ 816-531-7020 (fax)
• www.dosterguin.com

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NOTICES OF ACTION
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• Ill need a notice of action on that!

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• Purpose of Notice of Action

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Purpose of Notice of Action

• Put parents on notice
• Give parents an opportunity to object

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Due process can be initiated to challenge

• Identification
• Evaluation
• Placement
• Provision of FAPE

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• When MUST the district issue a notice of action?

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• Written notice to parents a reasonable time
  before the district

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initiates or changes

• Identification
• Evaluation
• Placement
• Provision of FAPE

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or refuses to initiate or change

• Identification
• Evaluation
• Placement
• Provision of FAPE
• State Plan, Regulation V, pg. 60
• 34 CFR 300.503(a)

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• Ill need a notice of action on that!

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Practical application

• Actions taken in the context of IEP meeting

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Practical application

• Actions taken outside the context of IEP meeting

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• NOAs follow IEP team decisions

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• Addendum

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• Legal Implications of Failure to Provide Notice

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Procedural violations

• Impeded the childs right to FAPE
• Significantly impeded parents opportunity to
  participate re provision of FAPE
• Caused deprivation of education benefit

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Compliance Issues

• DESE interpretation (SELS posting 3/10/08)
• Letter to OSEP (3/25/08
• Response from OSEP (8/08)

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• Unilateral changes to IEP with no notice BAD!

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• More emphasis on the content of the notice

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• Written in language understandable to general
  public

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• Content of Notice

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Content

• Description of action proposed or refused

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Content

• Explanation of why proposing or refusing action

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Content

• Description of each evaluation procedure, test,
  record or report used as basis

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Content

• Other options IEP team considered and reasons why
  rejected

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Content

• Other factors

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• Too much cutting and pasting!

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Placement Notice

• Why is it the LRE in which this student can
  receive FAPE?

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• How will the NOA be used against me?

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• Balance of Information