Special Education

Special Education

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How-to Guide on Using This Manual...........................................................................................................11 Navigation ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Legal Citations ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Accessing Federal and State Regulations..........................................................................................11

Acronyms & Abbreviations............................................................................................................................12 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Chapter 1: Free Appropriate Public Education ....................................................................................... 38

Introduction. Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ............................................................. 38 Section 1. Provision of a FAPE ................................................................................................................. 38

A. LEA Obligation ............................................................................................................................... 38 B. LEA Provision of a FAPE ................................................................................................................ 39 C. Limit to LEA Obligation ................................................................................................................. 40 D. When LEA Obligation to Provide a FAPE Ends ........................................................................ 40 Section 2. FAPE Considerations................................................................................................................40 A. Incarcerated Students ................................................................................................................... 40 B. Funding Sources and Insurance....................................................................................................41 C. Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) .................................................................................... 42 D. Assistive Technology ...................................................................................................................... 42 E. Physical Education..........................................................................................................................43 F. Residential Placement ................................................................................................................... 43 G. Extended School Year...................................................................................................................43 H. Charter Schools and Virtual Charter Schools............................................................................43 I. Medication....................................................................................................................................... 44 Section 3. Case Law Interpretations of a FAPE .................................................................................... 44 Chapter 2. Child Find .................................................................................................................................... 47 Section 1. LEA Responsibility .................................................................................................................... 47 Section 2. Locating Students ..................................................................................................................... 48 A. Public Awareness ........................................................................................................................... 48

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Section 3. Identifying Students.................................................................................................................48 A. Screening ......................................................................................................................................... 48 B. Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS).........................................................................49

Section 4. Special Education Referral for Evaluation .......................................................................... 50 Chapter 3. Young Children, Ages 3-5 ........................................................................................................ 52

Section 1. Locating Students ..................................................................................................................... 52 A. Coordination ................................................................................................................................... 52 B. Public Awareness ........................................................................................................................... 52

Section 2. Identifying Students.................................................................................................................53 Section 3. Referrals from SoonerStart....................................................................................................53 Section 4. Late Referrals to SoonerStart ............................................................................................... 54 Section 5. Late Referrals to LEA .............................................................................................................. 54 Section 6. Transition Planning Conference (TPC) .................................................................................. 54

A. Purposes...........................................................................................................................................54 B. Topics at the TPC............................................................................................................................ 55 C. Members of the TPC ...................................................................................................................... 55 Section 7. Initial Evaluation.......................................................................................................................56 Section 8. Developmental Delay ............................................................................................................. 56 A. Evaluation Components for Developmental Delay .................................................................. 57 B. Eligibility Determination as Defined in 70 O.S. ?13-123 for Developmental Delay .......57 Section 9. Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and Continuum of Alternative Placements.............59 Section 10. Special Education and Related Services...........................................................................62 A. Transportation as a Related Service .......................................................................................... 62 Section 11. IEP Service Agreements........................................................................................................63 Section 12. Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) ...................................................................................... 63 A. ECO Ratings .................................................................................................................................... 63 B. Child Outcomes Summary Form (COS) ...................................................................................... 64 Section 13. Average Daily Attendance .................................................................................................64 Chapter 4. Initial Evaluation & Eligibility ................................................................................................... 67 Section 1. Request for Initial Evaluation................................................................................................67 Section 2. Parent Rights ........................................................................................................................... 67 Section 3. Review of Existing Data (RED) ............................................................................................. 68

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A. No Additional Data Needed ...................................................................................................... 68 B. Additional Data Needed ............................................................................................................. 68 Section 4. Written Notice/Parental Consent........................................................................................68 A. Written Notice ................................................................................................................................ 68 B. Request for Parental Consent ...................................................................................................... 69 C. Failure to Respond or Provide Consent...................................................................................... 69 D. Parental Consent Not Needed .................................................................................................... 69 Section 5. Evaluation................................................................................................................................. 70 A. Evaluation Group ........................................................................................................................... 70 B. Parent Participation.......................................................................................................................71 C. Timeline ............................................................................................................................................ 71 D. Definitions of Evaluation and Assessment .................................................................................. 71 E. Evaluation Procedures ................................................................................................................... 72 F. Evaluation Comprehensiveness .................................................................................................... 74 G. Specific Examiner Qualifications.................................................................................................74 Section 6. Evaluation Considerations for Eligibility .............................................................................. 74 A. Vision/Hearing Screening ............................................................................................................ 75 B. Health/medical information ......................................................................................................... 75 C. Adaptive Behavior.........................................................................................................................75 D. Social/emotional status.................................................................................................................75 E. General Intelligence ...................................................................................................................... 76 F. Academic performance (present levels) .................................................................................... 76 G. Communicative status (speech/language functioning) ............................................................ 76 H. Motor abilities ................................................................................................................................ 76 I. Academic/Achievement/Developmental History ..................................................................... 76 J. Observation(s) of the student during instruction ....................................................................... 76 K. Historical review of the student's academic progress ............................................................. 76 L. Interview(s) with parent(s) and teacher(s) ................................................................................. 77 M. Assistive Technology (AT) .............................................................................................................. 77 N. Social/cultural.................................................................................................................................77 Section 7. A Child with a Disability.........................................................................................................77 A. Disability Categories ........................................................................................................................ 78

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Section 8. Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Eligibility Group Summary (MEEGS) ...................... 100 A. The MEEGS must include the following statements: .............................................................. 100

Chapter 5. Individualized Education Programs (IEP) ............................................................................ 107 Section 1. Special Education and IEPs ................................................................................................. 107 A. Purpose of Meeting .................................................................................................................... 107 B. Team Decision Making ............................................................................................................... 108 C. IEP Team Members and Roles................................................................................................... 108 D. Parent Participation.................................................................................................................... 110 E. Method of Parent Participation................................................................................................ 111 F. Excusal from the Meeting .......................................................................................................... 111 G. Recording Guidelines ................................................................................................................. 112 Section 2. IEP Timelines........................................................................................................................... 113 Section 3. IEP Development ................................................................................................................... 113 A. Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance ........................... 113 B. Consideration of Special Factors ............................................................................................. 114 C. Parent Concerns .......................................................................................................................... 114 D. Goals and Benchmarks/Objectives ......................................................................................... 114 E. Goals and Benchmark/Objectives for Related Services ..................................................... 114 F. Progress Toward Goals ............................................................................................................. 115 G. Service and Support Components............................................................................................ 115 H. Statewide and Districtwide Achievement Testing ................................................................. 116 I. Extended School Year Services (ESY) ..................................................................................... 116 J. LRE Explanation ........................................................................................................................... 118 K. Consent for Initial Placement in Special Education ............................................................... 118 L. Assistive Technology Devices and/or Services ...................................................................... 119 M. Transportation .............................................................................................................................. 119 N. Secondary Transition .................................................................................................................. 121 Section 4. IEP Reviews ............................................................................................................................ 122 A. Annual IEP..................................................................................................................................... 122 B. Following the Annual Meeting .................................................................................................. 123 C. IEP Amendments .......................................................................................................................... 123

Chapter 6. Least Restrictive Environment ................................................................................................ 126

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