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Title: Early Intervention


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Early Intervention
  • Special Education Services and Programs

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Early Interventionlegislative support
  • Federal IDEA
  • Part C Infants and Toddlers
  • In PA, DPW oversees administration
  • County
  • IFSP
  • Part B 3-21year olds
  • In PA, PDE oversees administration
  • 3-5 year olds - MAWAs (Intermediate Units or
    School districts Elwyn in Philadelphia)
  • IEP

3
Early Interventionlegislative support
  • PA Chapter 14
  • Includes additional (preschool) Early
    Intervention provisions
  • PA Act 212 of 1990
  • aka The Early Intervention Services System Act
  • Addresses Birth to Age of Beginners
  • Chapter 4226 EI Regulations (for Birth to Three
    services)

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The Early Intervention System
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Early Intervention Laws
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Early Intervention Preschool /orSchool Age
  • SA only
  • PSSA/PASA
  • EI uses a variety of progress measures
  • PVAAS
  • EI system for tracking progress/efficacy to be
    designed
  • Chapters 15 4
  • Early Learning Standards are in process
  • Early Childhood Learning Indicators
  • EI 3-5 SA
  • IDEA
  • Part B applicable provisions
  • PA Chapter 14
  • With additional provisions 14.151-14.158
  • FERPA

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Preschool Early Intervention Distinctions
  • Childfind
  • Public awareness
  • ER
  • Developmental Physical, cognitive, sensory,
    social-emotional, self-help, communication,
    health
  • Family strengths and needs related to enhancing
    their childs development
  • School Psych provision excluded Individually
    determined by team
  • Reevaluation every 2 years
  • Eligibility
  • Developmental Delay included

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Preschool Early Intervention Distinctions
  • IEP
  • Family Services Section with parent consent
  • Regular Education Teacher
  • Transition Goals and Objectives for K or 1st
    grade transition year children
  • LRE continuum
  • Examples Supportive intervention in regular
    preschool program home supplemental aids
    services provided by EI personnel in regular
    preschool or ½ day specialized and ½ day early
    childhood setting Specialized setting w/
    noneligible children

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Preschool Early Intervention Distinctions
  • School Year
  • Based on child needs, not school year
  • Transition
  • MAWA, District, Parent procedures for
    communication and transition
  • Exit Criteria
  • age of beginners - parent withdraws -
    functioning on age level for 4 months w/ an IEP

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Transition to KindergartenProcedural Highlights
  • No interruption in program for eligible children
  • By Feb 1 MAWA identifies all EI children
    approaching K 1st grade eligibility
  • By end Feb Transition meetings
  • Includes school district, MAWA, Parent
  • Intent to register form (includes PTE)
  • May be waived if IEP or parent determines EI for
    K year

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Transition to KindergartenProcedural Highlights
  • Evaluation IEP
  • District completes evaluation 60 days after
    receipt of intent to register
  • EI IEP is in effect until end of MAWA program
    year.
  • District IEP can have a start date as the first
    day of classes.
  • May 1
  • MAWA sends notice to parents of non-registered
    children
  • May 15
  • EI Educational Records of enrolled children are
    shared w/ district
  • EI records can be shared sooner if evaluation
    process warrants

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Considerations for School Administrators
  • Transitioning children whove been in EI prior to
    age 3
  • Families multiple systems transitions
    experienced
  • Seamless is a concept, not necessarily an
    experience, unless we make it so.
  • Accountability Grants Pre-K programs
  • EI children have enrollment access
  • MAWA provides EI services
  • Accountability Data
  • Did EI minimize the need for special education
    services as children become school-age?
  • MAWAs may ask for follow-up data on EI
    transitioned children to examine EI efficacy

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PA Early InterventionInformation Resources
  • Act 212 of 1990
  • Available on http//www.afit.org/whoweare/pennaAct
    212.pdf
  • Early Intervention BECs
  • Available on http//www.pde.state.pa.us/
  • Early Intervention Compliance Monitoring Tools

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PA Early InterventionInformation Resources
  • Early Intervention Training Resources
  • EI IEP Training Resource Packet (CD)
  • EI Progress Monitoring Training Resource (CD)
  • EI Guide to Assessment (CD)
  • Short Term Loan kits specific to EI
  • Others (see PaTTAN web site)
  • BSE Division of Early Intervention Support
    Services Advisors
  • Early Intervention Technical Assistance
  • Call any PaTTAN office
  • Local MAWA agency
  • www.pattan.k12.pa.us (with EI links)
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