School Board of Brevard County

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School Board of Brevard County

• Services to Disabled Students
• Unilaterally Placed in Private Schools
• by their Parents
• PPPSS

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act -
IDEA

• Federal legislation provides for special
  education and related services to students with
  disabilities.
• District has a Child Find responsibility to
  identify disabled students
• A proportionate share of IDEA funds are set aside
  for disabled students enrolled in non-profit
  private schools.

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Definitions

• LEA Local Educational Agency
• School Board of Brevard County
• SEA State Education Agency
• Florida Department of Education
• ESE Exceptional Student Education
• FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
• SP Service Plan
• Written statement of services that the LEA will
  provide to a disabled student who is a PPPSS at a
  non-profit private school

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Child Find

• The public school district (LEA) is responsible
  for taking referrals and screening or evaluating
  students enrolled in private schools who are
  suspected of having a disability.
• The referral for this evaluation is made by the
  parent to the neighborhood public school.
• The private school assists the parent with the
  referral as appropriate.

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Referral for Screening/Evaluation

• The neighborhood public school schedules a Child
  Study Team (CST) meeting with the parent to
  discuss the parents concerns.
• Private school representatives are invited to
  attend the CST meeting.

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Services to Students in Private Schools IDEA
Proportionate Share

• A disabled student, enrolled in non-profit
  private school by his/her parents, may receive
  services from the public school through a Service
  Plan.

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Consideration of Services

• When a private school or parent requests services
  for an already identified ESE student, a meeting
  is scheduled to consider developing a Service
  Plan.

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Private School Students

• The LEA provides selected and agreed upon
  special education and/or related services to
  students enrolled in private schools through a
  Service Plan.

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Private School Students and FAPE

• PPPSS have no entitlement to receive special
  education and related services from the public
  school district. (FAPE)
• Public School Districts are not required to
  develop a SP for every PPPSS with a disability.

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Service Plan Meetings

• The classroom teacher from the private school is
  invited to attend the Service Plan meeting.
• If the classroom teacher of the private school
  cannot attend, the LEA uses other methods to
  ensure participation by the classroom teacher
  such as conference telephone calls and/or written
  input.
• If the classroom teacher does not attend the
  meeting or provide written input, the SP meeting
  would need to be rescheduled.

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What is Included on a Service Plan?

• SPs reflect only the services that the LEA has
  determined it will provide to the student.
• SPs never reflect services that are provided to
  the student by private school personnel.

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Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan
for the 2009/10 School Year

• Speech Therapy and Language Therapy (public or
  private school setting)
• Occupational Therapy (public school setting)
• Assistive Technology
• Selected Equipment and Materials
• ESE Teachers-Consultation for Services and/or
  Curriculum Decisions
• In-Service-Training for Private School Personnel

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Services to Brevard Private School Students in
2008/09

• Disabled Public School Students
  12,440
• Disabled Private School Students
  652
• Disabled Students in Brevard County
  13,386
• Total Federal Fund Allocation
  15,102,746
• Proportionate Share Allocation
  752,137
• This number excludes ESE students attending
  for-profit schools and McKay students not
  participating in the reevaluation process.

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Services to Brevard Private School Students in
2009/10

• Disabled Public School Students
  12,548
• Disabled Private School Students
  589
• Disabled Students in Brevard County
  13,472
• Total Federal Fund Allocation
  32,645,204.00 (w/ARRA)
• Proportionate Share Allocation
  1,463,654.22 (w/ARRA)
• 707,900.84 (w/out ARRA)
• This number excludes ESE students attending
  for-profit schools and McKay students not
  participating in the reevaluation process.

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Proportionate IDEA Share Funds

• ?Cannot be paid directly to a private school
• ?Cannot be used for repairs, remodeling, or
  construction of private school facilities
• What if Funds are Insufficient?
• Direct services to students from therapists will
  be projected and funded for the entire school
  year.
• Funding for materials/equipment could be affected
  if the demand exceeds the IDEA proportionate
  share.

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Complaints

• An organization or individual may file a
  written complaint alleging that the School
  District (LEA) failed to engage in meaningful or
  timely consultation or did not consider the views
  of the private school official.

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Complaints

• The complaint must provide the basis of the
  belief that the LEA did not comply with the
  consultation requirements.
• The written complaint is given to the LEA. The
  LEA forwards the complaint to the State
  Educational Agency (SEA).

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Three Year Reevaluation for McKay Students

• District is required to provide reevaluation
  notifications to parents of scholarship students
  at least once every three years

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School Board of Brevard County Private School
Contacts

• Office of Administrative
• Support Services
• 321-633-1000
• Dr. Karen Palladino ext. 505
• Patricia Fontan
• ext. 531