COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
MID-CYCLE REPORT
District: Lenox Public Schools
MCR Onsite Dates: 03/12/2013
Program Area: Special Education
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
COORDINATED PROGRAM REVIEW
MID-CYCLE REPORT
SE Criterion # 7 - Transfer of parental rights at age of majority and
student participation and consent at the age of majority
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
Review of student records, documents and an interview indicated that one year prior to the
student reaching age 18, the district informs the student and the parent/guardian of the rights
that will transfer from the parent/guardian to the student upon the student’s 18th birthday. The
notification provided to both the student and the parent/guardian explicitly states that all rights
accorded to parents under special education law would transfer to the 18 year old, unless the
parent had been granted guardianship from the court, or the student elected to share
education decision-making, or delegate decision-making to another adult.
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SE Criterion # 8 - IEP Team composition and attendance
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
Review of student records and an interview indicated that members of the Team attended
Team meetings unless the parent and the district agreed to use alternative means, such as a
video conference or a conference call; or the district and the parent agreed, in writing, that the
attendance of the Team member was not necessary because the member’s area of the
curriculum or related services was not being modified or discussed; or the district and the
parent agreed, in writing, to excuse a required Team member’s participation and the excused
member provided written input into the development of the IEP to the parent and the IEP
Team prior to the meeting.
SE Criterion # 18A - IEP development and content
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
Review of student records, documents and an interview indicated that when the IEP Team
evaluation indicates that a student's disability affects social skills development, or when the
student's disability makes him or her vulnerable to bullying, harassment, or teasing, the IEP
addressed the skills and proficiencies needed to avoid and respond to bullying, harassment,
or teasing. For students identified with a disability on the autism spectrum, the IEP Team
considered and specifically addressed the skills and proficiencies needed to avoid and
respond to bullying, harassment, or teasing.
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SE Criterion # 18B - Determination of placement; provision of IEP to
parent
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
Student record review and an interview indicated that immediately following the development
of the IEP, the district provided the parent or guardian with two (2) copies of the proposed IEP
and proposed placement along with the required notice. In one case the student was
presented the IEP as she is her own guardian.
SE Criterion # 25 - Parental consent
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
Student record review and an interview indicated that no parent revoked consent during the
period covered in the review. The district had procedures in place if a parent gives consent for
special education services and then, at any time following, revokes consent to the student’s
special education services in writing, to discontinue all special education services, and does
not use mediation or request a due process hearing to obtain agreement or a ruling requiring
the continuation of services, consistent with federal regulation. If a parent revokes consent in
writing, the district would promptly provide written notice to the parent/guardian of the district’s
proposal to discontinue services, as well as information on how the parent could obtain a
copy of his/her right to procedural safeguards. The district would provide the notice in a
reasonable time before the district intended to discontinue the services.
SE Criterion # 26 - Parent participation in meetings
Rating:
Implemented
Basis for Findings:
The district provided the student roster documentation required by the
Department.
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