Special Education Directors Meeting
October 29, 2012
9:30 AM
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Deb Sotack – update from Bureau
a. Human Services Licensing – handout, guide is on the website
b. PASA administration Penn Link
3. Evaluation/Reevaluation and Prior Written Notice - handouts
a. Email from Malcolm Conner
b. Combined Form – PDE says you can use this form, but you must leave Jeffrey
Champagne information on it
c. Annotated example of current NOREP for PWN purposes
4. Sequestration
a. FAQ on Sequestration
b. CEC policy insider
http://www.policyinsider.org/2012/10/house-democrats-issuesequestration-report-12000-special-educators-face-lay-offs-over-500000student.html
- If you go to this link, and click on take action now, you can put in
your info and email or print off letters to your representatives
5. Keystone Exams
a. Powerpoint
b. Options for students with IEPs
6. 504 Requirements and ESY
a. There are no specific regulations in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the
American with Disabilities Act that pertain to ESY.
b. However, the Office for Civil Rights staff in the United States Department of Education
interpreted those two civil rights statutes to impose such a requirement.
c. If that group of individuals knowledgeable about the child, evaluation data, and
placement option determines that the student requires ESY as part of FAPE and places
ESY in the Section 504 Service Agreement, the LEA must provide those services.
7. North Carolina Letter and 60 days – this letter does not impact PA because we have
language addressing breaks in school. NC did not, so summer break counts towards 60
day timeline for evals and re-evals.
8. Section VII on the IEP
a. Those four bulleted area in the box must be discussed at the IEP team meeting
b. There is no requirement that each of the areas must have a written response. If
the LEA wishes to provide a written response for each bulleted area, that is up to
the LEA.
c. As we discussed, there are two statements at the bottom of the page that must
have a written response. The LEA must provide a written response for the
statement “… Explanation of the extent, if any, to which the student will not
participate with students without disabilities in the regular education class….”
-There must be a written statement placed in the box.
-This is where-the educational environment.
d. The LEA must provide a written response for the statement “…Explanation of the
extent, if any, to which the student will not participate with student without
disabilities in the general education curriculum….”
-There must be a written statement placed in the box.
-This deals with content-what is taught.
9. Equitable Participation – if a nonpublic school parent declines special ed services, does
the student have to be re-evaluated every 3 or 2 years?
- Yes. The district is obligated to conduct re-evals to establish the
child is eligible for EP services. You may fulfill this obligation with
a waiver. If the child returns to the public school, an subsequent
evaluations would be a reeval.
- If the IU conducted the initial eval and the district has not been
involved, the IU may be responsible for conducting the reevals.
10. Emancipated minors and IEPs:
Question: If an 18 year old student receiving special education services marries a
17 year old receiving special education services - who can sign documents?
Answer: 22 Pa Code 11.11 (a)(1) states “…a minor living with a spouse is deemed
emancipated”. The 17 year old student may sign his/her own documents.
11. Gifted – Amy Garvey
12. Sign Language Class – Amy Garvey
13. Precision Teaching – Amy Garvey
14. SBAP Update -