PennsylvaniaTraining andTechnicalAssistance Network · 4 . School District Responsibility • The Department requires school districts to submit an initial report for students: (1)

Thank you for joining us for todayrsquos webinar--Intensive Interagency Homebound Instruction and

Instruction Conducted in the Home Definitions and Regulations

The handouts can be viewed and printed by visiting the PaTTAN website Training Calendar

httpwwwpattannetcategoryTrainingCalendar

Locate November 14 2012 click on the name of this webinar click on Handouts and download

the documents

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Intensive Interagency Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home

Definitions and Regulations

November 14 2012 Lisa Brunschwyler Malcolm Conner

Roni Russell PaTTAN

Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network

PaTTANrsquos Mission

The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network is an

initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education working in partnership with families and local

education agencies to support programs and services to improve student learning and achievement

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PDErsquos Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Our goal for each child is to ensure IEP teams begin with the general education setting with the use of supplementary aids and services

before considering a more restrictive environment

Learner outcomes

bull Define Intensive Interagency (Cordero) bull Basic Education Circular on Intensive Interagency bull Facilitated Self Assessment Item 20 for cyclical

monitoring bull Define Homebound Instruction bull Define Instruction Conducted in the Home bull Basic Education Circular and Penn Link requirement

of reporting students receiving Special Education

bull httpwwwleaderservicescomseshome

Intensive Interagency Initiative

bull Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 20 USC sect1401 et seq and the litigation known as Cordero v Commonwealth the Department has developed a system for providing intensive interagency coordination to students with disabilities whose school districts have determined that they cannot be appropriately educated in a public educational setting

andhellip bull Have waited more than 30 days for the provision of an

appropriate educational placement This system is alsoaimed at providing assistance to students who are at substantial risk of waiting more than 30 days for an appropriate educational placement

2

PDE website

Please see the Basic Education Circulars (BECs)entitled located on PDE website

httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptcommunity basic_education_circulars7497

bull Interagency Coordination 20 USC 1412(a)(12)

Basic Education Circulars

Local Level Coordination

bull The system of intensive interagency coordination is not intended to replace the local interagency process

bull In the vast majority of situations requiring interagency efforts local IEP and Interagency teams do not require additional assistance to assure the provision of appropriate educational programs and placements for the students they serve

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IU and PaTTAN Technical Assistance

bull IU Consultants and PaTTAN regional consultants collaborate with other child-serving agencies to provide intensive interagency coordination to students with disabilities thathellip

bull School Districts have determined that they cannot be appropriately educated in a public educational setting and who have waited more than 30 days for the provision of an appropriate educational placement

What does Technical Assistance require

bull Directly support collaboration between educators and other child-serving agencies in partnership with families

bull Problem solve service delivery issues bull Facilitate team meetings bull Provide information and at the local level re

relevant child serving agencies

What Intensive Interagency is NOT

bull If there is a dispute about the appropriateness of the studentrsquos program or placement this dispute must be resolved through mediation and or due process hearing procedures Program andor placement disputes cannot be resolved through intensive interagency coordination

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School District Responsibility

bull The Department requires school districts to submit an initial report for students

(1) whose districts have determined that they cannot currently be served in the public educational setting and (2) who have waited more than 30 days for the provision of an appropriate educational placement (or are at substantial risk of waiting more than 30 days for a placement)

bull These reports must be filed within 5 days of initial identification of these students and must be updated on a continuous basis until an appropriate placement is provided

Compliance Monitoring and Facilitated Self Assessment 20

Facilitated Self Assessment (FSA) 20 (Intensive Interagency Approach) bull LEA ensures that they are familiar with

ndash Interagency ndash Child and Adolescent Service System Program

(CASSP) (county level) ndash HomeboundInstruction in the Home Reporting

Homebound Instruction ndash 24 PS 131329(a) Pa Code Title 22 1125

ldquoHomebound instruction is a temporary excusal from compulsory education laws for mental physical or other urgent reasons rdquo

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Homebound Instruction

bull The LEAhellip ldquomay provide students temporarily excused under this section with homebound instruction for a period not to exceed 3 monthsrdquo

PA Code Title 22 1125


bull The LEA hellip ldquoshall adopt policies that describe the instructional services that are available to students who have been excused under this sectionrdquo


Instruction Conducted in the Home

A placement option on the continuum of alternative placements for students with disabilities who require full-time special education services and programs outside the school setting for the entire day Placement is an individualized education program (IEP) team decision and requires issuance of a Notice of Recommended Educational Placement (NOREP)

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What is the difference

Instruction Conducted in the Home Homebound

bull A special education bull For any student placement bull A temporary excusal from

bull Instruction is provided at compulsory attendance due the studentrsquos home to a medical physical or

bull Requires an IEP team mental health need decision and a signed bull Requires a doctorrsquos NOREP recommendation

What Homebound and ICITH are NOT

Home Education sect13271

httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptco mmunitypurdons_statutes7503home_educati on_program507313

Homebound Policy Suggestions Best Practice

bull Does your LEA have a school policy listing the protocol for requesting homebound

bull Is there an LEA developed form that physicians are to use

bull Is the protocol handled by the nursersquos office bull Is there a ldquotime liferdquo for the physicianrsquos note bull If the request for excusal from school is due to a

behavioral health need does the treating physicianpsychologist understand what their recommendation means

bull Is there a release of information available so the school team can receive updates(when permissible)

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Reporting requirements

bull All Local Education Agencies (LEAs) must report students with disabilities placed on Homebound Instruction or Instruction in the Home to the Bureau of Special Education

BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website

Please see the Basic Education Circulars (BECs) located on PDE website httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptco mmunitybasic_education_circulars7497

bull Instruction Conducted in the Home 34 CFR 30039 and 115

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Reporting Students

bull PENNLINK is the official electronic mail service for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)

bull All of Pennsylvanias local education agencies (LEAs) subscribe to the PENNLINK service and access their e-mail regularly usually in the main administrative office

bull Membership information located on PDE website

Reporting Protocol

bull The PENNLINK is titled SUBJECT Special Education Students Receiving Homebound Instruction or Instruction Conducted in the Home

bull LEAs must submit both the initial and the follow-up reports electronically via the Special Education Students at Home website at httpwwwleaderservicescomseshome

PROCEDURES FOR INITIAL REPORTING

bull LEAs should use their administrative unit number (AUN) as the user name to log into the website

bull The LEArsquos password is identical to the one used to log into the Compliance Monitoring System at httpsappsleaderservicescom_pde_comp_mon

bull Instructions are listed on the page

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Demonstration of SESHome website

Home Page

Maintain District Contact

10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11

Edit or Update a Record

Reports page

REVIEW What is the difference




mental health need decision and a signed bull Requires a doctorrsquos NOREP recommendation

bull Requires an IEP team

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Resources bull wwwpattannet (Intensive Interagency Initiative initial and update reporting

forms and contacts)

bull httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptcommunityus_codes7505intensive_interagency_coordination507383 (BEC on Intensive Interagency)

bull httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptcommunityus_codes7505intensive_interagency_definitions_28attachment_to_bec29 (Intensive InteragencyDefinitions)

bull httpwwwportalstatepausportalserverptcommunitybasic_education_circulars7497 (BEC on Homebound and Instruction Conducted in the Home)

bull Homebound and ICITH reporting website httpwwwleaderservicescomseshome

bull Cordero v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Department ofEducation 795F Supp 1352 18 IDELR 1099 (ED Pa 1992)

Questions

bull Contact your local REGIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATOR

Lisa Brunschwyler- Eastern Region - 800-441-3215 ext 7246 lbrunschwylerpattannet

Roni Russell- Central Region ndash 800-360-7282 ext 3314 rrussellpattannet

Jeannine Brinkley- Western Region ndash 800-446-5607 ext 6878 jbrinkleypattannet

Contact Information

Lisa Brunschwyler- Eastern Region lbrunschwylerpattannet

Roni Russell- Central Region rrussellpattannet

Jeannine Brinkley- Western Region jbrinkleypattannet

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Tom Corbett Governor

Pennsylvania Department of Education Ronald JTomalis Secretary

Dr Carolyn Dumaresq Deputy Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

John JTommasini Director Bureau of Special Education

Patricia HozellaAssistant Director Bureau of Special Education

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PDErsquos Commitment to Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Our goal for each child is to ensure IEP teams begin with the general education setting with the use of supplementary aids and services

before considering a more restrictive environment

Learner outcomes

bull Define Intensive Interagency (Cordero) bull Basic Education Circular on Intensive Interagency bull Facilitated Self Assessment Item 20 for cyclical

monitoring bull Define Homebound Instruction bull Define Instruction Conducted in the Home bull Basic Education Circular and Penn Link requirement

of reporting students receiving Special Education

bull httpwwwleaderservicescomseshome

Intensive Interagency Initiative

bull Pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 20 USC sect1401 et seq and the litigation known as Cordero v Commonwealth the Department has developed a system for providing intensive interagency coordination to students with disabilities whose school districts have determined that they cannot be appropriately educated in a public educational setting

andhellip bull Have waited more than 30 days for the provision of an

appropriate educational placement This system is alsoaimed at providing assistance to students who are at substantial risk of waiting more than 30 days for an appropriate educational placement

2

PDE website








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BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







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Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13

PDE website








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BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



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Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







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Home Page


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Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









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7



BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







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Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13











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7



BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







9


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13









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7



BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







9


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13















7



BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







9


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13



BEC 34 CFR 30039 and 115

PDE website



8

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







9


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13

Reporting Students




Reporting Protocol







9


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13


Home Page


10

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13

Enter a New Record

Initial Record

Updating a record

11


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13


Reports page







12


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13


forms and contacts)






Questions





Contact Information









13

Documents

PennsylvaniaTraining andTechnicalAssistance Network · 4 . School District Responsibility • The Department requires school districts to submit an initial report for students: (1)