Special Education Special Education MeetingMeeting

April 2, 2012

Special Special Education Education ReferralReferral

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AgendaAgendaMichael Shelton

State of the Department

State of the Department

Professional Responsibilities

Communication

Mary Raftary

Medicaid

IEP Forms Update

Spanish and Arabic Forms

Level Change IEPs (8th grade: Kelly Herrick, Carolyn Allen, Courtney Mitchell

Gail Milburn and Jim Emerick:

Discipline and MDRs

Medicaid UpdateMedicaid UpdatePasswords

Be sure that they are secure -- not your last name or district name

Do not share with others -- it is considered fraud!

REEDs are now billable

SSW and Psychs with LLP are separate from LP

Updated tip sheets are available: http://www.resa.net/services/medicaid/tipsheets/

Forms UpdateForms UpdateForms update during the break

Forms will be grouped to make them easier to find

Adding Discipline Services Record form

Line changes in REED, IEP, FAPE, Non-Public Plans

We will send the “What’s New” document when it is available

Spanish and Arabic Spanish and Arabic FormsForms

FormsForms

http://www.resa.net/specialeducation/spedcompliance/forms/

Level Change IEPsLevel Change IEPs

Monday, April 16, 2012Pre-School to Elementary

Elementary to Middle School

Middle School to High School

8th Grade Level 8th Grade Level ChangesChanges

Special Special Education and Education and

DisciplineDiscipline

Or: What a tragedy it is to lose one’s mind

What Counts as a What Counts as a Suspension?Suspension?

Partial days = full days of removal.

If restrictions/conditions are imposed, each

day out until condition is met is a day of

removal (e.g., parent meeting, psych eval).

If removed at district request it is a day of removal.

Each missed school day due to bus suspension, if transportation is included in IEP, is a day of removal.

If removal is part of a behavior intervention plan (BIP) that is NOT written in the IEP it is a removal.

What Does NOT Count as a What Does NOT Count as a Suspension?Suspension?

In-school suspensions do not need to be counted as suspension days if:

The student is given his/her classroom work to complete during the ISS,

Continues to receive special education services specified in the IEP, and

Continues to participate with non-disabled peers to the same extent that they would have without the ISS

The student must be able to earn credit for work completed during the ISS

TimelinesTimelines1+ days of suspension: classwork provided, must earn credit for work done, track days on Discipline Tracking Record

Around 6th day: Functional Assessment and Behavior Plan

10th day: Manifestation Determination Review and Discipline paperwork (from MiStar/Zangle) plus plan for how special education services will be provided during any additional suspensions

More than 10 days: Special education services must be provided during suspension. Determine if a change of placement exists. If yes: convene MDR, discipline paperwork and Interim Alternate Educational Setting (IAES) form if not a manifestation of disability and suspension will continue beyond MDR

Discipline Tracking RecordDiscipline Tracking Record

1DESCRIPTIO

N OF

BEHAVIORSUBJECT TODISCIPLINE

2Date

suspension

Issued

3Date

suspensio

nlength is

determined

4Length ofsuspensio

n

5Dates of

thesuspensio

n

6Cumulativ

edays of

suspension:

New Total

7Is there a pattern of removal (after the 10th day), or

does this suspension exceed 10

consecutive school days?

8Date of parentnotice

9MDR dates

10Intervention

s, if any, that are

implemented after the

incident

Incident #1: From___To_____

□ N.A.□ Yes □ No

□ N.A.□ Date:______

Incident #2: From_______ To_________

□ N.A.□ Yes □ No

□ N.A.□ Date:_______

Incident #3: From_______To_________

□ N.A.□ Yes □ No

□ N.A.□ Date:_______

Incident #4: From_______To_________

□ N.A.□ Yes □ No

□ N.A.□ Date:_______

FBA/BIP Dates:__________; ____________; ____________; ____________; ___________; ____________

An MDR must be convened on the 10th cumulative day of suspension (do not convene an MDR before the 9th day)

As well as if the student is removed for more than 10 consecutive days, -or-

If the student has been subjected to a series of removals that constitute a pattern after the 10th cumulative day of suspension

When is a Manifestation Determination Review Held?

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

What is a Change of What is a Change of Placement?Placement?

A change in placement occurs in one of two situations:

✴ The suspension is for more than 10 consecutive school days.

-or-

✴ The child has been suspended MORE than 10 cumulative days in a school year and the suspensions constitute a pattern.

What Constitutes a What Constitutes a Pattern?Pattern?

Suspension over 10 cumulative days that:

Are a recurrence of substantially similar behavior leading to multiple suspensions

-or-

The suspensions are close in proximity to each other (i.e. removals are one or two weeks apart)

After 10 Days of After 10 Days of SuspensionSuspension

Beginning with the 11th day of suspension in a school year, special education services must be provided during any additional days of suspension/removal so as to enable the student to continue to participate in the general education curriculum and to progress toward meeting the goals in the student’s IEP

If the suspensions are a change in placement, a Manifestation Determination Review must be held; special education services must be determined by the IEPT and documented on the Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) Form

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Found on MIStar

(Zangle)

Begin the Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Plan process by the 6th day of suspension

“Special Circumstance” suspensions involve drugs, weapons or serious bodilyinjury. Contact the Behavior Specialist immediately.

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