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Individuats with DisabititiesEducation Act (IDEA)

IDEA is divided into four parts:

• Part A - GeneraL Provisions, Definitions and OtherIssues

• Part B - Assistance for Education of AtL ChiLdren withDisabilities (3 through 21)

• Part C - Infants and Toddters with DisabiLities(birth through 3)

• Part D - NationaL Activities to Improve Education ofChiLdren with DisabiLities

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Notice of Procedural Safeguards

Give Me FiveWho has read the Procedural Safeguards?

What is your comfort level?

1 = never read them/don’t know them5 = high comfort levet/can answer questions

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Notice of Procedural Safeguards

The Gist•Number off 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.

• Read the assignment that corresponds to yournumber.

• After reading time is catted, form expertgroups.

• Discuss and summarize your section(s) usingchart paper

• Select a spokesperson to share out per group.

# Pages Start Stop1 1-3 Beginning lEE

2 3-7 lEE Ed Records

3 7-9 Ed Records Voluntary PrivateSchool

4 9-11 Voluntary Private ResolvingSchool Disagreements

5 11-14 Resolving Due ProcessDisagreements Hearing Program

6 14-17 Due Process Before the HearingHearing Program

7 17-19 Before the Hearing End

ProceduralNoti

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During an Initial Evatuation

• Whether the child is a chitd with a disability, asdefined in § 300.8, and the educational needs ofthe child;

• The present levels of academic achievement andrelated developmental needs of the child; and

• Whether the child needs special education andrelated services.

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During a Reevaluation

• Whether the chitd continues to have such adisability and the educational needs of thechild;

• Whether the child continues to need specialeducation and retated services;

• Present levels of academic achievement andrelated devetopmental needs of the child; and

During a Reevaluation

Whether any additions or modifications tothe speciat education and retated servicesare needed to enabte the child to meet themeasurabte annual goals set out in theindividualized education program of thechild and to participate, as appropriate, inthe general education curriculum.

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What reevaLuation shares withinitiat evaluations

• Purpose • Gathering additionat• Prior written data, if needed

notice • Parent invotvement• Review of existing in the evaluation

evaLuation data group

• Parent consent • Factors invoLved indetermining

• Procedural eligibiLitysafeguards notice

• Parent invoLvementin eLigibilitydetermination

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For Initials

Once the referraL has been given and the parenthas signed consent the timetine for assessmentbegins

• 45 school days to compLete the assessment• 30 caLendar days from the day of the report

to go to ARD to present the report

It the REED process is appropriate, it may occur aspart of the initiaL evaluation.

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For the 3 yr ReevaLuation

The REED shoutd be conducted prior tothe due date and with enough time forany requested evatuation to becompleted and report written by the duedate of the three-year reevaluation.

IFor Any Other Reevaluation

• The REED process must be completedprior to any reevaluation to determinewhat data is needed. For any otherreevaluation that is not the three-yearreevaluation, it must be completed bythe time tine designated by the ARDCommittee (ARDC).

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IWho?

• If the chitd has a Visuat Impairment and/orAuditory Impairment the MDT witi include theVI and/or Al teacher.

• White we’ve reviewed a list of individuals whomay be part of the MDT, it is not an atlinctusive list. There may be other individuatswho will need to be included depending on thechild’s identified needs such as an adaptivephysicat education teacher, an art therapist, anin-home trainer, etc.

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Beginning of Process

Reevaluation processbegins for a student whois due or being consideredtot a reevaluation. Action

ARD committee (includingparent) conducts a Reviewof Existing EvaluationData to answer these 4questions.

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The Process Begins

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FIs additionaL data needed...

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Decision

Is additional dataneeded to determine:1. whether the student

continues to havea disability and theeducational needs ofthe student?

2. the present levels ofacademic achievementand functionalperformance?

3. whether the studentcontinues to needspecial education andrelated services?

4. whether any additionsor modifications areneeded to enable thestudent to meet theannual goals?

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EvaLuation and AssessmentReview

• Sociological EvaLuation Review• Communication Evatuation Review• Speech/Language EvaLuation Review

• Fluency/Voice EvaLuation Review• Language Evaluation Review• Articutation Evaluation Review

• Health Evatuation Review• Emotionat/Behaviorat EvaLuation Review

• Cognitive! Intellectual EvaLuation Review• Adaptive Behavior Evaluation review• Achievement Evaluation Review• Assistive Technology EvaLuation Review

IEP and Records Review

• Current primary disabitity andsecondary disabitities

• Date each disability wasdetermined

• Is there a retevant evaluationreport in the student file foreach disability?

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Documented ItemDecision

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Documented Item

LEA must notify the child’sparent of:

• the determination andthe reasons for thedetermination; and

• the right of the parents torequest an assessmentto determine whether thechild continues to be achild with a disabHity andto determine the child’seducational needs.

Clarification

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No Additionat Data Needed

f_______Notify the parent

Explain your decision

Explain parents rightsto request an evaluation ]

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Documented Item j

ARD committeedocuments data reviewed

Decision

It the answer to anyquestion is YES, followthese steps.

Action

IHOWAdditional Data Needed

and the basis fordetermination in regard toeach question.

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Documented Item ]The ARD committeedetermines what additionaldata is needed andestablishes the timeline forcompletion.

Additionat Data Needed

Determine whatdata is needed

EstabLish timetine

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“Note: If this is a three-yearreevaluation, the evaluation andreport must be completed by thethree-year anniversary date.

Additional Data Needed

• Prior Written

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Notice

• Obtain informedwritten consent

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Documented Item ]Provide parent with priorwritten notice that describes the assessmentsand obtain informed written consent. TI

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Additional Data Needed

• ARD Committeereviews the evatuation

• ARD CommitteedeveLops/revises theIEP

Action

ARD committee reviewsthe evaluation anddetermines eligibility forservices. If the childis eligible, the ARDcommittee develops orrevises the IER

Action

Complete the requestedevaluation and reportwithin timeframe.

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Erequentty Asked Questions

If a REED is done and the ARDC requestsadditional evaluation, is the REED date thethree-year reevaluation date?

If the ARDC requests additional evaluation,the reevaluation process is not completeuntil the evaluation and report arecompleted. The evatuation report shouldbe completed by the three-yearreevatuation date.

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FrequentLy Asked Questions

The ARDC for a student etigible as a student with aspeech impairment conducts a REED and requestsemotionat and academic evaLuation. After therequested evatuations are compteted, the ARDCrequests an evaluation by the occupationaLtherapist. ShouLd a new REED be conducted?

A REED must take pLace as part of anyreevaluation of a student under IDEA. The REEDis the process of Looking at a student’s existingdata to determine if additional data are needed.

Erequent[y Asked Questions

• When a child is referred from Ed, do we conduct aREED for these referrals?

• For an initial evaluation, a REED would take placeif it is appropriate.

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Frequent[y Asked Questions

An initiaL FIE was conducted and the student didnot quaLify for speciaL education services due to noeducationaL need. A year Later, the schooL refersthe chiLd for evaLuation. Do we need new testing?

If the ARDC determines a REED is appropriate, aREED woutd be conducted to determine whetherfurther assessment is needed to determine: ifthe student is a student with a disability underIDEA; the educational needs of the chiLd; thePLAAFP; whether the student needs specialeducation and related services.

Frequent[y Asked Questions

Do we need a new eligibiLity after a REED thatdetermines no new data is needed?

• If the ARDC determines that no additionaldata is needed, then the LEA is not requiredto conduct further evaLuation and the REEDmay constitute as the student’s three-yearreevaLuation.

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