notification once the student turns 18 years of age. that notification is provided one year prior to the student’s 18th birthday. The oversight and tracking system should include periodic reviews by the Director of Special Education to ensure ongoing compliance. Develop a report of the results of an internal review of records in which the student turned 17 years of age, after implementation of all corrective actions, to ensure appropriate provision of the transfer of parental rights notification. Please note when conducting internal monitoring that the charter school must maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: a) List of the student names and grade levels for the records reviewed; b) Date of the review; c) Name of person(s) who conducted the review, their role(s), and signature(s). periodic reviews, along with the name and role of the designated person by October 4, 2013. Submit the results of the review of students records and include the following: Number of records reviewed; Number of records in compliance; For any records not in compliance, determine the root cause; and Specific corrective actions taken by the district to remedy any
consent. According to the procedures, if a parent revokes consent in writing, the charter school will act promptly to provide written notice to the parent of the charter school’s proposal to discontinue services based on the written revocation of consent. The procedures indicate that notice will be provided a reasonable time before the charter school intends to discontinue the student's services. The charter school will also provide information on how the parent can obtain a copy of the procedural safeguards. SE 51 Appropriate special education teacher licensure Charter Schools only) Interviews Document Review The special education coordinator has completed a graduate degree in special education and provides direct supervision to one staff member who is delivering specialized instruction to students.
Additional Special Education Criteria Monitored in this Mid-cycle Review Current special education criteria available by scrolling down to the special education instrument at Criterion Criterion Implemented Criterion Partially Implemented (PI) or Not Implemented (NI) Method(s) of Investigation Basis of Determination about Criterion If Partially Implemented or Not Implemented: (a) Required Corrective Action and Timelines for Implementation (b) Progress Report Due Date(s) and Required Elements SE 1 Assessments are appropriately selected and interpreted for students referred for evaluation Student Records Interviews For limited English proficient students, the charter school administers assessments for special education eligibility in the language and form most likely to yield accurate information on what the student knows and can accomplish academically, developmentally, and functionally. SE 6 Determination of transition services Student Records Interviews The charter school consistently documents transition planning for all students ages 14 and older. Completed Transition Planning Forms were included in all files reviewed. SE 9A Student When students are determined to be ineligible
Elements of the eligibility determination; general education and services for ineligible students Records Interviews for special education services, a Section 504 Accommodation Plan is considered at the eligibility Team meeting and documented on the Notice of School District Refusal to Act (N2) form. SE 11 School district response to parental request for independent educational evaluation Document Review The charter school has established procedures to offer parents the option of participating in an income eligibility program for free or reduced cost independent educational evaluations that are equivalent to the types of assessments completed by the school. SE 13 Progress Reports and content Student Records Related service providers consistently provide progress reports. The charter school provides graduating
students with a summary of his or her academic achievement and functional performance and also includes recommendations on how to assist the student in meeting his or her post secondary goals. SE 20 Least restrictive program selected PI Student Records Interviews The Non-Participation Justification statement does not always specifically state why the removal of the student from the general education classroom is considered critical to the student's program and the basis for the Team’s conclusion that education of the student in a less restrictive environment, with the use of supplementary aids and services, could not be achieved satisfactorily. Provide training to the Team chairpersons responsible for completing IEPs on writing Justification statements that address why the removal of the student from the general education classroom is critical to the student’s programming. Develop an internal oversight and tracking system for ensuring that written justification meets the requirements of this criterion. The oversight and tracking system should include periodic reviews of IEPs by the Director of Special Education to ensure ongoing compliance. Develop a report of the results of an internal review of student records, in which IEPs have been written since Submit the training information, including the agenda and sign-in sheet. Submit a description of the internal oversight and tracking system with periodic reviews, along with the name and role of the designated person by October 4, 2013. Submit the results of the review of students records and include the
implementation of all of the corrective actions, for evidence of appropriately completed Justification statements. Please note when conducting internal monitoring that the charter school must maintain the following documentation and make it available to the Department upon request: a) List of the student names and grade levels for the records reviewed; b) Date of the review; c) Name of person(s) who conducted the review, their role(s), and signature(s). following: Number of records reviewed; Number of records in compliance; For any records not in compliance, determine the root cause; and Specific corrective actions taken by the district to remedy any Submit the report by January 13, 2014. SE 29 are in English and primary language of home Student Records Interviews The charter school provides translated IEPs and evaluation reports, when requested, for parents whose home language is other than English.
SE 33 Involvement in the general curriculum Student Records Interviews See SE 8. SE 43 Behavioral interventions Student Records Interviews The charter school consistently considers and incorporates behavioral interventions into the student’s IEP. Behavioral interventions are developed and incorporated into the Present Levels of Educational Performance B (PLEP B) section of the student’s IEP and the interventions are monitored by the Special Education Coordinator. SE 44 Procedure for recording suspensions Student Records Document Review When a student is excluded for non-compliant behavior, whether it is for a portion of the day or the entire day(s), the charter school documents this
Procedures for suspension of students with disabilities when suspensions exceed 10 consecutive school days or a pattern has developed for suspensions exceeding 10 cumulative days; responsibilities of the Team; responsibilities of the district Records Document Review Interviews consistently follows appropriate procedures and conducts manifestation determinations when there is a change in placement, such as when there is a suspension of longer than 10 consecutive days or a series of suspensions occur that are shorter than 10 consecutive days but constitute a pattern.