Brevard Public Schools. Services to Parentally Placed Private School Students PPPSS April 17, 2015

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1 Brevard Public Schools Services to Parentally Placed Private School Students PPPSS April 17, 2015

2 Definitions LEA Local Educational Agency Brevard Public Schools (BPS) SEA State Education Agency Florida Department of Education ESE Exceptional Student Education FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education PPPSS-Parentally Placed Private School Students SP Service Plan Written statement of services that the LEA will provide to a disabled student who is a PPPSS at a non-profit private school

3 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - IDEA Federal legislation provides for special education and related services to students with disabilities. District has a Child Find responsibility to identify disabled students A proportionate share of IDEA funds are set aside for disabled students enrolled in non-profit private schools.

4 Child Find The public school district (LEA) is responsible for taking referrals and screening or evaluating students enrolled in private schools who are suspected of having a disability. The referral for this evaluation is made by the parent or private school representative to BPS. The private school assists BPS with the referral, interventions, and data collection as appropriate.

5 Referral for Screening/Evaluation BPS schedules an Individual Problem Solving Team (IPST) meeting with the parent to discuss the parent s and/or private school s concerns. BPS tries to schedule these meetings at the private school to ensure participation from the classroom teacher.

6 Services to Students in Private Schools IDEA Proportionate Share A disabled student, enrolled in non-profit private school by his/her parents, may receive services from the District through a Service Plan.

7 Consideration of Services When a private school or parent requests services for an already identified Exceptional Student Education (ESE) student, a meeting is scheduled to consider developing a Service Plan.

8 Private School Students The LEA provides selected and agreed upon special education and/or related services to students enrolled in non-profit private schools through a Service Plan.

9 Private School Students and FAPE PPPSS have no entitlement to receive special education and related services from the public school district (FAPE). Public School Districts are not required to develop a SP for every PPPSS with a disability.

10 Service Plan Meetings The classroom teacher from the private school is invited to attend the Service Plan meeting. If the classroom teacher of the private school cannot attend, the LEA uses other methods to ensure participation by the classroom teacher such as conference telephone calls and/or written input. If the classroom teacher does not attend the meeting nor provides written input, the SP meeting would need to be rescheduled.

11 What is Included on a Service Plan? SPs reflect only the services that the LEA has determined it will provide to the student. SPs never reflect services that are provided to the student by private school personnel.

12 Services to Brevard Private School Students in 2014/15 # Disabled Students in Public Schools 11,131 # Disabled Students in Private School *634 # Disabled Students in Brevard County 12,343 Total Federal Fund Allocation-2014/2015 $15,342,702 Proportionate Share Allocation $826, *This number excludes ESE students attending for-profit schools, McKay students dismissed from all ESE programs and McKay students not participating in the reevaluation process.

13 Services to Brevard Private School Students in 2015/16 # Disabled Students in Public Schools 11,925 # Disabled Students in Private School *689 # Disabled Students in Brevard County 13,141 Total Federal Fund Allocation-2014/2015 $15,361,124 Proportionate Share Allocation $839, *This number excludes ESE students attending for-profit schools, McKay students dismissed from all ESE programs and McKay students not participating in the reevaluation process.

14 Proportionate IDEA Share Funds Cannot be paid directly to a private school Cannot be used for repairs, remodeling, or construction of private school facilities What if Funds are Insufficient? Direct services to students from therapists will be projected and funded for the entire school year. Funding for materials/equipment could be affected if the demand exceeds the IDEA proportionate share.

15 Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan for the 2015/16 School Year for Students Attending Non-Profit Private Schools Speech Therapy (grades K-12 in public school setting or selected private school setting grades K-5) Language Therapy (grades K-12 in public school setting or selected private school setting grades K-5) ESE Teachers-Consultation for Services and/or Curriculum Decisions

16 Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan for the 2015/16 School Year for Students Attending Non-Profit Private Schools Assistive Technology Selected Equipment and Materials Psychological Services Transition Services In-Service-Training for Private School Personnel

17 Complaints An organization or individual may file a written complaint alleging that the School District (LEA) failed to engage in meaningful or timely consultation or did not consider the views of the private school official.

18 Complaints The complaint must provide the basis of the belief that the LEA did not comply with the consultation requirements. The written complaint is given to the LEA. The LEA forwards the complaint to the State Educational Agency (SEA).

19 Questions/Concerns Written input from parents and private school representatives

20 School Board of Brevard County Private School Contacts Office of Administrative Support Services ext.505 Dr. Patricia Fontan, Director ESE Administrative Support