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1 2013 Webinar Series Wrking Tgether When We Dn t Agree Autism 101 Reading Basics Virtual Schl fr Students with IEPs Ask the Expert with Kelly Orginski Prgress Mnitring Ask the Expert with Mark McWilliams IEP 101 in Arabic The Imprtance f the PLAAFP Statement IEP 101 en españl IEP Supprts and Services, including accmmdatins and mdificatins ipad- The Cnsideratin ipad- Accessibility Features What Parents Need t Knw Abut Mental Health and Educatin

2 A few items t address befre we get started Lcate the range arrw (mst likely in the upper right hand crner f the screen), this tggles (hides and shws) yur G T Webinar cntrl panel. Once in the cntrl panel, clicking the + and signs will expand and cntract the tpics. Open yur cntrl panel and d the Mic & Speakers test. This webinar des nt have a call-in number, the sund cmes thrugh yur cmputer s speakers/ headset. Participants will remain muted fr this webinar. Messages can be typed int the chat/message bx that is in the G T Webinar cntrl panel. If time allws, the speaker will answer questins at the end. Fllw up questins/requests can als be sent t inf@michiganalliancefrfamilies. rg Need mre tech supprt? Please visit ur webpage rg/webinar and click n Webinar FAQs. A survey will be ed t yu fllwing this webinar. This is a requirement f ur grant and will help us imprve what we d. Please fill it ut!

3 2013 Lunchtime IEP Learning Webinar Series Virtual Schl fr Students with IEPs

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5 IDEA and Virtual Educatin: Challenges and Opprtunities Mark McWilliams, I&R&E Team Michigan Prtectin & Advcacy Service, Inc. (MPAS) Updated June 2012

6 Virtual learning is nt fr every student, but it s nt science fictin either. Right nw in Michigan, it s being used by thusands f students in hundreds f virtual curses in urban, rural, and suburban schl districts. (Van Beek, 2011) 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 6

7 Virtual Educatin One millin students tk an nline curse in ,000 students attended full-time nline schls. 40 state schls reprted 536,000 curse enrllments in /19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 7

8 Virtual Educatin Types f virtual educatin: Private prgrams. Single district prgrams. Multi-district prgrams. State prgrams. Blended, fully nline prgrams. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 8

9 Opprtunities 10 Elements f Digital Learning, develped in December 2010, released by Digital Learning Nw, an initiative managed by the Fundatin fr Excellent Educatin alng with the Alliance fr Excellent Educatin. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 9

10 Digital Learning Standards Access fr all students. High quality digital learning fr all. Custmized digital learning fr all. Demnstrated cmpetency by all. High quality curse cntent fr all. High quality instructin fr all. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 10

11 Digital Learning Standards Access t multiple quality prviders. Student learning is the measure f cntent and instructinal quality. Funding encurages perfrmance, innvatin, and ptins. Infrastructure supprts learning. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 11

12 Challenges Access t prgrams. Respnsibility fr identificatin, evaluatin, and FAPE. Staff qualificatins (in nline envirnment, acrss state lines). Segregatin. Parent participatin. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 12

13 Access t Prgrams Participatin rates Fr all students: 13.2% Fr students with IEPs: 6.2% (Melissa Greenwd, LRP Special Educatin Cnnectin, 12/16/11) 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 13

14 Access t Prgrams U.S. Office fr Civil Rights, Dear Clleague Letter, 5/26/11: Schls at all levels must ensure equal access t the educatinal benefits and pprtunities and equal treatment in the use f technlgy fr all students, including students with disabilities. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 14

15 Access t Prgrams U.S. Office fr Civil Rights, Dear Clleague Letter, 5/26/11 (FAQ #11): Equivalent prgramming may meet 504/ADA standards if it (1) prvides the same infrmatin, (2) is timely, and (3) is n mre difficult t use than that prvided t ther students. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 15

16 Access t Prgrams In Quillayute Valley Schl District (WA), 11/16/07, the U.S. Office fr Civil Rights fund that a schl district vilated Sectin 504 by (1) denying admissin based n the need fr special educatin services, and (2) applying different criteria fr students with disabilities. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 16

17 FAPE Technlgy-based instructinal prgrams are nt assistive technlgy devices r services. But they can be prvided if necessary t ensure FAPE, as determined by each child s IEP team. (71 Fed. Reg , August 14, 2006) 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 17

18 FAPE U.S. Office f Special Educatin Prgrams, Letter t Barnes, 12/18/03: The IDEA statute and its crrespnding regulatins d nt make any exceptins r allw states t waive r relax [IDEA s] requirements fr virtual schls. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 18

19 Multistate Prgrams In Elkhart Unified Schl District 218 (KS), 3/26/08, the U.S. Office fr Civil Rights fund that a schl district perating a multi-state nline prgram did nt vilate Sectin 504 by failing t lcate, identify and evaluate a child with a suspected disability, but did fail t prvide ntice f prcedural safeguards and cntacts. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 19

20 Multistate Prgrams Frm Elkhart: OCR realizes that the nline educatin f an ut-f-state student presents a unique situatin. The fact that the [student] is in a different state cmplicates the usual prcedure f identificatin and evaluatin. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 20

21 Multistate Prgrams Frm Elkhart: Schl may limit ffering f special educatin services and may encurage student t stay in their hme schl. Schl must ffer accmmdatins and mdificatins t its curriculum, and must prvide ntice f prcedural rights. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 21

22 Federal Activities In late 2011, OSEP awarded a $7.5 millin grant t develp the Center fr Online Learning and Students with Disabilities. The Center is a jint venture between the University f Kansas, the Natinal Assciatin f State Directrs f Special Educatin, and the Center fr Applied Special Educatin. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 22

23 Questins? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 23

24 Practice Facts David is 11 years ld and is an aspiring perfrmance artist. He als has a traumatic brain injury and assciated emtinal challenges. He is struggling in schl, and his parents are thinking abut mving him t a virtual prgram. 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 24

25 Practice Questins David s parents ask their schl abut the district s virtual educatin prgram, but are tld the prgram is nt pen t students with IEPs unless the student has a minimum GPA and parents sign a paper that they will supervise at hme. Is this allwable? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 25

26 Practice Questins After discussin, the schl agrees t allw David t enrll in the nline class, but he wuld have t participate frm the special educatin classrm which nly had a dial-up Internet cnnectin. Is this allwable? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 26

27 Practice Questins After further discussin, the schl agrees t allw David t use the library cmputer. They ask his parents t agree t stp his schl scial wrk services because they cannt prvide IEP services fr an nline student. Is this allwable? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 27

28 Practice Questins Frustrated, David s parents pull him ut f schl and try t enrll him in an nline class based in Kansas. The Kansas district s a cpy f the prcedural safeguards but des nt ffer any special educatin supprts and will nt allw use f David s text reader. Is this allwable? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 28

29 Questins? 3/19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 29

30 Thank yu fr cming t this sessin! Michigan Prtectin & Advcacy Service, Inc. (MPAS) 4095 Legacy Parkway, Suite 500 Lansing, MI (517) r (800) /19/2013 IDEA and Virtual Educatin 30

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32 State Bard f Educatin Members Jhn C Austin President Casandra E Ulbrich Vice President Nancy Danhf Secretary Marianne Yared McGuire Treasurer Richard Zelle NASBE Delegate Kathleen N Straus Bard Member Daniel Varner Bard Member Eileen Lappin Weiser Bard Member Ex-Offici Rick Snyder Gvernr Michael P. Flanagan Superintendent f Public Instructin This presentatin is made pssible thrugh an Individuals with Disabilities Educatin Act (IDEA) Mandated Activities Prject awarded by the Michigan Department f Educatin. The Michigan Department f Educatin cmplies with all federal laws and regulatins prhibiting discriminatin and with all requirements and regulatins f the U.S. Department f Educatin.