SPECIAL EDUCATION Financial Assistance from the Queensland Government 2014 APPLICATION GUIDELINES Special Education Program 2014 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Applications should be submitted when an eligible student is identified / enrolled. Education Adjustment Program (EAP) documentation MUST be provided. EAP information, forms and a checklist are available on the ISQ website. Log in and go to Our Services, click on Government Funded Programs, click on Students With Disabilities APPLICATION DEADLINES: 1. Before 28 February to access a full year of funding in 2014. 2. Before mid-term to access funding the following term. Applications should be scanned as per the Checklist and emailed FORWARD APPLICATIONS WITH FULL EAP DOCUMENTATION TO: verification@isq.qld.edu.au Receipt of Applications will be acknowledged by return email. Schools should retain the original documentation for their own records. FOR ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT: Pene Bancroft ( Program Officer Special Education) OBJECTIVE: Email: pbancroft@isq.qld.edu.au Phone: 3228 1515 To improve the educational participation and outcomes of young people with disabilities through the provision of assistance targeted at schools. TARGET GROUP: Students with verified low incidence disabilities who require significant adjustments to achieve educational outcomes. ELIGIBILITY: A student with a disability means a student who is in a non-government school and who has been assessed by a person with relevant qualifications as having intellectual, sensory, physical, social emotional or multiple impairments to a degree that satisfies the criteria for enrolment in special education services or programs provided by the Queensland government. i.e. the student is verified through the Education Adjustment Program. A student or child whose only impairment is a specific learning difficulty or for whom remedial education or remedial support is appropriate is not eligible. ISQ Special Education Program Application Guidelines 2014 Page 1 of 5
USE OF FUNDS: To meet the objectives of the program funds may be used for: salaries of teachers, specialists, professionals, e.g. therapists and support personnel consultancy and advisory services development of curriculum monitoring and evaluation of educational programs programs of professional development for staff, parents and community members associated with special education purchase of educational equipment and materials essential travel and transport costs of students, teachers, specialists, professionals and support personnel NEW STUDENTS The application form with EAP verification documentation should be emailed to ISQ on the identification / enrolment of an eligible student. Full documentation must be received: 1. Before 28 February to access a full year of funding in 2014. 2. Before mid-term to access funding the following term. The following documentation is required for each new student: Students with Hearing Impairment (HI), Physical Impairment (PI), Vision Impairment (VI): EAP2 (Parent / Carer Consent Form) Verification form with documentation demonstrating significant adjustments Current IEP Curriculum Comparison Form (CCF) over 3 curriculum areas AIMS Printout Note: Documentation should not be forwarded until the student has been verified as eligible for a profile through Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) and an AIMS printout obtained. Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Social Emotional Disorder (Psychiatric Disorder) (SED), Speech Language Impairment (SLI): EAP2 (Parent / Carer Consent Form) Verification form with documentation demonstrating significant adjustments Current IEP Curriculum Comparison Form (CCF) over 3 curriculum areas Note: An AIMS printout or verification documentation should be provided for students if they have been verified in a state or Catholic school. Note: All documentation should be submitted in electronic format (as per the Checklist) to email: verification@isq.qld.edu.au ISQ Special Education Program Application Guidelines 2014 Page 2 of 5
CONTINUING STUDENTS To facilitate continuing funding for students supported in 2013: 1. In the last week of January 2014, ISQ will post to schools the Confirmation of Enrolment - the listing of students for whom the school received funding support in 2013. 2. Schools make any appropriate changes relating to these continuing students and / or deletions relating to students who are no longer enrolled. 3. Principal confirms accuracy of information. 4. Signed Confirmation of Enrolment returned to ISQ by 28 February 2014. PAYMENT: Payments are made four times a year, provided that Independent Schools Queensland has received the money from the Queensland Government. A payment advice, with a list of eligible students, is sent to the school prior to the transfer of funds. The first payment will generally include funding for continuing students only. Funding for new students confirmed as eligible in Term 1 will be included in Term 2 payment. EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Educational Accountability is met through; the return of completed student data to ISQ (sent to schools in the first week of October) by Friday 7 November 2014 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Certification by a qualified accountant is required to show that the financial records of the school have been examined and the opinion is formed that the amounts equal to the amount or sum of the amounts of financial assistance provided and paid for that year has been spent (or committed to be spent) in respect of that year for the purpose or purposes for which the assistance was granted. A qualified accountant is: A qualified accountant within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001; or A person registered (or taken to be registered) as a company auditor under the Corporations Act 2011. Financial Accountability documents must be lodged with Independent Schools Queensland by: 28 MARCH 2014 ISQ Special Education Program Application Guidelines 2014 Page 3 of 5
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SPECIAL EDUCATION CHECKLIST Education Adjustment Program (EAP) - Documentation checklist for independent schools Scanned documentation is now required by ISQ for this program. All documentation should be forwarded in one PDF document in the order and format provided below. Information and all templates are available on the ISQ website, however, for further information or assistance please contact Pene Bancroft on (07) 3228 1585 or email pbancroft@isq.qld.edu.au School: Special Education Application Form Consent form Education Adjustment Program (EAP) Form Criterion 1- Diagnosis Criterion 2 Education adjustments Individual Education Plan (IEP) Curriculum Comparison Form (CCF) Support Timetable Appropriate medical reports EAP profile (for HI, PI, VI only) Note: Documents should be scanned and emailed to verification@isq.qld.edu.au This should be the application cover sheet Principal s signature required Has a parent and school representative signed this document? Select for the type of Impairment Check the current form is being used as per the ISQ website Has the medical specialist signed and dated this document? Has the medical specialist s registration number been listed? Is this section completed? Is it signed by classroom teacher, parent and principal or delegate? Are 3 curriculum areas demonstrated? English, Maths, and one other Average Hours over a week Has the specialist or therapist signed and dated this document? Has every question been answered? Tick one box only for each question Are the original documents in the school file? Only the most recent forms from the ISQ website should be used Check for double sided documents before scanning to ensure every page is scanned. Place in the following order before scanning: Parent consent form EAP form IEP CCF Medical reports Please name the scanned file using the following format: Surname_First Name_xx_xx_xxxx (xx = student Date of Birth) Example: Smith_John_01_02_2003 Independent Schools Queensland Comment ISQ Special Education Program Application Guidelines 2014 Page 5 of 5