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Speech Language Leadership PST Meeting

Background and ResourcesIssues, legal analysis, and practice tipsProper consideration of speech and language services.Proper implementation of speech and language in the IEP.Proper utilization of licensed staff in providing speech and language services.Proper use of required procedures when cha

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Speech Language Leadership PST Meeting

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    1. Speech & Language Leadership & PST Meeting Fall 2011 Christina Spector Christina.spector@dpi.wi.gov

    2. Background and Resources Issues, legal analysis, and practice tips Proper consideration of speech and language services. Proper implementation of speech and language in the IEP. Proper utilization of licensed staff in providing speech and language services. Proper use of required procedures when changing the child’s IEP without holding an IEP team meeting. Proper determination the child was no longer eligible for special education (speech and language) FAPE and LRE for a deaf student Time for questions? Agenda October, 2011 2

    3. How does DPI “weigh in” on issues in special education? Guidance Communications to the field Program areas Special Education Team Index DPI Forms and other Technical Assistance Bulletins Monitoring Mediation Complaints Due Process/Hearings Background and Resources October, 2011 3

    4. July, 2011 4

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    6. July, 2011 6

    7. July, 2011 7

    8. Bulletins 8

    9. July, 2011 9

    10. July, 2011 10

    11. July, 2011 11

    12. July, 2011 12

    13. Proper consideration of speech and language services. Proper implementation of speech and language in the IEP. Proper utilization of licensed staff in providing speech and language services. Proper use of required procedures when changing the child’s IEP without holding an IEP team meeting. Proper determination the child was no longer eligible for special education (speech and language) FAPE and LRE for a deaf student Speech and Language IDEA Complaints and Due Process decisions October, 2011 13

    14. Consideration of speech and language services Legal Analysis In developing each child’s IEP, the IEP Team must consider the concerns of the parents in enhancing the education of their child. October, 2011 14

    15. Practice Tips Consider any and all information provided by the parent at an IEP team meeting. Evidence of consideration includes an open-ended conversation without a pre-determined outcome and documentation of consideration. If the IEP team doesn’t agree with a parent request, consider using Model Form M-1. Medical providers can’t prescribe special education. Consideration of speech and language services October, 2011 15

    16. Implementation of speech and language in the IEP Legal Analysis The school district must provide FAPE to each student with a disability by developing a program that meets the student’s unique needs, documenting that program in the IEP, and implementing the program articulated in the IEP. October, 2011 16

    17. Practice Tips Communicate with parents and other IEP team members Know your responsibilities and provide them consistently Write your services as clearly as possible Resource: Bulletin 10.07 Implementation of speech and language in the IEP October, 2011 17

    18. Utilization of licensed staff in providing speech and language services Legal Analysis DPI licensing requirements for SLPs are a Master’s level SLP. October, 2011 18

    19. Practice Tips Begin posting for anticipated staffing vacancies as soon as possible. Work with DPI to ensure staff is properly licensed. If non-speech language staff are working under an emergency license, it’s a good idea to have them regularly supervised by someone who is properly licensed. Utilization of licensed staff in providing speech and language services October, 2011 19

    20. Legal Analysis IEP teams determine placement in WI. In making changes to a child’s IEP after the annual IEP team meeting for a school year, the parent and the LEA may agree not to convene an IEP team meeting for the purposes of making those changes and instead may develop a written document to amend or modify the child’s current IEP. When making changes to a child’s IEP without an IEP team meeting, the LEA must ensure the child’s IEP team is informed of those changes. The LEA must also provide the child’s parent a copy of the child’s revised IEP. Changing the IEP without holding an IEP team meeting

    21. Practice tips Make sure all placement determinations are made at IEP team meetings. Use alternative methods to ensure parent participation if necessary. If you make changes to an IEP without a meeting, make sure staff responsible for implementation know about the changes. Make sure parent(s) receive proper notice as required by law. Changing the IEP without holding an IEP team meeting October, 2011 21

    22. Legal Analysis Prior to dismissal, review existing evaluation data and determine if additional testing is needed. Conduct additional assessments, if needed. Have an IEP team meeting to review existing and new assessment information in all areas related to the suspected disability. Offer parents proper notice regarding involvement and consider any information they provide. Carefully document consideration of eligibility criteria as an IEP team and provide copies to parents. As long as the parent has the legal authority to make educational decisions for the child, the local educational agency (LEA) must accept either parent’s consent. The LEA must ensure both custodial parents are afforded an opportunity to participate in the evaluation and placement process, and that both custodial parents receive proper notice of decisions regarding their child’s education. Eligibility determinations October, 2011 22

    23. Practice tips Make sure you know who has educational decision making authority for the child and give all of those people proper notice. Bulletin 10.01 Always follow proper procedural guidelines related to evaluation, consideration of eligibility, and dismissal. Consider information in all areas of suspected disability. Be thoughtful about how you document IEP team decisions. Eligibility determinations October, 2011 23

    24. FAPE & LRE Legal Analysis-FAPE (1) whether there has been compliance with the IDEA’s procedural requirements; and (2) whether the IEP is reasonably calculated to provide educational benefits. October, 2011 24

    25. FAPE & LRE Legal Analysis- Special Factors IEP teams must consider special factors with regard to children who are deaf or hearing impaired when developing IEPs for those children. October, 2011 25

    26. FAPE & LRE Legal Analysis-LRE To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are to be educated with children who are not disabled, but more restrictive placements are allowed “when the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.” October, 2011 26

    27. Practice Tips Keep the I (Individualized) in IEP The tension in the law is purposeful Document, document, document FAPE & LRE October, 2011 27

    28. Questions? October, 2011 28

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