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Pro c e dura l Rig hts Pre se nta tio n to Pa re nts- 11/ 13/ 17

Spe c ia l E duc a tio n  Spe c ia l e duc a tio n is a pa rtne rship o f fa mily a nd sc ho o l  T he g o a l o f this c o lla b o ra tio n is pro viding se rvic e s to a ddre ss the ne e ds o f the stude nt in the L e a st R e stric tive E nviro nme nt  T his c o lla b o ra tio n is mo st e ffe c tive in the c o nte xt o f a n e nviro nme nt o f mutua l re spe c t a nd po sitive c o mmunic a tio n

Prio r writte n no tic e  T he sc ho o l d istric t must pro vid e yo u with a writte n no tic e whe n it pro po se s, o r re fuse s, to ta ke ste ps to id e ntify yo ur stud e nt, to e va lua te yo ur stud e nt, to pro vid e spe c ia l se rvic e s to yo ur stud e nt, o r to c ha ng e yo ur stud e nt’ s pro g ra m. F e d e ra l re g ula tio ns c a ll this a “prio r writte n no tic e .” T he writte n no tic e must: De sc rib e what the sc ho o l d istric t pro po se s o r re fuse s to d o ;  E xpla in why the sc ho o l d istric t is pro po sing o r re fusing to ta ke the  a c tio n;  De sc rib e ho w the sc ho o l d istric t d e c id e d to pro po se o r re fuse to ta ke the a c tio n, inc lud ing te lling yo u a b o ut e a c h e va lua tio n pro c e d ure , a sse ssme nt, re c o rd , o r re po rt tha t yo ur sc ho o l d istric t use d to ma ke its d e c isio n; a nd De sc rib e a ny othe r options tha t yo ur stud e nt's ind ivid ua lize d  e d uc a tio n pro g ra m (IE P) T e a m c onside r e d a nd the re a so ns why tho se o ptio ns we re re je c te d .

Wha t is pa re nta l c o nse nt ? • Distric t c a nno t a dministe r spe c ific te sts o nly to yo ur c hild (vs. te sts the who le c la ss mig ht ta ke ) witho ut yo ur c o nse nt • T he pro po se d te st must b e e xpla ine d to yo u • Yo u c a n re vo ke c o nse nt a t a ny time • Yo u c a nno t re vo ke c o nse nt fo r a ny a c tio n tha t ha s a lre a dy ta ke n pla c e , b ut yo u c a n do so fo r future a c tio ns • Yo ur c o nse nt is no t re q uire d fo r te sts suc h a s MCAS tha t a re a dministe re d to a ll stude nts

Whe n is c o nse nt re q ue ste d? 1. T o a utho rize a n e va lua tio n. 2. T o pro vide se rvic e s 3. T o ma ke c ha ng e s in se rvic e s 4. T o a c c e ss Ma ss He a lth o r Me dic a id b e ne fits to pa y fo r se rvic e s fo r e lig ib le stude nts. 5. T o e xc use te a m me mb e rs fro m a me e ting . 6. Whe n a stude nt turns a g e 18, a ll o f the de c isio n-ma king rig hts tha t yo u ha ve a s a pa re nt tra nsfe r to yo ur a dult stude nt, unle ss a c o urt ha s a ppo inte d a le g a l g ua rdia n fo r yo ur stude nt o r yo ur stude nt indic a te s in writing tha t s/ he wa nts to sha re de c isio n-ma king with yo u o r wa nts yo u to c o ntinue to ha ve a utho rity to ma ke de c isio ns a b o ut his o r he r e duc a tio na l pro g ra m.

Ho w to withdra w c o nse nt I f yo u ha ve g ive n c o nse nt to spe c ia l e duc a tio n • a nd re la te d se rvic e s a nd no w wish to re vo ke yo ur c o nse nt, yo u must do so in writing . Onc e yo u withdra w yo ur c o nse nt to a ll spe c ia l • e duc a tio n a nd re la te d se rvic e s, the sc ho o l distric t is no lo ng e r re q uire d to ma ke F APE a va ila b le o r to ha ve a n I E P me e ting o r de ve lo p a n I E P fo r yo ur stude nt . Sc ho o l distric ts a re no t re q uire d to a me nd yo ur • stude nt’ s re c o rd to re mo ve re fe re nc e s to spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s a s a re sult o f yo ur re vo c a tio n o f c o nse nt.

I nde pe nde nt e duc a tio na l e va lua tio n (ie e ) Yo u ha ve the rig ht to re q ue st a n IE E o f yo ur stud e nt a t pub lic • e xpe nse if yo u d isa g re e with the sc ho o l d istric t’ s e va lua tio n. If yo u re q ue st a n IE E , the sc ho o l d istric t must pro vid e yo u with • info rma tio n a b o ut whe re yo u ma y o b ta in a n IE E a nd a b o ut the sta te re q uire me nts tha t a pply to IE E s. In Ma ssa c huse tts, und e r sta te la w, yo u will re c e ive a n IE E a t full o r • sha re d pub lic e xpe nse if yo u me e t inc o me e lig ib ility re q uire me nts. Stud e nts who a re e lig ib le fo r fre e o r re d uc e d c o st me a ls a re e ntitle d to a n IE E a t pub lic e xpe nse . Othe r stud e nts a re e lig ib le fo r a sha re d c o st IE E a c c o rd ing to a • slid ing fe e sc a le . Sha ring yo ur fina nc ia l info rma tio n with the sc ho o l d istric t is • c o mple te ly vo lunta ry o n yo ur pa rt. If yo u c ho o se to sha re suc h info rma tio n, the sc ho o l d istric t must imme d ia te ly no tify yo u in writing whe the r o r no t yo u a re e lig ib le fo r full o r pa rtia l fund ing o f a n IE E a nd pro c e e d to fund the IE E b a se d o n e lig ib ility.

I E E (c o ntinue d) Yo u a re e ntitle d to o nly o ne I E E o f yo ur stude nt a t • pub lic e xpe nse e a c h time yo ur sc ho o l distric t c o nduc ts a n e va lua tio n. Yo u ma y ha ve inde pe nde nt e va lua tio ns c o nduc te d • a t yo ur o wn e xpe nse a t a ny time . I f yo u o b ta in a n I E E o f yo ur stude nt a t pub lic e xpe nse • o r if yo u sha re with the sc ho o l distric t a n e va lua tio n o f yo ur stude nt tha t yo u o b ta ine d a t priva te e xpe nse , yo ur sc ho o l distric t must c o nve ne a T e a m me e ting within te n sc ho o l wo rking da ys a fte r re c e iving the e va lua tio n info rma tio n. T he T e a m will c o nside r the e va lua tio n re sults a nd • de te rmine wha t, if a ny, c ha ng e s sho uld b e ma de to yo ur stude nt’ s I E P.

Pa re nta l re q ue st to e va lua te 1. Upo n re c e ipt o f suc h a re q ue st fo r a n initia l e va lua tio n, the sc ho o l distric t must se nd no tic e to the pa re nt a nd must se e k the pa re nt’ s c o nse nt to c o nduc t a n e va lua tio n. 2. A sc ho o l distric t will ra re ly ha ve o c c a sio n to re fuse to c o nduc t a n initia l e va lua tio n a nd ma y do so o nly if the pa re nt o r o the r individua l ma king the re fe rra l ha s no suspic io n o f disa b ility o r is no t c o nc e rne d a b o ut the stude nt’ s de ve lo pme nt 3. T he sc ho o l distric t ma y pro vide the pa re nt with info rma tio n c o nc e rning o the r suppo rtive se rvic e s tha t ma y b e tte r suit a pa rtic ula r stude nt’ s ne e ds. 4. T he sc ho o l distric t ma y no t re fuse to e va lua te a stude nt who ha s b e e n re fe rre d fo r a n e va lua tio n o n the b a sis o f a pre -re fe rra l pro g ra m o r in o rde r to try o the r instruc tio na l suppo rt a c tivitie s o r fo r a ny o the r re a so n

Stude nt re c o rds T he stude nt re c o rd c o nsists o f yo ur stude nt’ s tra nsc ript a nd te mpo ra ry sc ho o l • re c o rd a nd inc lude s he a lth re c o rds, te sts, e va lua tio ns, disc ipline re c o rds a nd o the r re c o rds pe rta ining to yo ur stude nt’ s spe c ia l e duc a tio n e lig ib ility o r pro g ra m. Yo u a nd yo ur stude nt (if yo ur stude nt is 14 o r o lde r) ha ve a rig ht to lo o k a t a ny • a nd a ll o f the stude nt’ s re c o rds within 10 da ys o f yo ur re q ue st a nd b e fo re a ny IE P me e ting o r due pro c e ss he a ring . Yo u ma y a lso ha ve c o pie s o f the info rma tio n upo n re q ue st fo r a re a so na b le • c ha rg e limite d to the c o st o f re pro duc tio n. In a dditio n, yo u c a n me e t with pro fe ssio na lly q ua lifie d sc ho o l pe rso nne l to • ha ve the re c o rds e xpla ine d. If a stude nt’ s pa re nts re vo ke the ir c o nse nt fo r spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s a fte r • suc h se rvic e s ha ve b e e n initia lly pro vide d, sc ho o l distric ts a re no t re q uire d to a me nd the stude nt’ s re c o rds to re mo ve re fe re nc e s to spe c ia l e duc a tio n se rvic e s. T he sc ho o l distric t c a n o nly limit a c c e ss to the stude nt re c o rd if it ha s re c e ive d • a le g a l do c ume nt suc h a s a re stra ining o rde r o r a divo rc e o r c usto dy de c re e tha t re stric ts a c c e ss to info rma tio n a b o ut the stude nt.

Ho w a re disa g re e me nts re so lve d? Pa re nts b ring ma tte r to a tte ntio n o f Distric t a nd a me e ting is he ld . 1. T he sc ho o l d istric t is re q uire d to se t up a re so lutio n me e ting within 2. 15 c a le nd a r d a ys o f re c e iving yo ur d ue pro c e ss c o mpla int. Pro b le m Re so lutio n Syste m(PRS) c a n b e c o nta c te d in writing with a 3. c o mpla int. T he pa re nt a nd d istric t c a n e ng a g e in me d ia tio n with a me d ia to r 4. fro m the Bure a u o f Spe c ia l E d uc a tio n Appe a ls. (BSE A) T he pa re nt c a n file a He a ring re q ue st with the Bure a u o f Spe c ia l 5. E d uc a tio n Appe a ls. A he a ring o ffic e r’ s d e c isio n o n whe the r yo ur stud e nt is b e ing 6. o ffe re d a F APE must b e b a se d o n a find ing tha t yo ur stud e nt’ s spe c ia l e d uc a tio n rig hts we re vio la te d o r a d e te rmina tio n tha t the sc ho o l d istric t fa ile d to fulfill its o the r o b lig a tio ns to yo ur stud e nt und e r the spe c ia l e d uc a tio n la ws a nd re g ula tio ns.