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Serving Students with Disabilities during Periods of Remote or Blended Learning Technical Assistance Session 1: Balancing LEA Discretion and Flexibility Summer 2020 | Jennifer Carpenter and Kelley Scholl

Series Overview Serving Students with Disabilities during Periods of Remote or Blended Learning Ensuring Balancing LEA Developing Data- Transparency and Discretion and driven Supports Deep Collaboration Deep Flexibility Deep Dive Dive Dive Wednesday, June 17, Wednesday, June 24, Wednesday, July 1, 1:30-3 p.m. 1:30-3 p.m. 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, Wednesday, Aug. 5, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1:30-3 p.m. 1:30-3 p.m. 1:30-3 p.m. 8/6/2020 2

Technical Assistance Session Objective In the first session, Balancing LEA Discretion and Flexibility, we will discuss: • Flexible and creative approaches for delivering a wide variety of services in the distance learning context; • Ways to engage families in consideration of flexible options for service delivery; • Examples of how LEAs can determine and address each family's level of access to technology and needs for support to effectively partner in remote service delivery; and • Possible solutions to address gaps in access or readiness to partner for service delivery. 8/6/2020 3

Key Principles of Special Education Service Provision

Key Principles of Special Education Service Provision IDEA = flexibility LEA Discretion and Flexibility Partner with parents Identify solutions for barriers to service delivery Transparent Communication with Students and Families Document TEAM decisions and provide to families Data-driven = Student-specific Data-driven Efforts to Address Students’ Needs for Support Consider receipt of educational benefit

Our Focus Today: Balancing LEA Discretion and Flexibility

LEAs have the discretion to be flexible, but …. IDEA = flexibility ▪ The determination of how FAPE is to be provided may need to be • Partner with parents IDEA allows for the flexibility different in this time of required to generate novel solutions. unprecedented national emergency. (USED Supplemental Fact Sheet, p. 2) ▪ In the absence of federal or local guidance, LEAs should establish policies and procedures LEAs enjoy broad discretion, provided their actions are consistent with IDEA consistent with IDEA requirements. (OSSE FAQs requirements. (3/25/2020) (4/15/2020), p. 1)

… as always, they must partner with parents and … IDEA = flexibility ▪ As a general principle . . . public • Partner with parents agencies are encouraged to work with parents to reach mutually Remember: agreeable extensions of time, as Parents are truly co-teachers now. appropriate. (USED Supplemental Fact Sheet, p. 4-5) (OSSE FAQ (3/25/2020) Q8) ( Emphasis added )

… ensure team decisions are based on data that describe the circumstances of the individual student. IDEA = flexibility • Partner with parents ▪ IEP team meetings shall be considered on a case by case basis when a student receiving The “I” in IEP stands for distance learning requires special individualized. You’ll need data to make that happen. considerations to equitably access the educational opportunities provided to all students. (OSSE FAQ 4/15/2020, Q2)

An IEP is an Instrument of Continuous Improvement The tools we’ll discuss today are designed to collect student-level data and family input, so that continuous individualization and improvement of instruction, services and supports are possible 8/6/2020 10

Working with Families Remotely to Develop Flexible, Creative, Individualized Approaches to Service Provision Use data to identify service provision. Work with families to Clearly communicate These data must leverage existing these barriers to include input from resources to identify families. students and their solutions families. 8/6/2020 11

How We’ll Share Our Specific Solutions Today Balancing LEA Discretion and Flexibility Solutions Tracker 8/6/2020 12

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision • The Sample Student Data Tool and User Guide allows you to collect and analyze data regarding student engagement and progress, service delivery, and communication with families all in one place. 8/6/2020 14

The tool is designed to combine multiple perspectives and data points into one view. Input Forms Student Dashboard Summary Dashboard • Student • Combine data from • Populated by data Communication and input forms with data from input forms and Input Form that is manually input student list on assessments, IEP • Parent • Displays information goals and progress, Communication and for all students on: and due dates Input Form • Immediate student • Displays information • Educator Input Form needs on: • Service Tracker • Communication with • Student needs students, families, • Progress towards and educators goals • Student • Student engagement engagement • Timeliness if IEPs • Service provision log and Evaluations • Communication logs with families, students, educator 8/6/2020 15

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision ParentsTogether Foundation Survey Results Nationally, of children who receive special • How can you use the data collected education services: using the Sample Student Data Tool to help you use flexibility, • 39% are not receiving any support at all. creativity, and inclusion of parent 35% are doing little or no remote learning (vs. • voice to ensure that students with 17% of their nondisabled peers) individualized education programs (IEPs) in your LEA or school are • 40% report that distance learning is going engaging in learning that supports poorly (vs.19% of those without IEPs). their individual goals? • 40% are concerned about their kids’ mental health during this public health emergency (vs. 23% for those without IEPs). 8/6/2020 16 ParentsTogether Foundation Survey Results, 5/27/20

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision How can you use the data collected using the Sample Student Data Tool to more productively engage families in consideration of flexible options for service delivery? How can the data How can the data How can the data be used inform how you inform how you collect to help you systematize your share information and use information collaboration with families? with parents? from parents? 8/6/2020 17

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision Top Challenges for Parents by Ward How can you use the Sample Student Data Tool to identify trends in families’ levels of access to technology in your LEA or school? 8/6/2020 18 PAVE Coronavirus Parent Impact Survey Results, 5/6/2020

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision How can you use the Sample Student Data Tool to learn what parents in your LEA or school need to effectively partner for remote instruction and/or service delivery? 8/6/2020 19 PAVE Coronavirus Parent Impact Survey Results, 5/6/2020

Solution 1: Use Data to Identify Barriers to Service Provision Individualized Supports How can you use the data collected using the Sample Student Data Tool to develop a tiered Targeted approach to addressing Supports gaps in access or readiness to partner for service delivery? Universal Supports 8/6/2020 20

Let’s See What Solutions We’ve Generated So Far 8/6/2020 21

Questions 8/6/2020 22

Solution 2: Clearly Communicate Barriers to Families

Solution 2: Clearly Communicate Barriers to Families Use the Sample Service Adaptation Worksheet to guide and document IEP team decision-making around service delivery in the remote learning context. 8/6/2020 24

Solution 2: Clearly Communicate Barriers to Families How can you use Sample Service Adaptation Worksheet to increase transparency and collaboration with families as you work to identify and address barriers to service delivery? How can this worksheet How can you use this How can you use this support the transparent worksheet to document worksheet to make the disclosure and documentation parent input, preferences, decision-making process of barriers to service and service acceptance more accessible for all delivery? or refusal? members of the IEP team? 8/6/2020 25

Let’s See What We’ve Come Up With 8/6/2020 26

Questions 8/6/2020 27

Solution 3: Leverage Existing Resources to Identify Solutions

Solution 3: Leverage Existing Resources to Identify Solutions • Working with families, use the Accommodation Adaptation Matrix to identify potential ways that students’ accommodations can be modified for the remote learning context. 8/6/2020 29

Solution 3: Leverage Existing Resources to Identify Solutions Working with families, use the Promising Practice Resource Matrix to find promising solutions shared by experts in the field. 8/6/2020 30