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HOT, AND HOTTER TOPICS

31st Annual CSE Chairpersons’ Technical Assistance Conference March 19, 2015 Crowne Plaza Resort, Lake Placid, New York. HOT, AND HOTTER TOPICS. INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION (IEE) POLICY. MUST RESPOND PROMPTLY TO A PARENT’S REQUEST FOR AN IEE

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HOT, AND HOTTER TOPICS

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  1. HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  3. HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  5. 31st Annual CSE Chairpersons’ Technical Assistance ConferenceMarch 19, 2015Crowne Plaza Resort, Lake Placid, New York HOT, AND HOTTER TOPICS HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  6. INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION (IEE) POLICY • MUST RESPOND PROMPTLY TO A PARENT’S REQUEST FOR AN IEE • POLICY:GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS/MONETARY RATE PARAMETERS • REMINDER---SECTION 504 DOES NOT HAVE AN IEE PROVISION HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  7. ELOPEMENT BEHAVIOR • SED FIELD ADVISORY (CPSE/CSE STUDENTS—504 STUDENTS AS WELL) • BUILDING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS IN PLACE (STAFF TRAINING,COMMUNICATION, DOOR ALARMS, STUDENTS CARRY BASIC ID INFORMATION,….) • HEALTH/SAFETY CONCERN IMMEDIATELY REPORTED; PLAN TO ENSURE SAFETY IS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  8. PARENT COUNSELING AND TRAINING • IN THE IEP– TO ASSIST PARENTS IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR CHILD’S SPECIAL NEEDS/ HELPING PARENTS ACQUIRE NECESSARY SKILLS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF IEP • COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS 200.13 (STUDENTS WITH AUTISM) AND AND AND 12:1;4,6:1;1, 8:1:1. HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  10. BULLYING • OSERS’ DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER AND THE TK vs NYC DEPT OF EDUCATION FEDERAL COURT CASE CONSIDERATION WHETHER ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES SHOULD BE ADDED TO IEP OF BULLIED STUDENT RE EFFECTS OF BULLYING/ ALSO TO IEP OF DISABLED STUDENT WHO IS THE BULLY • APPLICABLE ALSO TO 504 STUDENT/ ACCOMMODATION PLAN • WHAT IF PARENT INSISTS BULLYING OCCURRED DESPITE INVESTIGATION TO THE CONTRARY? HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  11. TIME OUT ROOMS/ PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS • TIME OUT ROOMS BEING PHASED OUT • SED’S POLICY BRIEF RE TIME OUT ROOM REQUIREMENTS: SCHOOL’S POLICY AND PROCEDURES; TO BE CONSISTENT WITH IEP AND BIP; CONSTRUCTION OF ROOM; MONITORING; NOTICE TO PARENTS HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  12. COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS 200.22: PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS=EMERGENCYINTERVENTIONS=REASONABLEPHYSICAL FORCE WHEN OTHER ALTERNATIVES CANNOT REASONABLY BE EMPLOYED---DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED AFTER INTERVENTION HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  14. DISPROPORTIONALITY OF SUSPENSIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES • A SERIOUS CONCERN OF FEDERAL AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION • AVOIDING DISPROPORTIONALITY---SED’S QUALITY INDICATOR REVIEW AND RESOURCE GUIDES FOR BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS AND INTERVENTIONS (REVISED MAY 2014) HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  16. FBA /MANIFESTATION/ SUSPENSIONS • FBA→→BIP→→SUSPENSION • ISS COUNTS TOWARD THE 10 DAY THRESHOLD IF…. • SUSPENSION FROM TRANSPORTATION COUNTS TOWARD THE 10 DAY THRESHOLD IF…. • MANIFESTATION MEETING AFTER 3214 HEARING FOR IDEA STUDENT, BEFORE FOR 504 STUDENT • TUTORING GENERALLY NOT SUFFICIENT HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  17. EXIT CREDENTIALS • IEP DIPLOMA GONE • SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENT COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL • CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL • STUDENT EXIT SUMMARY--- SED GUIDANCE DOCUMENT WITH FORMS HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  18. OCR • HIGH ABSENTEEISM MAY REQUIRE REFERRAL AND EVALUATION • PARENTS CAN’T BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION ON FIELD TRIP • WHEELCHAIR BOUND ATHLETE---PARTICIPATION IN TRACK MEET • EARLY COMPLAINT RESOLUTION----CAUTION HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

  19. LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT (LRE) • CONTINUUM OF SERVICES MUST BE REVIEWED BEFORE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATION • T.M. vs. CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT----RECOMMENDATION FOR AN EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM (ESY) MUST NOT BE MADE BASED ON WHAT’S AVAILABLE, BUT RATHER FROM A REVIEW OF THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES AND IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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  21. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION PRIOR TO BOARD REVIEW SED SAYS CAN DO, EJS SAYS CANNOT DO-----SEE CORRESPONDENCE/ ALERTS FOR REASONS SUGGESTION TO SED----AMEND THE LAW/ REGULATIONS TO AVOID UNCERTAINTY AND UNNECESSARY LITIGATION HOGAN SARZYNSKI LYNCH DeWIND & GREGORY, LLP 2015

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