• Considered as a strategy for minimizing the regression of skill, in order to shorten the time required to gain the same level of skill proficiency that the child exited with at the end of the school year. ESY is not: • A mandated 12-month service for all children with disabilities. • Required to function as a respite care service. • Funded by General Fund. • Required or intended to maximize educational opportunities for any child with disabilities. • Necessary to continue instruction on all the previous year’s IEP goals during the ESY period. • Compulsory. Participation in the program is discretionary with the parents, who may choose to refuse ESY service. There may be personal and family concerns that take precedence over ESY. • Required solely when a child fails to achieve IEP goals and objectives during the school year. • To be considered in order to help children with disabilities advance in relation to their peers. • For those children who exhibit random regression solely related to transitional life situation or medical problems which result in degeneration. • Subject to the same LRE considerations as during the regular school year as the same LRE options are not available. Additionally, LRE for some children may be home with family members. • A summer recreation program for children with disabilities. • To provide a child with education beyond that which is prescribed in his/her IEP goals and objectives. • For making up for poor attendance during regular school year. • The primary means for credit recovery for classes failed during the regular school year.
Chapter 15 – Extended School Year (ESY), Charter SELPA As of 05/09/2019 Steering Committee Review
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