Chapter 19: Private Schools and Services
SECTION A: PARENTALLY PLACED STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS SECTION B: GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING LEAS – CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ENROLLED BY PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS APPENDIX A: INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN/IFSP APPENDIX B: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (OSEP, MARCH 2007) APPENDIX C: LETTER TO LIEBERMAN, 50 IDELR 137 (OSEP, 2008) APPENDIX D: HOME SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA Introduction The U.S. Department of Education states, “The Department believes that the right of parents to choose where their children should be educated, whether at public or private school, is extremely important. Nevertheless, the rights of parentally-placed private school children with disabilities under Part B are not the same as those of children with disabilities that are enrolled in public schools and are served at public agency programs or public agency placements in private schools.” Based on the concepts set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, the Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) has developed a set of policies and procedures as they relate to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities. On an annual basis, the SELPA shall consult with appropriate representatives of private schools regarding how to carry out the activities of locating, identifying, and assessing all private school children with disabilities, including religious-school children residing within the SELPA. These activities shall be comparable to those undertaken for children with disabilities in public schools, and the cost of carrying out the child find must not be a consideration. On an annual basis, the SELPA shall consult with appropriate representatives of private school children in deciding how to conduct the annual count of the number of private school children with disabilities. Upon conducting the annual count of the number of private school children with disabilities and determining the amount of the SELPA’s total sub-grant under sections 611(f) and 619(g) of the IDEA 2004 to be expended on private school children, the SELPA shall consult with appropriate representatives of private school children, on an annual basis, on the following issues:
Chapter 19 - Private Schools and Services, Desert/Mountain SELPA
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As of 11/25/2009
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