Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.4 – Extended School Year (ESY)
Table of Contents
AR 5005.4 – EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR (ESY)................................................................... 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 U NDERSTANDING THE L EGAL AND P RACTICAL A SPECTS OF ESY.................................... 2 2.1 Federal Regulations .................................................................................................... 2 2.2 California Code of Regulations (CCR) ....................................................................... 4 2.3 Case Law..................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Practical Implications: What ESY is and is not ........................................................ 10 3.0 G UIDANCE FOR IEP T EAMS ............................................................................................ 12 3.1 Who recommends ESY services? .............................................................................. 12 3.2 What is the difference between ESY and summer school?........................................ 12 3.3 When should ESY be recommended? ........................................................................ 13 3.4 Why should ESY be documented in a child’s IEP? ................................................... 14 3.5 How should ESY eligibility be determined?.............................................................. 14 4.0 P LANNING FOR ESY....................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Working with other Departments .............................................................................. 16 4.2 Communicating Calendar Activities ......................................................................... 18 4.3 Projecting ESY Enrollment ....................................................................................... 18 4.4 Meeting Staffing Needs ............................................................................................. 19 4.5 Registration Process ................................................................................................. 21 4.6 Meeting Participating Student’s Needs .................................................................... 23 4.7 To Administrators ..................................................................................................... 24 4.8 To Teachers and Related Services Staff .................................................................... 25 4.9 To Parents ................................................................................................................. 26 5.0 F INAL N OTES ................................................................................................................. 26 6.0 E XHIBITS ........................................................................................................................ 26
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Introduction
Extended School Year (ESY) services are special education and related services that are provided to children with disabilities beyond the state mandated 180-day school year.
Adapted from Guidelines for Determining Need for Extended School Year (ESY) Services, Riverside County Special Education Local Plan Area, 2014. Reprinted in this handbook with permission.
AR 5005.4 – Extended School Year (ESY)
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 09/17)
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