Procedure – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.4 – Extended School Year (ESY)
• 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.
3.0
Guidance for IEP Teams
It is important that IEP team members understand who recommends ESY services, the difference between ESY and summer school, when ESY should be recommended, why ESY services should be documented in an individual child’s IEP, and how eligibility for ESY services should be determined.
3.1
Who recommends ESY services?
Both federal and state regulations make it clear that it is the responsibility of the IEP team to determine a child’s need for ESY services. The IEP team membership must include a person knowledgeable about the range of services available, a general education teacher, a special education teacher, and the parent. The IEP team membership may also include related services providers, assessment personnel, and/or the child.
3.2
What is the difference between ESY and summer school?
ESY services are special education and related services that are required by a child with disabilities beyond the regular school year. These children shall have disabilities which are likely to continue indefinitely or for prolonged periods, and interruption of the child’s educational programmi ng may cause regression when coupled with limited recoupment capacity, rendering it impossible or unlikely that the child will attain the level of self-sufficiency and independence that would otherwise be expected in view of his or her disability. It is the issues of regression and recoupment that provide a framework upon which to base discussion about
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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