Check Your Knowledge IDEA & Discipline for Students with Disabilities

True or False? Conducting a manifestation determination recycles the “10 Day” calendar for students with disabilities.

True or False? School personnel may consider any unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis when deciding if a change in placement is appropriate for a child with a disability who violates the student code of conduct.

True or False? Under specific circumstances, school personnel have the authority under IDEA to remove a student to an interim alternative educational setting for up to 45 school days. 4

True or False? Regardless of manifestation determination, students with disabilities must be provided services on the 11th cumulative day of removal.

True or False? Students who are suspected of being students with disabilities are protected under the disciplinary provisions of the IDEA. PK: Change discipline to disciplinary 6

True or False? Students with disabilities cannot be removed for more than 10 days within one academic year.

True or False? A manifestation determination must be conducted for every proposed removal after the first ten days.

True or False? The following represents the two-prong test for manifestation determination: 1. The behavior was caused by, or was in direct & substantial relationship to the child’s disability; or 2. The conduct in question is the direct result of the LEA’s failure to implement the IEP.

True or False? Teachers who provide instruction to suspended and expelled students with disabilities and students with disabilities in alternative schools must be appropriately certified and highly qualified.

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True or False? Conducting a manifestation determination recycles the “10 Day” calendar for students with disabilities. FALSE

True or False? School personnel may consider any unique circumstances on a case-by-case basis when deciding if a change in placement is appropriate for a child with a disability who violates the student code of conduct. TRUE

True or False? Under specific circumstances, school personnel have the authority under IDEA to remove a student to an interim alternative educational setting for up to 45 school days. TRUE 14

True or False? Regardless of manifestation determination, students with disabilities must be provided services on the 11th cumulative day of removal. TRUE

True or False? Students who are suspected of being students with disabilities are protected under the disciplinary provisions of the IDEA. PK: Change discipline to disciplinary TRUE 16

True or False? Students with disabilities cannot be removed for more than 10 days within one academic year. FALSE

True or False? A manifestation determination must be conducted for every proposed removal after the first ten days. TRUE

True or False? The following represents the two-prong test for manifestation determination: 1. The behavior was caused by, or was in direct &substantial relationship to the child’s disability; or 2. The conduct in question is the direct result of the LEA’s failure to implement the IEP. TRUE

True or False? Teachers who provide instruction to suspended and expelled students with disabilities and students with disabilities in alternative schools must be appropriately certified and highly qualified. TRUE

43-205. Administrative and Professional Qualifications, Duties and Workloads For the last three years, the legislature has suspended staffing ratios (i.e. student/teacher ratios) for all programs, with the exception of four-year-old programs The suspension of the staffing ratios that are in State Board of Education (SBE) regulation were suspended through a Proviso, which is a part of each year’s General Appropriation Act (i.e. Budget) Wording in the Proviso changed for the 2012-13 school year and the Proviso was amended to exempt four-year-old programs and programs serving students with exceptional needs from the flexibility provided in Proviso 1.38 21

43-205. Administrative and Professional Qualifications, Duties and Workloads Student/teacher ratios (caseload limitations) in SBE regulation 43-205 are back in effect for self-contained classes, resource classes, multi-categorical classes, and speech-language therapists for the 2012-13 school year If a district has increased its class sizes for special education classes during the last three years, this class size must now be reduced to comply with current SBE regulation. The staffing ratios are set forth in SBE  regulation 43-205 Remember, Provisos are good for one year and there are no assurances concerning what will happen next year http://ed.sc.gov/agency/stateboard/State_Board_Regulations.cfm 22

Timely & Accurate Data Timely Submission Accurate / Valid / and Pass Edit Checks Respond to Verification or Error Correction Findings (34 C.F.R. § 300.211) Determinations Withholding of funds

Child Count Dates are outlined in the OEC Data Calendar Child Count will be reflective of December 1, 2012 Since this is a Saturday, final count will be reflective of the close-of-business on Friday, November 30, 2012 DO NOT send Child Count Certification until duplicates and 10-day exits have been resolved, AND any required revisions have been made Contact Lori James at lajames@ed.sc.gov

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