1. Beaufort County Schools Programs for Student with Disabilities
Renee Boyd, Director of Programs for Exceptional Children 1 1

2. Introduction
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) is the federal law and Article 9, Section 115C of the North Carolina General Statutes is the State law concerning the education of students with disabilities. Part B of the IDEA refers to the part of the law for children with disabilities who are ages three through 21.

3. The goal of the State is to provide appropriate educational opportunity to all children with disabilities who reside in North Carolina.

4. The purposes of NC 1500-1.1 are--
To ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepares them for further education, employment, and independent living;

5. To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;
To assist the local educational agencies, including state operated programs and charter schools, to provide for the education of children with disabilities; and
To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilties.

6. Child with a disability means a child evaluated in accordance with NC through NC as having
Autism
Deaf-blindness
Deafness
Developmental Delay
Serious Emotional Disability
Hearing Impaired
Intellectual Disability
Multiple Disabilities
Other Health Impaired
Orthopedic Impairment
Specific Learning Disabilities
Speech and/or Language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment

7. Beaufort County Schools
984 EC Students
51 EC Teachers
4 Speech Language Therapists
20 EC Teacher Assistants
3 Personal Care Assistants
2 School Psychologist
PK Coordinator
1 Transition Coordinator
3 Behavior Support Specialists
1 Curriculum Specialist
1 CECAS Manager
1 Administrative Assistant
Homebound Teacher (PK/EC)
3 Behavior Technicians

8. General Education Responsibility
SST- Student Support Team
Problem Solving Team
Child Study Team
Student Assistance Team
MTSS- Multi-Tier System of Support

9. You are legally required to provide appropriate interventions in the classroom setting as part of the special education referral process

10. Research Based Interventions
Minimum of 2

11. Evaluation Process 90 days to complete Required screenings
Required evaluations
Social/developmental history
Observations across settings

12. To be determined eligible in the disability category
Must have a deficiency or
Must demonstrate characteristics
Must have documentation

13. The disability must:
Have an adverse effect on educational performance, and
Require specially designed instruction.

14. The evaluation process takes time

15. The IEP is a legal document intended to level the playing field

16. Individualized Education Plan
A written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a meeting.
Must include: the child’s PLAAP, annual goals, the child’s progress toward annual goal, statement of the special education and related services, and an explanation of the extent to which the child will be removed from the nondisabled peers.

17. All teachers are mandated to follow the requirements of the IEP
All teachers are mandated to follow the requirements of the IEP. It is the law.
We do not have a choice!

18. Continuum of Services
Regular – 80% or more of the day with nondisabled peers
Resource – 40% - 79% of the day with nondisabled peers
Separate – 39% or less of the day with nondisabled peers
Separate School
Residential
Home/Hospital

19. You are legally required to provide accommodations listed on the IEP in the regular classroom
Hand out Testing Accommodations form and go over

20. Accommodations Classroom Testing

21. IEP Team Meetings Required to meet once every 365 days
Must have LEA, regular teacher, and EC teacher
Need any related services personnel
Would like to have Parent or Guardian

22. At least one regular classroom teacher is required to be a member of
the IEP Team
Talk about how vital your input is and do not feel outnumbered or intimidated by the other team members.
You are just as important. It might take experience to feel comfortable giving your input. 22

23. Some meetings are difficult and sometimes you feel like this…..

24. Get to know the Support Staff in your School
They are here to provide assistance to your
students with disabilities
Director of Exceptional Children’s Programs
EC Curriculum Support
IEP Chairman at each school
Special Education Teachers
Teacher of visually impaired and hearing impaired
Teacher Assistants
Personal Care Providers
School Psychologists
Occupational Therapists
Speech/Language Therapists
Occupational Therapist
School Nurses
Behavior Support

25. Questions?