1. Excellence in Education… Every Student Every Day
Special Education New Teacher Orientation August 8, 2016 School Board Office
Excellence in Education… Every Student Every Day
Radford City Schools participate in an ongoing process of locating, identifying and evaluating children ages two to twenty-one who are suspected of having a disability.

2. Who can receive Special Education Services?
Any child who is identified as having a disability is entitled to a free,
appropriate public education designed to meet his/her needs.
Special education programs are available for children with
disabilities in Radford City.

3. SWD MES 4.5 BHES 3 JDIS RHS 5.5 Totals 16 Aut 4 1 2 11 DD 22 ED OHI 9ED
OHI 9 20 44
SLD 10 29 57
SLI 35 25 64 HI ID 6 MD OI VI 69
54 
60 
210
Minus SLI
Not SLI 34 33 58
146

4. Special Education Staff projection for the 2016-17 School Year
Special Education Teachers (K-12)
Teacher assistants
Speech Therapist
Preschool teachers
School Psychologist
Educational Evaluator
Visiting Teacher
Executive Director of Student Services .75
Special Education Secretary

5. Who can make referrals?
Referrals can be made by anyone concerned with the child's educational performance or development including the parent, child, child's teacher, community agency or a school official.

6. Who may be eligible? Children with:
Autism
Deaf-Blindness
Developmentally Delayed
Hearing Impaired
Intellectual Disability
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedically Impairment
Other Health Impairment
Emotional Disability
Specific Learning Disability
Speech/Language Disability
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visual Impairment

7. EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF CONCERNS THAT MAY
INITIATE A REFERRAL:
-Inappropriate behaviors & feelings under normal circumstances
-Poor academic performance
-Poor attendance
-Inability to get along with others
-Vision difficulties
-Hearing difficulties
-Speech & Language difficulties
-Coordination/Motor Difficulties
-Chronic health problems
-Grade retention
-Chronic suspensions
-High risk of drop out
--Developmental Delays

8. STEPS OF THE REFERRAL PROCESS
1. Make referral to principal or designee
2. Principal will assign teacher to complete the Referral for Evaluation Form.
3. Schedule a parent conference(invite principal/designee and counselor or Special Education Chairperson) .
4. Review Referral form and determine assessment areas proposed.
5. Provide parents with Procedural Safeguards
6. Obtain parental consent for formal assessment and refer to the special education administrator.

9. STEPS OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS
1. Principal forwards the referral to Administrator of Special Education (ASE) ASP.
2. ASE assigns evaluators
3. Administer evaluations within 65 administrative working days after date of referral.
4.All reports are returned to Special Education Office
5. Schedule Eligibility Committee Meeting after all required reports are written.
6. Provide parents with reports upon request two days prior to EC meeting.

10. What is an Evaluation?
Evaluation means procedures used to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs. The term means procedures used selectively with an individual child and does not include basic tests administered or procedures used with all children in a school, grade or class.
EXAMPLES:
Educational Assessments
Psychological Assessments
Speech and Language Assessments
Medical

11. STEPS OF THE ELIGIBILITY PROCESS
1. Parents are notified of the EC meeting by mail or by phone.
2. Parents can obtain copies of reports 2 days prior to EC Meeting.
3. Permission to conduct meeting is obtained.
4. Parent returns Notice of Eligibility Committee Meeting
5. EC meeting conducted (EC completes the Summary of Deliberations during meeting)
6. EC determines if child is eligible or not eligible for Special Education and related services.
7.Committee’s deliberations forwarded by the committee to the IEP committee.
8. An IEP must be developed with 30 calendar days of a determination that the child needs special education and related services and be implemented as soon as possible following the IEP meeting.

12. Am I expected to Remember all of this?
Referral
Evaluations
Eligibility
IEP’s

13. Special Education Teacher
Who can Help ME?
Principal
Counselor
Special Education Teacher
School Psychologist

14. Now that the child is eligible what happens?
Individualized Education Program (IEP) - a written plan developed by educators, parents and related service personnel which serves as the central educational document for the disabled student’s education.

15. Who is required to Attend the IEP Meeting?
1. Principal or Designee
2. Special Education Teacher
3. Parent
4. Regular Education Teacher
Student
Parent and Radford City Schools may invite other individuals with knowledge or expertise about the student.

16. What goes on in an IEP Meeting?
1. IEP Team:
Special Education Teacher, Principal or designee, Regular Education Teachers, Related services staff, parents or guardian, and anyone parent wishes to invite.
2. Factors for IEP Team Consideration
Results of initial or most recent evaluation
Strengths
Academic, developmental and functional needs
Concerns of parent
Communication needs
Needs for benchmarks or short term objectives
Assistive technology needs
Behavior needs
Limited English Limited Proficiency Needs
Needs of visually impaired or blind
Needs of hearing impaired or deaf
Extended Year Services

17. What goes on in an IEP Meeting?
3. Diploma and Transition status
4. Annual Goals and Objectives
How will progress be measured and how often reported.
Mastery Criteria
5. Services and Least Restrictive Environment(LRE)
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Services, Frequency, Location and Duration
6. Placement (public day school to residential facility)
Options Consider and Placement Decision and option chosen
7. Accommodations
Frequency, location, setting and duration
8. Testing accommodations
SOL-calculator, read aloud, audio, plain english math, flexible schedule
SOL alternative tests: VAAP, VGLA, VMAST, VSEP

18. What goes on in an IEP Meeting?
5. Placement Decision/Parent Consent
6. Written Prior Notice
Action proposed or refused
Rationale for why actions were proposed or refused
Other options considered
Reasons why options were rejected
Description of any assessment data or reports used to make the decision
Other factors relevant to proposal or refusal

19. What Happens if the Child is Not Eligible for Special Education?
Continue to teach student utilizing information from evaluations for individualization and remediation.
Consider making a referral to 504 (making reasonable accomidations in the classroom)
Consider remedial programs
Consultation

20. Forms I can expect to complete or help complete.
Referral for Evaluation
Educational Report
Eligibility Committee Summary & Recommendations
Individualized Education Program (IEP)

21. Parental Rights in Special Education
Notice
Consent
Records
Evaluation
LRE
Mediation
Impartial Due Process Hearing
Confidentiality

22. For More Information about Special Education and Related Services go to the Radford City Schools Special Place at: