1. Introducing ……. Policy 2419: Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities

2. Session I Chapters 1-5 Presented by… Lynn Boyer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning

3. Introducing…. Policy 2419: Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities

4. Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning

5. Introducing…Policy 2419 Training Calendar
Upcoming Session
May 14 Chapter 4 (SLD/RTI)
Sessions III-V to be posted
Training Calendar posted on:
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6. West Virginia Department of Education
TRAINING COMPONENTS
Sessions I-V
Supplementary materials
Participant notes
Policy 2419 (final document or bill
analysis version)
Participant questions and WVDE responses
Training calendar
Policy 2419 training synopsis
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7. West Virginia Department of Education
ADVANCE ORGANIZER
The purpose of this session is to:
Review the policy adoption process;
Provide an overview of significant revisions to Policy 2419; and
Begin a dialogue regarding these revisions.
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8. West Virginia Department of Education
Policy 2419
Sessions are being made available in accordance with the projected need to know and priority information.
Rosemary Cook, Office of Assessment and Accountability will be presenting on Chapter 7 Discipline beginning on DATE
I will be presenting on Chapter 6 Administration of Services beginning on DATE
Linda Palenchar will be presenting on RTI, from Chapter 4, Eligibility beginning on DATE and
As part of his final Department tour before his retirement, Jim Parker will be presenting Chapters 8-11 beginning on DATE
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9. West Virginia Department of Education
SESSION I MAP
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10. TIMELINE FOR ADOPTION OF POLICY
Timeframe
Actions Taken
December 3, 2004
IDEA signed into law
April 2005
WVDE issued IDEA 2004 Interim Guidance Document
July 1, 2005
IDEA 2004 went into effect
August 2005
Policy 2419 development began
October 13, 2006
IDEA 2004 regulations in effect
November 9, 2006
State Board approved Policy for comment
November-January 2007
Eight regional public hearings were conducted; Policy available for public comment
February 2007
Additional dialogue with stakeholders
March 21, 2007
WVDE conference with WVASA conducted
April 12, 2007
State Board approved and adopted Policy 2419
May 16, 2007
Policy 2419 in effect

11. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 1-FAPE
p. 4 Section 2. FAPE Considerations, C. Public Insurance Funds
To access a student’s public insurance (e.g., Medicaid reimbursement), documentation of adult/student consent which specifies the records to be disclosed, the services to be provided, and the duration of the services must be obtained. Therefore, to meet the consent requirement, each district must obtain consent at the initial IEP Team meeting and at each annual review (i.e., at least once a year). The district must also obtain parent/adult student consent if billable services (i.e., type, amount and/or duration) are revised at anytime during the time frame of the IEP. The parents must be informed that their refusal to consent to the release of information does not relieve the district of its responsibility to ensure that all services are provided at no cost to the parents.
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12. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 2-Child Find
p. 9 Section 3. Referral Sources, B. SAT
Language is consistent with Policy 2510
Timelines have been revised
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13. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 3-Evaluation
p. 12 Section 1. Evaluation Team
p. 14 Section 2. Planning, Conducting and Timelines for a Multidisciplinary Evaluation, C. Additional Evaluations
If the EC or IEP Team determines that a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation is required to determine whether a student meets the criteria for a different exceptionality, the district must conduct the evaluation within 80 days of the documented date of receipt.
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14. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 3-Evaluation
p. 15 Section 2. Planning, Conducting and Timelines for a Multidisciplinary Evaluation, C. Additional Evaluations
In those instances when an additional evaluation completed by an outside agency has not been completed within 60 days, the district is required to document its reasonable efforts to obtain the additional evaluation within 60 days. In this situation, when a district has documented its reasonable efforts to obtain the evaluation within sixty days, the district is not considered to be in violation of the sixty day timeline.
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15. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 4-Eligibility
p. 21 Section 1. Eligibility Determination
Timeline for EC/IEP Meeting Notice
Updated terms
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16. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 4-Eligibility
p. 24 Section 3. State Criteria
A. Autism
The student is diagnosed as having autism by a psychiatrist, physician, licensed or school psychologist.
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17. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 4-Eligibility
p. 42 Section 3. State Criteria
M. Speech Language Impairments
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18. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 5-IEPs:
p. 51 Section 1. IEP Initiation, D. IEP Team Membership (required)
To the extent appropriate and with parent or adult student consent, a representative of any participating agency that is likely to be responsible for providing or paying for transition services.
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19. West Virginia Department of Education
Chapter 5-IEPs:
p. 67 Section 2. IEP Development,
J. LRE Considerations and Placement Decisions
Placement options for 3-5 year olds
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20. West Virginia Department of Education
CLOSING
Questions
Responses to questions submitted will be posted within three business days on the Introducing…Policy 2419 and the OSP websites
Evaluation
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