1. Special Education and Discipline April 8, 2013

2. What Counts as a Suspension? Partial days = full days of removal. If restrictions/conditions are imposed, each day out until condition is met is a day of removal (e.g., parent meeting, psych eval). If removed at district request it is a day of removal. Each missed school day due to bus suspension, if transportation is included in IEP, is a day of removal. If removal is part of a behavior intervention plan (BIP) that is NOT written in the IEP it is a removal.

3. What Does NOT Count as a Suspension? In-school suspensions do not need to be counted as suspension days if:  The student is given his/her classroom work to complete during the ISS,  Continues to receive special education services specified in the IEP, and  Continues to participate with nondisabled peers to the same extent that they would have without the ISS  The student must be able to earn credit for work completed during the ISS

4. Timelines 1+ days of suspension: classwork provided, must earn credit for work done, track days on Discipline Tracking Record Around 6 th day: Functional Assessment and Behavior Plan 10 th day: Manifestation Determination Review and Discipline paperwork (from MiStar/Zangle) plus plan for how special education services will be provided during any additional suspensions More than 10 days: Special education services must be provided during suspension. Determine if a change of placement exists. If yes: convene MDR, discipline paperwork and Interim Alternate Educational Setting (IAES) form if not a manifestation of disability and suspension will continue beyond MDR

5. Discipline Tracking Record 1 DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIOR SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE 2 Date suspension Issued 3 Date suspension length is determined 4 Length of suspension 5 Dates of the suspension 6 Cumulative days of suspension: New Total 7 Is there a pattern of removal (after the 10 th day), or does this suspension exceed 10 consecutive school days? 8 Date of parent notice 9 MDR dates 10 Interventions, if any, that are implemented after the incident Incident #1: From___ To_____ □ N.A. □ Yes □ No □ N.A. □ Date: ______ Incident #2: From_______ To_________ □ N.A. □ Yes □ No □ N.A. □ Date: _______ Incident #3: From_______ To_________ □ N.A. □ Yes □ No □ N.A. □ Date: _______ Incident #4: From_______ To_________ □ N.A. □ Yes □ No □ N.A. □ Date: _______ FBA/BIP Dates:__________; ____________; ____________; ____________; ___________; ____________

6. An MDR must be convened on the 10 th cumulative day of suspension (do not convene an MDR before the 9 th day) As well as if the student is removed for more than 10 consecutive days, -or- If the student has been subjected to a series of removals that constitute a pattern after the 10 th cumulative day of suspension When is a Manifestation Determination Review Held?

7. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

8. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

9. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

10. What is a Change of Placement? A change in placement occurs in one of two situations: The suspension is for more than 10 consecutive school days. -or- The child has been suspended MORE than 10 cumulative days in a school year and the suspensions constitute a pattern.

11. What Constitutes a Pattern? Suspension over 10 cumulative days that: Are a recurrence of substantially similar behavior leading to multiple suspensions -or- The suspensions are close in proximity to each other (i.e. removals are one or two weeks apart)

12. After 10 Days of Suspension Beginning with the 11 th day of suspension in a school year, special education services must be provided during any additional days of suspension/removal so as to enable the student to continue to participate in the general education curriculum and to progress toward meeting the goals in the student’s IEP If the suspensions are a change in placement, a Manifestation Determination Review must be held; special education services must be determined by the IEPT and documented on the Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES) Form

13. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

14. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

15. Notice Form Found on MiStar (Zangle)

16. Found on MiStar (Zangle)

17. Begin the Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Plan process by the 6 th day of suspension “Special Circumstance” suspensions involve drugs, weapons or serious bodily injury. Contact the Behavior Specialist immediately.