Brevard Public Schools

Services to Parentally Placed Private School Students

PPPSS

March 15, 2016

Definitions

LEA – Local Educational Agency

Brevard Public Schools (BPS)

SEA – State Education Agency

Florida Department of Education

ESE – Exceptional Student Education

FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education

PPPSS-Parentally Placed Private School Students

SP – Service Plan

Written statement of services that the LEA will provide to a disabled student who is a PPPSS at a non-profit private school

Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act - IDEA

Federal legislation provides for special education and related services to students with disabilities.

District has a Child Find responsibility to identify disabled students

A proportionate share of IDEA funds are set aside for disabled students enrolled in non-profit private schools.

9/29/2016

Child Find

The public school district (LEA) is

responsible for taking referrals and

screening or evaluating students enrolled

in private schools who are suspected of

having a disability.

The referral for this evaluation is made by

the parent or private school representative

to BPS.

The private school assists BPS with the

referral, interventions, and data collection

as appropriate.

Referral for Screening/Evaluation

BPS schedules an

Individual Problem

Solving Team (IPST)

meeting with the parent

to discuss the parent’s

and/or private school’s

concerns.

BPS tries to schedule

these meetings at the

private school to ensure

participation from the

classroom teacher.

Services to Students in Private Schools

IDEA Proportionate Share

A disabled student,

enrolled in non-profit

private school by

his/her parents, may

receive services from

the District through a

Service Plan.

Service Plans

What is Included on a

Service Plan?

SPs reflect only the services that the LEA has determined it will provide to the student.

SPs never reflect services that are provided to the student by private school personnel.

Service Plan Meetings

The classroom teacher from the private school is invited to attend the Service Plan meeting.

If the classroom teacher of the private school cannot attend, the LEA uses other methods to ensure participation by the classroom teacher such as conference telephone calls and/or written input.

If the classroom teacher does not attend the meeting nor provides written input, the SP meeting would need to be rescheduled.

Consideration of Services

When a private

school or parent

requests services for

an already identified

Exceptional Student

Education (ESE)

student, a meeting is

scheduled to

consider developing

a Service Plan.

Private School Students

The LEA provides

selected and agreed

upon special

education and/or

related services to

students enrolled in

non-profit private

schools through a

Service Plan.

Private School Students and

FAPEPPPSS have no

entitlement to receive

special education and

related services from the

public school district

(FAPE).

Public School Districts

are not required to

develop a SP for every

PPPSS with a disability.

Services to Brevard Private

School Students in 2015/16• # Disabled Students in Public Schools 11,925

• # Disabled Students in Private School *689

• # Disabled Students in Brevard County 13,141

• Total Federal Fund Allocation-2014/2015 $15,537,242

• Proportionate Share Allocation $848,672.88

*This number excludes ESE students attending for-profit schools, McKay students dismissed from all ESE programs and McKay students not participating in the reevaluation process.

Services to Brevard Private

School Students in 2016/17• # Disabled Students in Public Schools 11,297

• # Disabled Students in Private School *668

• # Disabled Students in Brevard County 12,518

• Total Federal Fund Allocation-2016/2017 $15,961,829.00

• Proportionate Share Allocation **$891,364.00

*This number excludes ESE students attending for-profit schools, McKay students dismissed from all ESE programs and McKay students not participating in the reevaluation process.

Updated 9/29/19

Proportionate IDEA Share Funds

Cannot be paid directly to a private school

Cannot be used for repairs, remodeling, or construction of

private school facilities

What if Funds are Insufficient?

Direct services to students from therapists will be

projected and funded for the entire school year.

Funding for materials/equipment could be affected

if the demand exceeds the IDEA proportionate

share.

Services that can be on a Service Plan for the

2015/16 School Year for Students Attending Non-

Profit Private Schools

Speech Therapy (grades K-12 in public

school setting or selected private school

setting grades K-5)

Language Therapy (grades K-12 in public

school setting or selected private school

setting grades K-5)

ESE Teachers-Consultation for Services

and/or Curriculum Decisions

Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan

for the 2015/16 School Year for Students Attending

Non-Profit Private Schools

Assistive Technology

Selected Equipment and Materials

Psychological Services

Transition Services

In-Service-Training for Private School

Personnel

Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan

for the 2016/17 School Year for Students Attending

Non-Profit Private Schools

Speech Therapy (grades K-12 in public

school setting or selected private school

setting grades K-TBD)

Language Therapy (grades K-12 in public

school setting or selected private school

setting grades K-TBD)

ESE Teachers-Consultation for Services

and/or Curriculum Decisions

Services that Can be Considered on a Service Plan

for the 2016/17 School Year for Students Attending

Non-Profit Private Schools

Assistive Technology

Selected Equipment and Materials

Psychological Services

Transition Services

In-Service-Training for Private School

Personnel

Possible Speech and Language

Service Delivery Models for 16/17

Delivery Models

Center School Drive-in. All

PPPSS with speech or

language services would

drive in to center schools

One Time a Month

Speech/Language Services

Twice a Month

Speech/Language Services

One a week

Speech/Language Services

Points to Consider

Grades currently being

served

Language Service

Group sizes of students

being served

Complaints

An organization or

individual may file a written

complaint alleging that the

School District (LEA) failed

to engage in meaningful or

timely consultation or did

not consider the views of

the private school official.

Complaints

The complaint must provide

the basis of the belief that

the LEA did not comply with

the consultation

requirements.

The written complaint is

given to the LEA. The LEA

forwards the complaint to

the State Educational

Agency (SEA).

Questions/Concerns

Written input from parents and private school

representatives

Request for Service Plans

for the

2016-2017 School Year

Service Plan Request

Request for Service Plans for ESE students

attending a non-profit private school

In July, you will receive a letter with the

Services to be provided by the District for the

PPPSS for the 2016-2017 school year

Please complete the information for students

the District should contact the parent to offer

services on a Service Plan and students

currently on a Service Plan.

Service Plan Request

Initial Service Plan requests meetings will be

held on centralized locations. Private school

teacher(s) can participate via phone or

provide written input.

Current locations

Clearlake Education Center, Cocoa

Palm Bay High School, Palm Bay

Other locations to be determined

John M. McKay Scholarship

for Students with

Disabilities Program

Florida Department of Education

McKay link

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice

or

floridaschoolchoice.org

Three Year Reevaluation

Meetings for McKay StudentsDistrict is required to provide reevaluation

notification to parents of scholarship students at

least once every three years.

Meetings will be held throughout the school

year at centralized locations.

ESE teachers will contact private schools with

dates and times for meetings as well as obtain

input from private school teachers if they cannot

attend the meeting.

Revocation of McKay Scholarship

A McKay student who currently attends a

participating private school will forfeit the

scholarship if he or she:

Is in DJJ more than 21 consecutive days

Enters home education

Returns to public school- including summer

programs, evening programs, or any service

for which FTE is reported (ex. Driver’s

Education)

Participates in a private tutoring program

pursuant to s. 1002.43, F.S.

Receives a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship

Participates in the Personal Learning

Scholarship Account Program

Takes more than two virtual school courses

(that receive state funding)

Enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and

Blind

School Board of Brevard County

Private School Contacts

Office of Administrative

Support Services

321-633-1000 ext.505

Shereen Luchten, Coordinator

ESE Administrative Support

Private School

Trainings

Discussion of training opportunities for private

school teachers