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Table GS.VI |
Cluster Area I: General Supervision |
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Question: |
Is
effective general
supervision of the implementation of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act ensured through the State Education
Agency’s (SEA) utilization of mechanisms that result in all
eligible children with disabilities having an opportunity to
receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least
restrictive environment (LRE)? |
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Probe
GS.VI: |
Do State
policies, practices and procedures ensure the implementation of IDEA and
support other general supervision activities? |
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State Goal: |
All eligible children with disabilities will have
the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE)
in the least restrictive environment (LRE) through the State
Educational Agency’s (SEA) utilization of mechanisms of effective
general supervision and implementation of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. |
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Performance Indicator(s): |
State policies,
practices and procedures ensure the implementation of IDEA and
support other general supervisory activities. |
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- Background/Trend Data:
(for reporting period July 1,
2002 through June 30, 2003):
Information Dissemination for 2002-03:
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- Targets
(by June 30, 2003)
(for reporting period
July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003):
- Develop a brochure for
parents on resolving concerns about their child’s special
education services.
- Revise and publish the State
mandatory Procedural Safeguards Notice.
- Provide materials to
families whose primary language is not English in four
different languages (Spanish, Russian, Chinese and
Haitian-Creole), including a Parent’s Guide and Procedural
Safeguards Notice.
- Amend Part 200 Regulations
to ensure timely impartial hearings.
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- Explanation of Progress
or Slippage
(for reporting period
July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003):
- Five specific publications
were developed and disseminated regarding due process by
March 2002.
- The Parent’s Guide and the
Procedural Safeguards Notice were provided in four
different languages for parents whose primary language is
not English.
- Part 200 Regulations were
amended to ensure timely impartial hearings.
- The Procedural Safeguards
Notice was revised in August 2003.
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- Projected Targets
(for next reporting
period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004):
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100 percent of New York State
laws, regulation and policy will be consistent with federal
laws, regulation and policy.
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100 percent of publications
articulating laws, regulation and policy will be posted on
VESID’s website.
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- Future Activities
- Projected Timelines and
Resources
(for next reporting
period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004 and on going):
- Further regulatory
amendments will be discussed by the Board of Regents to
ensure timely impartial hearings in September 2003. Approval
is slated for February 2004.
- The Board of Regents will
discuss regulatory amendments to Parts 276 and 279 (State
Review Office) in November 2004. Approval is slated for
December 2003.
- Develop required Notices and
Forms for the field by May 2004.
- Update the Procedural
Safeguards Notice to be consistent with any regulatory or
statutory changes.
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