Special Populations

• Children in foster care

• Parent definition
   

• Homeless children

• Surrogate parent
   

• Migratory children - records transfer

• Children who transfer from another school and another state

• Children with limited English proficiency

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Speaker Notes:

There are specific populations IDEA 2004 has addressed to ensure that such students with disabilities are evaluated and receive services in a timely and appropriate manner. These populations include:

• children who are wards of the State,

• homeless children (IDEA requires that the SEA, in meeting its general supervisory responsibilities of IDEA, also meet the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act for such children),

• migratory children,

• children who transfer school districts (both from within and without the State), and

• children with Limited English Proficiency (see next slide).