IEP's - Is This Accurate?

[Anonymous]

http://www.hiddenlakeacademy.com/SATScores.aspx

S.A.T.  S C O R E S

An estimated 15% of Hidden Lake Academy students have been diagnosed with a learning disorder and have an Individual Education Plan in place. We provide additional academic achievement testing for all of our students and a comprehensive academic plan is developed for each student and reviewed by the teachers and specialists in the Learning Center.


SAT SCORES: 2004 - 2005
                            VERBAL         MATH         COMPOSITE
TOP 25%:               633                  630                    1263
TOP 50%:               592                  587                    1179
MEAN:                    524                  507                    1031

SAT SCORES: 2000 - 2005
                            VERBAL          MATH         COMPOSITE
TOP 25%:               636                   648                   1284
TOP 50%:               596                   596                   1192
MEAN:                    527                   520                   1047


Of the twenty High School graduates from the 2004-2005 class, seven received scholarships ranging from $2,000 dollars to $20,000 per annum.

[RobertBruce]

I think Marla mentioned this in her original post. I can tell you I was never tested or evaluated for anything, I'm not aware of any of my fellow inmates being tested at the time either.

[Anonymous]

We provide additional academic achievement testing for all of our students and a comprehensive academic plan is developed for each student and reviewed by the teachers and specialists in the Learning Center.

If this indeed is the case, then why wouldn't parents be involved in this comprehensive academic plan?

[Anonymous]

Parents have a nasty habit of asking questions when they have more of the facts.  Better to keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em shit, they don't go poking around so much then.  They seem happier that way anyway.  Why spoil it for them?

[RobertBruce]

Oh you werent aware of the policy in place? They train the staff to treat parents like mushrooms, keep em in the dark and feed them bullshit and everything will be just fine.

[Anonymous]

Upon the recommendation of the Board attorney, approved placement for one Harding special education pupil (44a) at Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega, GA, for the 2001-02 school year, effective September 10, 2001, all costs to be paid by Harding Board of Education.
http://www.rosenet.org/madisonpublicsch ... 22002.html

OUT-OF-DISTRICT PLACEMENT
2. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE RUTHERFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION to approve the following out-of-district placements (names on file in the office of special services):
Student #2002552 - Sage Day School, Rochelle Park - eff. 11/28/05 - Tuition: $35,850 plus trans.
Student #2004010 - Hidden Lake Academy, Georgia - eff. 11/14/05 - Tuition: $68,400
Student #2000156 - Sage Day School, Boonton - eff. 11/30/06 - Tuition: $35,850
Student #2005011 - SBJC, Lodi - eff. 12/7/05 - Tuition: 33,450
plus trans.
Rescind: Student #2000421 - Benway School - eff. 11/29/05
http://72.14.203.104/search?

q=cache:UIY77E18ddEJ:www.rutherford.k12.nj.us/BOA/minutes/1_20_06/MT121205.pdf+%22hidden+lake+academy%22+%2B+district+placement&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=17

[Anonymous]

http://www.rutherford.k12.nj.us/BOA/min ... 121205.pdf

Since this kid was from New Jersey does that mean Federal Funds were used to pay for this kid to attend HLA?

[Anonymous]

http://www.rutherford.k12.nj.us/BOA/minutes/1_20_06/MT121205.pdf

Since this kid was from New Jersey does that mean Federal Funds were used to pay for this kid to attend HLA?

If HLA receives federal funding, then shouldn't they be regulated by the state of Georgia to have some oversight for federal funds? Does anyone know how that works?

[Anonymous]

http://www.rutherford.k12.nj.us/BOA/minutes/1_20_06/MT121205.pdf

Since this kid was from New Jersey does that mean Federal Funds were used to pay for this kid to attend HLA?

If HLA receives federal funding, then shouldn't they be regulated by the state of Georgia to have some oversight for federal funds? Does anyone know how that works?

One more question: If HLA failed to provide an IEP and/or follow through on an IEP, could HLA be fined and/or sued by the state and/or federal agency that provided the funds for the student to attend HLA?

[Anonymous]

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/ ... 0the%20IEP

Looks like the placing agency is responsible for following up on IEP's:

§ 300.349 Private school placements by public agencies.

(a) Developing IEPs. (1) Before a public agency places a child with a disability in, or refers a child to, a private school or facility, the agency shall initiate and conduct a meeting to develop an IEP for the child in accordance with §§ 300.346 and 300.347.

(2) The agency shall ensure that a representative of the private school or facility attends the meeting. If the representative cannot attend, the agency shall use other methods to ensure participation by the private school or facility, including individual or conference telephone calls.

(b) Reviewing and revising IEPs. (1) After a child with a disability enters a private school or facility, any meetings to review and revise the child's IEP may be initiated and conducted by the private school or facility at the discretion of the public agency.

(2) If the private school or facility initiates and conducts these meetings, the public agency shall ensure that the parents and an agency representative-

(i) Are involved in any decision about the child's IEP; and

(ii) Agree to any proposed changes in the IEP before those changes are implemented.

(c) Responsibility. Even if a private school or facility implements a child's IEP, responsibility for compliance with this part remains with the public agency and the SEA.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(B))

[Anonymous]

OSEP Monitoring

The U.S. Department of Education?s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) regularly monitors states to see that they are complying with IDEA. Every two years OSEP requires that states report progress toward meeting established performance goals that, at a minimum, address the performance of children on assessments, drop-out rates, and graduation rates. As part of its monitoring, the Department reviews IEPs and interviews parents, students, and school staff to find out:

whether, and how, the IEP team made the decisions reflected in the IEP;
whether those decisions and the IEP content are based on the child?s unique needs, as determined through evaluation and the IEP process;
whether any state or local policies or practices have interfered with decisions of the IEP team about the child?s educational needs and the services that the school would provide to meet those needs; and
whether the school has provided the services listed in the IEP.
This guide is intended to help states and school districts write IEPs that comply with IDEA. Writing effective IEPs is a very important first step in improving educational results for children with disabilities.

http://tinyurl.com/vrto9

[Anonymous]

HR 1350- IDEA Act of 2004
Sec 612: State Eligibility
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:h.r.1350.enr:

(A) CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS BY THEIR PARENTS-

(i) IN GENERAL- To the extent consistent with the number and location of children with disabilities in the State who are enrolled by their parents in private elementary schools and secondary schools in the school district served by a local educational agency, provision is made for the participation of those children in the program assisted or carried out under this part by providing for such children special education and related services in accordance with the following requirements, unless the Secretary has arranged for services to those children under subsection (f):

(A) IN GENERAL- The State educational agency has established and maintains qualifications to ensure that personnel necessary to carry out this part are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained, including that those personnel have the content knowledge and skills to serve children with disabilities.

(B) RELATED SERVICES PERSONNEL AND PARAPROFESSIONALS- The qualifications under subparagraph (A) include qualifications for related services personnel and paraprofessionals that--
(i) are consistent with any State-approved or State-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements that apply to the professional discipline in which those personnel are providing special education or related services;
(ii) ensure that related services personnel who deliver services in their discipline or profession meet the requirements of clause (i) and have not had certification or licensure requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis; and
(iii) allow paraprofessionals and assistants who are appropriately trained and supervised, in accordance with State law, regulation, or written policy, in meeting the requirements of this part to be used to assist in the provision of special education and related services under this part to children with disabilities.

(C) QUALIFICATIONS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS- The qualifications described in subparagraph (A) shall ensure that each person employed as a special education teacher in the State who teaches elementary school, middle school, or secondary school is highly qualified by the deadline established in section 1119(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

(D) POLICY- In implementing this section, a State shall adopt a policy that includes a requirement that local educational agencies in the State take measurable steps to recruit, hire, train, and retain highly qualified personnel to provide special education and related services under this part to children with disabilities.

(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Notwithstanding any other individual right of action that a parent or student may maintain under this part, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create a right of action on behalf of an individual student for the failure of a particular State educational agency or local educational agency staff person to be highly qualified, or to prevent a parent from filing a complaint about staff qualifications with the State educational agency as provided for under this part

(A) IN GENERAL- Amounts provided to the local educational agency under this part shall be expended in accordance with the applicable provisions of this part and--
(i) shall be used only to pay the excess costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities;
(ii) shall be used to supplement State, local, and other Federal funds and not to supplant such funds; and
(iii) shall not be used, except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), to reduce the level of expenditures for the education of children with disabilities made by the local educational agency from local funds below the level of those expenditures for the preceding fiscal year.

[Anonymous]

Listed as a "Regular Elementary or Secondary" School at US DoE

Institute of Education Sciences- US Dept of Educ
Institution Name:Hidden Lake Academy  
Institution Type: Private School
Mailing Address: 830 Hidden Lake Rd
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Phone: (706) 864-4730
County: Lumpkin
NCES School ID:A0301219
 
Characteristics
Locale:   Rural, Outside CBSA
Type:   Regular elementary or secondary
Affiliation:   Nonsectarian
Student Body:   Coed
Days in Year:   186
Hours in Day:   7.3
Library:   yes
Total Teachers (FTE):   16.4
Total Students:   143
Student/Teacher Ratio:   8.7

http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/