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TheWho:
Whoa calm down, DJ, we are not searching for my definition of special needs but how the state perceives it or defines it.
What we were talking about is it appears the licensing in Massachusetts (for our case) hinges on whether or not the kids are classified as special needs by the state. If they are, then they are bound by the ?Department of Early Education and care? (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts) and would need a Residential license and fall under the category of ?Private residential schools serving Children with special needs?.
http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs/RP%20Li ... ements.pdf
If they are not serving kids with special needs then they are not bound by this licensure.
So Deborah found a definition which is as follows:
Child with special needs. A child who, because of a disability consisting of a developmental delay or an intellectual, sensory, neurological, emotional, communication, physical, specific learning or health impairment or combination thereof, is or would be unable to progress effectively in a regular school program. This may include, but not be limited to, a school age child with special needs as determined by an evaluation conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71B, § 3, and as defined by the Department of Education in 603 CMR 28.00.
If the state of Massachusetts considers the kids at ASR within this category and categorizes them as ?Special needs? then they are bound by Licensure.
This isn?t my call, DJ, or yours?we are discussing what these kids fall under. My child was not categorized as special needs by the state she was in and the parents I spoke to who had children at ASR were not receiving services in their home state either. Although this is a small piece of info I am not concluding that ASR fall into either category because I don?t know. There are probably provisions which allow a small percentage of ?Non? special needs kids to attend and still fall under the restraints of ??Private residential schools serving Children with special needs?.
So what I am saying is do these kids fall under the definition Deborah defined above? It appears there is an evaluation which will determine this (M.G.L. c. 71B, § 3, and as defined by the Department of Education in 603 CMR 28.00.
) is anyone familiar with this test? I don?t know if the kids are evaluated to this standard prior to entering, I don?t believe my daughter was, but she was tested while she was at ?SUWS?
--- Quote --- Who, I don't believe that that the licensing requirements are based on the child being a special needs kid but rather the types of services being provided.
If the program is providing special needs services they should be licensed as such, not as a boarding school which is a private residential school not serving special needs kids.
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Hanzomon4, That is a good point, does anyone know this to be the case.
Deborah:
Remove the superfluous text and it should be clear:
A Group Care Program is a program or facility that provides care and custody for one or more children by anyone other than a relative by blood, marriage or adoption on a regular 24-hour a day, residential basis.
Group care program includes private residential schools that provide special services to children with special needs in which children with special needs constitute 30% or more of the school?s population.
Special Services are any services provided to children with special needs by a private residential school that are special education services similar to those referred to at 603 CMR 18.05(3)(a) and (b); or social, psychological or psychiatric services; or self-help skills or activities of daily living training.
A Child with special needs is a child who, because of a disability consisting of a developmental delay or an emotional, communication, specific learning impairment or combination thereof, is or would be unable to progress effectively in a regular school program. This may include, but not be limited to, a school age child with special needs as determined by an evaluation conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71B, § 3, and as defined by the Department of Education in 603 CMR 28.00.
Troll Control:
--- Quote ---Child with special needs. A child who, because of a disability consisting of a developmental delay or an intellectual, sensory, neurological, emotional, communication, physical, specific learning or health impairment or combination thereof, is or would be unable to progress effectively in a regular school program.
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Obviously, Whooter, if you sent your kid for "emotional growth" as you've stated many times before, your kid is emotionally disabled.
Common sense dictates that non-special needs kids do not need to go to a special "school" for therapy and "emotional growth."
Also, the regs state very clearly that a facility must be licensed as a Group Care Program if they house only one child. Or, if it is a private school which houses a population consisting of 30% or more special needs kids, it must also license as a Group Care Program.
--- Quote ---Group Care Program . A program or facility that provides care and custody for one or more children by anyone other than a relative by blood, marriage or adoption on a regular 24-hour a day, residential basis. Group care program includes but is not limited to programs serving teen parents under the age of 16 years; transition to independent living programs; private residential schools that provide special services to children with special needs in which children with special needs constitute 30% or more of the school?s population; and group residences or group homes...
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TheWho:
--- Quote ---A Child with special needs is a child who, because of a disability consisting of a developmental delay or an emotional, communication, specific learning impairment or combination thereof, is or would be unable to progress effectively in a regular school program. This may include, but not be limited to, a school age child with special needs as determined by an evaluation conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71B, § 3, and as defined by the Department of Education in 603 CMR 28.00.
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Good, I still have a question bear with me....are the children at ASR considered "Special needs" as determined by an evaluation conducted pursuant to M.G.L. c. 71B, § 3, and as defined by the Department of Education in 603 CMR 28.00?
Does anyone know the answer?
If they are then they fall into the category needing licensure if not they fall into another category. This is the key that determines special needs for the state of Massachusetts
hanzomon4:
What are the specific services rendered to children classified as special needs children?
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