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Placement of Students at Authorized Entities (Nonpublic Agencies -- NPAs). Report to the Legislature
Download full textScott Raub – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2024
In some instances, a local school district may determine that it cannot provide free appropriate public education (FAPE) for a student with a disability within their district. In partnership with the student's family and teachers, the district may decide that the student would be best served in a private school or facility better suited to meet…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Students with Disabilities, State Policy, Access to Education
Placement of Students at Authorized Entities (Nonpublic Agencies -- NPAs). Report to the Legislature
Scott Raub – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2023
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is required, under Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill (E2SSB) 5315 (2023), to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding the placement of students receiving special education services at entities known as nonpublic agencies (NPAs). As of December 2023, there are 94 NPAs…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Special Education, Private Schools, Students with Disabilities
Melinda Dyer – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2024
The federal McKinney-Vento Act broadly defines homelessness in an effort to provide protections and supports for students living in a variety of unstable housing situations. This ensures school stability and continued enrollment at a time when a student's nighttime residence may be constantly changing. In Washington, the number of children and…
Descriptors: Homeless People, At Risk Students, School Districts, Enrollment
Peer reviewedBlackwell, William; Durán, Jaime Betancourt; Buss, Jennifer – International Journal of Special Education, 2019
This manuscript presents findings from a study of the contributing factors and details of special education due process hearings in the United States that involved students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The study examined 101 due process hearings conducted over a three-year period in a five-state sample: California, Illinois,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Student Placement
Melinda Dyer – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2023
The federal McKinney-Vento Act defines homelessness broadly in an effort to provide protections and supports for students living in a variety of unstable housing situations. This ensures school stability and continued enrollment at a time when a student's nighttime residence may be constantly changing. In Washington, the number of children and…
Descriptors: Homeless People, At Risk Students, School Districts, Enrollment
Direct linkZirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2012
This article reports on a case that resulted in a published court decision which illustrates a dilemma at the intersection of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On first impression, the finding that teachers were operating based on professional principle seems to validate their actions.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Ethics, Child Custody, Court Litigation
May, Tania; Toney, Alexandra; Collyer, Lee; Stewart, Liz; Lynn, Rebecca; Kitzke, Paula; Story, Jennifer; Guzman, Ryan – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2020
This special education reopening guidance has been developed as a companion resource to "Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide" (ED606044) to provide information and resources for supporting students with disabilities throughout the school reopening process. The intent of this document is to offer guidance for all…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Schedules
Lewis, Linda M. – 1977
The document reports the Washington component of Project IEP (individualized education program), a project designed to identify and clarify perceptions related to roles in the IEP process as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. It is explained that under Project IEP approximately 200 persons (including state and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
PDF pending restorationPalma, Gloria M. – 1991
This study investigated the nature and extent of physical education programs for individuals with disabilities in Washington State's small rural public school districts. Questionnaires were sent to 185 superintendents of small rural school districts in the state. Of the 128 responses, 70.3% enrolled individuals with disabilities. Fifty-eight…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1986
This pamphlet guides parents of children with disabilities through the procedures for acquiring special education services in the state of Washington. Following an overview of special education, the pamphlet presents information on notice and consent procedures, confidentiality of records, individualized education programs (IEP), the placement…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. Div. of Special Services. – 1980
The first of three sections in the booklet on Washington state standards describes administration of state and federal funds to programs for handicapped students. Discussion centers on such topics as fund distribution, state allotments for foster homes and hospitals, P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) flow through funds,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
PDF pending restorationWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1986
Regulations governing the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in Washington State, specifically Chapter 392-171 WAC, are printed here. The regulations cover the follow areas relating to education of handicapped students: definitions, membership and functions of the state advisory council, students' rights to special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
