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Source unless immediately indicated otherwise: Fayetteville-Manlius School District website. 

Independent Education Program (IEP) Contains:
 * * Teacher consultant services, direct and indirect
 * Resource
 * Integrated co-teaching
 * Inclusion
 * Special education classes
 * Home-hospital
 * Residential program || * Speech/language therapy
 * Psychological counseling
 * Occupational therapy
 * Physical therapy
 * Teacher of the Visually Impaired
 * Teacher of the Deaf (BOCES)
 * Audiological services (BOCES) ||

 The F-M School District is committed to making sure that all students receive a quality education within the framework of their individual needs. [|**Read about F-M's Special Education Program**].

 The District provides a free and appropriate public education to students with disabilities, in the least restrictive environment, in accordance with **Part 200 of Commissioner's Regulations, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act**.

** Additional information about special education **

** Determining special education programs/related services ** Eligibility for special education and all special education programs/related services are determined by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) or the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE). These committees, in conjunction with parents and teachers, help develop Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for each school-age or preschool-age pupil with a disability on an annual basis. These IEPs include information about the unique learning needs of each student, such as the present levels of performance in the academic, social and physical development and the student's management needs. The IEP document includes annual goals in the student's areas of needs. **What is special education?**

Special education means specially designed individualized or group instruction or special services/programs to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. Special education services and programs are provided at no cost to the parents. In New York State, special education is provided for preschool students (ages 3 to 5) and school-age children (ages 5 to 21). **Who receives special education services?**

Special education services are available to any students with a mental, physical, or emotional impairment which adversely affects his or her educational performance. For school-age children, the thirteen handicapping conditions are: autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, learning disability, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, speech/language impairment, traumatic brain injury, or visual impairment (including blindness). ** How are special education services provided? **

Special education services and programs may be provided individually to a student or in a group with other students who have similar educational needs. Every school district is required to form a Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) for children ages 3-5; and a Committee on Special Education (CSE) for children ages 5-21. When a parent or teacher believes a child might qualify as an educationally disabled student, the district's committee plays an important role. It reviews referrals from parents and teachers, arranges for student evaluations, reviews the results and makes a determination regarding eligibility and necessary program/services. In consultation with the student's parents, the committee makes recommendations about what a student needs in the way of special education services and programs, which are described in detail in a written plan for each child, known as the IEP. The IEP determines the specifics of a child's special education program, such as specific classroom set-up, curricula, support services, and educational goals. A child's IEP is reviewed annually to ensure that it is still meeting the child's needs. Students are re-evaluated at least once every three years to determine if continued eligibility is necessary.

//__ Information about the Significance of Public Law 94-142 __//
- Now known as Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

- Was passes in 1975 my Congress. The law requires that all schools much develop and implement a policies that "assure a free appropriate public education (FAPE)" for all students will disabilities.

- Allows handicap children and adults ages 3-21 be education in the "least restrictive environment", therefore these children should be educated in the same way that 'mainstream' students are. They should not be removed from the school due to their disabilities.

- Under PL 94-142, all children must be evaluated before they can be placed in a special education classroom. Some criteria that a child must fall under are:


 * A child must have a physical or mental disability that hinders their learning
 * Strengths and weaknesses of a child's physical, mental, emotional, social, and vocational skills
 * Educational diagnosis that best describes the child's disability
 * The special services or interventions the child needs
 * An correct instructional placement for the child
 * Predication for the child's academic, social, and vocational skills

- Parents must give written permission for the school to give the evaluation test.

- After the child is evaluated and is eleigible for special education, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be written for the child

- Then, an interdisciplinary team will be formed for the child. The team must include: a representative of the school district, the child's teacher and parents

- PL 94-142 does not require certain criteria that needs to be included in the IEP


 * Sources:**

Payne, Shannon. "Public Law 94-142." //University// //of Notre// //Dame//. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. .

(PL 94-142)

"Public Law 94-142 (Education of All Handicapped ChildrenAct)." //Seattle// //Community Network//. Web. 16 Apr. 2012. .

(PL 94-142)