Re: Re: ABA and IEP's/Shelley

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Hi ,

Yes, technically you are right. Funding for preschool comes from a federal grant

691 dispersed to the states, for 3-5, reg changed July 2009. IDEA funding, for

ages 5-21, not 6-21, comes from part B funding dispersed to the states.Not all

5yr olds are in preschool and not all 5yr olds are in kindergarten. Each state

calculates how the funding will be dispersed to the LEA's. The LEA's have

specific criteria on how the funding can be used accordng to their reporting

procedures. There is some LEA discretion built into state reporting. All state

regs are not the same. It just depends where you live. Some LEA's

have prekindergarten class. They are not preschool settings or kindergarten

settings. I have received calls from parents angered that they have 7 yr olds

with ds still in the preschool settings. The LEA's can be creative in their

reporting procedures. IDEA, part B does not specify funding only for specific

classroom placements. There is so

many grey areas in IDEA and this is just another example.

Charlyne

Mom to Zeb 17  

Subject: Re: ABA and IEP's/Charlyne

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Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 7:19 PM

 

We faced this issue this year. Yes, the district is responsible for children

ages 3-21. However, the FUNDING comes from different sources. Ages 3-5 are

funded differently than ages 6-21. So, what the school district means when they

say " you can pay for it " is that THEY won't get paid for your child if he/she is

in pre-k over the age of 5....and that is the truth. So no, you can't leave your

child in pre-school once they are over the age of 5, or the school doesn't have

to pay for it.....because the federal law for pre-school is ages 3-5.

(yes, we did call the state and a well known advocacy group, as did our district

to confirm all of this)

That being said, we just got creative for our son. He was turning 6 a month

after school started, but the pre-K curriculum and the structure of the program

was actually perfect for him. So, what I suggested(and what is done this year)

is that Xander be enrolled in Kindergarten. He spends his mornings in the K

classroom and mid-day, when the K students start doing more " seat work " academic

stuff (that he is not developmentally ready for), he goes to the pre-school

class(which is at a different school) and participates in the afternoon pre-K

class (our district operates a morning and an afternoon class). So, Xander has

the best of both worlds! He is making WONDERFUL progress. We have been so

thrilled with this arrangement and more importantly, it has been such a positive

experience for Xander.

So, we " won " in that Xander is getting an education that is appropriate for him

developmentally( and behaviorally too) and the district still gets their funding

for him.

I say all of that to say that there is always more than one way to do things!

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> Subject: RE: ABA and IEP's/Charlyne

> To: @yahoogrou ps.com

> Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:22 AM

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> We were told we could NOT leave Kayla in PreK for an extra year, unless we

> paid for it, and all therapies, ourselves. In New York, 3 - 5 is funded by

> the county, not the school districts, so of course at age 5 the county

> immediately dumps financial responsibility to the school district.

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> Ecki

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> Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

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> Sullivan County, NY

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> http://oppositekids .blogspot. com/

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> From: @yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:@ yahoogrou ps.com] On

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> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:59 PM

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> Subject: Re: ABA and IEP's/Charlyne

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> Is your OT certified in sensory intergration dyfunction? Have you requested

> a speech evaluation? Is the PECS training not consistant at school and why

> not? I agree that Aidan has not made speech progress. I also agree that

> being in a typical kindergarten class would not benefit him. Aidan could

> remain in the preschool setting for an additional year. I kept my own son in

> preschool for an extra year. It was one of his best learning years.

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