ERIC Number: ED622557
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar-8
Pages: 18
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Determining a Child's Eligibility for Preschool Special Education Services Remotely
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
This document includes guidance, considerations, and resources for state staff and local practitioners who are determining Preschool Special Education eligibility remotely, due in part to COVID-19. To accomplish this, many states are now exploring a variety of approaches such as teleconference, videoconference, and sharing information and video synchronously and asynchronously. Effective state policies, procedures, and practices are important to appropriately identify children eligible for Part B Special Education services remotely. Part B IDEA regulations, that apply to preschoolers, define "evaluation" as "procedures used in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 to determine whether a child has a disability and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs." This document first presents associated tool table resources, and then the content is organized across five main sections. Each section includes considerations in the form of questions and suggestions. Resources also are embedded throughout the document, including links to: (1) regulations or materials; (2) best practices including Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices (DEC RP); (3) examples of what best practice looks like or doesn't look like; and (4) cautions about potential problems.
Descriptors: Eligibility, Preschool Education, Special Education, Identification, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Preschool Children, State Policy, Educational Policy, Delivery Systems, Data Collection
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center. CB 8040, Chapel Hill, NC 27999. Tel: 919-962-2001; Fax: 919-966-7463; e-mail: ectacenter@unc.edu; Web site: http://ectacenter.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center; Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
Grant or Contract Numbers: H373Z190002; H326P170001