NC 1501-6.5 Consultation

Plain English summary

This regulation requires LEAs to conduct timely and meaningful consultation with private school representatives and parent representatives of parentally placed private school children with disabilities. Consultation must cover child find processes, proportionate share of federal funds, the consultation process itself, service delivery, and written explanations when the LEA disagrees with private school officials on services. These consultations must occur during the design and development of special education and related services.

Key requirements

• An LEA must consult with private school representatives and representatives of parents of parentally placed private school children with disabilities during the design and development of special education and related services
• Consultation must address how parentally-placed private school children suspected of having a disability can participate equitably in child find
• Consultation must address how parents, teachers, and private school officials will be informed of the child find process
• Consultation must address the determination of the proportionate share of Federal funds available to serve parentally-placed private school children with disabilities, including how the proportionate share of those funds was calculated
• Consultation must address how the process will operate throughout the school year to ensure that parentally-placed children with disabilities identified through the child find process can meaningfully participate in special education and related services
• Consultation must address how, where, and by whom special education and related services will be provided for parentally-placed private school children with disabilities
• Consultation must include a discussion of the types of services, including direct services and alternate service delivery mechanisms
• Consultation must address how special education and related services will be apportioned if funds are insufficient to serve all parentally-placed private school children
• Consultation must address how and when decisions regarding apportionment will be made
• If the LEA disagrees with the views of the private school officials on the provision of services or the types of services, the LEA will provide to the private school officials a written explanation of the reasons why the LEA chose not to provide services directly or through a contract

Affected parties

• Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
• Private school officials
• Parents of parentally placed private school children with disabilities
• Parentally placed private school children with disabilities
• Private school teachers

Official source

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/publications/catalog/ec144-policies-governing-services/open#page=32