Transcript ESYS –Extended School Year Services

ESYS –EXTENDED
SCHOOL YEAR
SERVICES
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ESYS DEFINED
• ESY services are the provision of special education and related services to
students with disabilities beyond the normal school year of the LEA – Local
Education Agency (JPPSS).
•The LEA must utilize specific eligibility criteria to determine the need for
extended school year services to ensure the provision of FAPE – Free and
Appropriate Public Education.
Services are provided in accordance with an IEP – Individual Educational Plan.
Ongoing assessment of student performance and careful documentation and
evaluation of student progress on targeted goals on the regular IEP will
determine eligible/ineligible status of the student for ESY services and the
development of the ESYS IEP.
Data collection and documentation (providing proof) are imperative in
determining a student being eligible or ineligible and that
determination is made by the IEP Team (ABIT).
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CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY
•REGRESSION-RECOUPMENT– Applied to all students with
significant cognitive disabilities with emphasis on the students
having difficulty maintaining and/or regaining critical/essential
skills after at least a five day break in instruction.
•CRITICAL POINT of INSTRUCTION -1 and 2
Critical Point 1 – Applied to all students with emphasis on the
skills needed to prevent loss of general education time or to
prevent an increase in special education service time.
Critical Point 2 – Applied to all students with emphasis on the
acquisition or maintenance of relative skills in the pursuit of critical
life areas such as self-help, community access,
or social/behavioral areas.
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CRITERION
•EMPLOYMENT – Students ages 16-21 shall be considered for
ESY services when there is documentation (job performance
data) that the student is in need of support to maintain paid
employment.
•TRANSITION to POST-SCHOOL OUTCOMES – Any student
who is in need of services to complete the action steps on the
student’s Transition Plan that are the responsibility of the LEA.
•.TRANSITION from EARLY STEPS to PART B (Preschool) When there is evidence from the performance data on the IFSP
– Individualized Family Service Plan that the student will fail to
maintain performance skills and will regress without ESY
services.
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CRITERION
•EXCESSIVE ABSENCES – Any student with a disability
who has documented excused absences during the
school year in excess of 25 days for health related
conditions without the provision of hospital/homebound
services.
•EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES – Any student who
does not meet any of the eligibility criteria who may
experience unusual circumstances or situations when
ESY services may be needed.
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2015 EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SCHEDULE
Services, # of Weeks, Minutes per day, and # of days per week are determined
by eligibility criteria and monitoring. ESYS will be open for 6 WEEKS, 240
Minutes per DAY/4 DAYS per WEEK. School sites for the SUMMER 2015 –
TBA.
June 4 - ESYS PRINCIPALS’ MEETING
June 5 - ESYS Principals report to school sites
June 8 - All ESYS Faculty and Staff report to schools
June 9 - ESYS SESSION 1 BEGINS for students
Session 1 11 days
June 29 through July 3 – ESYS BREAK
July 6 - ESYS SESSION 2 BEGINS
Session 2 12 days
July 23 - ESYS ENDS – last day for students
July 24 - ESYS PRINCIPALS’ MEETING
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SUMMARY OF ESYS – EXTENDED SCHOOL
YEAR SERVICES
ESY Services are:
•To maintain learned skills, not to develop new skills
•To target goals and objectives derived from the student’s current IEP
•Determined on an individualized, case by case basis
•Based on the needs of the individual student (Number of weeks, days, minutes
per day for services may vary)
•Available to all students with disabilities if data deems the student eligible.
•Discussed at the IEP meeting and decisions are made by the IEP Team (ABIT)
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SUMMARY OF ESYS – EXTENDED SCHOOL
YEAR SERVICES
ESY Services are NOT:
•To develop new skills
•A traditional Summer School Program
•To meet newly developed goals and objectives
•To make up for absences incurred during vacation or suspension
•To substitute for childcare or daycare services
•To duplicate alternative community resources or services
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