This week the Department of Education stated that Charter Schools must comply with Section 504 and with the ADAAA--must provide FAPE.
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/05/15/feds-warn-charters-special/19368/ (http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/05/15/feds-warn-charters-special/19368/)
(I get this enewsletter at work--was so happy to see this.).
Here's the OCR letter:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201405-charter.pdf (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201405-charter.pdf)
VERY TIMELY. New charter elementary opening near here and I may just figure out how to drop a copy of this to them.
Just being helpful. ;D
6/3 is the new Wrightslaw charter school boot camp in NYC covering this with guest speaker DOE Deputy Chancellor. I seem to remember Mystic Valley as a charter school. The administrative issues surrounding the charter can get thorny especially when admission is a hazy lottery system with preference to siblings of currently enrolled students.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/agenda/14.06.ny.agenda.pdf (http://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/agenda/14.06.ny.agenda.pdf)
I might send DH.
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Good stuff here!!
DH is attending. Will share whatever is relevant in a post-conference update.
If anyone is in NY having inclusion issues NOW is the time to make contact with your state Department of Education Deputy Chancellor because she just gave a huge speech on inclusion and special education at the seminar.