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Inclusive Practices

“Ensuring compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),† Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act should not prevent any school from offering educational programs through distance instruction.” DOE Supplemental Fact Sheet
Document all services and communication being offered to students with disabilities (see below in record keeping)

Council for Exceptional Children “Best Practices for Educating Online”
Establish communication between regular educators, special educators and other service providers (speech, OT/PT, counseling) for each, individual child in order to help the family with scheduling services
IEP’s, NOREP’s and PBSP’s and other paperwork may need to be updated to meet the unique situation on online or alternative education plans

Step 1 - Consider Student Privacy

Participate in training through http://learnon.iu12.org
Review IEP goals and SDI’s to determine how services can be provided during this alternative educational time
Align your plans with school district goals (Maintenance of skills or Learning new skills)
Communicate with parents about changes or modifications to service delivery which may lead to changes in documents (IEP, NOREP)

Consider updating NOREP’s to reflect changes in education during online or in home learning time
Districts will need to obtain signatures from parents
- Does your district have a policy for electronic signatures
- See Model Electronic Signature Policy
Review policies regarding electronic signatures and updating NOREP’s with your school district solicitor

Systems like iReady, Dibels, CBM’s and Spring Math have built in online progress monitoring that can be continued
Schedule zoom meetings with students to complete PM probes on an ongoing basis, if appropriate
Maintain a detailed record of interactions with students and parents listing topics covered
- Sample service log - https://bit.ly/CASEServiceLog
- Share access to service log for every individual working with a particular student/family so that documentation is up-to-date (ie. Special ed teacher, Regular ed teacher, Counselor, OT/PT, Speech, etc.)
- Coordinate services between various providers to assist families in scheduling for those services

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